http://www.animationtrip.com News from the world of computer animation en-us http://www.animationtrip.com/misc/pr/takesflight.php SAN DIEGO, CA, November 12, 2004 - AnimationTrip.com is quickly becoming one of the premiere destination websites for all forms & genres of animation - featuring ongoing news articles, QuickTime clips of new animated short films, reviews of animated features and shorts, interviews with animators, profiles, a discussion forum, online voting polls for new films, etc. - all to make it a very rich and valuable site for the whole animation community and a great place for fans to learn about the newest animation films and videos on the market. http://www.animationtrip.com/misc/pr/takesflight.php http://animationtrip.com/item.php?id=742 Sam Chen interviews Shane Acker of "9" http://animationtrip.com/item.php?id=742 http://www.animationtrip.com/item.php?id=257 Sam Chen's interview with Brad Bird -- an AnimationTrip exclusive! http://www.animationtrip.com/item.php?id=257 http://www.animationtrip.com/item.php?id=471 Sam Chen's interview with Eric Goldberg -- an AnimationTrip exclusive! http://www.animationtrip.com/item.php?id=471 http://www.animationtrip.com/item.php?id=488 At the time of this interview, Chuck Jones enjoyed semi-retirement at or near his home in Southern Orange County, every once-in-awhile dipping back into the art he cares for so much. My conversation with him dealt with the industry in general, where it's headed and how it evolved. I also posed questions on how he began, first an animator and then later as a director. I wanted to get a glimpse of how this man's mind worked and what was in store, as far as his career was concerned. http://www.animationtrip.com/item.php?id=488 http://www.animationtrip.com/item.php?id=55 We thought it would be especially interesting if Sam Chen, whose film Eternal Gaze won the Best Animated Film award at SIGGRAPH 2003, were to interview the winner of the SIGGRAPH 2004 Jury Honors award, Chris Landreth. Like Chen's film, Landreth's Ryan is also about an artist. We are delighted to present their discussion here. http://www.animationtrip.com/item.php?id=55 http://www.animationtrip.com/item.php?id=260 A look at the life and work of Bruce Bickford. Part of "Persistence of Vision: The AnimationTrip Profile Series" http://www.animationtrip.com/item.php?id=260 http://www.animationtrip.com/news/features/featsofclay/index.php Welcome to the fantastic, sculpted, melted and twisted world of clay animation! Of all the mediums in animation, it is clay that offers a sensual experience for the animator and the audience. It's a primal substance brought to life by the hands of the animator. "Feats of Clay" is coming soon only in theaters! http://www.animationtrip.com/item.php?id=499 f8 is a science fiction film produced by Jason Wen. f8 was completed over the course of 3 1/2 years, and is truly a tour-de-force of computer-animation technique. Using a combination of Lightwave 3D animation software with the Project: Messiah plug-in for rendering, Photoshop and Nuendo, the film was composited in After Effects and edited in Adobe Premiere. Jason crafted this hauntingly beautiful film with the writing assistance of his brother Howard Wen, the art concepts of Andrew Jones, and the music of Casey Hess and Don Relyea. f8 screened at the 2001 SIGGRAPH computer animation conference, where it won a Jury Award, as well as the Hollywood Film Festival, Prix Arts Electronica (Austria) and many other festivals. It received a Gold Award at the 2001 Japanese Digital Animation Festival. http://www.animationtrip.com/item.php?id=499