Morgan, Chelsea, and Mason are flying high as they discuss DreamWorks\u2019 How to Train Your Dragon<\/em><\/strong>!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/iframe><\/p>\r\n\r\nHighlights<\/h3>\r\n\r\nWhat's going on in everyone's life? Awesome podcast plug:\u00a0Talkin\u2019 Toons with Rob Paulsen<\/a>!\u00a0 We're fans.<\/li>\r\nBring on the news! Big Hero 6<\/em><\/a>, Disney Withdraws Trademark Application for 'Dia de los Muertos'<\/a>, DreamWorks plans sequel for 'The Croods'<\/a>.<\/li>\r\nMain discussion:\u00a0How to Train Your Dragon<\/em>.<\/i><\/li>\r\nPok\u00e9mon tangents! Were did the accents come from?<\/li>\r\nBox office and character analysis, Hog Hunters<\/em>, and the\u00a0parallels\u00a0to life.<\/li>\r\nWould Stoick the Vast get along with Gaston? MorePok\u00e9mon tangents!<\/li>\r\nHoly Dragon! Stoick's got problems.<\/li>\r\n\"Kids Rule!\" The motto of the 90s.<\/li>\r\nOther iconic dragons in Movies.<\/li>\r\nThis movie is now a video game!<\/li>\r\nFighting the big dragon is like fighting the Death Star.<\/li>\r\nLoosing a limb in an animated film is a big deal!<\/li>\r\nThe live-action spectacular!<\/li>\r\nHiccup pulls a\u00a0Neville Longbottom!<\/li>\r\nFinal thoughts, our ratings and voicemails!<\/li>\r\nMail bag with Morgan and Chelsea!<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nRuntime: 1:20:54; 41.8 MB<\/strong><\/p>\r\nLinks<\/h3>\r\n\r\nBuy\u00a0How to Train Your Dragon<\/em>:\u00a0Blu-ray<\/a> | DVD<\/a> | Digital<\/a> | Rent<\/a><\/li>\r\nFind us on the web:\u00a0rotoscopers.com<\/a>,\u00a0twitter<\/a>,\u00a0facebook<\/a>,\u00a0YouTube<\/a><\/li>\r\nVisit our sponsors:\u00a0Audible<\/a>,\u00a0Amazon<\/a><\/li>\r\nSend us a voicemail at\u00a0rotoscopers.com\/voicemail<\/a><\/li>\r\nJoin the Newsletter<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","post_title":"Animation Addicts Podcast #38: How To Train Your Dragonite...I Mean, Dragon","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"animation-addicts-podcast-38-how-to-train-your-dragonite-i-mean-dragon","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-26 15:45:41","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-26 22:45:41","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/www.therotoscopers.com\/?p=4886","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"9","filter":"raw"},{"ID":4843,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2013-05-21 09:08:38","post_date_gmt":"2013-05-21 16:08:38","post_content":"<\/a>The latest art-of book to hit store shelves is for Blue Sky's new animated film\u00a0Epic<\/em>. Will The Art of Epic\u00a0<\/em>live up to its name?\r\n\r\nThe Art of Epic<\/em><\/a> is yet another fantastic film companion piece. The book is colorful, filled with art, and educating about the process in designing and creating an animated film.\r\n\r\nOne of my favorite part of these art-of books are seeing the movie or characters that could have been. Rejected designs and concept art. While it prides itself in being a history of the visual development of the film, the book hardly lives up to that. It's contains little rejected or unused concept art and instead highlights only the designs that were ultimately used in the film.\r\n\r\n<\/a>For example, Professor Bomba seems to have only one design. Yes, there is one series of drawing that shows him with different nose variations, but that's about it. It would have been nice to see the different variations in the character that were not used in the final film. At one point, was he fat? Short? Blonde? I guess we'll never know.\r\n\r\nInstead of cramming as much as as possible onto each page, this book takes the opposite approach: filling the pages with large beautiful sketches, designs and art. Instead of squinting at the pages, you get to sit back and enjoy all the intricate colors and details. This layout allows for less content; however, it is still visually fulfilling.\r\n\r\n<\/a>Most art books begin by showcasing all the characters, then move into highlighting the scenery and sets, and then some grand finale at the end. This book's layout is a little different in that it follows the film's story chronologically. Characters who are introduced in the beginning (like Professor Bomba and Mary Katherine) are shown in the beginning of the book. Likewise, scenes from the beginning are placed in the beginning of the book. It is a little odd, it actually makes it fun to follow along if you were watching the movie. I would like to have this book in hand as I'm watching the Blu-ray because I know the experience would be fantastic.\r\n\r\nInterestingly, my favorites parts were not the character designs, but rather the scene and set designs. The lucious, evocative paintings make me want to enter this world and explore it. My particular favorite artists Greg Couch (I could pour over his work for hours), Mike Lee, and Michael Knapp.\r\n\r\n<\/a>This book is mainly a telling of the film's visual development before<\/em> animation.\u00a0There is very little when it comes to the animation, lighting, shading and rendering. There is one short page about \"color and light\", which I found absolutely fascinating. I would have loved to see more pages like that in the book.\r\n\r\n \r\nFinal Thoughts\r\n<\/span><\/h4>\r\nHonestly, The Art of Epic<\/em><\/a> wasn't my favorite art-of book. It seemed a bit monochromatic and lacked the depth of other recent books. While I enjoyed scanning its pages and reading the wonderfully written pages, I don't think this book will be one that I come back to on a frequent basis.\r\n\r\n\u2605\u2605\u26051\/2\r\nPurchase<\/span><\/h4>\r\nThe Art of Epic<\/a><\/em><\/strong>\r\n<\/h4>\r\nContest<\/h4>\r\nWant to win a copy of\u00a0The Art of Epic<\/em>? Enter our contest below. Thanks to Titan Books. Good luck!\r\n\r\na Rafflecopter giveaway<\/a>\r\n
<\/iframe><\/p>\r\n\r\nHighlights<\/h3>\r\n\r\nWhat's going on in everyone's life? Awesome podcast plug:\u00a0Talkin\u2019 Toons with Rob Paulsen<\/a>!\u00a0 We're fans.<\/li>\r\nBring on the news! Big Hero 6<\/em><\/a>, Disney Withdraws Trademark Application for 'Dia de los Muertos'<\/a>, DreamWorks plans sequel for 'The Croods'<\/a>.<\/li>\r\nMain discussion:\u00a0How to Train Your Dragon<\/em>.<\/i><\/li>\r\nPok\u00e9mon tangents! Were did the accents come from?<\/li>\r\nBox office and character analysis, Hog Hunters<\/em>, and the\u00a0parallels\u00a0to life.<\/li>\r\nWould Stoick the Vast get along with Gaston? MorePok\u00e9mon tangents!<\/li>\r\nHoly Dragon! Stoick's got problems.<\/li>\r\n\"Kids Rule!\" The motto of the 90s.<\/li>\r\nOther iconic dragons in Movies.<\/li>\r\nThis movie is now a video game!<\/li>\r\nFighting the big dragon is like fighting the Death Star.<\/li>\r\nLoosing a limb in an animated film is a big deal!<\/li>\r\nThe live-action spectacular!<\/li>\r\nHiccup pulls a\u00a0Neville Longbottom!<\/li>\r\nFinal thoughts, our ratings and voicemails!<\/li>\r\nMail bag with Morgan and Chelsea!<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nRuntime: 1:20:54; 41.8 MB<\/strong><\/p>\r\nLinks<\/h3>\r\n\r\nBuy\u00a0How to Train Your Dragon<\/em>:\u00a0Blu-ray<\/a> | DVD<\/a> | Digital<\/a> | Rent<\/a><\/li>\r\nFind us on the web:\u00a0rotoscopers.com<\/a>,\u00a0twitter<\/a>,\u00a0facebook<\/a>,\u00a0YouTube<\/a><\/li>\r\nVisit our sponsors:\u00a0Audible<\/a>,\u00a0Amazon<\/a><\/li>\r\nSend us a voicemail at\u00a0rotoscopers.com\/voicemail<\/a><\/li>\r\nJoin the Newsletter<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","post_title":"Animation Addicts Podcast #38: How To Train Your Dragonite...I Mean, Dragon","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"animation-addicts-podcast-38-how-to-train-your-dragonite-i-mean-dragon","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-26 15:45:41","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-26 22:45:41","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/www.therotoscopers.com\/?p=4886","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"9","filter":"raw"},{"ID":4843,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2013-05-21 09:08:38","post_date_gmt":"2013-05-21 16:08:38","post_content":"<\/a>The latest art-of book to hit store shelves is for Blue Sky's new animated film\u00a0Epic<\/em>. Will The Art of Epic\u00a0<\/em>live up to its name?\r\n\r\nThe Art of Epic<\/em><\/a> is yet another fantastic film companion piece. The book is colorful, filled with art, and educating about the process in designing and creating an animated film.\r\n\r\nOne of my favorite part of these art-of books are seeing the movie or characters that could have been. Rejected designs and concept art. While it prides itself in being a history of the visual development of the film, the book hardly lives up to that. It's contains little rejected or unused concept art and instead highlights only the designs that were ultimately used in the film.\r\n\r\n<\/a>For example, Professor Bomba seems to have only one design. Yes, there is one series of drawing that shows him with different nose variations, but that's about it. It would have been nice to see the different variations in the character that were not used in the final film. At one point, was he fat? Short? Blonde? I guess we'll never know.\r\n\r\nInstead of cramming as much as as possible onto each page, this book takes the opposite approach: filling the pages with large beautiful sketches, designs and art. Instead of squinting at the pages, you get to sit back and enjoy all the intricate colors and details. This layout allows for less content; however, it is still visually fulfilling.\r\n\r\n<\/a>Most art books begin by showcasing all the characters, then move into highlighting the scenery and sets, and then some grand finale at the end. This book's layout is a little different in that it follows the film's story chronologically. Characters who are introduced in the beginning (like Professor Bomba and Mary Katherine) are shown in the beginning of the book. Likewise, scenes from the beginning are placed in the beginning of the book. It is a little odd, it actually makes it fun to follow along if you were watching the movie. I would like to have this book in hand as I'm watching the Blu-ray because I know the experience would be fantastic.\r\n\r\nInterestingly, my favorites parts were not the character designs, but rather the scene and set designs. The lucious, evocative paintings make me want to enter this world and explore it. My particular favorite artists Greg Couch (I could pour over his work for hours), Mike Lee, and Michael Knapp.\r\n\r\n<\/a>This book is mainly a telling of the film's visual development before<\/em> animation.\u00a0There is very little when it comes to the animation, lighting, shading and rendering. There is one short page about \"color and light\", which I found absolutely fascinating. I would have loved to see more pages like that in the book.\r\n\r\n \r\nFinal Thoughts\r\n<\/span><\/h4>\r\nHonestly, The Art of Epic<\/em><\/a> wasn't my favorite art-of book. It seemed a bit monochromatic and lacked the depth of other recent books. While I enjoyed scanning its pages and reading the wonderfully written pages, I don't think this book will be one that I come back to on a frequent basis.\r\n\r\n\u2605\u2605\u26051\/2\r\nPurchase<\/span><\/h4>\r\nThe Art of Epic<\/a><\/em><\/strong>\r\n<\/h4>\r\nContest<\/h4>\r\nWant to win a copy of\u00a0The Art of Epic<\/em>? Enter our contest below. Thanks to Titan Books. Good luck!\r\n\r\na Rafflecopter giveaway<\/a>\r\n
Runtime: 1:20:54; 41.8 MB<\/strong><\/p>\r\nLinks<\/h3>\r\n\r\nBuy\u00a0How to Train Your Dragon<\/em>:\u00a0Blu-ray<\/a> | DVD<\/a> | Digital<\/a> | Rent<\/a><\/li>\r\nFind us on the web:\u00a0rotoscopers.com<\/a>,\u00a0twitter<\/a>,\u00a0facebook<\/a>,\u00a0YouTube<\/a><\/li>\r\nVisit our sponsors:\u00a0Audible<\/a>,\u00a0Amazon<\/a><\/li>\r\nSend us a voicemail at\u00a0rotoscopers.com\/voicemail<\/a><\/li>\r\nJoin the Newsletter<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","post_title":"Animation Addicts Podcast #38: How To Train Your Dragonite...I Mean, Dragon","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"animation-addicts-podcast-38-how-to-train-your-dragonite-i-mean-dragon","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-26 15:45:41","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-26 22:45:41","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/www.therotoscopers.com\/?p=4886","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"9","filter":"raw"},{"ID":4843,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2013-05-21 09:08:38","post_date_gmt":"2013-05-21 16:08:38","post_content":"<\/a>The latest art-of book to hit store shelves is for Blue Sky's new animated film\u00a0Epic<\/em>. Will The Art of Epic\u00a0<\/em>live up to its name?\r\n\r\nThe Art of Epic<\/em><\/a> is yet another fantastic film companion piece. The book is colorful, filled with art, and educating about the process in designing and creating an animated film.\r\n\r\nOne of my favorite part of these art-of books are seeing the movie or characters that could have been. Rejected designs and concept art. While it prides itself in being a history of the visual development of the film, the book hardly lives up to that. It's contains little rejected or unused concept art and instead highlights only the designs that were ultimately used in the film.\r\n\r\n<\/a>For example, Professor Bomba seems to have only one design. Yes, there is one series of drawing that shows him with different nose variations, but that's about it. It would have been nice to see the different variations in the character that were not used in the final film. At one point, was he fat? Short? Blonde? I guess we'll never know.\r\n\r\nInstead of cramming as much as as possible onto each page, this book takes the opposite approach: filling the pages with large beautiful sketches, designs and art. Instead of squinting at the pages, you get to sit back and enjoy all the intricate colors and details. This layout allows for less content; however, it is still visually fulfilling.\r\n\r\n<\/a>Most art books begin by showcasing all the characters, then move into highlighting the scenery and sets, and then some grand finale at the end. This book's layout is a little different in that it follows the film's story chronologically. Characters who are introduced in the beginning (like Professor Bomba and Mary Katherine) are shown in the beginning of the book. Likewise, scenes from the beginning are placed in the beginning of the book. It is a little odd, it actually makes it fun to follow along if you were watching the movie. I would like to have this book in hand as I'm watching the Blu-ray because I know the experience would be fantastic.\r\n\r\nInterestingly, my favorites parts were not the character designs, but rather the scene and set designs. The lucious, evocative paintings make me want to enter this world and explore it. My particular favorite artists Greg Couch (I could pour over his work for hours), Mike Lee, and Michael Knapp.\r\n\r\n<\/a>This book is mainly a telling of the film's visual development before<\/em> animation.\u00a0There is very little when it comes to the animation, lighting, shading and rendering. There is one short page about \"color and light\", which I found absolutely fascinating. I would have loved to see more pages like that in the book.\r\n\r\n \r\nFinal Thoughts\r\n<\/span><\/h4>\r\nHonestly, The Art of Epic<\/em><\/a> wasn't my favorite art-of book. It seemed a bit monochromatic and lacked the depth of other recent books. While I enjoyed scanning its pages and reading the wonderfully written pages, I don't think this book will be one that I come back to on a frequent basis.\r\n\r\n\u2605\u2605\u26051\/2\r\nPurchase<\/span><\/h4>\r\nThe Art of Epic<\/a><\/em><\/strong>\r\n<\/h4>\r\nContest<\/h4>\r\nWant to win a copy of\u00a0The Art of Epic<\/em>? Enter our contest below. Thanks to Titan Books. Good luck!\r\n\r\na Rafflecopter giveaway<\/a>\r\n
<\/iframe><\/p>\r\n\r\nHighlights<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n\r\nWhat are we watching? Mini The Great Gatsby<\/em> Review and My Little Ponies: Friendship Is Magic<\/em>\u00a0discussion. What are your opinions? Send us a voicemail<\/a>!<\/li>\r\nThe news!\u00a08 Disney and Pixar animated films to be released from 2016 to 2018<\/a>; WWE producing new animated Flinstones<\/a>--Hilarity ensues.<\/li>\r\nInterview with our site writer: Meet Blake Taylor<\/a>. Check out his website: blakeonline.com<\/a><\/li>\r\nMain Discussion: Rise of the Guardians.<\/em><\/li>\r\nPokemon tangents! Can't get rid of 'em.<\/li>\r\nBox office: What happened?! Character analysis.<\/li>\r\nTwitter question and responses.<\/li>\r\n\"Santa Claus\u2026with swords.\" E. Aster Bunnymund: the cursing bunny.<\/li>\r\nTooth Fairy fangirls out, slapstick comedy moment, Sandy (the Sandman)!<\/li>\r\nManny aka the man in the moon, \u00a0Religious references or Paganistic?<\/li>\r\nPitch Black: some fan art is just not part of the cannon!\u00a0'Night-Mares' or 'The Night Mayor?!'<\/li>\r\nSimpsons references, Mason's animation pet peeves & Aladdin flashbacks.<\/li>\r\n\"You dare have fun in MY presence?!\" -Pitch, you're a nerd.<\/li>\r\n\u201dKids rule!\u201d More Unicorns! Pitch in the final fight and talking back to the moon!<\/li>\r\nThe opera remix at the end is SOOO 2010's!<\/li>\r\nFinal thoughts, our ratings and voicemails, 'Big 4' crossover fan fiction.<\/li>\r\nPodcast now posting on Fridays! Website pump-up week! Mason get's a twitter<\/a>!<\/li>\r\nBloopers: Disney throwback, Chelsea doesn't like direct to DVD sequels, Mason tries to pronounce Rise of the Guardians<\/em> in many languages! 'The Great Gatsby' again, Not in Nottingham!<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nRuntime: 1:40:11; 51.7 MB<\/strong><\/p>\r\nLinks<\/h3>\r\n\r\nBuy Rise of the Guardians:\u00a0<\/em>3-disc Blu-ray<\/a> | 2-disc Blu-ray<\/a>\u00a0| Digital<\/a> | Rent<\/a><\/li>\r\nInterview with Rise of the Guardians'<\/em> production assistant, Frankie Franco III:\u00a0www.rotoscopers.com\/27<\/a><\/li>\r\nWatch our video review of the Rise of the Guardians<\/em> art-of book review:\u00a0http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VWtJ8eHzoNI<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nFind the Rotoscopers<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n\r\nFind us on the web:\u00a0rotoscopers.com<\/a>,\u00a0twitter<\/a>,\u00a0facebook<\/a>,\u00a0YouTube<\/a>,\u00a0tumblr<\/a>,\u00a0hypable<\/a>\u00a0&\u00a0Animated Views<\/a>.<\/li>\r\nTwitter: Morgan<\/a>, Chelsea<\/a>, Mason<\/a><\/li>\r\nVisit our sponsors:\u00a0Netflix<\/a>,\u00a0Audible<\/a>,\u00a0Amazon<\/a>.<\/li>\r\nQuestions, comments, suggestions? Send us an email at\u00a0therotoscopers@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/li>\r\nSend us a voicemail at\u00a0rotoscopers.com\/voicemail<\/a>.<\/li>\r\nJoin the Newsletter<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","post_title":"Animation Addicts Podcast #39: 'Rise of the Guardians' - Guardians of Liberty","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"animation-addicts-podcast-39-rise-of-the-guardians-guardians-of-liberty","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-26 15:47:20","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-26 22:47:20","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/www.therotoscopers.com\/?p=5210","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"15","filter":"raw"},{"ID":5062,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2013-06-04 18:15:38","post_date_gmt":"2013-06-05 01:15:38","post_content":"It's been a rather slow week in animation, but thankfully USA Today<\/a> saved the week and gave us some juicy info and photos of Reel FX's upcoming November film\u00a0Free Birds<\/em>.\r\n<\/em>\r\n\r\nFree Birds<\/em> follows two turkeys--Reggie and Jake--as they travel back and time to change Thanksgiving's famous poultry main course forever.\u00a0Reggie, played by Owen Wilson<\/strong>, is a recently presidentially pardoned turkey who has been exiled by his flock. So to pass the time, he wastes his days at Camp David gorging on pizza and watching telenovelas. Jake, played by Woody Harrelson<\/strong>, is the president (and only member) of the Turkeys Liberation Front and enlists Jake to hijack a time machine in order to travel back in time to save turkeys from becoming Thanksgiving's main course.\r\n\r\nOnce the two birds have landed back in pilgrim times, they meet other wild turkeys living underground in fear, including one smart, sarcastic she-turkey Jenny played by Amy Poehler<\/strong>.\r\n\r\nApparently, Wilson and Harrelson have been friends since the early 1990s and have been looking for a project to do together for years. Finally,\u00a0Free Birds<\/em> fit the bill and their friendship added to some great chemistry to the film. \u00a0Director\u00a0Jimmy Hayward commented on this saying,\u00a0\"It's a cool dynamic in the movie. There's a genuineness to it that's really awesome.\"\r\n\r\nTurkeys<\/span> Free Birds<\/em> may not be the best film of the year (especially with\u00a0Frozen<\/em> being released the following week); however, it still seems like it could be a decent, funny film. The two stills that were released (see below) aren't anything special, but if the story is solid, then it will still be worth seeing.\r\n\r\nFree Birds<\/em> hits theatres just in time for the Thanksgiving feasts on November 1, 2013. The big question is: will it be such a big hit that people will shun turkey dinners this holiday season? Probably not, but it'll still be fun to see the turkeys try.\r\n\r\n<\/a> Jake (right) presumably telling Reggie (left) his plans to save the turkeys.[\/caption]\r\n\r\n<\/a> Looks like Reggie (Owen Wilson) and Jenny (Amy Poehler) could have a blossoming romance.[\/caption]\r\n\r\n ","post_title":"First Stills & More Plot Details for Reel FX's 'Free Birds'","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"first-stills-more-plot-details-for-reel-fxs-free-birds","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2014-07-03 09:39:27","post_modified_gmt":"2014-07-03 16:39:27","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/www.therotoscopers.com\/?p=5062","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"2","filter":"raw"},{"ID":4886,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2013-05-21 12:27:05","post_date_gmt":"2013-05-21 19:27:05","post_content":"\r\nMorgan, Chelsea, and Mason are flying high as they discuss DreamWorks\u2019 How to Train Your Dragon<\/em><\/strong>!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/iframe><\/p>\r\n\r\nHighlights<\/h3>\r\n\r\nWhat's going on in everyone's life? Awesome podcast plug:\u00a0Talkin\u2019 Toons with Rob Paulsen<\/a>!\u00a0 We're fans.<\/li>\r\nBring on the news! Big Hero 6<\/em><\/a>, Disney Withdraws Trademark Application for 'Dia de los Muertos'<\/a>, DreamWorks plans sequel for 'The Croods'<\/a>.<\/li>\r\nMain discussion:\u00a0How to Train Your Dragon<\/em>.<\/i><\/li>\r\nPok\u00e9mon tangents! Were did the accents come from?<\/li>\r\nBox office and character analysis, Hog Hunters<\/em>, and the\u00a0parallels\u00a0to life.<\/li>\r\nWould Stoick the Vast get along with Gaston? MorePok\u00e9mon tangents!<\/li>\r\nHoly Dragon! Stoick's got problems.<\/li>\r\n\"Kids Rule!\" The motto of the 90s.<\/li>\r\nOther iconic dragons in Movies.<\/li>\r\nThis movie is now a video game!<\/li>\r\nFighting the big dragon is like fighting the Death Star.<\/li>\r\nLoosing a limb in an animated film is a big deal!<\/li>\r\nThe live-action spectacular!<\/li>\r\nHiccup pulls a\u00a0Neville Longbottom!<\/li>\r\nFinal thoughts, our ratings and voicemails!<\/li>\r\nMail bag with Morgan and Chelsea!<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nRuntime: 1:20:54; 41.8 MB<\/strong><\/p>\r\nLinks<\/h3>\r\n\r\nBuy\u00a0How to Train Your Dragon<\/em>:\u00a0Blu-ray<\/a> | DVD<\/a> | Digital<\/a> | Rent<\/a><\/li>\r\nFind us on the web:\u00a0rotoscopers.com<\/a>,\u00a0twitter<\/a>,\u00a0facebook<\/a>,\u00a0YouTube<\/a><\/li>\r\nVisit our sponsors:\u00a0Audible<\/a>,\u00a0Amazon<\/a><\/li>\r\nSend us a voicemail at\u00a0rotoscopers.com\/voicemail<\/a><\/li>\r\nJoin the Newsletter<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","post_title":"Animation Addicts Podcast #38: How To Train Your Dragonite...I Mean, Dragon","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"animation-addicts-podcast-38-how-to-train-your-dragonite-i-mean-dragon","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-26 15:45:41","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-26 22:45:41","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/www.therotoscopers.com\/?p=4886","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"9","filter":"raw"},{"ID":4843,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2013-05-21 09:08:38","post_date_gmt":"2013-05-21 16:08:38","post_content":"<\/a>The latest art-of book to hit store shelves is for Blue Sky's new animated film\u00a0Epic<\/em>. Will The Art of Epic\u00a0<\/em>live up to its name?\r\n\r\nThe Art of Epic<\/em><\/a> is yet another fantastic film companion piece. The book is colorful, filled with art, and educating about the process in designing and creating an animated film.\r\n\r\nOne of my favorite part of these art-of books are seeing the movie or characters that could have been. Rejected designs and concept art. While it prides itself in being a history of the visual development of the film, the book hardly lives up to that. It's contains little rejected or unused concept art and instead highlights only the designs that were ultimately used in the film.\r\n\r\n<\/a>For example, Professor Bomba seems to have only one design. Yes, there is one series of drawing that shows him with different nose variations, but that's about it. It would have been nice to see the different variations in the character that were not used in the final film. At one point, was he fat? Short? Blonde? I guess we'll never know.\r\n\r\nInstead of cramming as much as as possible onto each page, this book takes the opposite approach: filling the pages with large beautiful sketches, designs and art. Instead of squinting at the pages, you get to sit back and enjoy all the intricate colors and details. This layout allows for less content; however, it is still visually fulfilling.\r\n\r\n<\/a>Most art books begin by showcasing all the characters, then move into highlighting the scenery and sets, and then some grand finale at the end. This book's layout is a little different in that it follows the film's story chronologically. Characters who are introduced in the beginning (like Professor Bomba and Mary Katherine) are shown in the beginning of the book. Likewise, scenes from the beginning are placed in the beginning of the book. It is a little odd, it actually makes it fun to follow along if you were watching the movie. I would like to have this book in hand as I'm watching the Blu-ray because I know the experience would be fantastic.\r\n\r\nInterestingly, my favorites parts were not the character designs, but rather the scene and set designs. The lucious, evocative paintings make me want to enter this world and explore it. My particular favorite artists Greg Couch (I could pour over his work for hours), Mike Lee, and Michael Knapp.\r\n\r\n<\/a>This book is mainly a telling of the film's visual development before<\/em> animation.\u00a0There is very little when it comes to the animation, lighting, shading and rendering. There is one short page about \"color and light\", which I found absolutely fascinating. I would have loved to see more pages like that in the book.\r\n\r\n \r\nFinal Thoughts\r\n<\/span><\/h4>\r\nHonestly, The Art of Epic<\/em><\/a> wasn't my favorite art-of book. It seemed a bit monochromatic and lacked the depth of other recent books. While I enjoyed scanning its pages and reading the wonderfully written pages, I don't think this book will be one that I come back to on a frequent basis.\r\n\r\n\u2605\u2605\u26051\/2\r\nPurchase<\/span><\/h4>\r\nThe Art of Epic<\/a><\/em><\/strong>\r\n<\/h4>\r\nContest<\/h4>\r\nWant to win a copy of\u00a0The Art of Epic<\/em>? Enter our contest below. Thanks to Titan Books. Good luck!\r\n\r\na Rafflecopter giveaway<\/a>\r\n Page 55 of 79 Previous 1 … 54 55 56 … 79 Next \r\nMason, Morgan, and Chelsea are taking on a new DreamWorks film with\u00a0Rise of the Guardians<\/strong><\/em>! This episode hits the history of the film, all the highs and lows of the movie, characters and a million tangents!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/iframe><\/p>\r\n\r\nHighlights<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n\r\nWhat are we watching? Mini The Great Gatsby<\/em> Review and My Little Ponies: Friendship Is Magic<\/em>\u00a0discussion. What are your opinions? Send us a voicemail<\/a>!<\/li>\r\nThe news!\u00a08 Disney and Pixar animated films to be released from 2016 to 2018<\/a>; WWE producing new animated Flinstones<\/a>--Hilarity ensues.<\/li>\r\nInterview with our site writer: Meet Blake Taylor<\/a>. Check out his website: blakeonline.com<\/a><\/li>\r\nMain Discussion: Rise of the Guardians.<\/em><\/li>\r\nPokemon tangents! Can't get rid of 'em.<\/li>\r\nBox office: What happened?! Character analysis.<\/li>\r\nTwitter question and responses.<\/li>\r\n\"Santa Claus\u2026with swords.\" E. Aster Bunnymund: the cursing bunny.<\/li>\r\nTooth Fairy fangirls out, slapstick comedy moment, Sandy (the Sandman)!<\/li>\r\nManny aka the man in the moon, \u00a0Religious references or Paganistic?<\/li>\r\nPitch Black: some fan art is just not part of the cannon!\u00a0'Night-Mares' or 'The Night Mayor?!'<\/li>\r\nSimpsons references, Mason's animation pet peeves & Aladdin flashbacks.<\/li>\r\n\"You dare have fun in MY presence?!\" -Pitch, you're a nerd.<\/li>\r\n\u201dKids rule!\u201d More Unicorns! Pitch in the final fight and talking back to the moon!<\/li>\r\nThe opera remix at the end is SOOO 2010's!<\/li>\r\nFinal thoughts, our ratings and voicemails, 'Big 4' crossover fan fiction.<\/li>\r\nPodcast now posting on Fridays! Website pump-up week! Mason get's a twitter<\/a>!<\/li>\r\nBloopers: Disney throwback, Chelsea doesn't like direct to DVD sequels, Mason tries to pronounce Rise of the Guardians<\/em> in many languages! 'The Great Gatsby' again, Not in Nottingham!<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nRuntime: 1:40:11; 51.7 MB<\/strong><\/p>\r\nLinks<\/h3>\r\n\r\nBuy Rise of the Guardians:\u00a0<\/em>3-disc Blu-ray<\/a> | 2-disc Blu-ray<\/a>\u00a0| Digital<\/a> | Rent<\/a><\/li>\r\nInterview with Rise of the Guardians'<\/em> production assistant, Frankie Franco III:\u00a0www.rotoscopers.com\/27<\/a><\/li>\r\nWatch our video review of the Rise of the Guardians<\/em> art-of book review:\u00a0http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VWtJ8eHzoNI<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nFind the Rotoscopers<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n\r\nFind us on the web:\u00a0rotoscopers.com<\/a>,\u00a0twitter<\/a>,\u00a0facebook<\/a>,\u00a0YouTube<\/a>,\u00a0tumblr<\/a>,\u00a0hypable<\/a>\u00a0&\u00a0Animated Views<\/a>.<\/li>\r\nTwitter: Morgan<\/a>, Chelsea<\/a>, Mason<\/a><\/li>\r\nVisit our sponsors:\u00a0Netflix<\/a>,\u00a0Audible<\/a>,\u00a0Amazon<\/a>.<\/li>\r\nQuestions, comments, suggestions? Send us an email at\u00a0therotoscopers@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/li>\r\nSend us a voicemail at\u00a0rotoscopers.com\/voicemail<\/a>.<\/li>\r\nJoin the Newsletter<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","post_title":"Animation Addicts Podcast #39: 'Rise of the Guardians' - Guardians of Liberty","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"animation-addicts-podcast-39-rise-of-the-guardians-guardians-of-liberty","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-26 15:47:20","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-26 22:47:20","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/www.therotoscopers.com\/?p=5210","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"15","filter":"raw"},{"ID":5062,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2013-06-04 18:15:38","post_date_gmt":"2013-06-05 01:15:38","post_content":"It's been a rather slow week in animation, but thankfully USA Today<\/a> saved the week and gave us some juicy info and photos of Reel FX's upcoming November film\u00a0Free Birds<\/em>.\r\n<\/em>\r\n\r\nFree Birds<\/em> follows two turkeys--Reggie and Jake--as they travel back and time to change Thanksgiving's famous poultry main course forever.\u00a0Reggie, played by Owen Wilson<\/strong>, is a recently presidentially pardoned turkey who has been exiled by his flock. So to pass the time, he wastes his days at Camp David gorging on pizza and watching telenovelas. Jake, played by Woody Harrelson<\/strong>, is the president (and only member) of the Turkeys Liberation Front and enlists Jake to hijack a time machine in order to travel back in time to save turkeys from becoming Thanksgiving's main course.\r\n\r\nOnce the two birds have landed back in pilgrim times, they meet other wild turkeys living underground in fear, including one smart, sarcastic she-turkey Jenny played by Amy Poehler<\/strong>.\r\n\r\nApparently, Wilson and Harrelson have been friends since the early 1990s and have been looking for a project to do together for years. Finally,\u00a0Free Birds<\/em> fit the bill and their friendship added to some great chemistry to the film. \u00a0Director\u00a0Jimmy Hayward commented on this saying,\u00a0\"It's a cool dynamic in the movie. There's a genuineness to it that's really awesome.\"\r\n\r\nTurkeys<\/span> Free Birds<\/em> may not be the best film of the year (especially with\u00a0Frozen<\/em> being released the following week); however, it still seems like it could be a decent, funny film. The two stills that were released (see below) aren't anything special, but if the story is solid, then it will still be worth seeing.\r\n\r\nFree Birds<\/em> hits theatres just in time for the Thanksgiving feasts on November 1, 2013. The big question is: will it be such a big hit that people will shun turkey dinners this holiday season? Probably not, but it'll still be fun to see the turkeys try.\r\n\r\n<\/a> Jake (right) presumably telling Reggie (left) his plans to save the turkeys.[\/caption]\r\n\r\n<\/a> Looks like Reggie (Owen Wilson) and Jenny (Amy Poehler) could have a blossoming romance.[\/caption]\r\n\r\n ","post_title":"First Stills & More Plot Details for Reel FX's 'Free Birds'","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"first-stills-more-plot-details-for-reel-fxs-free-birds","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2014-07-03 09:39:27","post_modified_gmt":"2014-07-03 16:39:27","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/www.therotoscopers.com\/?p=5062","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"2","filter":"raw"},{"ID":4886,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2013-05-21 12:27:05","post_date_gmt":"2013-05-21 19:27:05","post_content":"\r\nMorgan, Chelsea, and Mason are flying high as they discuss DreamWorks\u2019 How to Train Your Dragon<\/em><\/strong>!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/iframe><\/p>\r\n\r\nHighlights<\/h3>\r\n\r\nWhat's going on in everyone's life? Awesome podcast plug:\u00a0Talkin\u2019 Toons with Rob Paulsen<\/a>!\u00a0 We're fans.<\/li>\r\nBring on the news! Big Hero 6<\/em><\/a>, Disney Withdraws Trademark Application for 'Dia de los Muertos'<\/a>, DreamWorks plans sequel for 'The Croods'<\/a>.<\/li>\r\nMain discussion:\u00a0How to Train Your Dragon<\/em>.<\/i><\/li>\r\nPok\u00e9mon tangents! Were did the accents come from?<\/li>\r\nBox office and character analysis, Hog Hunters<\/em>, and the\u00a0parallels\u00a0to life.<\/li>\r\nWould Stoick the Vast get along with Gaston? MorePok\u00e9mon tangents!<\/li>\r\nHoly Dragon! Stoick's got problems.<\/li>\r\n\"Kids Rule!\" The motto of the 90s.<\/li>\r\nOther iconic dragons in Movies.<\/li>\r\nThis movie is now a video game!<\/li>\r\nFighting the big dragon is like fighting the Death Star.<\/li>\r\nLoosing a limb in an animated film is a big deal!<\/li>\r\nThe live-action spectacular!<\/li>\r\nHiccup pulls a\u00a0Neville Longbottom!<\/li>\r\nFinal thoughts, our ratings and voicemails!<\/li>\r\nMail bag with Morgan and Chelsea!<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nRuntime: 1:20:54; 41.8 MB<\/strong><\/p>\r\nLinks<\/h3>\r\n\r\nBuy\u00a0How to Train Your Dragon<\/em>:\u00a0Blu-ray<\/a> | DVD<\/a> | Digital<\/a> | Rent<\/a><\/li>\r\nFind us on the web:\u00a0rotoscopers.com<\/a>,\u00a0twitter<\/a>,\u00a0facebook<\/a>,\u00a0YouTube<\/a><\/li>\r\nVisit our sponsors:\u00a0Audible<\/a>,\u00a0Amazon<\/a><\/li>\r\nSend us a voicemail at\u00a0rotoscopers.com\/voicemail<\/a><\/li>\r\nJoin the Newsletter<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","post_title":"Animation Addicts Podcast #38: How To Train Your Dragonite...I Mean, Dragon","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"animation-addicts-podcast-38-how-to-train-your-dragonite-i-mean-dragon","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-26 15:45:41","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-26 22:45:41","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/www.therotoscopers.com\/?p=4886","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"9","filter":"raw"},{"ID":4843,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2013-05-21 09:08:38","post_date_gmt":"2013-05-21 16:08:38","post_content":"<\/a>The latest art-of book to hit store shelves is for Blue Sky's new animated film\u00a0Epic<\/em>. Will The Art of Epic\u00a0<\/em>live up to its name?\r\n\r\nThe Art of Epic<\/em><\/a> is yet another fantastic film companion piece. The book is colorful, filled with art, and educating about the process in designing and creating an animated film.\r\n\r\nOne of my favorite part of these art-of books are seeing the movie or characters that could have been. Rejected designs and concept art. While it prides itself in being a history of the visual development of the film, the book hardly lives up to that. It's contains little rejected or unused concept art and instead highlights only the designs that were ultimately used in the film.\r\n\r\n<\/a>For example, Professor Bomba seems to have only one design. Yes, there is one series of drawing that shows him with different nose variations, but that's about it. It would have been nice to see the different variations in the character that were not used in the final film. At one point, was he fat? Short? Blonde? I guess we'll never know.\r\n\r\nInstead of cramming as much as as possible onto each page, this book takes the opposite approach: filling the pages with large beautiful sketches, designs and art. Instead of squinting at the pages, you get to sit back and enjoy all the intricate colors and details. This layout allows for less content; however, it is still visually fulfilling.\r\n\r\n<\/a>Most art books begin by showcasing all the characters, then move into highlighting the scenery and sets, and then some grand finale at the end. This book's layout is a little different in that it follows the film's story chronologically. Characters who are introduced in the beginning (like Professor Bomba and Mary Katherine) are shown in the beginning of the book. Likewise, scenes from the beginning are placed in the beginning of the book. It is a little odd, it actually makes it fun to follow along if you were watching the movie. I would like to have this book in hand as I'm watching the Blu-ray because I know the experience would be fantastic.\r\n\r\nInterestingly, my favorites parts were not the character designs, but rather the scene and set designs. The lucious, evocative paintings make me want to enter this world and explore it. My particular favorite artists Greg Couch (I could pour over his work for hours), Mike Lee, and Michael Knapp.\r\n\r\n<\/a>This book is mainly a telling of the film's visual development before<\/em> animation.\u00a0There is very little when it comes to the animation, lighting, shading and rendering. There is one short page about \"color and light\", which I found absolutely fascinating. I would have loved to see more pages like that in the book.\r\n\r\n \r\nFinal Thoughts\r\n<\/span><\/h4>\r\nHonestly, The Art of Epic<\/em><\/a> wasn't my favorite art-of book. It seemed a bit monochromatic and lacked the depth of other recent books. While I enjoyed scanning its pages and reading the wonderfully written pages, I don't think this book will be one that I come back to on a frequent basis.\r\n\r\n\u2605\u2605\u26051\/2\r\nPurchase<\/span><\/h4>\r\nThe Art of Epic<\/a><\/em><\/strong>\r\n<\/h4>\r\nContest<\/h4>\r\nWant to win a copy of\u00a0The Art of Epic<\/em>? Enter our contest below. Thanks to Titan Books. Good luck!\r\n\r\na Rafflecopter giveaway<\/a>\r\n Page 55 of 79 Previous 1 … 54 55 56 … 79 Next \r\n<\/iframe><\/p>\r\n\r\nHighlights:<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n\r\nChelsea tells about how she got to hang out with rock legend Alice Cooper.<\/li>\r\nMini reviews of\u00a0Epic\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0<\/em>Monsters University.<\/em><\/li>\r\nMason's previews\u00a0Despicable Me 2<\/em>\u00a0and shares his how he has the plot of\u00a0Turbo<\/em>\u00a0all figured out.<\/li>\r\nInterview with Rotoscopers' writer\u00a0Mayra Amaya<\/a>!<\/li>\r\nMain Discussion:\u00a0Robin Hood--<\/em>the holy grail of funny Disney films.<\/li>\r\nVoice acting filled with Disney\u00a0veterans (read Blake's opinion piece about\u00a0Robin Hood's voice actors); Accents = proper English and backwood rednecks.<\/li>\r\nA little history of Disney's Xerox era.<\/li>\r\nDisney's\u00a0Robin Hood<\/em>\u00a0origins:\u00a0Reynard the Fox<\/a>.<\/li>\r\nIntroduction uses reused animation, \"Whistle Stop\" = hamster dance, intro to Robin Hood and Little John, justification.<\/li>\r\nSir Hiss is a well designed character; Prince John is a weak, pathetic, hilarious villain; \"Beautiful, lovely TEXAS!\"<\/li>\r\nMorgan's \"solid gold hub caps\", the honorable sheriff of Nottingham, wolves are always the villains.<\/li>\r\nClucky is the sassy black woman; Maid Marian; the little critter children; blundering Friar Tuck.<\/li>\r\nThe\u00a0archery tournament<\/a>: Sir Reginald Duke of Chutney, are you sick of the quotes yet?.<\/li>\r\nThe scene & song that stops the momentum: \"Love.\"<\/li>\r\n\"The Phony King of England\": jamming to Bluegrass all night; reused animation; becomes a top-40 hit overnight.<\/li>\r\nSongs: what is the best song?<\/li>\r\nDifferent versions of the DVD; alternate endings; the marriage!<\/li>\r\nWe rate it!<\/li>\r\nBloopers. Lots of out-of-context bloopers.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nRuntime: 1:40:28; 51.8 MB<\/strong><\/p>\r\nYouTube Blu-Ray Review:<\/strong><\/iframe><\/p>\r\nLinks<\/h3>\r\n
Runtime: 1:40:11; 51.7 MB<\/strong><\/p>\r\nLinks<\/h3>\r\n\r\nBuy Rise of the Guardians:\u00a0<\/em>3-disc Blu-ray<\/a> | 2-disc Blu-ray<\/a>\u00a0| Digital<\/a> | Rent<\/a><\/li>\r\nInterview with Rise of the Guardians'<\/em> production assistant, Frankie Franco III:\u00a0www.rotoscopers.com\/27<\/a><\/li>\r\nWatch our video review of the Rise of the Guardians<\/em> art-of book review:\u00a0http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VWtJ8eHzoNI<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nFind the Rotoscopers<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n\r\nFind us on the web:\u00a0rotoscopers.com<\/a>,\u00a0twitter<\/a>,\u00a0facebook<\/a>,\u00a0YouTube<\/a>,\u00a0tumblr<\/a>,\u00a0hypable<\/a>\u00a0&\u00a0Animated Views<\/a>.<\/li>\r\nTwitter: Morgan<\/a>, Chelsea<\/a>, Mason<\/a><\/li>\r\nVisit our sponsors:\u00a0Netflix<\/a>,\u00a0Audible<\/a>,\u00a0Amazon<\/a>.<\/li>\r\nQuestions, comments, suggestions? Send us an email at\u00a0therotoscopers@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/li>\r\nSend us a voicemail at\u00a0rotoscopers.com\/voicemail<\/a>.<\/li>\r\nJoin the Newsletter<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","post_title":"Animation Addicts Podcast #39: 'Rise of the Guardians' - Guardians of Liberty","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"animation-addicts-podcast-39-rise-of-the-guardians-guardians-of-liberty","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-26 15:47:20","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-26 22:47:20","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/www.therotoscopers.com\/?p=5210","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"15","filter":"raw"},{"ID":5062,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2013-06-04 18:15:38","post_date_gmt":"2013-06-05 01:15:38","post_content":"It's been a rather slow week in animation, but thankfully USA Today<\/a> saved the week and gave us some juicy info and photos of Reel FX's upcoming November film\u00a0Free Birds<\/em>.\r\n<\/em>\r\n\r\nFree Birds<\/em> follows two turkeys--Reggie and Jake--as they travel back and time to change Thanksgiving's famous poultry main course forever.\u00a0Reggie, played by Owen Wilson<\/strong>, is a recently presidentially pardoned turkey who has been exiled by his flock. So to pass the time, he wastes his days at Camp David gorging on pizza and watching telenovelas. Jake, played by Woody Harrelson<\/strong>, is the president (and only member) of the Turkeys Liberation Front and enlists Jake to hijack a time machine in order to travel back in time to save turkeys from becoming Thanksgiving's main course.\r\n\r\nOnce the two birds have landed back in pilgrim times, they meet other wild turkeys living underground in fear, including one smart, sarcastic she-turkey Jenny played by Amy Poehler<\/strong>.\r\n\r\nApparently, Wilson and Harrelson have been friends since the early 1990s and have been looking for a project to do together for years. Finally,\u00a0Free Birds<\/em> fit the bill and their friendship added to some great chemistry to the film. \u00a0Director\u00a0Jimmy Hayward commented on this saying,\u00a0\"It's a cool dynamic in the movie. There's a genuineness to it that's really awesome.\"\r\n\r\nTurkeys<\/span> Free Birds<\/em> may not be the best film of the year (especially with\u00a0Frozen<\/em> being released the following week); however, it still seems like it could be a decent, funny film. The two stills that were released (see below) aren't anything special, but if the story is solid, then it will still be worth seeing.\r\n\r\nFree Birds<\/em> hits theatres just in time for the Thanksgiving feasts on November 1, 2013. The big question is: will it be such a big hit that people will shun turkey dinners this holiday season? Probably not, but it'll still be fun to see the turkeys try.\r\n\r\n<\/a> Jake (right) presumably telling Reggie (left) his plans to save the turkeys.[\/caption]\r\n\r\n<\/a> Looks like Reggie (Owen Wilson) and Jenny (Amy Poehler) could have a blossoming romance.[\/caption]\r\n\r\n ","post_title":"First Stills & More Plot Details for Reel FX's 'Free Birds'","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"first-stills-more-plot-details-for-reel-fxs-free-birds","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2014-07-03 09:39:27","post_modified_gmt":"2014-07-03 16:39:27","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/www.therotoscopers.com\/?p=5062","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"2","filter":"raw"},{"ID":4886,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2013-05-21 12:27:05","post_date_gmt":"2013-05-21 19:27:05","post_content":"\r\nMorgan, Chelsea, and Mason are flying high as they discuss DreamWorks\u2019 How to Train Your Dragon<\/em><\/strong>!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/iframe><\/p>\r\n\r\nHighlights<\/h3>\r\n\r\nWhat's going on in everyone's life? Awesome podcast plug:\u00a0Talkin\u2019 Toons with Rob Paulsen<\/a>!\u00a0 We're fans.<\/li>\r\nBring on the news! Big Hero 6<\/em><\/a>, Disney Withdraws Trademark Application for 'Dia de los Muertos'<\/a>, DreamWorks plans sequel for 'The Croods'<\/a>.<\/li>\r\nMain discussion:\u00a0How to Train Your Dragon<\/em>.<\/i><\/li>\r\nPok\u00e9mon tangents! Were did the accents come from?<\/li>\r\nBox office and character analysis, Hog Hunters<\/em>, and the\u00a0parallels\u00a0to life.<\/li>\r\nWould Stoick the Vast get along with Gaston? MorePok\u00e9mon tangents!<\/li>\r\nHoly Dragon! Stoick's got problems.<\/li>\r\n\"Kids Rule!\" The motto of the 90s.<\/li>\r\nOther iconic dragons in Movies.<\/li>\r\nThis movie is now a video game!<\/li>\r\nFighting the big dragon is like fighting the Death Star.<\/li>\r\nLoosing a limb in an animated film is a big deal!<\/li>\r\nThe live-action spectacular!<\/li>\r\nHiccup pulls a\u00a0Neville Longbottom!<\/li>\r\nFinal thoughts, our ratings and voicemails!<\/li>\r\nMail bag with Morgan and Chelsea!<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nRuntime: 1:20:54; 41.8 MB<\/strong><\/p>\r\nLinks<\/h3>\r\n\r\nBuy\u00a0How to Train Your Dragon<\/em>:\u00a0Blu-ray<\/a> | DVD<\/a> | Digital<\/a> | Rent<\/a><\/li>\r\nFind us on the web:\u00a0rotoscopers.com<\/a>,\u00a0twitter<\/a>,\u00a0facebook<\/a>,\u00a0YouTube<\/a><\/li>\r\nVisit our sponsors:\u00a0Audible<\/a>,\u00a0Amazon<\/a><\/li>\r\nSend us a voicemail at\u00a0rotoscopers.com\/voicemail<\/a><\/li>\r\nJoin the Newsletter<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","post_title":"Animation Addicts Podcast #38: How To Train Your Dragonite...I Mean, Dragon","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"animation-addicts-podcast-38-how-to-train-your-dragonite-i-mean-dragon","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-26 15:45:41","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-26 22:45:41","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/www.therotoscopers.com\/?p=4886","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"9","filter":"raw"},{"ID":4843,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2013-05-21 09:08:38","post_date_gmt":"2013-05-21 16:08:38","post_content":"<\/a>The latest art-of book to hit store shelves is for Blue Sky's new animated film\u00a0Epic<\/em>. Will The Art of Epic\u00a0<\/em>live up to its name?\r\n\r\nThe Art of Epic<\/em><\/a> is yet another fantastic film companion piece. The book is colorful, filled with art, and educating about the process in designing and creating an animated film.\r\n\r\nOne of my favorite part of these art-of books are seeing the movie or characters that could have been. Rejected designs and concept art. While it prides itself in being a history of the visual development of the film, the book hardly lives up to that. It's contains little rejected or unused concept art and instead highlights only the designs that were ultimately used in the film.\r\n\r\n<\/a>For example, Professor Bomba seems to have only one design. Yes, there is one series of drawing that shows him with different nose variations, but that's about it. It would have been nice to see the different variations in the character that were not used in the final film. At one point, was he fat? Short? Blonde? I guess we'll never know.\r\n\r\nInstead of cramming as much as as possible onto each page, this book takes the opposite approach: filling the pages with large beautiful sketches, designs and art. Instead of squinting at the pages, you get to sit back and enjoy all the intricate colors and details. This layout allows for less content; however, it is still visually fulfilling.\r\n\r\n<\/a>Most art books begin by showcasing all the characters, then move into highlighting the scenery and sets, and then some grand finale at the end. This book's layout is a little different in that it follows the film's story chronologically. Characters who are introduced in the beginning (like Professor Bomba and Mary Katherine) are shown in the beginning of the book. Likewise, scenes from the beginning are placed in the beginning of the book. It is a little odd, it actually makes it fun to follow along if you were watching the movie. I would like to have this book in hand as I'm watching the Blu-ray because I know the experience would be fantastic.\r\n\r\nInterestingly, my favorites parts were not the character designs, but rather the scene and set designs. The lucious, evocative paintings make me want to enter this world and explore it. My particular favorite artists Greg Couch (I could pour over his work for hours), Mike Lee, and Michael Knapp.\r\n\r\n<\/a>This book is mainly a telling of the film's visual development before<\/em> animation.\u00a0There is very little when it comes to the animation, lighting, shading and rendering. There is one short page about \"color and light\", which I found absolutely fascinating. I would have loved to see more pages like that in the book.\r\n\r\n \r\nFinal Thoughts\r\n<\/span><\/h4>\r\nHonestly, The Art of Epic<\/em><\/a> wasn't my favorite art-of book. It seemed a bit monochromatic and lacked the depth of other recent books. While I enjoyed scanning its pages and reading the wonderfully written pages, I don't think this book will be one that I come back to on a frequent basis.\r\n\r\n\u2605\u2605\u26051\/2\r\nPurchase<\/span><\/h4>\r\nThe Art of Epic<\/a><\/em><\/strong>\r\n<\/h4>\r\nContest<\/h4>\r\nWant to win a copy of\u00a0The Art of Epic<\/em>? Enter our contest below. Thanks to Titan Books. Good luck!\r\n\r\na Rafflecopter giveaway<\/a>\r\n Page 55 of 79 Previous 1 … 54 55 56 … 79 Next \r\nMason, Morgan, and Chelsea are taking on a new DreamWorks film with\u00a0Rise of the Guardians<\/strong><\/em>! This episode hits the history of the film, all the highs and lows of the movie, characters and a million tangents!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/iframe><\/p>\r\n\r\nHighlights<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n\r\nWhat are we watching? Mini The Great Gatsby<\/em> Review and My Little Ponies: Friendship Is Magic<\/em>\u00a0discussion. What are your opinions? Send us a voicemail<\/a>!<\/li>\r\nThe news!\u00a08 Disney and Pixar animated films to be released from 2016 to 2018<\/a>; WWE producing new animated Flinstones<\/a>--Hilarity ensues.<\/li>\r\nInterview with our site writer: Meet Blake Taylor<\/a>. Check out his website: blakeonline.com<\/a><\/li>\r\nMain Discussion: Rise of the Guardians.<\/em><\/li>\r\nPokemon tangents! Can't get rid of 'em.<\/li>\r\nBox office: What happened?! Character analysis.<\/li>\r\nTwitter question and responses.<\/li>\r\n\"Santa Claus\u2026with swords.\" E. Aster Bunnymund: the cursing bunny.<\/li>\r\nTooth Fairy fangirls out, slapstick comedy moment, Sandy (the Sandman)!<\/li>\r\nManny aka the man in the moon, \u00a0Religious references or Paganistic?<\/li>\r\nPitch Black: some fan art is just not part of the cannon!\u00a0'Night-Mares' or 'The Night Mayor?!'<\/li>\r\nSimpsons references, Mason's animation pet peeves & Aladdin flashbacks.<\/li>\r\n\"You dare have fun in MY presence?!\" -Pitch, you're a nerd.<\/li>\r\n\u201dKids rule!\u201d More Unicorns! Pitch in the final fight and talking back to the moon!<\/li>\r\nThe opera remix at the end is SOOO 2010's!<\/li>\r\nFinal thoughts, our ratings and voicemails, 'Big 4' crossover fan fiction.<\/li>\r\nPodcast now posting on Fridays! Website pump-up week! Mason get's a twitter<\/a>!<\/li>\r\nBloopers: Disney throwback, Chelsea doesn't like direct to DVD sequels, Mason tries to pronounce Rise of the Guardians<\/em> in many languages! 'The Great Gatsby' again, Not in Nottingham!<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nRuntime: 1:40:11; 51.7 MB<\/strong><\/p>\r\nLinks<\/h3>\r\n\r\nBuy Rise of the Guardians:\u00a0<\/em>3-disc Blu-ray<\/a> | 2-disc Blu-ray<\/a>\u00a0| Digital<\/a> | Rent<\/a><\/li>\r\nInterview with Rise of the Guardians'<\/em> production assistant, Frankie Franco III:\u00a0www.rotoscopers.com\/27<\/a><\/li>\r\nWatch our video review of the Rise of the Guardians<\/em> art-of book review:\u00a0http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VWtJ8eHzoNI<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nFind the Rotoscopers<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n\r\nFind us on the web:\u00a0rotoscopers.com<\/a>,\u00a0twitter<\/a>,\u00a0facebook<\/a>,\u00a0YouTube<\/a>,\u00a0tumblr<\/a>,\u00a0hypable<\/a>\u00a0&\u00a0Animated Views<\/a>.<\/li>\r\nTwitter: Morgan<\/a>, Chelsea<\/a>, Mason<\/a><\/li>\r\nVisit our sponsors:\u00a0Netflix<\/a>,\u00a0Audible<\/a>,\u00a0Amazon<\/a>.<\/li>\r\nQuestions, comments, suggestions? Send us an email at\u00a0therotoscopers@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/li>\r\nSend us a voicemail at\u00a0rotoscopers.com\/voicemail<\/a>.<\/li>\r\nJoin the Newsletter<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","post_title":"Animation Addicts Podcast #39: 'Rise of the Guardians' - Guardians of Liberty","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"animation-addicts-podcast-39-rise-of-the-guardians-guardians-of-liberty","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-26 15:47:20","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-26 22:47:20","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/www.therotoscopers.com\/?p=5210","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"15","filter":"raw"},{"ID":5062,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2013-06-04 18:15:38","post_date_gmt":"2013-06-05 01:15:38","post_content":"It's been a rather slow week in animation, but thankfully USA Today<\/a> saved the week and gave us some juicy info and photos of Reel FX's upcoming November film\u00a0Free Birds<\/em>.\r\n<\/em>\r\n\r\nFree Birds<\/em> follows two turkeys--Reggie and Jake--as they travel back and time to change Thanksgiving's famous poultry main course forever.\u00a0Reggie, played by Owen Wilson<\/strong>, is a recently presidentially pardoned turkey who has been exiled by his flock. So to pass the time, he wastes his days at Camp David gorging on pizza and watching telenovelas. Jake, played by Woody Harrelson<\/strong>, is the president (and only member) of the Turkeys Liberation Front and enlists Jake to hijack a time machine in order to travel back in time to save turkeys from becoming Thanksgiving's main course.\r\n\r\nOnce the two birds have landed back in pilgrim times, they meet other wild turkeys living underground in fear, including one smart, sarcastic she-turkey Jenny played by Amy Poehler<\/strong>.\r\n\r\nApparently, Wilson and Harrelson have been friends since the early 1990s and have been looking for a project to do together for years. Finally,\u00a0Free Birds<\/em> fit the bill and their friendship added to some great chemistry to the film. \u00a0Director\u00a0Jimmy Hayward commented on this saying,\u00a0\"It's a cool dynamic in the movie. There's a genuineness to it that's really awesome.\"\r\n\r\nTurkeys<\/span> Free Birds<\/em> may not be the best film of the year (especially with\u00a0Frozen<\/em> being released the following week); however, it still seems like it could be a decent, funny film. The two stills that were released (see below) aren't anything special, but if the story is solid, then it will still be worth seeing.\r\n\r\nFree Birds<\/em> hits theatres just in time for the Thanksgiving feasts on November 1, 2013. The big question is: will it be such a big hit that people will shun turkey dinners this holiday season? Probably not, but it'll still be fun to see the turkeys try.\r\n\r\n<\/a> Jake (right) presumably telling Reggie (left) his plans to save the turkeys.[\/caption]\r\n\r\n<\/a> Looks like Reggie (Owen Wilson) and Jenny (Amy Poehler) could have a blossoming romance.[\/caption]\r\n\r\n ","post_title":"First Stills & More Plot Details for Reel FX's 'Free Birds'","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"first-stills-more-plot-details-for-reel-fxs-free-birds","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2014-07-03 09:39:27","post_modified_gmt":"2014-07-03 16:39:27","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/www.therotoscopers.com\/?p=5062","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"2","filter":"raw"},{"ID":4886,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2013-05-21 12:27:05","post_date_gmt":"2013-05-21 19:27:05","post_content":"\r\nMorgan, Chelsea, and Mason are flying high as they discuss DreamWorks\u2019 How to Train Your Dragon<\/em><\/strong>!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/iframe><\/p>\r\n\r\nHighlights<\/h3>\r\n\r\nWhat's going on in everyone's life? Awesome podcast plug:\u00a0Talkin\u2019 Toons with Rob Paulsen<\/a>!\u00a0 We're fans.<\/li>\r\nBring on the news! Big Hero 6<\/em><\/a>, Disney Withdraws Trademark Application for 'Dia de los Muertos'<\/a>, DreamWorks plans sequel for 'The Croods'<\/a>.<\/li>\r\nMain discussion:\u00a0How to Train Your Dragon<\/em>.<\/i><\/li>\r\nPok\u00e9mon tangents! Were did the accents come from?<\/li>\r\nBox office and character analysis, Hog Hunters<\/em>, and the\u00a0parallels\u00a0to life.<\/li>\r\nWould Stoick the Vast get along with Gaston? MorePok\u00e9mon tangents!<\/li>\r\nHoly Dragon! Stoick's got problems.<\/li>\r\n\"Kids Rule!\" The motto of the 90s.<\/li>\r\nOther iconic dragons in Movies.<\/li>\r\nThis movie is now a video game!<\/li>\r\nFighting the big dragon is like fighting the Death Star.<\/li>\r\nLoosing a limb in an animated film is a big deal!<\/li>\r\nThe live-action spectacular!<\/li>\r\nHiccup pulls a\u00a0Neville Longbottom!<\/li>\r\nFinal thoughts, our ratings and voicemails!<\/li>\r\nMail bag with Morgan and Chelsea!<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nRuntime: 1:20:54; 41.8 MB<\/strong><\/p>\r\nLinks<\/h3>\r\n\r\nBuy\u00a0How to Train Your Dragon<\/em>:\u00a0Blu-ray<\/a> | DVD<\/a> | Digital<\/a> | Rent<\/a><\/li>\r\nFind us on the web:\u00a0rotoscopers.com<\/a>,\u00a0twitter<\/a>,\u00a0facebook<\/a>,\u00a0YouTube<\/a><\/li>\r\nVisit our sponsors:\u00a0Audible<\/a>,\u00a0Amazon<\/a><\/li>\r\nSend us a voicemail at\u00a0rotoscopers.com\/voicemail<\/a><\/li>\r\nJoin the Newsletter<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","post_title":"Animation Addicts Podcast #38: How To Train Your Dragonite...I Mean, Dragon","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"animation-addicts-podcast-38-how-to-train-your-dragonite-i-mean-dragon","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-26 15:45:41","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-26 22:45:41","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/www.therotoscopers.com\/?p=4886","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"9","filter":"raw"},{"ID":4843,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2013-05-21 09:08:38","post_date_gmt":"2013-05-21 16:08:38","post_content":"<\/a>The latest art-of book to hit store shelves is for Blue Sky's new animated film\u00a0Epic<\/em>. Will The Art of Epic\u00a0<\/em>live up to its name?\r\n\r\nThe Art of Epic<\/em><\/a> is yet another fantastic film companion piece. The book is colorful, filled with art, and educating about the process in designing and creating an animated film.\r\n\r\nOne of my favorite part of these art-of books are seeing the movie or characters that could have been. Rejected designs and concept art. While it prides itself in being a history of the visual development of the film, the book hardly lives up to that. It's contains little rejected or unused concept art and instead highlights only the designs that were ultimately used in the film.\r\n\r\n<\/a>For example, Professor Bomba seems to have only one design. Yes, there is one series of drawing that shows him with different nose variations, but that's about it. It would have been nice to see the different variations in the character that were not used in the final film. At one point, was he fat? Short? Blonde? I guess we'll never know.\r\n\r\nInstead of cramming as much as as possible onto each page, this book takes the opposite approach: filling the pages with large beautiful sketches, designs and art. Instead of squinting at the pages, you get to sit back and enjoy all the intricate colors and details. This layout allows for less content; however, it is still visually fulfilling.\r\n\r\n<\/a>Most art books begin by showcasing all the characters, then move into highlighting the scenery and sets, and then some grand finale at the end. This book's layout is a little different in that it follows the film's story chronologically. Characters who are introduced in the beginning (like Professor Bomba and Mary Katherine) are shown in the beginning of the book. Likewise, scenes from the beginning are placed in the beginning of the book. It is a little odd, it actually makes it fun to follow along if you were watching the movie. I would like to have this book in hand as I'm watching the Blu-ray because I know the experience would be fantastic.\r\n\r\nInterestingly, my favorites parts were not the character designs, but rather the scene and set designs. The lucious, evocative paintings make me want to enter this world and explore it. My particular favorite artists Greg Couch (I could pour over his work for hours), Mike Lee, and Michael Knapp.\r\n\r\n<\/a>This book is mainly a telling of the film's visual development before<\/em> animation.\u00a0There is very little when it comes to the animation, lighting, shading and rendering. There is one short page about \"color and light\", which I found absolutely fascinating. I would have loved to see more pages like that in the book.\r\n\r\n \r\nFinal Thoughts\r\n<\/span><\/h4>\r\nHonestly, The Art of Epic<\/em><\/a> wasn't my favorite art-of book. It seemed a bit monochromatic and lacked the depth of other recent books. While I enjoyed scanning its pages and reading the wonderfully written pages, I don't think this book will be one that I come back to on a frequent basis.\r\n\r\n\u2605\u2605\u26051\/2\r\nPurchase<\/span><\/h4>\r\nThe Art of Epic<\/a><\/em><\/strong>\r\n<\/h4>\r\nContest<\/h4>\r\nWant to win a copy of\u00a0The Art of Epic<\/em>? Enter our contest below. Thanks to Titan Books. Good luck!\r\n\r\na Rafflecopter giveaway<\/a>\r\n Page 55 of 79 Previous 1 … 54 55 56 … 79 Next \r\n<\/iframe><\/p>\r\n\r\nHighlights:<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n\r\nChelsea tells about how she got to hang out with rock legend Alice Cooper.<\/li>\r\nMini reviews of\u00a0Epic\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0<\/em>Monsters University.<\/em><\/li>\r\nMason's previews\u00a0Despicable Me 2<\/em>\u00a0and shares his how he has the plot of\u00a0Turbo<\/em>\u00a0all figured out.<\/li>\r\nInterview with Rotoscopers' writer\u00a0Mayra Amaya<\/a>!<\/li>\r\nMain Discussion:\u00a0Robin Hood--<\/em>the holy grail of funny Disney films.<\/li>\r\nVoice acting filled with Disney\u00a0veterans (read Blake's opinion piece about\u00a0Robin Hood's voice actors); Accents = proper English and backwood rednecks.<\/li>\r\nA little history of Disney's Xerox era.<\/li>\r\nDisney's\u00a0Robin Hood<\/em>\u00a0origins:\u00a0Reynard the Fox<\/a>.<\/li>\r\nIntroduction uses reused animation, \"Whistle Stop\" = hamster dance, intro to Robin Hood and Little John, justification.<\/li>\r\nSir Hiss is a well designed character; Prince John is a weak, pathetic, hilarious villain; \"Beautiful, lovely TEXAS!\"<\/li>\r\nMorgan's \"solid gold hub caps\", the honorable sheriff of Nottingham, wolves are always the villains.<\/li>\r\nClucky is the sassy black woman; Maid Marian; the little critter children; blundering Friar Tuck.<\/li>\r\nThe\u00a0archery tournament<\/a>: Sir Reginald Duke of Chutney, are you sick of the quotes yet?.<\/li>\r\nThe scene & song that stops the momentum: \"Love.\"<\/li>\r\n\"The Phony King of England\": jamming to Bluegrass all night; reused animation; becomes a top-40 hit overnight.<\/li>\r\nSongs: what is the best song?<\/li>\r\nDifferent versions of the DVD; alternate endings; the marriage!<\/li>\r\nWe rate it!<\/li>\r\nBloopers. Lots of out-of-context bloopers.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nRuntime: 1:40:28; 51.8 MB<\/strong><\/p>\r\nYouTube Blu-Ray Review:<\/strong><\/iframe><\/p>\r\nLinks<\/h3>\r\n
Morgan, Chelsea, and Mason are flying high as they discuss DreamWorks\u2019 How to Train Your Dragon<\/em><\/strong>!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/iframe><\/p>\r\n\r\nHighlights<\/h3>\r\n\r\nWhat's going on in everyone's life? Awesome podcast plug:\u00a0Talkin\u2019 Toons with Rob Paulsen<\/a>!\u00a0 We're fans.<\/li>\r\nBring on the news! Big Hero 6<\/em><\/a>, Disney Withdraws Trademark Application for 'Dia de los Muertos'<\/a>, DreamWorks plans sequel for 'The Croods'<\/a>.<\/li>\r\nMain discussion:\u00a0How to Train Your Dragon<\/em>.<\/i><\/li>\r\nPok\u00e9mon tangents! Were did the accents come from?<\/li>\r\nBox office and character analysis, Hog Hunters<\/em>, and the\u00a0parallels\u00a0to life.<\/li>\r\nWould Stoick the Vast get along with Gaston? MorePok\u00e9mon tangents!<\/li>\r\nHoly Dragon! Stoick's got problems.<\/li>\r\n\"Kids Rule!\" The motto of the 90s.<\/li>\r\nOther iconic dragons in Movies.<\/li>\r\nThis movie is now a video game!<\/li>\r\nFighting the big dragon is like fighting the Death Star.<\/li>\r\nLoosing a limb in an animated film is a big deal!<\/li>\r\nThe live-action spectacular!<\/li>\r\nHiccup pulls a\u00a0Neville Longbottom!<\/li>\r\nFinal thoughts, our ratings and voicemails!<\/li>\r\nMail bag with Morgan and Chelsea!<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nRuntime: 1:20:54; 41.8 MB<\/strong><\/p>\r\nLinks<\/h3>\r\n\r\nBuy\u00a0How to Train Your Dragon<\/em>:\u00a0Blu-ray<\/a> | DVD<\/a> | Digital<\/a> | Rent<\/a><\/li>\r\nFind us on the web:\u00a0rotoscopers.com<\/a>,\u00a0twitter<\/a>,\u00a0facebook<\/a>,\u00a0YouTube<\/a><\/li>\r\nVisit our sponsors:\u00a0Audible<\/a>,\u00a0Amazon<\/a><\/li>\r\nSend us a voicemail at\u00a0rotoscopers.com\/voicemail<\/a><\/li>\r\nJoin the Newsletter<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","post_title":"Animation Addicts Podcast #38: How To Train Your Dragonite...I Mean, Dragon","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"animation-addicts-podcast-38-how-to-train-your-dragonite-i-mean-dragon","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-26 15:45:41","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-26 22:45:41","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/www.therotoscopers.com\/?p=4886","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"9","filter":"raw"},{"ID":4843,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2013-05-21 09:08:38","post_date_gmt":"2013-05-21 16:08:38","post_content":"<\/a>The latest art-of book to hit store shelves is for Blue Sky's new animated film\u00a0Epic<\/em>. Will The Art of Epic\u00a0<\/em>live up to its name?\r\n\r\nThe Art of Epic<\/em><\/a> is yet another fantastic film companion piece. The book is colorful, filled with art, and educating about the process in designing and creating an animated film.\r\n\r\nOne of my favorite part of these art-of books are seeing the movie or characters that could have been. Rejected designs and concept art. While it prides itself in being a history of the visual development of the film, the book hardly lives up to that. It's contains little rejected or unused concept art and instead highlights only the designs that were ultimately used in the film.\r\n\r\n<\/a>For example, Professor Bomba seems to have only one design. Yes, there is one series of drawing that shows him with different nose variations, but that's about it. It would have been nice to see the different variations in the character that were not used in the final film. At one point, was he fat? Short? Blonde? I guess we'll never know.\r\n\r\nInstead of cramming as much as as possible onto each page, this book takes the opposite approach: filling the pages with large beautiful sketches, designs and art. Instead of squinting at the pages, you get to sit back and enjoy all the intricate colors and details. This layout allows for less content; however, it is still visually fulfilling.\r\n\r\n<\/a>Most art books begin by showcasing all the characters, then move into highlighting the scenery and sets, and then some grand finale at the end. This book's layout is a little different in that it follows the film's story chronologically. Characters who are introduced in the beginning (like Professor Bomba and Mary Katherine) are shown in the beginning of the book. Likewise, scenes from the beginning are placed in the beginning of the book. It is a little odd, it actually makes it fun to follow along if you were watching the movie. I would like to have this book in hand as I'm watching the Blu-ray because I know the experience would be fantastic.\r\n\r\nInterestingly, my favorites parts were not the character designs, but rather the scene and set designs. The lucious, evocative paintings make me want to enter this world and explore it. My particular favorite artists Greg Couch (I could pour over his work for hours), Mike Lee, and Michael Knapp.\r\n\r\n<\/a>This book is mainly a telling of the film's visual development before<\/em> animation.\u00a0There is very little when it comes to the animation, lighting, shading and rendering. There is one short page about \"color and light\", which I found absolutely fascinating. I would have loved to see more pages like that in the book.\r\n\r\n \r\nFinal Thoughts\r\n<\/span><\/h4>\r\nHonestly, The Art of Epic<\/em><\/a> wasn't my favorite art-of book. It seemed a bit monochromatic and lacked the depth of other recent books. While I enjoyed scanning its pages and reading the wonderfully written pages, I don't think this book will be one that I come back to on a frequent basis.\r\n\r\n\u2605\u2605\u26051\/2\r\nPurchase<\/span><\/h4>\r\nThe Art of Epic<\/a><\/em><\/strong>\r\n<\/h4>\r\nContest<\/h4>\r\nWant to win a copy of\u00a0The Art of Epic<\/em>? Enter our contest below. Thanks to Titan Books. Good luck!\r\n\r\na Rafflecopter giveaway<\/a>\r\n Page 55 of 79 Previous 1 … 54 55 56 … 79 Next \r\nMason, Morgan, and Chelsea are taking on a new DreamWorks film with\u00a0Rise of the Guardians<\/strong><\/em>! This episode hits the history of the film, all the highs and lows of the movie, characters and a million tangents!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/iframe><\/p>\r\n\r\nHighlights<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n\r\nWhat are we watching? Mini The Great Gatsby<\/em> Review and My Little Ponies: Friendship Is Magic<\/em>\u00a0discussion. What are your opinions? Send us a voicemail<\/a>!<\/li>\r\nThe news!\u00a08 Disney and Pixar animated films to be released from 2016 to 2018<\/a>; WWE producing new animated Flinstones<\/a>--Hilarity ensues.<\/li>\r\nInterview with our site writer: Meet Blake Taylor<\/a>. Check out his website: blakeonline.com<\/a><\/li>\r\nMain Discussion: Rise of the Guardians.<\/em><\/li>\r\nPokemon tangents! Can't get rid of 'em.<\/li>\r\nBox office: What happened?! Character analysis.<\/li>\r\nTwitter question and responses.<\/li>\r\n\"Santa Claus\u2026with swords.\" E. Aster Bunnymund: the cursing bunny.<\/li>\r\nTooth Fairy fangirls out, slapstick comedy moment, Sandy (the Sandman)!<\/li>\r\nManny aka the man in the moon, \u00a0Religious references or Paganistic?<\/li>\r\nPitch Black: some fan art is just not part of the cannon!\u00a0'Night-Mares' or 'The Night Mayor?!'<\/li>\r\nSimpsons references, Mason's animation pet peeves & Aladdin flashbacks.<\/li>\r\n\"You dare have fun in MY presence?!\" -Pitch, you're a nerd.<\/li>\r\n\u201dKids rule!\u201d More Unicorns! Pitch in the final fight and talking back to the moon!<\/li>\r\nThe opera remix at the end is SOOO 2010's!<\/li>\r\nFinal thoughts, our ratings and voicemails, 'Big 4' crossover fan fiction.<\/li>\r\nPodcast now posting on Fridays! Website pump-up week! Mason get's a twitter<\/a>!<\/li>\r\nBloopers: Disney throwback, Chelsea doesn't like direct to DVD sequels, Mason tries to pronounce Rise of the Guardians<\/em> in many languages! 'The Great Gatsby' again, Not in Nottingham!<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nRuntime: 1:40:11; 51.7 MB<\/strong><\/p>\r\nLinks<\/h3>\r\n\r\nBuy Rise of the Guardians:\u00a0<\/em>3-disc Blu-ray<\/a> | 2-disc Blu-ray<\/a>\u00a0| Digital<\/a> | Rent<\/a><\/li>\r\nInterview with Rise of the Guardians'<\/em> production assistant, Frankie Franco III:\u00a0www.rotoscopers.com\/27<\/a><\/li>\r\nWatch our video review of the Rise of the Guardians<\/em> art-of book review:\u00a0http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VWtJ8eHzoNI<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nFind the Rotoscopers<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n\r\nFind us on the web:\u00a0rotoscopers.com<\/a>,\u00a0twitter<\/a>,\u00a0facebook<\/a>,\u00a0YouTube<\/a>,\u00a0tumblr<\/a>,\u00a0hypable<\/a>\u00a0&\u00a0Animated Views<\/a>.<\/li>\r\nTwitter: Morgan<\/a>, Chelsea<\/a>, Mason<\/a><\/li>\r\nVisit our sponsors:\u00a0Netflix<\/a>,\u00a0Audible<\/a>,\u00a0Amazon<\/a>.<\/li>\r\nQuestions, comments, suggestions? Send us an email at\u00a0therotoscopers@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/li>\r\nSend us a voicemail at\u00a0rotoscopers.com\/voicemail<\/a>.<\/li>\r\nJoin the Newsletter<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","post_title":"Animation Addicts Podcast #39: 'Rise of the Guardians' - Guardians of Liberty","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"animation-addicts-podcast-39-rise-of-the-guardians-guardians-of-liberty","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-26 15:47:20","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-26 22:47:20","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/www.therotoscopers.com\/?p=5210","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"15","filter":"raw"},{"ID":5062,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2013-06-04 18:15:38","post_date_gmt":"2013-06-05 01:15:38","post_content":"It's been a rather slow week in animation, but thankfully USA Today<\/a> saved the week and gave us some juicy info and photos of Reel FX's upcoming November film\u00a0Free Birds<\/em>.\r\n<\/em>\r\n\r\nFree Birds<\/em> follows two turkeys--Reggie and Jake--as they travel back and time to change Thanksgiving's famous poultry main course forever.\u00a0Reggie, played by Owen Wilson<\/strong>, is a recently presidentially pardoned turkey who has been exiled by his flock. So to pass the time, he wastes his days at Camp David gorging on pizza and watching telenovelas. Jake, played by Woody Harrelson<\/strong>, is the president (and only member) of the Turkeys Liberation Front and enlists Jake to hijack a time machine in order to travel back in time to save turkeys from becoming Thanksgiving's main course.\r\n\r\nOnce the two birds have landed back in pilgrim times, they meet other wild turkeys living underground in fear, including one smart, sarcastic she-turkey Jenny played by Amy Poehler<\/strong>.\r\n\r\nApparently, Wilson and Harrelson have been friends since the early 1990s and have been looking for a project to do together for years. Finally,\u00a0Free Birds<\/em> fit the bill and their friendship added to some great chemistry to the film. \u00a0Director\u00a0Jimmy Hayward commented on this saying,\u00a0\"It's a cool dynamic in the movie. There's a genuineness to it that's really awesome.\"\r\n\r\nTurkeys<\/span> Free Birds<\/em> may not be the best film of the year (especially with\u00a0Frozen<\/em> being released the following week); however, it still seems like it could be a decent, funny film. The two stills that were released (see below) aren't anything special, but if the story is solid, then it will still be worth seeing.\r\n\r\nFree Birds<\/em> hits theatres just in time for the Thanksgiving feasts on November 1, 2013. The big question is: will it be such a big hit that people will shun turkey dinners this holiday season? Probably not, but it'll still be fun to see the turkeys try.\r\n\r\n<\/a> Jake (right) presumably telling Reggie (left) his plans to save the turkeys.[\/caption]\r\n\r\n<\/a> Looks like Reggie (Owen Wilson) and Jenny (Amy Poehler) could have a blossoming romance.[\/caption]\r\n\r\n ","post_title":"First Stills & More Plot Details for Reel FX's 'Free Birds'","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"first-stills-more-plot-details-for-reel-fxs-free-birds","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2014-07-03 09:39:27","post_modified_gmt":"2014-07-03 16:39:27","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/www.therotoscopers.com\/?p=5062","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"2","filter":"raw"},{"ID":4886,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2013-05-21 12:27:05","post_date_gmt":"2013-05-21 19:27:05","post_content":"\r\nMorgan, Chelsea, and Mason are flying high as they discuss DreamWorks\u2019 How to Train Your Dragon<\/em><\/strong>!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/iframe><\/p>\r\n\r\nHighlights<\/h3>\r\n\r\nWhat's going on in everyone's life? Awesome podcast plug:\u00a0Talkin\u2019 Toons with Rob Paulsen<\/a>!\u00a0 We're fans.<\/li>\r\nBring on the news! Big Hero 6<\/em><\/a>, Disney Withdraws Trademark Application for 'Dia de los Muertos'<\/a>, DreamWorks plans sequel for 'The Croods'<\/a>.<\/li>\r\nMain discussion:\u00a0How to Train Your Dragon<\/em>.<\/i><\/li>\r\nPok\u00e9mon tangents! Were did the accents come from?<\/li>\r\nBox office and character analysis, Hog Hunters<\/em>, and the\u00a0parallels\u00a0to life.<\/li>\r\nWould Stoick the Vast get along with Gaston? MorePok\u00e9mon tangents!<\/li>\r\nHoly Dragon! Stoick's got problems.<\/li>\r\n\"Kids Rule!\" The motto of the 90s.<\/li>\r\nOther iconic dragons in Movies.<\/li>\r\nThis movie is now a video game!<\/li>\r\nFighting the big dragon is like fighting the Death Star.<\/li>\r\nLoosing a limb in an animated film is a big deal!<\/li>\r\nThe live-action spectacular!<\/li>\r\nHiccup pulls a\u00a0Neville Longbottom!<\/li>\r\nFinal thoughts, our ratings and voicemails!<\/li>\r\nMail bag with Morgan and Chelsea!<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nRuntime: 1:20:54; 41.8 MB<\/strong><\/p>\r\nLinks<\/h3>\r\n\r\nBuy\u00a0How to Train Your Dragon<\/em>:\u00a0Blu-ray<\/a> | DVD<\/a> | Digital<\/a> | Rent<\/a><\/li>\r\nFind us on the web:\u00a0rotoscopers.com<\/a>,\u00a0twitter<\/a>,\u00a0facebook<\/a>,\u00a0YouTube<\/a><\/li>\r\nVisit our sponsors:\u00a0Audible<\/a>,\u00a0Amazon<\/a><\/li>\r\nSend us a voicemail at\u00a0rotoscopers.com\/voicemail<\/a><\/li>\r\nJoin the Newsletter<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","post_title":"Animation Addicts Podcast #38: How To Train Your Dragonite...I Mean, Dragon","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"animation-addicts-podcast-38-how-to-train-your-dragonite-i-mean-dragon","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-26 15:45:41","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-26 22:45:41","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/www.therotoscopers.com\/?p=4886","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"9","filter":"raw"},{"ID":4843,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2013-05-21 09:08:38","post_date_gmt":"2013-05-21 16:08:38","post_content":"<\/a>The latest art-of book to hit store shelves is for Blue Sky's new animated film\u00a0Epic<\/em>. Will The Art of Epic\u00a0<\/em>live up to its name?\r\n\r\nThe Art of Epic<\/em><\/a> is yet another fantastic film companion piece. The book is colorful, filled with art, and educating about the process in designing and creating an animated film.\r\n\r\nOne of my favorite part of these art-of books are seeing the movie or characters that could have been. Rejected designs and concept art. While it prides itself in being a history of the visual development of the film, the book hardly lives up to that. It's contains little rejected or unused concept art and instead highlights only the designs that were ultimately used in the film.\r\n\r\n<\/a>For example, Professor Bomba seems to have only one design. Yes, there is one series of drawing that shows him with different nose variations, but that's about it. It would have been nice to see the different variations in the character that were not used in the final film. At one point, was he fat? Short? Blonde? I guess we'll never know.\r\n\r\nInstead of cramming as much as as possible onto each page, this book takes the opposite approach: filling the pages with large beautiful sketches, designs and art. Instead of squinting at the pages, you get to sit back and enjoy all the intricate colors and details. This layout allows for less content; however, it is still visually fulfilling.\r\n\r\n<\/a>Most art books begin by showcasing all the characters, then move into highlighting the scenery and sets, and then some grand finale at the end. This book's layout is a little different in that it follows the film's story chronologically. Characters who are introduced in the beginning (like Professor Bomba and Mary Katherine) are shown in the beginning of the book. Likewise, scenes from the beginning are placed in the beginning of the book. It is a little odd, it actually makes it fun to follow along if you were watching the movie. I would like to have this book in hand as I'm watching the Blu-ray because I know the experience would be fantastic.\r\n\r\nInterestingly, my favorites parts were not the character designs, but rather the scene and set designs. The lucious, evocative paintings make me want to enter this world and explore it. My particular favorite artists Greg Couch (I could pour over his work for hours), Mike Lee, and Michael Knapp.\r\n\r\n<\/a>This book is mainly a telling of the film's visual development before<\/em> animation.\u00a0There is very little when it comes to the animation, lighting, shading and rendering. There is one short page about \"color and light\", which I found absolutely fascinating. I would have loved to see more pages like that in the book.\r\n\r\n \r\nFinal Thoughts\r\n<\/span><\/h4>\r\nHonestly, The Art of Epic<\/em><\/a> wasn't my favorite art-of book. It seemed a bit monochromatic and lacked the depth of other recent books. While I enjoyed scanning its pages and reading the wonderfully written pages, I don't think this book will be one that I come back to on a frequent basis.\r\n\r\n\u2605\u2605\u26051\/2\r\nPurchase<\/span><\/h4>\r\nThe Art of Epic<\/a><\/em><\/strong>\r\n<\/h4>\r\nContest<\/h4>\r\nWant to win a copy of\u00a0The Art of Epic<\/em>? Enter our contest below. Thanks to Titan Books. Good luck!\r\n\r\na Rafflecopter giveaway<\/a>\r\n Page 55 of 79 Previous 1 … 54 55 56 … 79 Next \r\n<\/iframe><\/p>\r\n\r\nHighlights:<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n\r\nChelsea tells about how she got to hang out with rock legend Alice Cooper.<\/li>\r\nMini reviews of\u00a0Epic\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0<\/em>Monsters University.<\/em><\/li>\r\nMason's previews\u00a0Despicable Me 2<\/em>\u00a0and shares his how he has the plot of\u00a0Turbo<\/em>\u00a0all figured out.<\/li>\r\nInterview with Rotoscopers' writer\u00a0Mayra Amaya<\/a>!<\/li>\r\nMain Discussion:\u00a0Robin Hood--<\/em>the holy grail of funny Disney films.<\/li>\r\nVoice acting filled with Disney\u00a0veterans (read Blake's opinion piece about\u00a0Robin Hood's voice actors); Accents = proper English and backwood rednecks.<\/li>\r\nA little history of Disney's Xerox era.<\/li>\r\nDisney's\u00a0Robin Hood<\/em>\u00a0origins:\u00a0Reynard the Fox<\/a>.<\/li>\r\nIntroduction uses reused animation, \"Whistle Stop\" = hamster dance, intro to Robin Hood and Little John, justification.<\/li>\r\nSir Hiss is a well designed character; Prince John is a weak, pathetic, hilarious villain; \"Beautiful, lovely TEXAS!\"<\/li>\r\nMorgan's \"solid gold hub caps\", the honorable sheriff of Nottingham, wolves are always the villains.<\/li>\r\nClucky is the sassy black woman; Maid Marian; the little critter children; blundering Friar Tuck.<\/li>\r\nThe\u00a0archery tournament<\/a>: Sir Reginald Duke of Chutney, are you sick of the quotes yet?.<\/li>\r\nThe scene & song that stops the momentum: \"Love.\"<\/li>\r\n\"The Phony King of England\": jamming to Bluegrass all night; reused animation; becomes a top-40 hit overnight.<\/li>\r\nSongs: what is the best song?<\/li>\r\nDifferent versions of the DVD; alternate endings; the marriage!<\/li>\r\nWe rate it!<\/li>\r\nBloopers. Lots of out-of-context bloopers.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nRuntime: 1:40:28; 51.8 MB<\/strong><\/p>\r\nYouTube Blu-Ray Review:<\/strong><\/iframe><\/p>\r\nLinks<\/h3>\r\n
<\/iframe><\/p>\r\n\r\nHighlights<\/h3>\r\n\r\nWhat's going on in everyone's life? Awesome podcast plug:\u00a0Talkin\u2019 Toons with Rob Paulsen<\/a>!\u00a0 We're fans.<\/li>\r\nBring on the news! Big Hero 6<\/em><\/a>, Disney Withdraws Trademark Application for 'Dia de los Muertos'<\/a>, DreamWorks plans sequel for 'The Croods'<\/a>.<\/li>\r\nMain discussion:\u00a0How to Train Your Dragon<\/em>.<\/i><\/li>\r\nPok\u00e9mon tangents! Were did the accents come from?<\/li>\r\nBox office and character analysis, Hog Hunters<\/em>, and the\u00a0parallels\u00a0to life.<\/li>\r\nWould Stoick the Vast get along with Gaston? MorePok\u00e9mon tangents!<\/li>\r\nHoly Dragon! Stoick's got problems.<\/li>\r\n\"Kids Rule!\" The motto of the 90s.<\/li>\r\nOther iconic dragons in Movies.<\/li>\r\nThis movie is now a video game!<\/li>\r\nFighting the big dragon is like fighting the Death Star.<\/li>\r\nLoosing a limb in an animated film is a big deal!<\/li>\r\nThe live-action spectacular!<\/li>\r\nHiccup pulls a\u00a0Neville Longbottom!<\/li>\r\nFinal thoughts, our ratings and voicemails!<\/li>\r\nMail bag with Morgan and Chelsea!<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nRuntime: 1:20:54; 41.8 MB<\/strong><\/p>\r\nLinks<\/h3>\r\n\r\nBuy\u00a0How to Train Your Dragon<\/em>:\u00a0Blu-ray<\/a> | DVD<\/a> | Digital<\/a> | Rent<\/a><\/li>\r\nFind us on the web:\u00a0rotoscopers.com<\/a>,\u00a0twitter<\/a>,\u00a0facebook<\/a>,\u00a0YouTube<\/a><\/li>\r\nVisit our sponsors:\u00a0Audible<\/a>,\u00a0Amazon<\/a><\/li>\r\nSend us a voicemail at\u00a0rotoscopers.com\/voicemail<\/a><\/li>\r\nJoin the Newsletter<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","post_title":"Animation Addicts Podcast #38: How To Train Your Dragonite...I Mean, Dragon","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"animation-addicts-podcast-38-how-to-train-your-dragonite-i-mean-dragon","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-26 15:45:41","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-26 22:45:41","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/www.therotoscopers.com\/?p=4886","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"9","filter":"raw"},{"ID":4843,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2013-05-21 09:08:38","post_date_gmt":"2013-05-21 16:08:38","post_content":"<\/a>The latest art-of book to hit store shelves is for Blue Sky's new animated film\u00a0Epic<\/em>. Will The Art of Epic\u00a0<\/em>live up to its name?\r\n\r\nThe Art of Epic<\/em><\/a> is yet another fantastic film companion piece. The book is colorful, filled with art, and educating about the process in designing and creating an animated film.\r\n\r\nOne of my favorite part of these art-of books are seeing the movie or characters that could have been. Rejected designs and concept art. While it prides itself in being a history of the visual development of the film, the book hardly lives up to that. It's contains little rejected or unused concept art and instead highlights only the designs that were ultimately used in the film.\r\n\r\n<\/a>For example, Professor Bomba seems to have only one design. Yes, there is one series of drawing that shows him with different nose variations, but that's about it. It would have been nice to see the different variations in the character that were not used in the final film. At one point, was he fat? Short? Blonde? I guess we'll never know.\r\n\r\nInstead of cramming as much as as possible onto each page, this book takes the opposite approach: filling the pages with large beautiful sketches, designs and art. Instead of squinting at the pages, you get to sit back and enjoy all the intricate colors and details. This layout allows for less content; however, it is still visually fulfilling.\r\n\r\n<\/a>Most art books begin by showcasing all the characters, then move into highlighting the scenery and sets, and then some grand finale at the end. This book's layout is a little different in that it follows the film's story chronologically. Characters who are introduced in the beginning (like Professor Bomba and Mary Katherine) are shown in the beginning of the book. Likewise, scenes from the beginning are placed in the beginning of the book. It is a little odd, it actually makes it fun to follow along if you were watching the movie. I would like to have this book in hand as I'm watching the Blu-ray because I know the experience would be fantastic.\r\n\r\nInterestingly, my favorites parts were not the character designs, but rather the scene and set designs. The lucious, evocative paintings make me want to enter this world and explore it. My particular favorite artists Greg Couch (I could pour over his work for hours), Mike Lee, and Michael Knapp.\r\n\r\n<\/a>This book is mainly a telling of the film's visual development before<\/em> animation.\u00a0There is very little when it comes to the animation, lighting, shading and rendering. There is one short page about \"color and light\", which I found absolutely fascinating. I would have loved to see more pages like that in the book.\r\n\r\n \r\nFinal Thoughts\r\n<\/span><\/h4>\r\nHonestly, The Art of Epic<\/em><\/a> wasn't my favorite art-of book. It seemed a bit monochromatic and lacked the depth of other recent books. While I enjoyed scanning its pages and reading the wonderfully written pages, I don't think this book will be one that I come back to on a frequent basis.\r\n\r\n\u2605\u2605\u26051\/2\r\nPurchase<\/span><\/h4>\r\nThe Art of Epic<\/a><\/em><\/strong>\r\n<\/h4>\r\nContest<\/h4>\r\nWant to win a copy of\u00a0The Art of Epic<\/em>? Enter our contest below. Thanks to Titan Books. Good luck!\r\n\r\na Rafflecopter giveaway<\/a>\r\n Page 55 of 79 Previous 1 … 54 55 56 … 79 Next \r\nMason, Morgan, and Chelsea are taking on a new DreamWorks film with\u00a0Rise of the Guardians<\/strong><\/em>! This episode hits the history of the film, all the highs and lows of the movie, characters and a million tangents!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/iframe><\/p>\r\n\r\nHighlights<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n\r\nWhat are we watching? Mini The Great Gatsby<\/em> Review and My Little Ponies: Friendship Is Magic<\/em>\u00a0discussion. What are your opinions? Send us a voicemail<\/a>!<\/li>\r\nThe news!\u00a08 Disney and Pixar animated films to be released from 2016 to 2018<\/a>; WWE producing new animated Flinstones<\/a>--Hilarity ensues.<\/li>\r\nInterview with our site writer: Meet Blake Taylor<\/a>. Check out his website: blakeonline.com<\/a><\/li>\r\nMain Discussion: Rise of the Guardians.<\/em><\/li>\r\nPokemon tangents! Can't get rid of 'em.<\/li>\r\nBox office: What happened?! Character analysis.<\/li>\r\nTwitter question and responses.<\/li>\r\n\"Santa Claus\u2026with swords.\" E. Aster Bunnymund: the cursing bunny.<\/li>\r\nTooth Fairy fangirls out, slapstick comedy moment, Sandy (the Sandman)!<\/li>\r\nManny aka the man in the moon, \u00a0Religious references or Paganistic?<\/li>\r\nPitch Black: some fan art is just not part of the cannon!\u00a0'Night-Mares' or 'The Night Mayor?!'<\/li>\r\nSimpsons references, Mason's animation pet peeves & Aladdin flashbacks.<\/li>\r\n\"You dare have fun in MY presence?!\" -Pitch, you're a nerd.<\/li>\r\n\u201dKids rule!\u201d More Unicorns! Pitch in the final fight and talking back to the moon!<\/li>\r\nThe opera remix at the end is SOOO 2010's!<\/li>\r\nFinal thoughts, our ratings and voicemails, 'Big 4' crossover fan fiction.<\/li>\r\nPodcast now posting on Fridays! Website pump-up week! Mason get's a twitter<\/a>!<\/li>\r\nBloopers: Disney throwback, Chelsea doesn't like direct to DVD sequels, Mason tries to pronounce Rise of the Guardians<\/em> in many languages! 'The Great Gatsby' again, Not in Nottingham!<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nRuntime: 1:40:11; 51.7 MB<\/strong><\/p>\r\nLinks<\/h3>\r\n\r\nBuy Rise of the Guardians:\u00a0<\/em>3-disc Blu-ray<\/a> | 2-disc Blu-ray<\/a>\u00a0| Digital<\/a> | Rent<\/a><\/li>\r\nInterview with Rise of the Guardians'<\/em> production assistant, Frankie Franco III:\u00a0www.rotoscopers.com\/27<\/a><\/li>\r\nWatch our video review of the Rise of the Guardians<\/em> art-of book review:\u00a0http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VWtJ8eHzoNI<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nFind the Rotoscopers<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n\r\nFind us on the web:\u00a0rotoscopers.com<\/a>,\u00a0twitter<\/a>,\u00a0facebook<\/a>,\u00a0YouTube<\/a>,\u00a0tumblr<\/a>,\u00a0hypable<\/a>\u00a0&\u00a0Animated Views<\/a>.<\/li>\r\nTwitter: Morgan<\/a>, Chelsea<\/a>, Mason<\/a><\/li>\r\nVisit our sponsors:\u00a0Netflix<\/a>,\u00a0Audible<\/a>,\u00a0Amazon<\/a>.<\/li>\r\nQuestions, comments, suggestions? Send us an email at\u00a0therotoscopers@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/li>\r\nSend us a voicemail at\u00a0rotoscopers.com\/voicemail<\/a>.<\/li>\r\nJoin the Newsletter<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","post_title":"Animation Addicts Podcast #39: 'Rise of the Guardians' - Guardians of Liberty","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"animation-addicts-podcast-39-rise-of-the-guardians-guardians-of-liberty","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-26 15:47:20","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-26 22:47:20","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/www.therotoscopers.com\/?p=5210","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"15","filter":"raw"},{"ID":5062,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2013-06-04 18:15:38","post_date_gmt":"2013-06-05 01:15:38","post_content":"It's been a rather slow week in animation, but thankfully USA Today<\/a> saved the week and gave us some juicy info and photos of Reel FX's upcoming November film\u00a0Free Birds<\/em>.\r\n<\/em>\r\n\r\nFree Birds<\/em> follows two turkeys--Reggie and Jake--as they travel back and time to change Thanksgiving's famous poultry main course forever.\u00a0Reggie, played by Owen Wilson<\/strong>, is a recently presidentially pardoned turkey who has been exiled by his flock. So to pass the time, he wastes his days at Camp David gorging on pizza and watching telenovelas. Jake, played by Woody Harrelson<\/strong>, is the president (and only member) of the Turkeys Liberation Front and enlists Jake to hijack a time machine in order to travel back in time to save turkeys from becoming Thanksgiving's main course.\r\n\r\nOnce the two birds have landed back in pilgrim times, they meet other wild turkeys living underground in fear, including one smart, sarcastic she-turkey Jenny played by Amy Poehler<\/strong>.\r\n\r\nApparently, Wilson and Harrelson have been friends since the early 1990s and have been looking for a project to do together for years. Finally,\u00a0Free Birds<\/em> fit the bill and their friendship added to some great chemistry to the film. \u00a0Director\u00a0Jimmy Hayward commented on this saying,\u00a0\"It's a cool dynamic in the movie. There's a genuineness to it that's really awesome.\"\r\n\r\nTurkeys<\/span> Free Birds<\/em> may not be the best film of the year (especially with\u00a0Frozen<\/em> being released the following week); however, it still seems like it could be a decent, funny film. The two stills that were released (see below) aren't anything special, but if the story is solid, then it will still be worth seeing.\r\n\r\nFree Birds<\/em> hits theatres just in time for the Thanksgiving feasts on November 1, 2013. The big question is: will it be such a big hit that people will shun turkey dinners this holiday season? Probably not, but it'll still be fun to see the turkeys try.\r\n\r\n<\/a> Jake (right) presumably telling Reggie (left) his plans to save the turkeys.[\/caption]\r\n\r\n<\/a> Looks like Reggie (Owen Wilson) and Jenny (Amy Poehler) could have a blossoming romance.[\/caption]\r\n\r\n ","post_title":"First Stills & More Plot Details for Reel FX's 'Free Birds'","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"first-stills-more-plot-details-for-reel-fxs-free-birds","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2014-07-03 09:39:27","post_modified_gmt":"2014-07-03 16:39:27","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/www.therotoscopers.com\/?p=5062","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"2","filter":"raw"},{"ID":4886,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2013-05-21 12:27:05","post_date_gmt":"2013-05-21 19:27:05","post_content":"\r\nMorgan, Chelsea, and Mason are flying high as they discuss DreamWorks\u2019 How to Train Your Dragon<\/em><\/strong>!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/iframe><\/p>\r\n\r\nHighlights<\/h3>\r\n\r\nWhat's going on in everyone's life? Awesome podcast plug:\u00a0Talkin\u2019 Toons with Rob Paulsen<\/a>!\u00a0 We're fans.<\/li>\r\nBring on the news! Big Hero 6<\/em><\/a>, Disney Withdraws Trademark Application for 'Dia de los Muertos'<\/a>, DreamWorks plans sequel for 'The Croods'<\/a>.<\/li>\r\nMain discussion:\u00a0How to Train Your Dragon<\/em>.<\/i><\/li>\r\nPok\u00e9mon tangents! Were did the accents come from?<\/li>\r\nBox office and character analysis, Hog Hunters<\/em>, and the\u00a0parallels\u00a0to life.<\/li>\r\nWould Stoick the Vast get along with Gaston? MorePok\u00e9mon tangents!<\/li>\r\nHoly Dragon! Stoick's got problems.<\/li>\r\n\"Kids Rule!\" The motto of the 90s.<\/li>\r\nOther iconic dragons in Movies.<\/li>\r\nThis movie is now a video game!<\/li>\r\nFighting the big dragon is like fighting the Death Star.<\/li>\r\nLoosing a limb in an animated film is a big deal!<\/li>\r\nThe live-action spectacular!<\/li>\r\nHiccup pulls a\u00a0Neville Longbottom!<\/li>\r\nFinal thoughts, our ratings and voicemails!<\/li>\r\nMail bag with Morgan and Chelsea!<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nRuntime: 1:20:54; 41.8 MB<\/strong><\/p>\r\nLinks<\/h3>\r\n\r\nBuy\u00a0How to Train Your Dragon<\/em>:\u00a0Blu-ray<\/a> | DVD<\/a> | Digital<\/a> | Rent<\/a><\/li>\r\nFind us on the web:\u00a0rotoscopers.com<\/a>,\u00a0twitter<\/a>,\u00a0facebook<\/a>,\u00a0YouTube<\/a><\/li>\r\nVisit our sponsors:\u00a0Audible<\/a>,\u00a0Amazon<\/a><\/li>\r\nSend us a voicemail at\u00a0rotoscopers.com\/voicemail<\/a><\/li>\r\nJoin the Newsletter<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","post_title":"Animation Addicts Podcast #38: How To Train Your Dragonite...I Mean, Dragon","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"animation-addicts-podcast-38-how-to-train-your-dragonite-i-mean-dragon","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-26 15:45:41","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-26 22:45:41","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/www.therotoscopers.com\/?p=4886","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"9","filter":"raw"},{"ID":4843,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2013-05-21 09:08:38","post_date_gmt":"2013-05-21 16:08:38","post_content":"<\/a>The latest art-of book to hit store shelves is for Blue Sky's new animated film\u00a0Epic<\/em>. Will The Art of Epic\u00a0<\/em>live up to its name?\r\n\r\nThe Art of Epic<\/em><\/a> is yet another fantastic film companion piece. The book is colorful, filled with art, and educating about the process in designing and creating an animated film.\r\n\r\nOne of my favorite part of these art-of books are seeing the movie or characters that could have been. Rejected designs and concept art. While it prides itself in being a history of the visual development of the film, the book hardly lives up to that. It's contains little rejected or unused concept art and instead highlights only the designs that were ultimately used in the film.\r\n\r\n<\/a>For example, Professor Bomba seems to have only one design. Yes, there is one series of drawing that shows him with different nose variations, but that's about it. It would have been nice to see the different variations in the character that were not used in the final film. At one point, was he fat? Short? Blonde? I guess we'll never know.\r\n\r\nInstead of cramming as much as as possible onto each page, this book takes the opposite approach: filling the pages with large beautiful sketches, designs and art. Instead of squinting at the pages, you get to sit back and enjoy all the intricate colors and details. This layout allows for less content; however, it is still visually fulfilling.\r\n\r\n<\/a>Most art books begin by showcasing all the characters, then move into highlighting the scenery and sets, and then some grand finale at the end. This book's layout is a little different in that it follows the film's story chronologically. Characters who are introduced in the beginning (like Professor Bomba and Mary Katherine) are shown in the beginning of the book. Likewise, scenes from the beginning are placed in the beginning of the book. It is a little odd, it actually makes it fun to follow along if you were watching the movie. I would like to have this book in hand as I'm watching the Blu-ray because I know the experience would be fantastic.\r\n\r\nInterestingly, my favorites parts were not the character designs, but rather the scene and set designs. The lucious, evocative paintings make me want to enter this world and explore it. My particular favorite artists Greg Couch (I could pour over his work for hours), Mike Lee, and Michael Knapp.\r\n\r\n<\/a>This book is mainly a telling of the film's visual development before<\/em> animation.\u00a0There is very little when it comes to the animation, lighting, shading and rendering. There is one short page about \"color and light\", which I found absolutely fascinating. I would have loved to see more pages like that in the book.\r\n\r\n \r\nFinal Thoughts\r\n<\/span><\/h4>\r\nHonestly, The Art of Epic<\/em><\/a> wasn't my favorite art-of book. It seemed a bit monochromatic and lacked the depth of other recent books. While I enjoyed scanning its pages and reading the wonderfully written pages, I don't think this book will be one that I come back to on a frequent basis.\r\n\r\n\u2605\u2605\u26051\/2\r\nPurchase<\/span><\/h4>\r\nThe Art of Epic<\/a><\/em><\/strong>\r\n<\/h4>\r\nContest<\/h4>\r\nWant to win a copy of\u00a0The Art of Epic<\/em>? Enter our contest below. Thanks to Titan Books. Good luck!\r\n\r\na Rafflecopter giveaway<\/a>\r\n Page 55 of 79 Previous 1 … 54 55 56 … 79 Next \r\n<\/iframe><\/p>\r\n\r\nHighlights:<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n\r\nChelsea tells about how she got to hang out with rock legend Alice Cooper.<\/li>\r\nMini reviews of\u00a0Epic\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0<\/em>Monsters University.<\/em><\/li>\r\nMason's previews\u00a0Despicable Me 2<\/em>\u00a0and shares his how he has the plot of\u00a0Turbo<\/em>\u00a0all figured out.<\/li>\r\nInterview with Rotoscopers' writer\u00a0Mayra Amaya<\/a>!<\/li>\r\nMain Discussion:\u00a0Robin Hood--<\/em>the holy grail of funny Disney films.<\/li>\r\nVoice acting filled with Disney\u00a0veterans (read Blake's opinion piece about\u00a0Robin Hood's voice actors); Accents = proper English and backwood rednecks.<\/li>\r\nA little history of Disney's Xerox era.<\/li>\r\nDisney's\u00a0Robin Hood<\/em>\u00a0origins:\u00a0Reynard the Fox<\/a>.<\/li>\r\nIntroduction uses reused animation, \"Whistle Stop\" = hamster dance, intro to Robin Hood and Little John, justification.<\/li>\r\nSir Hiss is a well designed character; Prince John is a weak, pathetic, hilarious villain; \"Beautiful, lovely TEXAS!\"<\/li>\r\nMorgan's \"solid gold hub caps\", the honorable sheriff of Nottingham, wolves are always the villains.<\/li>\r\nClucky is the sassy black woman; Maid Marian; the little critter children; blundering Friar Tuck.<\/li>\r\nThe\u00a0archery tournament<\/a>: Sir Reginald Duke of Chutney, are you sick of the quotes yet?.<\/li>\r\nThe scene & song that stops the momentum: \"Love.\"<\/li>\r\n\"The Phony King of England\": jamming to Bluegrass all night; reused animation; becomes a top-40 hit overnight.<\/li>\r\nSongs: what is the best song?<\/li>\r\nDifferent versions of the DVD; alternate endings; the marriage!<\/li>\r\nWe rate it!<\/li>\r\nBloopers. Lots of out-of-context bloopers.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nRuntime: 1:40:28; 51.8 MB<\/strong><\/p>\r\nYouTube Blu-Ray Review:<\/strong><\/iframe><\/p>\r\nLinks<\/h3>\r\n
Runtime: 1:20:54; 41.8 MB<\/strong><\/p>\r\nLinks<\/h3>\r\n\r\nBuy\u00a0How to Train Your Dragon<\/em>:\u00a0Blu-ray<\/a> | DVD<\/a> | Digital<\/a> | Rent<\/a><\/li>\r\nFind us on the web:\u00a0rotoscopers.com<\/a>,\u00a0twitter<\/a>,\u00a0facebook<\/a>,\u00a0YouTube<\/a><\/li>\r\nVisit our sponsors:\u00a0Audible<\/a>,\u00a0Amazon<\/a><\/li>\r\nSend us a voicemail at\u00a0rotoscopers.com\/voicemail<\/a><\/li>\r\nJoin the Newsletter<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","post_title":"Animation Addicts Podcast #38: How To Train Your Dragonite...I Mean, Dragon","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"animation-addicts-podcast-38-how-to-train-your-dragonite-i-mean-dragon","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-26 15:45:41","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-26 22:45:41","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/www.therotoscopers.com\/?p=4886","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"9","filter":"raw"},{"ID":4843,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2013-05-21 09:08:38","post_date_gmt":"2013-05-21 16:08:38","post_content":"<\/a>The latest art-of book to hit store shelves is for Blue Sky's new animated film\u00a0Epic<\/em>. Will The Art of Epic\u00a0<\/em>live up to its name?\r\n\r\nThe Art of Epic<\/em><\/a> is yet another fantastic film companion piece. The book is colorful, filled with art, and educating about the process in designing and creating an animated film.\r\n\r\nOne of my favorite part of these art-of books are seeing the movie or characters that could have been. Rejected designs and concept art. While it prides itself in being a history of the visual development of the film, the book hardly lives up to that. It's contains little rejected or unused concept art and instead highlights only the designs that were ultimately used in the film.\r\n\r\n<\/a>For example, Professor Bomba seems to have only one design. Yes, there is one series of drawing that shows him with different nose variations, but that's about it. It would have been nice to see the different variations in the character that were not used in the final film. At one point, was he fat? Short? Blonde? I guess we'll never know.\r\n\r\nInstead of cramming as much as as possible onto each page, this book takes the opposite approach: filling the pages with large beautiful sketches, designs and art. Instead of squinting at the pages, you get to sit back and enjoy all the intricate colors and details. This layout allows for less content; however, it is still visually fulfilling.\r\n\r\n<\/a>Most art books begin by showcasing all the characters, then move into highlighting the scenery and sets, and then some grand finale at the end. This book's layout is a little different in that it follows the film's story chronologically. Characters who are introduced in the beginning (like Professor Bomba and Mary Katherine) are shown in the beginning of the book. Likewise, scenes from the beginning are placed in the beginning of the book. It is a little odd, it actually makes it fun to follow along if you were watching the movie. I would like to have this book in hand as I'm watching the Blu-ray because I know the experience would be fantastic.\r\n\r\nInterestingly, my favorites parts were not the character designs, but rather the scene and set designs. The lucious, evocative paintings make me want to enter this world and explore it. My particular favorite artists Greg Couch (I could pour over his work for hours), Mike Lee, and Michael Knapp.\r\n\r\n<\/a>This book is mainly a telling of the film's visual development before<\/em> animation.\u00a0There is very little when it comes to the animation, lighting, shading and rendering. There is one short page about \"color and light\", which I found absolutely fascinating. I would have loved to see more pages like that in the book.\r\n\r\n \r\nFinal Thoughts\r\n<\/span><\/h4>\r\nHonestly, The Art of Epic<\/em><\/a> wasn't my favorite art-of book. It seemed a bit monochromatic and lacked the depth of other recent books. While I enjoyed scanning its pages and reading the wonderfully written pages, I don't think this book will be one that I come back to on a frequent basis.\r\n\r\n\u2605\u2605\u26051\/2\r\nPurchase<\/span><\/h4>\r\nThe Art of Epic<\/a><\/em><\/strong>\r\n<\/h4>\r\nContest<\/h4>\r\nWant to win a copy of\u00a0The Art of Epic<\/em>? Enter our contest below. Thanks to Titan Books. Good luck!\r\n\r\na Rafflecopter giveaway<\/a>\r\n Page 55 of 79 Previous 1 … 54 55 56 … 79 Next \r\nMason, Morgan, and Chelsea are taking on a new DreamWorks film with\u00a0Rise of the Guardians<\/strong><\/em>! This episode hits the history of the film, all the highs and lows of the movie, characters and a million tangents!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/iframe><\/p>\r\n\r\nHighlights<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n\r\nWhat are we watching? Mini The Great Gatsby<\/em> Review and My Little Ponies: Friendship Is Magic<\/em>\u00a0discussion. What are your opinions? Send us a voicemail<\/a>!<\/li>\r\nThe news!\u00a08 Disney and Pixar animated films to be released from 2016 to 2018<\/a>; WWE producing new animated Flinstones<\/a>--Hilarity ensues.<\/li>\r\nInterview with our site writer: Meet Blake Taylor<\/a>. Check out his website: blakeonline.com<\/a><\/li>\r\nMain Discussion: Rise of the Guardians.<\/em><\/li>\r\nPokemon tangents! Can't get rid of 'em.<\/li>\r\nBox office: What happened?! Character analysis.<\/li>\r\nTwitter question and responses.<\/li>\r\n\"Santa Claus\u2026with swords.\" E. Aster Bunnymund: the cursing bunny.<\/li>\r\nTooth Fairy fangirls out, slapstick comedy moment, Sandy (the Sandman)!<\/li>\r\nManny aka the man in the moon, \u00a0Religious references or Paganistic?<\/li>\r\nPitch Black: some fan art is just not part of the cannon!\u00a0'Night-Mares' or 'The Night Mayor?!'<\/li>\r\nSimpsons references, Mason's animation pet peeves & Aladdin flashbacks.<\/li>\r\n\"You dare have fun in MY presence?!\" -Pitch, you're a nerd.<\/li>\r\n\u201dKids rule!\u201d More Unicorns! Pitch in the final fight and talking back to the moon!<\/li>\r\nThe opera remix at the end is SOOO 2010's!<\/li>\r\nFinal thoughts, our ratings and voicemails, 'Big 4' crossover fan fiction.<\/li>\r\nPodcast now posting on Fridays! Website pump-up week! Mason get's a twitter<\/a>!<\/li>\r\nBloopers: Disney throwback, Chelsea doesn't like direct to DVD sequels, Mason tries to pronounce Rise of the Guardians<\/em> in many languages! 'The Great Gatsby' again, Not in Nottingham!<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nRuntime: 1:40:11; 51.7 MB<\/strong><\/p>\r\nLinks<\/h3>\r\n\r\nBuy Rise of the Guardians:\u00a0<\/em>3-disc Blu-ray<\/a> | 2-disc Blu-ray<\/a>\u00a0| Digital<\/a> | Rent<\/a><\/li>\r\nInterview with Rise of the Guardians'<\/em> production assistant, Frankie Franco III:\u00a0www.rotoscopers.com\/27<\/a><\/li>\r\nWatch our video review of the Rise of the Guardians<\/em> art-of book review:\u00a0http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VWtJ8eHzoNI<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nFind the Rotoscopers<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n\r\nFind us on the web:\u00a0rotoscopers.com<\/a>,\u00a0twitter<\/a>,\u00a0facebook<\/a>,\u00a0YouTube<\/a>,\u00a0tumblr<\/a>,\u00a0hypable<\/a>\u00a0&\u00a0Animated Views<\/a>.<\/li>\r\nTwitter: Morgan<\/a>, Chelsea<\/a>, Mason<\/a><\/li>\r\nVisit our sponsors:\u00a0Netflix<\/a>,\u00a0Audible<\/a>,\u00a0Amazon<\/a>.<\/li>\r\nQuestions, comments, suggestions? Send us an email at\u00a0therotoscopers@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/li>\r\nSend us a voicemail at\u00a0rotoscopers.com\/voicemail<\/a>.<\/li>\r\nJoin the Newsletter<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","post_title":"Animation Addicts Podcast #39: 'Rise of the Guardians' - Guardians of Liberty","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"animation-addicts-podcast-39-rise-of-the-guardians-guardians-of-liberty","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-26 15:47:20","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-26 22:47:20","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/www.therotoscopers.com\/?p=5210","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"15","filter":"raw"},{"ID":5062,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2013-06-04 18:15:38","post_date_gmt":"2013-06-05 01:15:38","post_content":"It's been a rather slow week in animation, but thankfully USA Today<\/a> saved the week and gave us some juicy info and photos of Reel FX's upcoming November film\u00a0Free Birds<\/em>.\r\n<\/em>\r\n\r\nFree Birds<\/em> follows two turkeys--Reggie and Jake--as they travel back and time to change Thanksgiving's famous poultry main course forever.\u00a0Reggie, played by Owen Wilson<\/strong>, is a recently presidentially pardoned turkey who has been exiled by his flock. So to pass the time, he wastes his days at Camp David gorging on pizza and watching telenovelas. Jake, played by Woody Harrelson<\/strong>, is the president (and only member) of the Turkeys Liberation Front and enlists Jake to hijack a time machine in order to travel back in time to save turkeys from becoming Thanksgiving's main course.\r\n\r\nOnce the two birds have landed back in pilgrim times, they meet other wild turkeys living underground in fear, including one smart, sarcastic she-turkey Jenny played by Amy Poehler<\/strong>.\r\n\r\nApparently, Wilson and Harrelson have been friends since the early 1990s and have been looking for a project to do together for years. Finally,\u00a0Free Birds<\/em> fit the bill and their friendship added to some great chemistry to the film. \u00a0Director\u00a0Jimmy Hayward commented on this saying,\u00a0\"It's a cool dynamic in the movie. There's a genuineness to it that's really awesome.\"\r\n\r\nTurkeys<\/span> Free Birds<\/em> may not be the best film of the year (especially with\u00a0Frozen<\/em> being released the following week); however, it still seems like it could be a decent, funny film. The two stills that were released (see below) aren't anything special, but if the story is solid, then it will still be worth seeing.\r\n\r\nFree Birds<\/em> hits theatres just in time for the Thanksgiving feasts on November 1, 2013. The big question is: will it be such a big hit that people will shun turkey dinners this holiday season? Probably not, but it'll still be fun to see the turkeys try.\r\n\r\n<\/a> Jake (right) presumably telling Reggie (left) his plans to save the turkeys.[\/caption]\r\n\r\n<\/a> Looks like Reggie (Owen Wilson) and Jenny (Amy Poehler) could have a blossoming romance.[\/caption]\r\n\r\n ","post_title":"First Stills & More Plot Details for Reel FX's 'Free Birds'","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"first-stills-more-plot-details-for-reel-fxs-free-birds","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2014-07-03 09:39:27","post_modified_gmt":"2014-07-03 16:39:27","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/www.therotoscopers.com\/?p=5062","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"2","filter":"raw"},{"ID":4886,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2013-05-21 12:27:05","post_date_gmt":"2013-05-21 19:27:05","post_content":"\r\nMorgan, Chelsea, and Mason are flying high as they discuss DreamWorks\u2019 How to Train Your Dragon<\/em><\/strong>!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/iframe><\/p>\r\n\r\nHighlights<\/h3>\r\n\r\nWhat's going on in everyone's life? Awesome podcast plug:\u00a0Talkin\u2019 Toons with Rob Paulsen<\/a>!\u00a0 We're fans.<\/li>\r\nBring on the news! Big Hero 6<\/em><\/a>, Disney Withdraws Trademark Application for 'Dia de los Muertos'<\/a>, DreamWorks plans sequel for 'The Croods'<\/a>.<\/li>\r\nMain discussion:\u00a0How to Train Your Dragon<\/em>.<\/i><\/li>\r\nPok\u00e9mon tangents! Were did the accents come from?<\/li>\r\nBox office and character analysis, Hog Hunters<\/em>, and the\u00a0parallels\u00a0to life.<\/li>\r\nWould Stoick the Vast get along with Gaston? MorePok\u00e9mon tangents!<\/li>\r\nHoly Dragon! Stoick's got problems.<\/li>\r\n\"Kids Rule!\" The motto of the 90s.<\/li>\r\nOther iconic dragons in Movies.<\/li>\r\nThis movie is now a video game!<\/li>\r\nFighting the big dragon is like fighting the Death Star.<\/li>\r\nLoosing a limb in an animated film is a big deal!<\/li>\r\nThe live-action spectacular!<\/li>\r\nHiccup pulls a\u00a0Neville Longbottom!<\/li>\r\nFinal thoughts, our ratings and voicemails!<\/li>\r\nMail bag with Morgan and Chelsea!<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nRuntime: 1:20:54; 41.8 MB<\/strong><\/p>\r\nLinks<\/h3>\r\n\r\nBuy\u00a0How to Train Your Dragon<\/em>:\u00a0Blu-ray<\/a> | DVD<\/a> | Digital<\/a> | Rent<\/a><\/li>\r\nFind us on the web:\u00a0rotoscopers.com<\/a>,\u00a0twitter<\/a>,\u00a0facebook<\/a>,\u00a0YouTube<\/a><\/li>\r\nVisit our sponsors:\u00a0Audible<\/a>,\u00a0Amazon<\/a><\/li>\r\nSend us a voicemail at\u00a0rotoscopers.com\/voicemail<\/a><\/li>\r\nJoin the Newsletter<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","post_title":"Animation Addicts Podcast #38: How To Train Your Dragonite...I Mean, Dragon","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"animation-addicts-podcast-38-how-to-train-your-dragonite-i-mean-dragon","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-26 15:45:41","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-26 22:45:41","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/www.therotoscopers.com\/?p=4886","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"9","filter":"raw"},{"ID":4843,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2013-05-21 09:08:38","post_date_gmt":"2013-05-21 16:08:38","post_content":"<\/a>The latest art-of book to hit store shelves is for Blue Sky's new animated film\u00a0Epic<\/em>. Will The Art of Epic\u00a0<\/em>live up to its name?\r\n\r\nThe Art of Epic<\/em><\/a> is yet another fantastic film companion piece. The book is colorful, filled with art, and educating about the process in designing and creating an animated film.\r\n\r\nOne of my favorite part of these art-of books are seeing the movie or characters that could have been. Rejected designs and concept art. While it prides itself in being a history of the visual development of the film, the book hardly lives up to that. It's contains little rejected or unused concept art and instead highlights only the designs that were ultimately used in the film.\r\n\r\n<\/a>For example, Professor Bomba seems to have only one design. Yes, there is one series of drawing that shows him with different nose variations, but that's about it. It would have been nice to see the different variations in the character that were not used in the final film. At one point, was he fat? Short? Blonde? I guess we'll never know.\r\n\r\nInstead of cramming as much as as possible onto each page, this book takes the opposite approach: filling the pages with large beautiful sketches, designs and art. Instead of squinting at the pages, you get to sit back and enjoy all the intricate colors and details. This layout allows for less content; however, it is still visually fulfilling.\r\n\r\n<\/a>Most art books begin by showcasing all the characters, then move into highlighting the scenery and sets, and then some grand finale at the end. This book's layout is a little different in that it follows the film's story chronologically. Characters who are introduced in the beginning (like Professor Bomba and Mary Katherine) are shown in the beginning of the book. Likewise, scenes from the beginning are placed in the beginning of the book. It is a little odd, it actually makes it fun to follow along if you were watching the movie. I would like to have this book in hand as I'm watching the Blu-ray because I know the experience would be fantastic.\r\n\r\nInterestingly, my favorites parts were not the character designs, but rather the scene and set designs. The lucious, evocative paintings make me want to enter this world and explore it. My particular favorite artists Greg Couch (I could pour over his work for hours), Mike Lee, and Michael Knapp.\r\n\r\n<\/a>This book is mainly a telling of the film's visual development before<\/em> animation.\u00a0There is very little when it comes to the animation, lighting, shading and rendering. There is one short page about \"color and light\", which I found absolutely fascinating. I would have loved to see more pages like that in the book.\r\n\r\n \r\nFinal Thoughts\r\n<\/span><\/h4>\r\nHonestly, The Art of Epic<\/em><\/a> wasn't my favorite art-of book. It seemed a bit monochromatic and lacked the depth of other recent books. While I enjoyed scanning its pages and reading the wonderfully written pages, I don't think this book will be one that I come back to on a frequent basis.\r\n\r\n\u2605\u2605\u26051\/2\r\nPurchase<\/span><\/h4>\r\nThe Art of Epic<\/a><\/em><\/strong>\r\n<\/h4>\r\nContest<\/h4>\r\nWant to win a copy of\u00a0The Art of Epic<\/em>? Enter our contest below. Thanks to Titan Books. Good luck!\r\n\r\na Rafflecopter giveaway<\/a>\r\n Page 55 of 79 Previous 1 … 54 55 56 … 79 Next \r\n<\/iframe><\/p>\r\n\r\nHighlights:<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n\r\nChelsea tells about how she got to hang out with rock legend Alice Cooper.<\/li>\r\nMini reviews of\u00a0Epic\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0<\/em>Monsters University.<\/em><\/li>\r\nMason's previews\u00a0Despicable Me 2<\/em>\u00a0and shares his how he has the plot of\u00a0Turbo<\/em>\u00a0all figured out.<\/li>\r\nInterview with Rotoscopers' writer\u00a0Mayra Amaya<\/a>!<\/li>\r\nMain Discussion:\u00a0Robin Hood--<\/em>the holy grail of funny Disney films.<\/li>\r\nVoice acting filled with Disney\u00a0veterans (read Blake's opinion piece about\u00a0Robin Hood's voice actors); Accents = proper English and backwood rednecks.<\/li>\r\nA little history of Disney's Xerox era.<\/li>\r\nDisney's\u00a0Robin Hood<\/em>\u00a0origins:\u00a0Reynard the Fox<\/a>.<\/li>\r\nIntroduction uses reused animation, \"Whistle Stop\" = hamster dance, intro to Robin Hood and Little John, justification.<\/li>\r\nSir Hiss is a well designed character; Prince John is a weak, pathetic, hilarious villain; \"Beautiful, lovely TEXAS!\"<\/li>\r\nMorgan's \"solid gold hub caps\", the honorable sheriff of Nottingham, wolves are always the villains.<\/li>\r\nClucky is the sassy black woman; Maid Marian; the little critter children; blundering Friar Tuck.<\/li>\r\nThe\u00a0archery tournament<\/a>: Sir Reginald Duke of Chutney, are you sick of the quotes yet?.<\/li>\r\nThe scene & song that stops the momentum: \"Love.\"<\/li>\r\n\"The Phony King of England\": jamming to Bluegrass all night; reused animation; becomes a top-40 hit overnight.<\/li>\r\nSongs: what is the best song?<\/li>\r\nDifferent versions of the DVD; alternate endings; the marriage!<\/li>\r\nWe rate it!<\/li>\r\nBloopers. Lots of out-of-context bloopers.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nRuntime: 1:40:28; 51.8 MB<\/strong><\/p>\r\nYouTube Blu-Ray Review:<\/strong><\/iframe><\/p>\r\nLinks<\/h3>\r\n
Mason, Morgan, and Chelsea are taking on a new DreamWorks film with\u00a0Rise of the Guardians<\/strong><\/em>! This episode hits the history of the film, all the highs and lows of the movie, characters and a million tangents!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/iframe><\/p>\r\n\r\nHighlights<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n\r\nWhat are we watching? Mini The Great Gatsby<\/em> Review and My Little Ponies: Friendship Is Magic<\/em>\u00a0discussion. What are your opinions? Send us a voicemail<\/a>!<\/li>\r\nThe news!\u00a08 Disney and Pixar animated films to be released from 2016 to 2018<\/a>; WWE producing new animated Flinstones<\/a>--Hilarity ensues.<\/li>\r\nInterview with our site writer: Meet Blake Taylor<\/a>. Check out his website: blakeonline.com<\/a><\/li>\r\nMain Discussion: Rise of the Guardians.<\/em><\/li>\r\nPokemon tangents! Can't get rid of 'em.<\/li>\r\nBox office: What happened?! Character analysis.<\/li>\r\nTwitter question and responses.<\/li>\r\n\"Santa Claus\u2026with swords.\" E. Aster Bunnymund: the cursing bunny.<\/li>\r\nTooth Fairy fangirls out, slapstick comedy moment, Sandy (the Sandman)!<\/li>\r\nManny aka the man in the moon, \u00a0Religious references or Paganistic?<\/li>\r\nPitch Black: some fan art is just not part of the cannon!\u00a0'Night-Mares' or 'The Night Mayor?!'<\/li>\r\nSimpsons references, Mason's animation pet peeves & Aladdin flashbacks.<\/li>\r\n\"You dare have fun in MY presence?!\" -Pitch, you're a nerd.<\/li>\r\n\u201dKids rule!\u201d More Unicorns! Pitch in the final fight and talking back to the moon!<\/li>\r\nThe opera remix at the end is SOOO 2010's!<\/li>\r\nFinal thoughts, our ratings and voicemails, 'Big 4' crossover fan fiction.<\/li>\r\nPodcast now posting on Fridays! Website pump-up week! Mason get's a twitter<\/a>!<\/li>\r\nBloopers: Disney throwback, Chelsea doesn't like direct to DVD sequels, Mason tries to pronounce Rise of the Guardians<\/em> in many languages! 'The Great Gatsby' again, Not in Nottingham!<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nRuntime: 1:40:11; 51.7 MB<\/strong><\/p>\r\nLinks<\/h3>\r\n\r\nBuy Rise of the Guardians:\u00a0<\/em>3-disc Blu-ray<\/a> | 2-disc Blu-ray<\/a>\u00a0| Digital<\/a> | Rent<\/a><\/li>\r\nInterview with Rise of the Guardians'<\/em> production assistant, Frankie Franco III:\u00a0www.rotoscopers.com\/27<\/a><\/li>\r\nWatch our video review of the Rise of the Guardians<\/em> art-of book review:\u00a0http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VWtJ8eHzoNI<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nFind the Rotoscopers<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n\r\nFind us on the web:\u00a0rotoscopers.com<\/a>,\u00a0twitter<\/a>,\u00a0facebook<\/a>,\u00a0YouTube<\/a>,\u00a0tumblr<\/a>,\u00a0hypable<\/a>\u00a0&\u00a0Animated Views<\/a>.<\/li>\r\nTwitter: Morgan<\/a>, Chelsea<\/a>, Mason<\/a><\/li>\r\nVisit our sponsors:\u00a0Netflix<\/a>,\u00a0Audible<\/a>,\u00a0Amazon<\/a>.<\/li>\r\nQuestions, comments, suggestions? Send us an email at\u00a0therotoscopers@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/li>\r\nSend us a voicemail at\u00a0rotoscopers.com\/voicemail<\/a>.<\/li>\r\nJoin the Newsletter<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","post_title":"Animation Addicts Podcast #39: 'Rise of the Guardians' - Guardians of Liberty","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"animation-addicts-podcast-39-rise-of-the-guardians-guardians-of-liberty","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-26 15:47:20","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-26 22:47:20","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/www.therotoscopers.com\/?p=5210","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"15","filter":"raw"},{"ID":5062,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2013-06-04 18:15:38","post_date_gmt":"2013-06-05 01:15:38","post_content":"It's been a rather slow week in animation, but thankfully USA Today<\/a> saved the week and gave us some juicy info and photos of Reel FX's upcoming November film\u00a0Free Birds<\/em>.\r\n<\/em>\r\n\r\nFree Birds<\/em> follows two turkeys--Reggie and Jake--as they travel back and time to change Thanksgiving's famous poultry main course forever.\u00a0Reggie, played by Owen Wilson<\/strong>, is a recently presidentially pardoned turkey who has been exiled by his flock. So to pass the time, he wastes his days at Camp David gorging on pizza and watching telenovelas. Jake, played by Woody Harrelson<\/strong>, is the president (and only member) of the Turkeys Liberation Front and enlists Jake to hijack a time machine in order to travel back in time to save turkeys from becoming Thanksgiving's main course.\r\n\r\nOnce the two birds have landed back in pilgrim times, they meet other wild turkeys living underground in fear, including one smart, sarcastic she-turkey Jenny played by Amy Poehler<\/strong>.\r\n\r\nApparently, Wilson and Harrelson have been friends since the early 1990s and have been looking for a project to do together for years. Finally,\u00a0Free Birds<\/em> fit the bill and their friendship added to some great chemistry to the film. \u00a0Director\u00a0Jimmy Hayward commented on this saying,\u00a0\"It's a cool dynamic in the movie. There's a genuineness to it that's really awesome.\"\r\n\r\nTurkeys<\/span> Free Birds<\/em> may not be the best film of the year (especially with\u00a0Frozen<\/em> being released the following week); however, it still seems like it could be a decent, funny film. The two stills that were released (see below) aren't anything special, but if the story is solid, then it will still be worth seeing.\r\n\r\nFree Birds<\/em> hits theatres just in time for the Thanksgiving feasts on November 1, 2013. The big question is: will it be such a big hit that people will shun turkey dinners this holiday season? Probably not, but it'll still be fun to see the turkeys try.\r\n\r\n<\/a> Jake (right) presumably telling Reggie (left) his plans to save the turkeys.[\/caption]\r\n\r\n<\/a> Looks like Reggie (Owen Wilson) and Jenny (Amy Poehler) could have a blossoming romance.[\/caption]\r\n\r\n ","post_title":"First Stills & More Plot Details for Reel FX's 'Free Birds'","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"first-stills-more-plot-details-for-reel-fxs-free-birds","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2014-07-03 09:39:27","post_modified_gmt":"2014-07-03 16:39:27","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/www.therotoscopers.com\/?p=5062","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"2","filter":"raw"},{"ID":4886,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2013-05-21 12:27:05","post_date_gmt":"2013-05-21 19:27:05","post_content":"\r\nMorgan, Chelsea, and Mason are flying high as they discuss DreamWorks\u2019 How to Train Your Dragon<\/em><\/strong>!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/iframe><\/p>\r\n\r\nHighlights<\/h3>\r\n\r\nWhat's going on in everyone's life? Awesome podcast plug:\u00a0Talkin\u2019 Toons with Rob Paulsen<\/a>!\u00a0 We're fans.<\/li>\r\nBring on the news! Big Hero 6<\/em><\/a>, Disney Withdraws Trademark Application for 'Dia de los Muertos'<\/a>, DreamWorks plans sequel for 'The Croods'<\/a>.<\/li>\r\nMain discussion:\u00a0How to Train Your Dragon<\/em>.<\/i><\/li>\r\nPok\u00e9mon tangents! Were did the accents come from?<\/li>\r\nBox office and character analysis, Hog Hunters<\/em>, and the\u00a0parallels\u00a0to life.<\/li>\r\nWould Stoick the Vast get along with Gaston? MorePok\u00e9mon tangents!<\/li>\r\nHoly Dragon! Stoick's got problems.<\/li>\r\n\"Kids Rule!\" The motto of the 90s.<\/li>\r\nOther iconic dragons in Movies.<\/li>\r\nThis movie is now a video game!<\/li>\r\nFighting the big dragon is like fighting the Death Star.<\/li>\r\nLoosing a limb in an animated film is a big deal!<\/li>\r\nThe live-action spectacular!<\/li>\r\nHiccup pulls a\u00a0Neville Longbottom!<\/li>\r\nFinal thoughts, our ratings and voicemails!<\/li>\r\nMail bag with Morgan and Chelsea!<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nRuntime: 1:20:54; 41.8 MB<\/strong><\/p>\r\nLinks<\/h3>\r\n\r\nBuy\u00a0How to Train Your Dragon<\/em>:\u00a0Blu-ray<\/a> | DVD<\/a> | Digital<\/a> | Rent<\/a><\/li>\r\nFind us on the web:\u00a0rotoscopers.com<\/a>,\u00a0twitter<\/a>,\u00a0facebook<\/a>,\u00a0YouTube<\/a><\/li>\r\nVisit our sponsors:\u00a0Audible<\/a>,\u00a0Amazon<\/a><\/li>\r\nSend us a voicemail at\u00a0rotoscopers.com\/voicemail<\/a><\/li>\r\nJoin the Newsletter<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","post_title":"Animation Addicts Podcast #38: How To Train Your Dragonite...I Mean, Dragon","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"animation-addicts-podcast-38-how-to-train-your-dragonite-i-mean-dragon","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-26 15:45:41","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-26 22:45:41","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/www.therotoscopers.com\/?p=4886","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"9","filter":"raw"},{"ID":4843,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2013-05-21 09:08:38","post_date_gmt":"2013-05-21 16:08:38","post_content":"<\/a>The latest art-of book to hit store shelves is for Blue Sky's new animated film\u00a0Epic<\/em>. Will The Art of Epic\u00a0<\/em>live up to its name?\r\n\r\nThe Art of Epic<\/em><\/a> is yet another fantastic film companion piece. The book is colorful, filled with art, and educating about the process in designing and creating an animated film.\r\n\r\nOne of my favorite part of these art-of books are seeing the movie or characters that could have been. Rejected designs and concept art. While it prides itself in being a history of the visual development of the film, the book hardly lives up to that. It's contains little rejected or unused concept art and instead highlights only the designs that were ultimately used in the film.\r\n\r\n<\/a>For example, Professor Bomba seems to have only one design. Yes, there is one series of drawing that shows him with different nose variations, but that's about it. It would have been nice to see the different variations in the character that were not used in the final film. At one point, was he fat? Short? Blonde? I guess we'll never know.\r\n\r\nInstead of cramming as much as as possible onto each page, this book takes the opposite approach: filling the pages with large beautiful sketches, designs and art. Instead of squinting at the pages, you get to sit back and enjoy all the intricate colors and details. This layout allows for less content; however, it is still visually fulfilling.\r\n\r\n<\/a>Most art books begin by showcasing all the characters, then move into highlighting the scenery and sets, and then some grand finale at the end. This book's layout is a little different in that it follows the film's story chronologically. Characters who are introduced in the beginning (like Professor Bomba and Mary Katherine) are shown in the beginning of the book. Likewise, scenes from the beginning are placed in the beginning of the book. It is a little odd, it actually makes it fun to follow along if you were watching the movie. I would like to have this book in hand as I'm watching the Blu-ray because I know the experience would be fantastic.\r\n\r\nInterestingly, my favorites parts were not the character designs, but rather the scene and set designs. The lucious, evocative paintings make me want to enter this world and explore it. My particular favorite artists Greg Couch (I could pour over his work for hours), Mike Lee, and Michael Knapp.\r\n\r\n<\/a>This book is mainly a telling of the film's visual development before<\/em> animation.\u00a0There is very little when it comes to the animation, lighting, shading and rendering. There is one short page about \"color and light\", which I found absolutely fascinating. I would have loved to see more pages like that in the book.\r\n\r\n \r\nFinal Thoughts\r\n<\/span><\/h4>\r\nHonestly, The Art of Epic<\/em><\/a> wasn't my favorite art-of book. It seemed a bit monochromatic and lacked the depth of other recent books. While I enjoyed scanning its pages and reading the wonderfully written pages, I don't think this book will be one that I come back to on a frequent basis.\r\n\r\n\u2605\u2605\u26051\/2\r\nPurchase<\/span><\/h4>\r\nThe Art of Epic<\/a><\/em><\/strong>\r\n<\/h4>\r\nContest<\/h4>\r\nWant to win a copy of\u00a0The Art of Epic<\/em>? Enter our contest below. Thanks to Titan Books. Good luck!\r\n\r\na Rafflecopter giveaway<\/a>\r\n Page 55 of 79 Previous 1 … 54 55 56 … 79 Next \r\n<\/iframe><\/p>\r\n\r\nHighlights:<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n\r\nChelsea tells about how she got to hang out with rock legend Alice Cooper.<\/li>\r\nMini reviews of\u00a0Epic\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0<\/em>Monsters University.<\/em><\/li>\r\nMason's previews\u00a0Despicable Me 2<\/em>\u00a0and shares his how he has the plot of\u00a0Turbo<\/em>\u00a0all figured out.<\/li>\r\nInterview with Rotoscopers' writer\u00a0Mayra Amaya<\/a>!<\/li>\r\nMain Discussion:\u00a0Robin Hood--<\/em>the holy grail of funny Disney films.<\/li>\r\nVoice acting filled with Disney\u00a0veterans (read Blake's opinion piece about\u00a0Robin Hood's voice actors); Accents = proper English and backwood rednecks.<\/li>\r\nA little history of Disney's Xerox era.<\/li>\r\nDisney's\u00a0Robin Hood<\/em>\u00a0origins:\u00a0Reynard the Fox<\/a>.<\/li>\r\nIntroduction uses reused animation, \"Whistle Stop\" = hamster dance, intro to Robin Hood and Little John, justification.<\/li>\r\nSir Hiss is a well designed character; Prince John is a weak, pathetic, hilarious villain; \"Beautiful, lovely TEXAS!\"<\/li>\r\nMorgan's \"solid gold hub caps\", the honorable sheriff of Nottingham, wolves are always the villains.<\/li>\r\nClucky is the sassy black woman; Maid Marian; the little critter children; blundering Friar Tuck.<\/li>\r\nThe\u00a0archery tournament<\/a>: Sir Reginald Duke of Chutney, are you sick of the quotes yet?.<\/li>\r\nThe scene & song that stops the momentum: \"Love.\"<\/li>\r\n\"The Phony King of England\": jamming to Bluegrass all night; reused animation; becomes a top-40 hit overnight.<\/li>\r\nSongs: what is the best song?<\/li>\r\nDifferent versions of the DVD; alternate endings; the marriage!<\/li>\r\nWe rate it!<\/li>\r\nBloopers. Lots of out-of-context bloopers.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nRuntime: 1:40:28; 51.8 MB<\/strong><\/p>\r\nYouTube Blu-Ray Review:<\/strong><\/iframe><\/p>\r\nLinks<\/h3>\r\n
<\/iframe><\/p>\r\n\r\nHighlights<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n\r\nWhat are we watching? Mini The Great Gatsby<\/em> Review and My Little Ponies: Friendship Is Magic<\/em>\u00a0discussion. What are your opinions? Send us a voicemail<\/a>!<\/li>\r\nThe news!\u00a08 Disney and Pixar animated films to be released from 2016 to 2018<\/a>; WWE producing new animated Flinstones<\/a>--Hilarity ensues.<\/li>\r\nInterview with our site writer: Meet Blake Taylor<\/a>. Check out his website: blakeonline.com<\/a><\/li>\r\nMain Discussion: Rise of the Guardians.<\/em><\/li>\r\nPokemon tangents! Can't get rid of 'em.<\/li>\r\nBox office: What happened?! Character analysis.<\/li>\r\nTwitter question and responses.<\/li>\r\n\"Santa Claus\u2026with swords.\" E. Aster Bunnymund: the cursing bunny.<\/li>\r\nTooth Fairy fangirls out, slapstick comedy moment, Sandy (the Sandman)!<\/li>\r\nManny aka the man in the moon, \u00a0Religious references or Paganistic?<\/li>\r\nPitch Black: some fan art is just not part of the cannon!\u00a0'Night-Mares' or 'The Night Mayor?!'<\/li>\r\nSimpsons references, Mason's animation pet peeves & Aladdin flashbacks.<\/li>\r\n\"You dare have fun in MY presence?!\" -Pitch, you're a nerd.<\/li>\r\n\u201dKids rule!\u201d More Unicorns! Pitch in the final fight and talking back to the moon!<\/li>\r\nThe opera remix at the end is SOOO 2010's!<\/li>\r\nFinal thoughts, our ratings and voicemails, 'Big 4' crossover fan fiction.<\/li>\r\nPodcast now posting on Fridays! Website pump-up week! Mason get's a twitter<\/a>!<\/li>\r\nBloopers: Disney throwback, Chelsea doesn't like direct to DVD sequels, Mason tries to pronounce Rise of the Guardians<\/em> in many languages! 'The Great Gatsby' again, Not in Nottingham!<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nRuntime: 1:40:11; 51.7 MB<\/strong><\/p>\r\nLinks<\/h3>\r\n\r\nBuy Rise of the Guardians:\u00a0<\/em>3-disc Blu-ray<\/a> | 2-disc Blu-ray<\/a>\u00a0| Digital<\/a> | Rent<\/a><\/li>\r\nInterview with Rise of the Guardians'<\/em> production assistant, Frankie Franco III:\u00a0www.rotoscopers.com\/27<\/a><\/li>\r\nWatch our video review of the Rise of the Guardians<\/em> art-of book review:\u00a0http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VWtJ8eHzoNI<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nFind the Rotoscopers<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n\r\nFind us on the web:\u00a0rotoscopers.com<\/a>,\u00a0twitter<\/a>,\u00a0facebook<\/a>,\u00a0YouTube<\/a>,\u00a0tumblr<\/a>,\u00a0hypable<\/a>\u00a0&\u00a0Animated Views<\/a>.<\/li>\r\nTwitter: Morgan<\/a>, Chelsea<\/a>, Mason<\/a><\/li>\r\nVisit our sponsors:\u00a0Netflix<\/a>,\u00a0Audible<\/a>,\u00a0Amazon<\/a>.<\/li>\r\nQuestions, comments, suggestions? Send us an email at\u00a0therotoscopers@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/li>\r\nSend us a voicemail at\u00a0rotoscopers.com\/voicemail<\/a>.<\/li>\r\nJoin the Newsletter<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","post_title":"Animation Addicts Podcast #39: 'Rise of the Guardians' - Guardians of Liberty","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"animation-addicts-podcast-39-rise-of-the-guardians-guardians-of-liberty","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-26 15:47:20","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-26 22:47:20","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/www.therotoscopers.com\/?p=5210","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"15","filter":"raw"},{"ID":5062,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2013-06-04 18:15:38","post_date_gmt":"2013-06-05 01:15:38","post_content":"It's been a rather slow week in animation, but thankfully USA Today<\/a> saved the week and gave us some juicy info and photos of Reel FX's upcoming November film\u00a0Free Birds<\/em>.\r\n<\/em>\r\n\r\nFree Birds<\/em> follows two turkeys--Reggie and Jake--as they travel back and time to change Thanksgiving's famous poultry main course forever.\u00a0Reggie, played by Owen Wilson<\/strong>, is a recently presidentially pardoned turkey who has been exiled by his flock. So to pass the time, he wastes his days at Camp David gorging on pizza and watching telenovelas. Jake, played by Woody Harrelson<\/strong>, is the president (and only member) of the Turkeys Liberation Front and enlists Jake to hijack a time machine in order to travel back in time to save turkeys from becoming Thanksgiving's main course.\r\n\r\nOnce the two birds have landed back in pilgrim times, they meet other wild turkeys living underground in fear, including one smart, sarcastic she-turkey Jenny played by Amy Poehler<\/strong>.\r\n\r\nApparently, Wilson and Harrelson have been friends since the early 1990s and have been looking for a project to do together for years. Finally,\u00a0Free Birds<\/em> fit the bill and their friendship added to some great chemistry to the film. \u00a0Director\u00a0Jimmy Hayward commented on this saying,\u00a0\"It's a cool dynamic in the movie. There's a genuineness to it that's really awesome.\"\r\n\r\nTurkeys<\/span> Free Birds<\/em> may not be the best film of the year (especially with\u00a0Frozen<\/em> being released the following week); however, it still seems like it could be a decent, funny film. The two stills that were released (see below) aren't anything special, but if the story is solid, then it will still be worth seeing.\r\n\r\nFree Birds<\/em> hits theatres just in time for the Thanksgiving feasts on November 1, 2013. The big question is: will it be such a big hit that people will shun turkey dinners this holiday season? Probably not, but it'll still be fun to see the turkeys try.\r\n\r\n<\/a> Jake (right) presumably telling Reggie (left) his plans to save the turkeys.[\/caption]\r\n\r\n<\/a> Looks like Reggie (Owen Wilson) and Jenny (Amy Poehler) could have a blossoming romance.[\/caption]\r\n\r\n ","post_title":"First Stills & More Plot Details for Reel FX's 'Free Birds'","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"first-stills-more-plot-details-for-reel-fxs-free-birds","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2014-07-03 09:39:27","post_modified_gmt":"2014-07-03 16:39:27","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/www.therotoscopers.com\/?p=5062","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"2","filter":"raw"},{"ID":4886,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2013-05-21 12:27:05","post_date_gmt":"2013-05-21 19:27:05","post_content":"\r\nMorgan, Chelsea, and Mason are flying high as they discuss DreamWorks\u2019 How to Train Your Dragon<\/em><\/strong>!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/iframe><\/p>\r\n\r\nHighlights<\/h3>\r\n\r\nWhat's going on in everyone's life? Awesome podcast plug:\u00a0Talkin\u2019 Toons with Rob Paulsen<\/a>!\u00a0 We're fans.<\/li>\r\nBring on the news! Big Hero 6<\/em><\/a>, Disney Withdraws Trademark Application for 'Dia de los Muertos'<\/a>, DreamWorks plans sequel for 'The Croods'<\/a>.<\/li>\r\nMain discussion:\u00a0How to Train Your Dragon<\/em>.<\/i><\/li>\r\nPok\u00e9mon tangents! Were did the accents come from?<\/li>\r\nBox office and character analysis, Hog Hunters<\/em>, and the\u00a0parallels\u00a0to life.<\/li>\r\nWould Stoick the Vast get along with Gaston? MorePok\u00e9mon tangents!<\/li>\r\nHoly Dragon! Stoick's got problems.<\/li>\r\n\"Kids Rule!\" The motto of the 90s.<\/li>\r\nOther iconic dragons in Movies.<\/li>\r\nThis movie is now a video game!<\/li>\r\nFighting the big dragon is like fighting the Death Star.<\/li>\r\nLoosing a limb in an animated film is a big deal!<\/li>\r\nThe live-action spectacular!<\/li>\r\nHiccup pulls a\u00a0Neville Longbottom!<\/li>\r\nFinal thoughts, our ratings and voicemails!<\/li>\r\nMail bag with Morgan and Chelsea!<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nRuntime: 1:20:54; 41.8 MB<\/strong><\/p>\r\nLinks<\/h3>\r\n\r\nBuy\u00a0How to Train Your Dragon<\/em>:\u00a0Blu-ray<\/a> | DVD<\/a> | Digital<\/a> | Rent<\/a><\/li>\r\nFind us on the web:\u00a0rotoscopers.com<\/a>,\u00a0twitter<\/a>,\u00a0facebook<\/a>,\u00a0YouTube<\/a><\/li>\r\nVisit our sponsors:\u00a0Audible<\/a>,\u00a0Amazon<\/a><\/li>\r\nSend us a voicemail at\u00a0rotoscopers.com\/voicemail<\/a><\/li>\r\nJoin the Newsletter<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","post_title":"Animation Addicts Podcast #38: How To Train Your Dragonite...I Mean, Dragon","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"animation-addicts-podcast-38-how-to-train-your-dragonite-i-mean-dragon","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-26 15:45:41","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-26 22:45:41","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/www.therotoscopers.com\/?p=4886","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"9","filter":"raw"},{"ID":4843,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2013-05-21 09:08:38","post_date_gmt":"2013-05-21 16:08:38","post_content":"<\/a>The latest art-of book to hit store shelves is for Blue Sky's new animated film\u00a0Epic<\/em>. Will The Art of Epic\u00a0<\/em>live up to its name?\r\n\r\nThe Art of Epic<\/em><\/a> is yet another fantastic film companion piece. The book is colorful, filled with art, and educating about the process in designing and creating an animated film.\r\n\r\nOne of my favorite part of these art-of books are seeing the movie or characters that could have been. Rejected designs and concept art. While it prides itself in being a history of the visual development of the film, the book hardly lives up to that. It's contains little rejected or unused concept art and instead highlights only the designs that were ultimately used in the film.\r\n\r\n<\/a>For example, Professor Bomba seems to have only one design. Yes, there is one series of drawing that shows him with different nose variations, but that's about it. It would have been nice to see the different variations in the character that were not used in the final film. At one point, was he fat? Short? Blonde? I guess we'll never know.\r\n\r\nInstead of cramming as much as as possible onto each page, this book takes the opposite approach: filling the pages with large beautiful sketches, designs and art. Instead of squinting at the pages, you get to sit back and enjoy all the intricate colors and details. This layout allows for less content; however, it is still visually fulfilling.\r\n\r\n<\/a>Most art books begin by showcasing all the characters, then move into highlighting the scenery and sets, and then some grand finale at the end. This book's layout is a little different in that it follows the film's story chronologically. Characters who are introduced in the beginning (like Professor Bomba and Mary Katherine) are shown in the beginning of the book. Likewise, scenes from the beginning are placed in the beginning of the book. It is a little odd, it actually makes it fun to follow along if you were watching the movie. I would like to have this book in hand as I'm watching the Blu-ray because I know the experience would be fantastic.\r\n\r\nInterestingly, my favorites parts were not the character designs, but rather the scene and set designs. The lucious, evocative paintings make me want to enter this world and explore it. My particular favorite artists Greg Couch (I could pour over his work for hours), Mike Lee, and Michael Knapp.\r\n\r\n<\/a>This book is mainly a telling of the film's visual development before<\/em> animation.\u00a0There is very little when it comes to the animation, lighting, shading and rendering. There is one short page about \"color and light\", which I found absolutely fascinating. I would have loved to see more pages like that in the book.\r\n\r\n \r\nFinal Thoughts\r\n<\/span><\/h4>\r\nHonestly, The Art of Epic<\/em><\/a> wasn't my favorite art-of book. It seemed a bit monochromatic and lacked the depth of other recent books. While I enjoyed scanning its pages and reading the wonderfully written pages, I don't think this book will be one that I come back to on a frequent basis.\r\n\r\n\u2605\u2605\u26051\/2\r\nPurchase<\/span><\/h4>\r\nThe Art of Epic<\/a><\/em><\/strong>\r\n<\/h4>\r\nContest<\/h4>\r\nWant to win a copy of\u00a0The Art of Epic<\/em>? Enter our contest below. Thanks to Titan Books. Good luck!\r\n\r\na Rafflecopter giveaway<\/a>\r\n Page 55 of 79 Previous 1 … 54 55 56 … 79 Next \r\n<\/iframe><\/p>\r\n\r\nHighlights:<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n\r\nChelsea tells about how she got to hang out with rock legend Alice Cooper.<\/li>\r\nMini reviews of\u00a0Epic\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0<\/em>Monsters University.<\/em><\/li>\r\nMason's previews\u00a0Despicable Me 2<\/em>\u00a0and shares his how he has the plot of\u00a0Turbo<\/em>\u00a0all figured out.<\/li>\r\nInterview with Rotoscopers' writer\u00a0Mayra Amaya<\/a>!<\/li>\r\nMain Discussion:\u00a0Robin Hood--<\/em>the holy grail of funny Disney films.<\/li>\r\nVoice acting filled with Disney\u00a0veterans (read Blake's opinion piece about\u00a0Robin Hood's voice actors); Accents = proper English and backwood rednecks.<\/li>\r\nA little history of Disney's Xerox era.<\/li>\r\nDisney's\u00a0Robin Hood<\/em>\u00a0origins:\u00a0Reynard the Fox<\/a>.<\/li>\r\nIntroduction uses reused animation, \"Whistle Stop\" = hamster dance, intro to Robin Hood and Little John, justification.<\/li>\r\nSir Hiss is a well designed character; Prince John is a weak, pathetic, hilarious villain; \"Beautiful, lovely TEXAS!\"<\/li>\r\nMorgan's \"solid gold hub caps\", the honorable sheriff of Nottingham, wolves are always the villains.<\/li>\r\nClucky is the sassy black woman; Maid Marian; the little critter children; blundering Friar Tuck.<\/li>\r\nThe\u00a0archery tournament<\/a>: Sir Reginald Duke of Chutney, are you sick of the quotes yet?.<\/li>\r\nThe scene & song that stops the momentum: \"Love.\"<\/li>\r\n\"The Phony King of England\": jamming to Bluegrass all night; reused animation; becomes a top-40 hit overnight.<\/li>\r\nSongs: what is the best song?<\/li>\r\nDifferent versions of the DVD; alternate endings; the marriage!<\/li>\r\nWe rate it!<\/li>\r\nBloopers. Lots of out-of-context bloopers.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nRuntime: 1:40:28; 51.8 MB<\/strong><\/p>\r\nYouTube Blu-Ray Review:<\/strong><\/iframe><\/p>\r\nLinks<\/h3>\r\n
Runtime: 1:40:11; 51.7 MB<\/strong><\/p>\r\nLinks<\/h3>\r\n\r\nBuy Rise of the Guardians:\u00a0<\/em>3-disc Blu-ray<\/a> | 2-disc Blu-ray<\/a>\u00a0| Digital<\/a> | Rent<\/a><\/li>\r\nInterview with Rise of the Guardians'<\/em> production assistant, Frankie Franco III:\u00a0www.rotoscopers.com\/27<\/a><\/li>\r\nWatch our video review of the Rise of the Guardians<\/em> art-of book review:\u00a0http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VWtJ8eHzoNI<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nFind the Rotoscopers<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n\r\nFind us on the web:\u00a0rotoscopers.com<\/a>,\u00a0twitter<\/a>,\u00a0facebook<\/a>,\u00a0YouTube<\/a>,\u00a0tumblr<\/a>,\u00a0hypable<\/a>\u00a0&\u00a0Animated Views<\/a>.<\/li>\r\nTwitter: Morgan<\/a>, Chelsea<\/a>, Mason<\/a><\/li>\r\nVisit our sponsors:\u00a0Netflix<\/a>,\u00a0Audible<\/a>,\u00a0Amazon<\/a>.<\/li>\r\nQuestions, comments, suggestions? Send us an email at\u00a0therotoscopers@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/li>\r\nSend us a voicemail at\u00a0rotoscopers.com\/voicemail<\/a>.<\/li>\r\nJoin the Newsletter<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","post_title":"Animation Addicts Podcast #39: 'Rise of the Guardians' - Guardians of Liberty","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"animation-addicts-podcast-39-rise-of-the-guardians-guardians-of-liberty","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-26 15:47:20","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-26 22:47:20","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/www.therotoscopers.com\/?p=5210","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"15","filter":"raw"},{"ID":5062,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2013-06-04 18:15:38","post_date_gmt":"2013-06-05 01:15:38","post_content":"It's been a rather slow week in animation, but thankfully USA Today<\/a> saved the week and gave us some juicy info and photos of Reel FX's upcoming November film\u00a0Free Birds<\/em>.\r\n<\/em>\r\n\r\nFree Birds<\/em> follows two turkeys--Reggie and Jake--as they travel back and time to change Thanksgiving's famous poultry main course forever.\u00a0Reggie, played by Owen Wilson<\/strong>, is a recently presidentially pardoned turkey who has been exiled by his flock. So to pass the time, he wastes his days at Camp David gorging on pizza and watching telenovelas. Jake, played by Woody Harrelson<\/strong>, is the president (and only member) of the Turkeys Liberation Front and enlists Jake to hijack a time machine in order to travel back in time to save turkeys from becoming Thanksgiving's main course.\r\n\r\nOnce the two birds have landed back in pilgrim times, they meet other wild turkeys living underground in fear, including one smart, sarcastic she-turkey Jenny played by Amy Poehler<\/strong>.\r\n\r\nApparently, Wilson and Harrelson have been friends since the early 1990s and have been looking for a project to do together for years. Finally,\u00a0Free Birds<\/em> fit the bill and their friendship added to some great chemistry to the film. \u00a0Director\u00a0Jimmy Hayward commented on this saying,\u00a0\"It's a cool dynamic in the movie. There's a genuineness to it that's really awesome.\"\r\n\r\nTurkeys<\/span> Free Birds<\/em> may not be the best film of the year (especially with\u00a0Frozen<\/em> being released the following week); however, it still seems like it could be a decent, funny film. The two stills that were released (see below) aren't anything special, but if the story is solid, then it will still be worth seeing.\r\n\r\nFree Birds<\/em> hits theatres just in time for the Thanksgiving feasts on November 1, 2013. The big question is: will it be such a big hit that people will shun turkey dinners this holiday season? Probably not, but it'll still be fun to see the turkeys try.\r\n\r\n<\/a> Jake (right) presumably telling Reggie (left) his plans to save the turkeys.[\/caption]\r\n\r\n<\/a> Looks like Reggie (Owen Wilson) and Jenny (Amy Poehler) could have a blossoming romance.[\/caption]\r\n\r\n ","post_title":"First Stills & More Plot Details for Reel FX's 'Free Birds'","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"first-stills-more-plot-details-for-reel-fxs-free-birds","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2014-07-03 09:39:27","post_modified_gmt":"2014-07-03 16:39:27","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/www.therotoscopers.com\/?p=5062","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"2","filter":"raw"},{"ID":4886,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2013-05-21 12:27:05","post_date_gmt":"2013-05-21 19:27:05","post_content":"\r\nMorgan, Chelsea, and Mason are flying high as they discuss DreamWorks\u2019 How to Train Your Dragon<\/em><\/strong>!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/iframe><\/p>\r\n\r\nHighlights<\/h3>\r\n\r\nWhat's going on in everyone's life? Awesome podcast plug:\u00a0Talkin\u2019 Toons with Rob Paulsen<\/a>!\u00a0 We're fans.<\/li>\r\nBring on the news! Big Hero 6<\/em><\/a>, Disney Withdraws Trademark Application for 'Dia de los Muertos'<\/a>, DreamWorks plans sequel for 'The Croods'<\/a>.<\/li>\r\nMain discussion:\u00a0How to Train Your Dragon<\/em>.<\/i><\/li>\r\nPok\u00e9mon tangents! Were did the accents come from?<\/li>\r\nBox office and character analysis, Hog Hunters<\/em>, and the\u00a0parallels\u00a0to life.<\/li>\r\nWould Stoick the Vast get along with Gaston? MorePok\u00e9mon tangents!<\/li>\r\nHoly Dragon! Stoick's got problems.<\/li>\r\n\"Kids Rule!\" The motto of the 90s.<\/li>\r\nOther iconic dragons in Movies.<\/li>\r\nThis movie is now a video game!<\/li>\r\nFighting the big dragon is like fighting the Death Star.<\/li>\r\nLoosing a limb in an animated film is a big deal!<\/li>\r\nThe live-action spectacular!<\/li>\r\nHiccup pulls a\u00a0Neville Longbottom!<\/li>\r\nFinal thoughts, our ratings and voicemails!<\/li>\r\nMail bag with Morgan and Chelsea!<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nRuntime: 1:20:54; 41.8 MB<\/strong><\/p>\r\nLinks<\/h3>\r\n\r\nBuy\u00a0How to Train Your Dragon<\/em>:\u00a0Blu-ray<\/a> | DVD<\/a> | Digital<\/a> | Rent<\/a><\/li>\r\nFind us on the web:\u00a0rotoscopers.com<\/a>,\u00a0twitter<\/a>,\u00a0facebook<\/a>,\u00a0YouTube<\/a><\/li>\r\nVisit our sponsors:\u00a0Audible<\/a>,\u00a0Amazon<\/a><\/li>\r\nSend us a voicemail at\u00a0rotoscopers.com\/voicemail<\/a><\/li>\r\nJoin the Newsletter<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","post_title":"Animation Addicts Podcast #38: How To Train Your Dragonite...I Mean, Dragon","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"animation-addicts-podcast-38-how-to-train-your-dragonite-i-mean-dragon","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-26 15:45:41","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-26 22:45:41","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/www.therotoscopers.com\/?p=4886","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"9","filter":"raw"},{"ID":4843,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2013-05-21 09:08:38","post_date_gmt":"2013-05-21 16:08:38","post_content":"<\/a>The latest art-of book to hit store shelves is for Blue Sky's new animated film\u00a0Epic<\/em>. Will The Art of Epic\u00a0<\/em>live up to its name?\r\n\r\nThe Art of Epic<\/em><\/a> is yet another fantastic film companion piece. The book is colorful, filled with art, and educating about the process in designing and creating an animated film.\r\n\r\nOne of my favorite part of these art-of books are seeing the movie or characters that could have been. Rejected designs and concept art. While it prides itself in being a history of the visual development of the film, the book hardly lives up to that. It's contains little rejected or unused concept art and instead highlights only the designs that were ultimately used in the film.\r\n\r\n<\/a>For example, Professor Bomba seems to have only one design. Yes, there is one series of drawing that shows him with different nose variations, but that's about it. It would have been nice to see the different variations in the character that were not used in the final film. At one point, was he fat? Short? Blonde? I guess we'll never know.\r\n\r\nInstead of cramming as much as as possible onto each page, this book takes the opposite approach: filling the pages with large beautiful sketches, designs and art. Instead of squinting at the pages, you get to sit back and enjoy all the intricate colors and details. This layout allows for less content; however, it is still visually fulfilling.\r\n\r\n<\/a>Most art books begin by showcasing all the characters, then move into highlighting the scenery and sets, and then some grand finale at the end. This book's layout is a little different in that it follows the film's story chronologically. Characters who are introduced in the beginning (like Professor Bomba and Mary Katherine) are shown in the beginning of the book. Likewise, scenes from the beginning are placed in the beginning of the book. It is a little odd, it actually makes it fun to follow along if you were watching the movie. I would like to have this book in hand as I'm watching the Blu-ray because I know the experience would be fantastic.\r\n\r\nInterestingly, my favorites parts were not the character designs, but rather the scene and set designs. The lucious, evocative paintings make me want to enter this world and explore it. My particular favorite artists Greg Couch (I could pour over his work for hours), Mike Lee, and Michael Knapp.\r\n\r\n<\/a>This book is mainly a telling of the film's visual development before<\/em> animation.\u00a0There is very little when it comes to the animation, lighting, shading and rendering. There is one short page about \"color and light\", which I found absolutely fascinating. I would have loved to see more pages like that in the book.\r\n\r\n \r\nFinal Thoughts\r\n<\/span><\/h4>\r\nHonestly, The Art of Epic<\/em><\/a> wasn't my favorite art-of book. It seemed a bit monochromatic and lacked the depth of other recent books. While I enjoyed scanning its pages and reading the wonderfully written pages, I don't think this book will be one that I come back to on a frequent basis.\r\n\r\n\u2605\u2605\u26051\/2\r\nPurchase<\/span><\/h4>\r\nThe Art of Epic<\/a><\/em><\/strong>\r\n<\/h4>\r\nContest<\/h4>\r\nWant to win a copy of\u00a0The Art of Epic<\/em>? Enter our contest below. Thanks to Titan Books. Good luck!\r\n\r\na Rafflecopter giveaway<\/a>\r\n Page 55 of 79 Previous 1 … 54 55 56 … 79 Next \r\n<\/iframe><\/p>\r\n\r\nHighlights:<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n\r\nChelsea tells about how she got to hang out with rock legend Alice Cooper.<\/li>\r\nMini reviews of\u00a0Epic\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0<\/em>Monsters University.<\/em><\/li>\r\nMason's previews\u00a0Despicable Me 2<\/em>\u00a0and shares his how he has the plot of\u00a0Turbo<\/em>\u00a0all figured out.<\/li>\r\nInterview with Rotoscopers' writer\u00a0Mayra Amaya<\/a>!<\/li>\r\nMain Discussion:\u00a0Robin Hood--<\/em>the holy grail of funny Disney films.<\/li>\r\nVoice acting filled with Disney\u00a0veterans (read Blake's opinion piece about\u00a0Robin Hood's voice actors); Accents = proper English and backwood rednecks.<\/li>\r\nA little history of Disney's Xerox era.<\/li>\r\nDisney's\u00a0Robin Hood<\/em>\u00a0origins:\u00a0Reynard the Fox<\/a>.<\/li>\r\nIntroduction uses reused animation, \"Whistle Stop\" = hamster dance, intro to Robin Hood and Little John, justification.<\/li>\r\nSir Hiss is a well designed character; Prince John is a weak, pathetic, hilarious villain; \"Beautiful, lovely TEXAS!\"<\/li>\r\nMorgan's \"solid gold hub caps\", the honorable sheriff of Nottingham, wolves are always the villains.<\/li>\r\nClucky is the sassy black woman; Maid Marian; the little critter children; blundering Friar Tuck.<\/li>\r\nThe\u00a0archery tournament<\/a>: Sir Reginald Duke of Chutney, are you sick of the quotes yet?.<\/li>\r\nThe scene & song that stops the momentum: \"Love.\"<\/li>\r\n\"The Phony King of England\": jamming to Bluegrass all night; reused animation; becomes a top-40 hit overnight.<\/li>\r\nSongs: what is the best song?<\/li>\r\nDifferent versions of the DVD; alternate endings; the marriage!<\/li>\r\nWe rate it!<\/li>\r\nBloopers. Lots of out-of-context bloopers.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nRuntime: 1:40:28; 51.8 MB<\/strong><\/p>\r\nYouTube Blu-Ray Review:<\/strong><\/iframe><\/p>\r\nLinks<\/h3>\r\n
Morgan, Chelsea, and Mason are flying high as they discuss DreamWorks\u2019 How to Train Your Dragon<\/em><\/strong>!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/iframe><\/p>\r\n\r\nHighlights<\/h3>\r\n\r\nWhat's going on in everyone's life? Awesome podcast plug:\u00a0Talkin\u2019 Toons with Rob Paulsen<\/a>!\u00a0 We're fans.<\/li>\r\nBring on the news! Big Hero 6<\/em><\/a>, Disney Withdraws Trademark Application for 'Dia de los Muertos'<\/a>, DreamWorks plans sequel for 'The Croods'<\/a>.<\/li>\r\nMain discussion:\u00a0How to Train Your Dragon<\/em>.<\/i><\/li>\r\nPok\u00e9mon tangents! Were did the accents come from?<\/li>\r\nBox office and character analysis, Hog Hunters<\/em>, and the\u00a0parallels\u00a0to life.<\/li>\r\nWould Stoick the Vast get along with Gaston? MorePok\u00e9mon tangents!<\/li>\r\nHoly Dragon! Stoick's got problems.<\/li>\r\n\"Kids Rule!\" The motto of the 90s.<\/li>\r\nOther iconic dragons in Movies.<\/li>\r\nThis movie is now a video game!<\/li>\r\nFighting the big dragon is like fighting the Death Star.<\/li>\r\nLoosing a limb in an animated film is a big deal!<\/li>\r\nThe live-action spectacular!<\/li>\r\nHiccup pulls a\u00a0Neville Longbottom!<\/li>\r\nFinal thoughts, our ratings and voicemails!<\/li>\r\nMail bag with Morgan and Chelsea!<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nRuntime: 1:20:54; 41.8 MB<\/strong><\/p>\r\nLinks<\/h3>\r\n\r\nBuy\u00a0How to Train Your Dragon<\/em>:\u00a0Blu-ray<\/a> | DVD<\/a> | Digital<\/a> | Rent<\/a><\/li>\r\nFind us on the web:\u00a0rotoscopers.com<\/a>,\u00a0twitter<\/a>,\u00a0facebook<\/a>,\u00a0YouTube<\/a><\/li>\r\nVisit our sponsors:\u00a0Audible<\/a>,\u00a0Amazon<\/a><\/li>\r\nSend us a voicemail at\u00a0rotoscopers.com\/voicemail<\/a><\/li>\r\nJoin the Newsletter<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","post_title":"Animation Addicts Podcast #38: How To Train Your Dragonite...I Mean, Dragon","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"animation-addicts-podcast-38-how-to-train-your-dragonite-i-mean-dragon","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-26 15:45:41","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-26 22:45:41","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/www.therotoscopers.com\/?p=4886","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"9","filter":"raw"},{"ID":4843,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2013-05-21 09:08:38","post_date_gmt":"2013-05-21 16:08:38","post_content":"<\/a>The latest art-of book to hit store shelves is for Blue Sky's new animated film\u00a0Epic<\/em>. Will The Art of Epic\u00a0<\/em>live up to its name?\r\n\r\nThe Art of Epic<\/em><\/a> is yet another fantastic film companion piece. The book is colorful, filled with art, and educating about the process in designing and creating an animated film.\r\n\r\nOne of my favorite part of these art-of books are seeing the movie or characters that could have been. Rejected designs and concept art. While it prides itself in being a history of the visual development of the film, the book hardly lives up to that. It's contains little rejected or unused concept art and instead highlights only the designs that were ultimately used in the film.\r\n\r\n<\/a>For example, Professor Bomba seems to have only one design. Yes, there is one series of drawing that shows him with different nose variations, but that's about it. It would have been nice to see the different variations in the character that were not used in the final film. At one point, was he fat? Short? Blonde? I guess we'll never know.\r\n\r\nInstead of cramming as much as as possible onto each page, this book takes the opposite approach: filling the pages with large beautiful sketches, designs and art. Instead of squinting at the pages, you get to sit back and enjoy all the intricate colors and details. This layout allows for less content; however, it is still visually fulfilling.\r\n\r\n<\/a>Most art books begin by showcasing all the characters, then move into highlighting the scenery and sets, and then some grand finale at the end. This book's layout is a little different in that it follows the film's story chronologically. Characters who are introduced in the beginning (like Professor Bomba and Mary Katherine) are shown in the beginning of the book. Likewise, scenes from the beginning are placed in the beginning of the book. It is a little odd, it actually makes it fun to follow along if you were watching the movie. I would like to have this book in hand as I'm watching the Blu-ray because I know the experience would be fantastic.\r\n\r\nInterestingly, my favorites parts were not the character designs, but rather the scene and set designs. The lucious, evocative paintings make me want to enter this world and explore it. My particular favorite artists Greg Couch (I could pour over his work for hours), Mike Lee, and Michael Knapp.\r\n\r\n<\/a>This book is mainly a telling of the film's visual development before<\/em> animation.\u00a0There is very little when it comes to the animation, lighting, shading and rendering. There is one short page about \"color and light\", which I found absolutely fascinating. I would have loved to see more pages like that in the book.\r\n\r\n \r\nFinal Thoughts\r\n<\/span><\/h4>\r\nHonestly, The Art of Epic<\/em><\/a> wasn't my favorite art-of book. It seemed a bit monochromatic and lacked the depth of other recent books. While I enjoyed scanning its pages and reading the wonderfully written pages, I don't think this book will be one that I come back to on a frequent basis.\r\n\r\n\u2605\u2605\u26051\/2\r\nPurchase<\/span><\/h4>\r\nThe Art of Epic<\/a><\/em><\/strong>\r\n<\/h4>\r\nContest<\/h4>\r\nWant to win a copy of\u00a0The Art of Epic<\/em>? Enter our contest below. Thanks to Titan Books. Good luck!\r\n\r\na Rafflecopter giveaway<\/a>\r\n Page 55 of 79 Previous 1 … 54 55 56 … 79 Next \r\n<\/iframe><\/p>\r\n\r\nHighlights:<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n\r\nChelsea tells about how she got to hang out with rock legend Alice Cooper.<\/li>\r\nMini reviews of\u00a0Epic\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0<\/em>Monsters University.<\/em><\/li>\r\nMason's previews\u00a0Despicable Me 2<\/em>\u00a0and shares his how he has the plot of\u00a0Turbo<\/em>\u00a0all figured out.<\/li>\r\nInterview with Rotoscopers' writer\u00a0Mayra Amaya<\/a>!<\/li>\r\nMain Discussion:\u00a0Robin Hood--<\/em>the holy grail of funny Disney films.<\/li>\r\nVoice acting filled with Disney\u00a0veterans (read Blake's opinion piece about\u00a0Robin Hood's voice actors); Accents = proper English and backwood rednecks.<\/li>\r\nA little history of Disney's Xerox era.<\/li>\r\nDisney's\u00a0Robin Hood<\/em>\u00a0origins:\u00a0Reynard the Fox<\/a>.<\/li>\r\nIntroduction uses reused animation, \"Whistle Stop\" = hamster dance, intro to Robin Hood and Little John, justification.<\/li>\r\nSir Hiss is a well designed character; Prince John is a weak, pathetic, hilarious villain; \"Beautiful, lovely TEXAS!\"<\/li>\r\nMorgan's \"solid gold hub caps\", the honorable sheriff of Nottingham, wolves are always the villains.<\/li>\r\nClucky is the sassy black woman; Maid Marian; the little critter children; blundering Friar Tuck.<\/li>\r\nThe\u00a0archery tournament<\/a>: Sir Reginald Duke of Chutney, are you sick of the quotes yet?.<\/li>\r\nThe scene & song that stops the momentum: \"Love.\"<\/li>\r\n\"The Phony King of England\": jamming to Bluegrass all night; reused animation; becomes a top-40 hit overnight.<\/li>\r\nSongs: what is the best song?<\/li>\r\nDifferent versions of the DVD; alternate endings; the marriage!<\/li>\r\nWe rate it!<\/li>\r\nBloopers. Lots of out-of-context bloopers.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nRuntime: 1:40:28; 51.8 MB<\/strong><\/p>\r\nYouTube Blu-Ray Review:<\/strong><\/iframe><\/p>\r\nLinks<\/h3>\r\n
<\/iframe><\/p>\r\n\r\nHighlights<\/h3>\r\n\r\nWhat's going on in everyone's life? Awesome podcast plug:\u00a0Talkin\u2019 Toons with Rob Paulsen<\/a>!\u00a0 We're fans.<\/li>\r\nBring on the news! Big Hero 6<\/em><\/a>, Disney Withdraws Trademark Application for 'Dia de los Muertos'<\/a>, DreamWorks plans sequel for 'The Croods'<\/a>.<\/li>\r\nMain discussion:\u00a0How to Train Your Dragon<\/em>.<\/i><\/li>\r\nPok\u00e9mon tangents! Were did the accents come from?<\/li>\r\nBox office and character analysis, Hog Hunters<\/em>, and the\u00a0parallels\u00a0to life.<\/li>\r\nWould Stoick the Vast get along with Gaston? MorePok\u00e9mon tangents!<\/li>\r\nHoly Dragon! Stoick's got problems.<\/li>\r\n\"Kids Rule!\" The motto of the 90s.<\/li>\r\nOther iconic dragons in Movies.<\/li>\r\nThis movie is now a video game!<\/li>\r\nFighting the big dragon is like fighting the Death Star.<\/li>\r\nLoosing a limb in an animated film is a big deal!<\/li>\r\nThe live-action spectacular!<\/li>\r\nHiccup pulls a\u00a0Neville Longbottom!<\/li>\r\nFinal thoughts, our ratings and voicemails!<\/li>\r\nMail bag with Morgan and Chelsea!<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nRuntime: 1:20:54; 41.8 MB<\/strong><\/p>\r\nLinks<\/h3>\r\n\r\nBuy\u00a0How to Train Your Dragon<\/em>:\u00a0Blu-ray<\/a> | DVD<\/a> | Digital<\/a> | Rent<\/a><\/li>\r\nFind us on the web:\u00a0rotoscopers.com<\/a>,\u00a0twitter<\/a>,\u00a0facebook<\/a>,\u00a0YouTube<\/a><\/li>\r\nVisit our sponsors:\u00a0Audible<\/a>,\u00a0Amazon<\/a><\/li>\r\nSend us a voicemail at\u00a0rotoscopers.com\/voicemail<\/a><\/li>\r\nJoin the Newsletter<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","post_title":"Animation Addicts Podcast #38: How To Train Your Dragonite...I Mean, Dragon","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"animation-addicts-podcast-38-how-to-train-your-dragonite-i-mean-dragon","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-26 15:45:41","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-26 22:45:41","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/www.therotoscopers.com\/?p=4886","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"9","filter":"raw"},{"ID":4843,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2013-05-21 09:08:38","post_date_gmt":"2013-05-21 16:08:38","post_content":"<\/a>The latest art-of book to hit store shelves is for Blue Sky's new animated film\u00a0Epic<\/em>. Will The Art of Epic\u00a0<\/em>live up to its name?\r\n\r\nThe Art of Epic<\/em><\/a> is yet another fantastic film companion piece. The book is colorful, filled with art, and educating about the process in designing and creating an animated film.\r\n\r\nOne of my favorite part of these art-of books are seeing the movie or characters that could have been. Rejected designs and concept art. While it prides itself in being a history of the visual development of the film, the book hardly lives up to that. It's contains little rejected or unused concept art and instead highlights only the designs that were ultimately used in the film.\r\n\r\n<\/a>For example, Professor Bomba seems to have only one design. Yes, there is one series of drawing that shows him with different nose variations, but that's about it. It would have been nice to see the different variations in the character that were not used in the final film. At one point, was he fat? Short? Blonde? I guess we'll never know.\r\n\r\nInstead of cramming as much as as possible onto each page, this book takes the opposite approach: filling the pages with large beautiful sketches, designs and art. Instead of squinting at the pages, you get to sit back and enjoy all the intricate colors and details. This layout allows for less content; however, it is still visually fulfilling.\r\n\r\n<\/a>Most art books begin by showcasing all the characters, then move into highlighting the scenery and sets, and then some grand finale at the end. This book's layout is a little different in that it follows the film's story chronologically. Characters who are introduced in the beginning (like Professor Bomba and Mary Katherine) are shown in the beginning of the book. Likewise, scenes from the beginning are placed in the beginning of the book. It is a little odd, it actually makes it fun to follow along if you were watching the movie. I would like to have this book in hand as I'm watching the Blu-ray because I know the experience would be fantastic.\r\n\r\nInterestingly, my favorites parts were not the character designs, but rather the scene and set designs. The lucious, evocative paintings make me want to enter this world and explore it. My particular favorite artists Greg Couch (I could pour over his work for hours), Mike Lee, and Michael Knapp.\r\n\r\n<\/a>This book is mainly a telling of the film's visual development before<\/em> animation.\u00a0There is very little when it comes to the animation, lighting, shading and rendering. There is one short page about \"color and light\", which I found absolutely fascinating. I would have loved to see more pages like that in the book.\r\n\r\n \r\nFinal Thoughts\r\n<\/span><\/h4>\r\nHonestly, The Art of Epic<\/em><\/a> wasn't my favorite art-of book. It seemed a bit monochromatic and lacked the depth of other recent books. While I enjoyed scanning its pages and reading the wonderfully written pages, I don't think this book will be one that I come back to on a frequent basis.\r\n\r\n\u2605\u2605\u26051\/2\r\nPurchase<\/span><\/h4>\r\nThe Art of Epic<\/a><\/em><\/strong>\r\n<\/h4>\r\nContest<\/h4>\r\nWant to win a copy of\u00a0The Art of Epic<\/em>? Enter our contest below. Thanks to Titan Books. Good luck!\r\n\r\na Rafflecopter giveaway<\/a>\r\n Page 55 of 79 Previous 1 … 54 55 56 … 79 Next \r\n<\/iframe><\/p>\r\n\r\nHighlights:<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n\r\nChelsea tells about how she got to hang out with rock legend Alice Cooper.<\/li>\r\nMini reviews of\u00a0Epic\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0<\/em>Monsters University.<\/em><\/li>\r\nMason's previews\u00a0Despicable Me 2<\/em>\u00a0and shares his how he has the plot of\u00a0Turbo<\/em>\u00a0all figured out.<\/li>\r\nInterview with Rotoscopers' writer\u00a0Mayra Amaya<\/a>!<\/li>\r\nMain Discussion:\u00a0Robin Hood--<\/em>the holy grail of funny Disney films.<\/li>\r\nVoice acting filled with Disney\u00a0veterans (read Blake's opinion piece about\u00a0Robin Hood's voice actors); Accents = proper English and backwood rednecks.<\/li>\r\nA little history of Disney's Xerox era.<\/li>\r\nDisney's\u00a0Robin Hood<\/em>\u00a0origins:\u00a0Reynard the Fox<\/a>.<\/li>\r\nIntroduction uses reused animation, \"Whistle Stop\" = hamster dance, intro to Robin Hood and Little John, justification.<\/li>\r\nSir Hiss is a well designed character; Prince John is a weak, pathetic, hilarious villain; \"Beautiful, lovely TEXAS!\"<\/li>\r\nMorgan's \"solid gold hub caps\", the honorable sheriff of Nottingham, wolves are always the villains.<\/li>\r\nClucky is the sassy black woman; Maid Marian; the little critter children; blundering Friar Tuck.<\/li>\r\nThe\u00a0archery tournament<\/a>: Sir Reginald Duke of Chutney, are you sick of the quotes yet?.<\/li>\r\nThe scene & song that stops the momentum: \"Love.\"<\/li>\r\n\"The Phony King of England\": jamming to Bluegrass all night; reused animation; becomes a top-40 hit overnight.<\/li>\r\nSongs: what is the best song?<\/li>\r\nDifferent versions of the DVD; alternate endings; the marriage!<\/li>\r\nWe rate it!<\/li>\r\nBloopers. Lots of out-of-context bloopers.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nRuntime: 1:40:28; 51.8 MB<\/strong><\/p>\r\nYouTube Blu-Ray Review:<\/strong><\/iframe><\/p>\r\nLinks<\/h3>\r\n
Runtime: 1:20:54; 41.8 MB<\/strong><\/p>\r\nLinks<\/h3>\r\n\r\nBuy\u00a0How to Train Your Dragon<\/em>:\u00a0Blu-ray<\/a> | DVD<\/a> | Digital<\/a> | Rent<\/a><\/li>\r\nFind us on the web:\u00a0rotoscopers.com<\/a>,\u00a0twitter<\/a>,\u00a0facebook<\/a>,\u00a0YouTube<\/a><\/li>\r\nVisit our sponsors:\u00a0Audible<\/a>,\u00a0Amazon<\/a><\/li>\r\nSend us a voicemail at\u00a0rotoscopers.com\/voicemail<\/a><\/li>\r\nJoin the Newsletter<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","post_title":"Animation Addicts Podcast #38: How To Train Your Dragonite...I Mean, Dragon","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"animation-addicts-podcast-38-how-to-train-your-dragonite-i-mean-dragon","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-26 15:45:41","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-26 22:45:41","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/www.therotoscopers.com\/?p=4886","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"9","filter":"raw"},{"ID":4843,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2013-05-21 09:08:38","post_date_gmt":"2013-05-21 16:08:38","post_content":"<\/a>The latest art-of book to hit store shelves is for Blue Sky's new animated film\u00a0Epic<\/em>. Will The Art of Epic\u00a0<\/em>live up to its name?\r\n\r\nThe Art of Epic<\/em><\/a> is yet another fantastic film companion piece. The book is colorful, filled with art, and educating about the process in designing and creating an animated film.\r\n\r\nOne of my favorite part of these art-of books are seeing the movie or characters that could have been. Rejected designs and concept art. While it prides itself in being a history of the visual development of the film, the book hardly lives up to that. It's contains little rejected or unused concept art and instead highlights only the designs that were ultimately used in the film.\r\n\r\n<\/a>For example, Professor Bomba seems to have only one design. Yes, there is one series of drawing that shows him with different nose variations, but that's about it. It would have been nice to see the different variations in the character that were not used in the final film. At one point, was he fat? Short? Blonde? I guess we'll never know.\r\n\r\nInstead of cramming as much as as possible onto each page, this book takes the opposite approach: filling the pages with large beautiful sketches, designs and art. Instead of squinting at the pages, you get to sit back and enjoy all the intricate colors and details. This layout allows for less content; however, it is still visually fulfilling.\r\n\r\n<\/a>Most art books begin by showcasing all the characters, then move into highlighting the scenery and sets, and then some grand finale at the end. This book's layout is a little different in that it follows the film's story chronologically. Characters who are introduced in the beginning (like Professor Bomba and Mary Katherine) are shown in the beginning of the book. Likewise, scenes from the beginning are placed in the beginning of the book. It is a little odd, it actually makes it fun to follow along if you were watching the movie. I would like to have this book in hand as I'm watching the Blu-ray because I know the experience would be fantastic.\r\n\r\nInterestingly, my favorites parts were not the character designs, but rather the scene and set designs. The lucious, evocative paintings make me want to enter this world and explore it. My particular favorite artists Greg Couch (I could pour over his work for hours), Mike Lee, and Michael Knapp.\r\n\r\n<\/a>This book is mainly a telling of the film's visual development before<\/em> animation.\u00a0There is very little when it comes to the animation, lighting, shading and rendering. There is one short page about \"color and light\", which I found absolutely fascinating. I would have loved to see more pages like that in the book.\r\n\r\n \r\nFinal Thoughts\r\n<\/span><\/h4>\r\nHonestly, The Art of Epic<\/em><\/a> wasn't my favorite art-of book. It seemed a bit monochromatic and lacked the depth of other recent books. While I enjoyed scanning its pages and reading the wonderfully written pages, I don't think this book will be one that I come back to on a frequent basis.\r\n\r\n\u2605\u2605\u26051\/2\r\nPurchase<\/span><\/h4>\r\nThe Art of Epic<\/a><\/em><\/strong>\r\n<\/h4>\r\nContest<\/h4>\r\nWant to win a copy of\u00a0The Art of Epic<\/em>? Enter our contest below. Thanks to Titan Books. Good luck!\r\n\r\na Rafflecopter giveaway<\/a>\r\n Page 55 of 79 Previous 1 … 54 55 56 … 79 Next \r\n<\/iframe><\/p>\r\n\r\nHighlights:<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n\r\nChelsea tells about how she got to hang out with rock legend Alice Cooper.<\/li>\r\nMini reviews of\u00a0Epic\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0<\/em>Monsters University.<\/em><\/li>\r\nMason's previews\u00a0Despicable Me 2<\/em>\u00a0and shares his how he has the plot of\u00a0Turbo<\/em>\u00a0all figured out.<\/li>\r\nInterview with Rotoscopers' writer\u00a0Mayra Amaya<\/a>!<\/li>\r\nMain Discussion:\u00a0Robin Hood--<\/em>the holy grail of funny Disney films.<\/li>\r\nVoice acting filled with Disney\u00a0veterans (read Blake's opinion piece about\u00a0Robin Hood's voice actors); Accents = proper English and backwood rednecks.<\/li>\r\nA little history of Disney's Xerox era.<\/li>\r\nDisney's\u00a0Robin Hood<\/em>\u00a0origins:\u00a0Reynard the Fox<\/a>.<\/li>\r\nIntroduction uses reused animation, \"Whistle Stop\" = hamster dance, intro to Robin Hood and Little John, justification.<\/li>\r\nSir Hiss is a well designed character; Prince John is a weak, pathetic, hilarious villain; \"Beautiful, lovely TEXAS!\"<\/li>\r\nMorgan's \"solid gold hub caps\", the honorable sheriff of Nottingham, wolves are always the villains.<\/li>\r\nClucky is the sassy black woman; Maid Marian; the little critter children; blundering Friar Tuck.<\/li>\r\nThe\u00a0archery tournament<\/a>: Sir Reginald Duke of Chutney, are you sick of the quotes yet?.<\/li>\r\nThe scene & song that stops the momentum: \"Love.\"<\/li>\r\n\"The Phony King of England\": jamming to Bluegrass all night; reused animation; becomes a top-40 hit overnight.<\/li>\r\nSongs: what is the best song?<\/li>\r\nDifferent versions of the DVD; alternate endings; the marriage!<\/li>\r\nWe rate it!<\/li>\r\nBloopers. Lots of out-of-context bloopers.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nRuntime: 1:40:28; 51.8 MB<\/strong><\/p>\r\nYouTube Blu-Ray Review:<\/strong><\/iframe><\/p>\r\nLinks<\/h3>\r\n
<\/iframe><\/p>\r\n\r\nHighlights:<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n\r\nChelsea tells about how she got to hang out with rock legend Alice Cooper.<\/li>\r\nMini reviews of\u00a0Epic\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0<\/em>Monsters University.<\/em><\/li>\r\nMason's previews\u00a0Despicable Me 2<\/em>\u00a0and shares his how he has the plot of\u00a0Turbo<\/em>\u00a0all figured out.<\/li>\r\nInterview with Rotoscopers' writer\u00a0Mayra Amaya<\/a>!<\/li>\r\nMain Discussion:\u00a0Robin Hood--<\/em>the holy grail of funny Disney films.<\/li>\r\nVoice acting filled with Disney\u00a0veterans (read Blake's opinion piece about\u00a0Robin Hood's voice actors); Accents = proper English and backwood rednecks.<\/li>\r\nA little history of Disney's Xerox era.<\/li>\r\nDisney's\u00a0Robin Hood<\/em>\u00a0origins:\u00a0Reynard the Fox<\/a>.<\/li>\r\nIntroduction uses reused animation, \"Whistle Stop\" = hamster dance, intro to Robin Hood and Little John, justification.<\/li>\r\nSir Hiss is a well designed character; Prince John is a weak, pathetic, hilarious villain; \"Beautiful, lovely TEXAS!\"<\/li>\r\nMorgan's \"solid gold hub caps\", the honorable sheriff of Nottingham, wolves are always the villains.<\/li>\r\nClucky is the sassy black woman; Maid Marian; the little critter children; blundering Friar Tuck.<\/li>\r\nThe\u00a0archery tournament<\/a>: Sir Reginald Duke of Chutney, are you sick of the quotes yet?.<\/li>\r\nThe scene & song that stops the momentum: \"Love.\"<\/li>\r\n\"The Phony King of England\": jamming to Bluegrass all night; reused animation; becomes a top-40 hit overnight.<\/li>\r\nSongs: what is the best song?<\/li>\r\nDifferent versions of the DVD; alternate endings; the marriage!<\/li>\r\nWe rate it!<\/li>\r\nBloopers. Lots of out-of-context bloopers.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nRuntime: 1:40:28; 51.8 MB<\/strong><\/p>\r\nYouTube Blu-Ray Review:<\/strong><\/iframe><\/p>\r\nLinks<\/h3>\r\n
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