"Animation is... animation."
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here_inmyheadTissa David, who died on Aug. 21 at age 91 in New York, was one of the world's great animators and a woman whose artistry is peerless in the traditionally male-dominated animated-cartoon field.
Fuck. She died the day before my birthday, too. I may not be overly familiar with Tissa's work, but I adored her animation in "Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure" and from what I read in John Canemaker's book, she was absolutely hardcore. She survived bombings, starvation, crossing the Hungarian border, language barriers, and she challenged the animation industry by proving that a woman can be a great animator. ("In America, animation was a jealously guarded men's field," she said. "So girls should be assistants, inkers, painters—not animators.") Kudos to you, Tissa. Hope you're having fun in the afterlife.
Edit: There's plans for a new Raggedy Ann & Andy movie.
I only have this to say: Please please please please please please PLEASE don't be like the live-action/CGI "The Smurfs."Though I won't complain about Neil Patrick Harris having a good role. ;D Maybe as Andy... Fuck, now I can't unsee it.
Okay, one more thing. Live-action doesn't sound like it'll bode well, but I hope they can make the puppetry/CGI work without suffering from Uncanny Valley Syndrome. There... are some things that just work better as 2D animation. :/
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Fuck. She died the day before my birthday, too. I may not be overly familiar with Tissa's work, but I adored her animation in "Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure" and from what I read in John Canemaker's book, she was absolutely hardcore. She survived bombings, starvation, crossing the Hungarian border, language barriers, and she challenged the animation industry by proving that a woman can be a great animator. ("In America, animation was a jealously guarded men's field," she said. "So girls should be assistants, inkers, painters—not animators.") Kudos to you, Tissa. Hope you're having fun in the afterlife.
Edit: There's plans for a new Raggedy Ann & Andy movie.
I only have this to say: Please please please please please please PLEASE don't be like the live-action/CGI "The Smurfs."
Okay, one more thing. Live-action doesn't sound like it'll bode well, but I hope they can make the puppetry/CGI work without suffering from Uncanny Valley Syndrome. There... are some things that just work better as 2D animation. :/
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Date: 2012-09-27 01:59 pm (UTC)I think I would see that movie! I wasn't too impressed with the Smurfs
but I won't complain about Sofia Velgara's presence. *_*, but I'm willing to give this one a shot!no subject
Date: 2012-09-27 05:23 pm (UTC)I'm not confident about the live-action. It feels like it'll fall into campy/creepy/Uncanny Valley territories right away. :( But hey, not much has been heard about this movie, so there's news yet.
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Date: 2012-09-27 10:28 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-09-27 10:35 pm (UTC)