Posted in June 2010

Brown Bag to Produce Doc Mc Stuffins

Brown Bag Films are to produce Doc McStuffins, a new 52 episode  series  for Disney that will be broadcast on US cable TV channel Disney Junior.

The Doc is in! Dottie "Doc" Mc Stuffins

The Doc is in! Doc McStuffins

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Brown Bag to Produce Doc Mc Stuffins
25 June 2010

By Aaron Healy
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Annecy 2010

We were delighted to have Olivia play in competition in Annecy last week but unfortunately we came away empty handed.

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Annecy 2010
23 June 2010

By Darragh O'Connell
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World Expo Shanghai

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I was recently in Shanghai for a week as part of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year annual retreat. I was nominated last year and as one of the alumni I attended  the World Expo in Shanghai with over 70 Irish business people, and spent some time meeting local businesses and networking with each other.

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World Expo Shanghai
22 June 2010

By Cathal Gaffney
Posted in News, Uncategorized
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Looney Tunes Return!

The Looney Tunes are set to return to our screens!

Being big fans of the old Warner Bros cartoon here in Brown Bag it’s great to see our favourite characters brought back to life.

by Jessica Borutski

New Looney Tunes line-up by Jessica Borutski

But the old, wary and cynical animator in me will wait and see what it’s like before I make any comments.

Here are a few articles on it that you can judge for yourselves…

Article on Collider.com about the new launch…

Cartoon Brew article on Character Designs

Designer Jessica Borutski’s Blog

So what do you think of the designs and approach to the format of the new shows?

Looney Tunes Return!
22 June 2010

By Richard Keane
Posted in Animators
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23 degrees 5 minutes – Making Of, Part 5

Getting the character design is always a tough part of any film. We’ve been through the mill on this short already and have done quite a few versions:

This was the first design of Professor Orit that we settled on, drawn up by Derek Horan:

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23 degrees 5 minutes - Making Of, Part 5
21 June 2010

By Darragh O'Connell
Posted in Animators
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The Many Faces of Olivia

One of the big advantages of working on a 3D show over a 2d show is that it’s easier to keep the character on model! The problem with 2D shows is that you have so many artists touching the characters at various stages that it is essential you keep them all drawing the character the same way or the model can drift  and end up not looking right.

Because we had created Olivia as a 3D model, it meant that she would always look the same, although animators still have to keep her movements on model so that the things she does still feels like it is Olivia and not something another character might do. (more…)

The Many Faces of Olivia
18 June 2010

By Darragh O'Connell
Posted in Animators
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Classics are coming back in 3D!

Coming to our cinema screens in the near future are two all time classics tv series shows.

Yogi Bear and The Smurfs are getting their first full length feature adventure next year but now they are going 3D!

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Classics are coming back in 3D!
17 June 2010

By Richard Keane
Posted in Animators
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Art Direction in Animation

An animated film has never been nominated for an Art Direction Oscar!

Beauty and the Beast (1991) and Up (2009) are the only animated films ever to be nominated for Best Picture, while Waltz with Bashir (2008) is the only animated picture ever nominated for Best Foreign Language Film.

However an animated film has never been up for Best Art Direction.

Now saying that, Avatar did win last year but many would not regard this as a solely animated piece as the lines are very blurred with this film. I must say though it thoroughly deserved the win for an absolutely remarkable achievement, and perhaps it will be the turning point for the animated films to be recognised. (more…)

Art Direction in Animation
11 June 2010

By Richard Keane
Posted in Animators
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Olivia Wins Parents Choice Award

Olivia has won a silver medal for television at the Parents Choice Children’s Media & Toy Reviews.

Olivia wins Parents Choice award

 

Gina Catanzarite writes that “‘Olivia’ is all about diving into life and creating those joyous moments of discovery and pure fun that are the stuff of a happy childhood. For parents who limit their kids’ television viewing, this half hour is a worthwhile investment”.

We’re in the middle of producing of ‘Olivia’ Season 2 for Chorion and Nick Jr – updates coming soon!

Olivia Wins Parents Choice Award
4 June 2010

By Jennie Stacey
Posted in Animators
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