Originally Posted By Doobie This topic is for discussion of the November 25 article: Kenversationsâ„¢ at <a href="News-ID111380.asp" target="_blank">http://LaughingPlace.com/News-ID111380.asp</a>.
Originally Posted By arstogas While I do agree that there should be an openness to style, I go back to a point Rhett Wickham made earlier... the ineffable appeal of DRAWN lines, coming to life. There is a quality to that that cannot be replicated any other way, and it has to do with a line. Technology will continue to evolve, but sculptures are still made with chisels and stone, clay and fingers, sticks and tools. Technology has made the palette broader, certainly, but I think (hope) that HOME ON THE RANGE will remind us all that there is a certain joy that exists in just looking at strong design come to life, and that this life exists in the actual lines themselves. I don't know if there'll be another "golden age" for animation, but I do think some of the best hand drawn films are yet to be made.
Originally Posted By rasvar "I don't know if there'll be another "golden age" for animation, but I do think some of the best hand drawn films are yet to be made." One can hope. Sounds like Disney just may just farm out projects to former Disney Animators who create their independent studio set-ups. In the long term, this may not be a bad idea. In the short term, there will be major strugles for the artists to settle in and get some of these groups up and running. What may be lost is some of the creative atmosphere as the former animators have to worry about more mundane things, like supplies, staffing and trying to organize groups that may be more spread out geographically than before. It will take a few years for this to settle. Unfortunately, a lot of the mentoring that could be done in the old setup may be lost.
Originally Posted By SFH >>A real thinker, Ken.<< Thanks, Fab. >>Technology will continue to evolve, but sculptures are still made with chisels and stone, clay and fingers, sticks and tools. Technology has made the palette broader, certainly<< Yes. Live theater is still thriving. Radio exists even though there is Television. Television still exists even though there is the World Wide Web. Some films are done in black and white even though color has been around for decades. There IS something about "hand-drawn". What I think needs to change is the hard dichotomy that leads to "CGI (Pixar) = good", "Traditional (FA) = bad". Just about every "traditional" Disney Feature Animation film since Great Mouse Detective has used CGI to some extent. Losing FA is another step to turning Disney into just a bank and a middleman. Disney needs CREATORS in-house. SFH
Originally Posted By arstogas >>>What I think needs to change is the hard dichotomy that leads to "CGI (Pixar) = good", "Traditional (FA) = bad". Just about every "traditional" Disney Feature Animation film since Great Mouse Detective has used CGI to some extent.<<< Actually, Ken, every feature since THE BLACK CAULDRON has had some CGI-assisted animation. And that dichotomy that you talk about... that will come as soon as a few more CG features flop. That won't take too long, and if Rhett's report a while back is right, then PIXAR will probably be the one studio to bring BACK enthusiasm for the hand-drawn films...
Originally Posted By Puonldasiyun Though it is sad Disney maybe will stop making films drawn by hand.. It does not mean every studio in the world is gonna stop doing this! The best animated films recently weren't made by Disney... or at least.. that is my opinion Spirited Away and Triplettes de Belleville for example... And more is coming. So u diehard Disneyfans, just imagine a big blue castle before these animated pics start and you are back in happytown!
