tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post8460900821838405751..comments2024-03-24T16:25:05.751-04:00Comments on Mayerson on Animation: CharmingMark Mayersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065971589878678848noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-56393899895807773542009-04-25T09:13:00.000-04:002009-04-25T09:13:00.000-04:00I love Pocoyo too (I even have a Pocoyo board book...I love Pocoyo too (I even have a Pocoyo board book for my 1 year old sitting beside me as I write this). I show it to animation students regularly, to illustrate all sorts of fundamental concepts like blocking, staging, properly motivated camera moves, timing (in animation), art direction... I could go on and on.<br /><br />And I very much agree with Michael Sporn- Pocoyo is completely lacking in smarmy, smart-ass attitude. It's a joyful and happy world, that at the same time never gets sappy. Not when there's grumpy Pato on hand.<br /><br />As for the linked clip to Manolito dancing- yet again, we see something that's beautiful and touching to watch, but that's so simple and clean. Again, speaking as a teacher, I wish more students would consider making films that are this clean and simple, so as to allow them to focus on performance and creating lovely animation. So often students get lost in the "goo" of trying to create a mind-blowing masterpiece, filled with massive amounts of art direction, character design, environments, etc... that they literally forget that a character on a simple background can move an audience deeply. AND can be made to meet a deadline. Win, win.ChrisWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17314408147915839907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-40390601920180071222009-04-18T11:10:00.000-04:002009-04-18T11:10:00.000-04:00hi this my blog of cartoon animations and shorts a...hi this my blog of cartoon animations and shorts and inspirational movies. Please take a look. If you found interesting please give a link to my blog.<br />Thanks and regards<br />Jassy<br /><br />http://jassy555.blogspot.com/Jassyhttp://jassy555.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-12287598951920598002009-04-16T18:42:00.000-04:002009-04-16T18:42:00.000-04:00excellent find!
super fun and inspireing stuff....excellent find!<br /><br /> super fun and inspireing stuff.<br /><br /> jriggityjriggityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00424328610725755022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-64808993010814008452009-04-16T06:33:00.000-04:002009-04-16T06:33:00.000-04:00Hi there!
Thank you very much for the praises. It...Hi there!<br /><br />Thank you very much for the praises. It is a real honor coming of a professional as you.<br /><br />I have to say that Pocoyo was a project where i learned very much and that owes to the persons with big talent that were forming the team and the desires of doing it well.<br /><br />And thank you again for the post of the bar-sheets and the metronome, without this post the animation of manolito dancing would not have been possible.Txescohttp://www.txesco.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-72675699690133801152009-04-16T05:44:00.000-04:002009-04-16T05:44:00.000-04:00Yes Mark! I'm fully agree with you!!
Animation bus...Yes Mark! I'm fully agree with you!!<br />Animation business needs more Txescos and less cliches<br /><br />PPepe Sanchezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07563459007373537788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-42332358333979429072009-04-15T11:36:00.000-04:002009-04-15T11:36:00.000-04:00Thanks for sharing this Mark! His open project id...Thanks for sharing this Mark! His open project ideas are interesting too.MikeBelangerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16163732203013194977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-47751281279146678392009-04-15T10:28:00.000-04:002009-04-15T10:28:00.000-04:00The illustrated radio aspect doesn't bother me as ...The illustrated radio aspect doesn't bother me as much as the cynical and sarcastic attitude of most animation today - and I'm not just talking about tv. (In both trailers for <B>Frog Princess</B> and <B>Up</B>, characters do a sly take, breaking the fourth wall, to look out at the audience sharing a mocking tone of the other character on screen. Chuck Jones started it in a couple of cartoons, and no new cartoon can avoid it. There are plenty of new cliches in animation.)<br />I'd like to see stories that are told and not commented on by the film makers. Nastiness is everywhere. I haven't seen that in PocoyoMichael Spornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02018522723674960270noreply@blogger.com