by Michael Rogers Actor Jack Black threatened to perform a postmodern interpretive dance; film and TV star Tim Allen assumed his Buzz Lightyear persona from Toy Story; and more than…
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Wreck-It Ralph Director Rich Moore on his Film Sensibility: ‘It’s a CalArts Thing’
On Nov. 2, Walt Disney Animation Studios released Wreck-It Ralph, a 3D animated feature telling the story of the titular arcade game villain who rebels and pursues his dreams of becoming a hero. Directed…
Continue reading »Disney Honors Chouinard Alumna Alice Davis with Window on Main Street, U.S.A.
Last week, the Walt Disney Company announced that Walt Disney Imagineering costume designer and Chouinard Institute alumna Alice Davis will receive one of the company’s highest honors—her own window on Main Street,…
Continue reading »24700 Interview: Don Hall, Co-director of Winnie the Pooh
Disney’s animated Winnie the Pooh opened on Friday to great reviews, with nods to CalArts alums Steve Anderson (Film/Video 91) and Don Hall (Film/Video 95), who co-directed the movie. 24700…
Continue reading »24700 Interview: Steve Anderson, Co-director of Winnie the Pooh
An old friend comes back to movie theaters this weekend—and his name isn’t Harry. Disney’s Winnie the Pooh opens on Friday, flying a bit under the radar amid the publicity…
Continue reading »CalArts’ Character Animation Students Have Fun with Tron Memes
The new Disney film Tron: Legacy was no. 1 at the box office this weekend. The visually stunning film inspired some of CalArts’ Character Animation students to create their own…
Continue reading »CalArtians Among this Year’s Golden Globe Nominations
Congratulations to the CalArtians whose work has been acknowledged by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Among the Golden Globe nominees announced yesterday (Dec. 14): Tim Burton’s (Film/Video 79) vividly realized…
Continue reading »Up Voted Best Animated Feature in Fourth Consecutive Golden Globes Win for Disney/Pixar
Another awards ceremony, another best animated feature film prize for the Disney/Pixar creative juggernaut. Pixar’s latest accolade was for Up, the no.1 animated movie of 2009, at the 67th Golden…
Continue reading »CalArts Student Animator at Work on Disney’s Princess and the Frog
by Maija Burnett Associate Director, Character Animation Program at CalArts Disney’s The Princess and the Frog opens nationwide today (Dec. 11) and features the work of many CalArtians, including current…
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