I just saw Coraline in 3-D. I have to say without biasness that this was an amazing film with amazing visuals and a great storyline. This was my first 3-D film experience since Captain EO and Honey I Shrunk the Kids and it was an experience like none other. I was reserved about watching a full length feature in 3-D but it was incredible. Non-stop in my face beauty. The designs and visuals I can't say enough about so I will simply recommend everyone to see it for themselves. If you are a fan or know the work that goes behind old fashioned stop motion animation, you will be blown away even more.
This past Saturday we had the Coraline panel and were extatic that some of the development artists were able to come out and talk to people about their work on the film. Thanks to all those who came out. Here are some photos of the event:
If you missed it you can still see some of the great development work on the artists' respective blogs:
I remember when I first heard about the "artists" in China, cranking out these mass produced paintings at an assembly line pace. I know people who own paintings at bargain prices, all imported from China and I wasn't sure how I felt about that then. It seems its now affecting the street artisans of Paris and Artnewsblog.com wrote a big rant of this. See article from BBC here.
I feel the same way about this as I do the canvas prints and framed photographs you can buy at Ikea or Target, it's just decoration not art. But as it affects actual artists trying to make a living off their craft, then that's really really sad and I wish there was something that could be done.
Don't you hate not knowing the progress of your packages? It's a hassle checking everyday to find out that your order hasn't even left it's shipper yet. Now we use Trackthis. They'll continually monitor your package and each time the package changes location you'll receive instant updates via Email, SMS messaging, RSS feeds, Facebook, or Twitter. They track UPS, Fedex, USPS, DHL and several other carriers. This is excellent!
Blogs 01/07/2015
