“Baby New Year” from “Rudolph’s Shiny New Year” by Rankin Bass.
We here at Animation Insider wish you and yours a VERY prosperous and animatin’ new year! And if you haven’t done an interview with us yet, feel free to send me an email and I’ll send you the questions! We’re gonna hit 1000 interviews this year!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sqdrxuIxwg
From Wired: Pixar animator Everett Downing has created 365 superheroes, one for each day. Everett also lent his genius to films such as Ratatouille, WALL-E, and Up, so you know there’s going to be some more interesting designs there. Quite a few of them look like villains to me but they’re all inspiring nonetheless. Check out the link below for more details.
http://www.wired.com/design/2012/12/365-superheroes/
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From all of us here at Animation Insider to all of you across the world, we wish you a VERY merry Christmas!
Our deepest condolences go out to the town of Newtown, CT. There are no words to describe the grief we feel for these families. We pray for comfort and healing in these coming difficult days.
Check out this awesome look at the new Halo series Spartan Ops! As a huge fan of the Halo franchise I’ve waited a long time to see more than just the game. At one time you might remember that Peter Jackson was slated to make a full feature film which went bust after Microsoft and his company couldn’t come to an agreement. Eventually the team headed by Neil Blompkamp did District 9 using the R and D they had done for Halo.
Well now Microsoft has funded a series of 10 short films that follow a team of Spartans on the mysterious Forerunner world. It’s pretty well done and feeds my Halo habit nicely. You can read more about the series below.
From CG Society:
Through a weekly series of cinematic episodes, Spartan Ops tells the continuing story of the UNSC Infinity, following the events of ‘Halo 4’. Ten animated episodes, featuring over 1200 CGI animated shots, are being released throughout the series, which began on Nov 6th with the launch of ‘Halo 4’. These cinematic episodes provide the backdrop for the weekly Spartan Ops gameplay missions, where players can take part in five new missions each week that explore the corners of Requiem and help uncover the secrets of the mysterious Forerunner world.
The series is being directed by Axis co-founder Stuart Aitken, on the heels of other recent high-profile game-related projects, including the much-acclaimed and award-winning Dead Island announcement trailer.
http://www.cgsociety.org/index.php/CGSFeatures/CGSFeatureSpecial/halo_4_spartan_ops
