i’m loving the way they set up daisy jones and the six. it’s somehow very different from the book, but also very fitting in a way i’m not usually open to see when it comes to book to screen adaptations. but it fits. in a weird way it fits that they are the six even when they were never six to begin with, it fits that it’s fast paced and somehow it’s great. daisy and billy are perfect. karen is the true icon, and i had no doubt. i’m loving the way they subtly showed addiction and how little they knew about it, i love the rawness of camilla’s reaction to billy’s behavior, just like in the book. i love how they are already showing that there isn’t a perfect love, but there is a love that you choose, that you commit to and not let go even when things are hard. there is a time and a place.
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loose sketches as i try to noodle out some designs. my best murderbot hc is that it kind of looks like a little cutie pie and for that reason i shall continue to draw it with cowlicks and big moe eyelashes. thank you for listening to my ted talk.
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Last month, I also watched the Walt Disney Animation Studios’ 100th Anniversary short film Once Upon A Studio, and I loved it.
It’s not the story I liked most; it was nice and cute, but nothing revolutionary or unexpected. What I loved was seeing and hearing all these familiar characters, especially the 2D-animated ones, again. I’m a fan of hand-drawn animation and really miss it, so I was happy to experience it once more, even if it was only for a few minutes.
I love traditional animation because it’s always felt more magical and “personal” to me. I missed seeing a character on screen and thinking, “I know who drew you”. Here, when Louis (The Princess and The Frog) appeared, I recognized his original supervising animator Eric Goldberg’s work. I also knew that impressive shot of Peter Pan and the Darling siblings flying around the building could only have been animated by James Baxter (his brain works in 3D; I don’t know how he does that but it’s always mind-blowing). And as a fan of Mulan, seeing her not only being animated by Mark Henn, whose style I think is unmistakable and who was her supervising animator in the 1998 movie, but also holding hands and singing with Snow White (the first Disney protagonist) and Asha (the latest Disney protagonist) was quite special and moving.
What’s also great is that you can tell they tried to remain as faithful as possible to each movie’s original visual style, which means characters, for the most part, really look like they’ve just come out of their respective films. Graphically speaking, the numerous protagonists all have their own identity (it clearly was the artists’ goal, and I think they achieved it), but the whole thing still looks surprisingly coherent. The vast majority of the original voice actors are back, which is a very nice touch as well.
I don’t know, I just think the care, skills, and passion of the people who worked on Once Upon A Studio were palpable, and that felt good. Their attention to detail is evident, and as someone who grew up watching hand-drawn animated movies and truly loves the artistry behind them, I appreciate that.
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