You'll need an account to be able to upload Sign up for FREE! Already have an account? If you're an budding animator, you've definitely heard of Animal Logic. The Australian digital production studio is home to the creatives behind movies like Happy Feet and The Lego Movie, and it's decided to start molding the type of savvy animators the industry will need in the future. SEE ALSO: Google celebrates the Olympics with a bunch of cartoon fruit games Animal Logic has helped design a new year-long postgraduate degree, a Master of Animation and Visualisation, which will run from 2017 at the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS). Fifty students will delve into digital animation, visual effects and computer-generated imagery, all with the guidance of a real studio — one that's currently hard at work on Guardians of the Galaxy: Volume 2. Animal Logic's head of production Ingrid Johnston told Mashable Australia the studio has a long tradition of promoting training and development.
"What we're really trying to do is build a cohort of students who are industry-ready," she said. Generally, animation graduates are at an intern level when they complete their degrees, she explained, so the new course is designed to reflect a real studio environment where students can work collaboratively as well as develop their technical skills. The A$45,735 ($34,769.81) course will be taught in a purpose-built campus studio with meeting spaces and review rooms, UTS Animal Logic Academy. Ultimately, the degree aims to build technical skills for effects and animation techniques that may not yet be fully developed, such as virtual reality and augmented reality. "It's not a course designed to have people come out and just work for Animal Logic," Johnston said. "There is a focused on augmented reality, virtual reality and games, as well." She also suggested students could work with big data, whether for storytelling or research and future projections. UTS vice-chancellor Attila Brungs agreed, telling Fairfax Media the course's "studio study" model was designed to foster such innovation.
"UTS is trying more and more to link with industry, to create skills that don't even exist yet," he said. According to Johnston, Animal Logic will be involved with selecting the first student group, but they won't necessarily need an animation background. "It is the people who we could imagine working at Animal Logic or any studio in Australia," she said. "We're trying to build the industry here and the talent base for the industry as a whole." Although the studio makes no promises about employment, you never know. If you're good, you could end up working on upcoming Animal Logic project, Alien: Covenant. Getting this beautiful head right won't be easy. Students must apply by Oct. 28, 2016.Jason Bateman, he of Arrested Development and the ineffable charm, is following up his (pretty damn funny but also depressing) directorial debut, Bad Words, with The Family Fang, out On Demand this Friday, May 6th. Nothing says “Beginning of Blockbuster Movie Season!” than a dysfunctional family, character-driven dramedy, right?
Which is why we’re pleased to exclusively premiere both some exceptionally viral-ready .gifs and some character posters for Bateman’s The Family Fang. But first, you probably want to know what this thing’s about. Here’s the studio’s synopsis: Though they live on opposite sides of the country, Annie (Nicole Kidman) and her brother Baxter (Jason Bateman) live parallel—and highly problematic lives. She is an actress whose recent antics make her more visible in the tabloids than on-screen, and he is a down-on-his-luck writer whose latest far-fetched freelance gig has landed him in the hospital with a head injury. Because of this mishap, Annie and Baxter must return home to their eccentric parents, Caleb and Camille Fang (Christopher Walken and Maryann Plunkett, and played in flashbacks by Kathryn Hahn and Jason Butler Harner), for a period of recovery and reconciliation. And the reason these siblings are so messed up is that Caleb and Camille are no ordinary parents, and nothing about growing up in the Family Fang has prepared Annie and Baxter for life in the real world.
So, let’s meet our characters: And now, devoid of context (as all good things are), a few .gifs from the film:Looks like he’s saying, reassuringly, “Hey, forget about him.” The vicissitudes of love! Christopher Walken is probably a really fun guy. And be sure to follow @pastemovies on Twitter if you haven’t already, where we’ll share all this good stuff, as well as maybe an alternative poster or two!...? Stay tuned to find out.« My new Apple AirPods and me |Video: the mrbrown show: Huat Truths for Hard Times #3 » A lazy Sunday at Bishan Park See What Show: John Wick: Chapter 2 See What Show: mrbrown's Short-Attention-Span Movie Review Roundup Video: the mrbrown show: Huat Truths for Hard Times #3 See What Show: The LEGO Batman Movie My new Apple AirPods and me The Sun also must wait the mrbrown show: Terrex Come! Simisai also "weighted assessment" Isaac and Papa go to Japan See What Show: Movies and TV
‘The Lego Batman Movie’ Trailer Calls Out Batman for His “Unhealthy Behavior” [Comic-Con 2016]Posted on Saturday, July 23rd, 2016 by Angie HanFor this year’s Hall H panel, Warner Bros. brought along not one but two Batmen. There was Ben Affleck for the Justice League presentation, of course — and then there was Will Arnett for The Lego Batman Movie. Arnett and director Chris McKay brought some new The Lego Batman Movie footage and took a few minutes to answer some questions about the movie.The Lego Batman movie trailer opens on Batman in his high-tech lair. “Computer, how do I put the Joker in Arkham Asylum?” he asks. “Quickest route, no freeways. Computer, do you hear me?”But a giant “PARENTAL LOCK” sign shows up on the screen. A seat in the corner of the room turns around to reveal Alfed. “Hello, Master Bruce, I’ve taken away your privileges,” he explains. “This is unhealthy behavior. You can’t spend the rest of your life alone dressed in black and staying up all night,” he scolds.
“You need to take responsibility for your life, and it starts by raising your son.”The “son” Alfred is referring to is Robin, whom Batman seems more than a little reluctant to acknowledge. Robin, however, seems happy to be there, chirping “Hello, secret camera!” at, well, a secret camera. We see Robin walking around the Batcave, gushing, “Oh my gosh, oh my gosh, oh my gosh, it’s the Batcave!” When Batman appears, Robin asks, “Does Batman live in Bruce Wayne’s Batman?” Batman is not amused by the question. “No, Bruce Wayne lives in Batman’s attic,” he snaps.Bruce presents Robin an array of outfit choices, and Robin chooses one labeled “Reggae Man.” Only there’s something he doesn’t quite love about it. “The pants are tight,” he complains, and then rips them off. Yep, it’s an origin story for Robin’s completely absurd-looking classic costume.“You ready to follow Batman and maybe learn a few life lessons along the way?” Batman asks as he and Robin head toward the Batmobile.
When Robin sits down and starts looking for a seatbelt, Batman says, “The first lesson is, life doesn’t give you seatbelts.”We see a montage of various scenes including one of Batman kicking Alfred into a grand piano (“Alfred, I have incredible reflexes,” says Batman by way of apology”), and snippets of Joker, Barbara Gordon, and more. Batman and Robin ride the Batmobile around Gotham, but when they come to a sudden stop Robin spills forward and hits his face on the dashboard.“I am so sorry,” Batman tells Robin. “As soon as I get back, I will make sure Alfred puts seatbelts in here.”The car lifts off the ground and flies back toward the Bat-mansion. Upon arrival, an A.I. voice asks for the password. The answer is obvious: “Na na na na na na na na Batman!” says the Dark Knight.Will, meet LEGO Batman. LEGO Batman, meet Will. #/UHhoK34aaS— LEGO Batman (@LEGOBatmanMovie) July 22, 2016Not surprisingly, The Lego Batman Movie looks a lot like The Lego Movie. They’ve got the same warm, goofy vibe, and the same nearly-photorealistic animation style.
(Well, “photorealistic” in that the characters and their universe look like they’re made out of real plastic bricks.) And the character of Lego Batman is exactly as you remember.I love that The Lego Batman Movie calls Batman out on his bluster and his “unhealthy behavior” — let’s be real, Batman may be crazy cool but dressing up like a bat to fight crime is not normal behavior.In addition to the Lego Batman Movie trailer, we got to see a cute reel showing Lego Batman, Lego Joker, Lego Barbara Gordon, and Lego Robin at a Lego Comic-Con panel moderated by Lego Conan O’Brien (the flesh-and-blood version was hosting the Warner Bros. panel in real life). While none of it was actual footage from the movie, they revealed a little bit more about the characters and their relationships.Lego Joker looks more like an annoyance than a genuinely malevolent threat. “I gotta tell you, there’s so much more of me than evil and mayhem,” he tried to explain, adding that he counted improv, antiquing, and yoga among his hobbies.
Needless to say, Batman was not surprised.Lego Batman described Lego Barbara Gordon as “crime-fighting superbabe,” and after she protested Lego Batman described her as “the finest detective in Gotham by day, and my platonic Bat-friend by night” with a big saucy wink.And then there was Lego Robin, Batman’s “Underoos-rocking sidekick.” “Hi, dad!” said Lego Robin excitedly. “Easy on the dad stuff,” warned Batman. “/izLAg6DREK— LEGO Batman (@LEGOBatmanMovie) July 23, 2016“It’s About a Boy as directed by Michael Mann,” said Chris McKay, citing Jerry Maguire and The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou as other inspirations. “Famously, Batman works alone, so when he’s put into this situation, he’s forced to confront a lot of issues,” added Will Arnett.Batman is an orphan and he’s always been alone, so he’s been left to his own devices and I think he has a lot of issues. This movie isn’t just about Batman beating the enemy, it’s about beating his own demons.