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Simon’s Cat in “Double Trouble”
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Category Archives: Just for fun
“30 Ways to Kill a Cowboy”
Love this.
Cartoon Character Color Wheel (Say That Five Times Fast!)
The graphic designer in me is drooling over this. Click here to visit the original version with zoom features.
Where’s WALL*E?
Here’s a little fun for the robot fan. Artist Richard Sargent has hidden WALL*E in a field of film and television robots! Have fun!
Spielberg, “Spider-Man,” “Tintin,” “The Walking Dead” and “Avengers” at Comic-Con
I am sadly not at Comic-Con but I have been following all of the news! Here are some interesting tidbits…
Steven Spielberg, Peter Jackson, and Andy Serkis discussed Tintin in Hall H. At the end of the panel, Spielberg welcomed a lifelong fan up on stage.
Spielberg announces that Jurassic Park 4 is in the works and will hopefully be made “in the next two to three years.” Let’s hope it’s more Jurassic Park and less Jurassic Park III.
The cast and director of The Amazing Spider-Man discuss the reboot (and Dr. Lizard) with Entertainment Weekly.
Marvel Studios released four character posters for next summer’s The Avengers. Check out the designs for Captain America, Iron Man, Black Widow, and Hawkeye here.
And finally, the preview for the new season of AMC’s The Walking Dead is here! Season 2 starts on October 16. The series has been filming in my hometown of Atlanta, GA. I haven’t yet seen any zombies for myself, but I’ll occasionally come upon a roadblock for filming. Can’t wait!
Glove and Boots Discuss Important Things
These guys are AWESOME. Enjoy.
Strobe Photography Captures Animal Locomotion
Kim Taylor, a 78-year-old gentleman from Surrey, has developed his own photography equipment to recreate the strobe effect used by Eadweard Muybridge and fellow British photographer Stephen Dalton. His homemade unit allows him to capture the actions of animals in his garden at fractions of a second on a single photographic frame (as opposed to superimposing the images in post).
The result is a stunning look at the mechanics of animals and insects. Check out the post here. I would love to see more of his work! For now, I’ll just oogle over this owl:
Trailer for Brad Bird’s “Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol” Arrives
I don’t care what you have to say about Tom Cruise or the Mission: Impossible franchise. There is absolutely no way I will not be seeing the fourth film in the series on the big screen. With co-stars like Simon Pegg and Jeremy Renner and a writing team that includes J.J. Abrams (who directed the third M:I film)? I’m there already.
The piece de resistance? Brad freakin’ Bird is directing. You know, the director of The Iron Giant, The Incredibles, and Ratatouille? That guy.
Here’s the official site, and the first trailer:
All of the standards to the M:I series are there: Tom Cruise running, Tom Cruise climbing, Tom Cruise kicking a co-star in the head, Tom Cruise jumping out of a moving vehicle. Did I mention Ghost Protocol is written by Tom Cruise? And it’s a Tom Cruise production?
Tom Cruise.
P.S. Thanks for posting the trailer Fes. I know how you feel about J.J. Abrams 
New “Simon’s Cat” Short
These are the best.
Kevin Spacey Does Impersonations
Thanks to Kyle Kenworthy for posting this over on On Animation!
This is a great collection of impersonations performed by Kevin Spacey during his interview on Inside the Actors Studio. Now, a lot of people can mimic voices – my mom does a mean Spongebob, and I have to say my Chewbacca isn’t too shabby. However, what makes these truly great is the fact that Spacey not only mimics the voice but also the natural movements that make the people he’s impersonating so memorable. He’s got the hand gestures of Jimmy Stewart, the glances of Johnny Carson, and the head shake of an elderly Katharine Hepburn.
Not only is this a great resource in itself, but it reminds us animators that we’re not just working with a voice; we’re creating a character. The more ways you can make your character unique, memorable, and believable, the better. Mannerisms like those seen here are what make us who we are.
Check it: