#The Great Gatsby Animated Movie in the Works – /Film

#The Great Gatsby Animated Movie in the Works – /Film

“#The Great Gatsby Animated Movie in the Works – /Film” At the start of this year, The Great Gatsby entered the public domain, meaning that it can now be subject to as many adaptations, reprints, or ArchiveOfOurOwn rewrites as can be imagined. And we’re already seeing the fruits of the classic novel’s entry into the public domain: a TV series…

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#Remembering the Animation of Blue Sky Studios

#Remembering the Animation of Blue Sky Studios

“#Remembering the Animation of Blue Sky Studios” This month, Disney announced it will be closing Blue Sky Studios, the 20th Century Fox animation division acquired during the 2019 takeover. The news drew immediate anger from the animation community, especially because the studio had only ten months of production left for its next picture, a feature-length…

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#Hear Jhené Aiko’s New Song – /Film

#Hear Jhené Aiko’s New Song – /Film

“#Hear Jhené Aiko’s New Song – /Film” Raya and the Last Dragon is one of those rare Disney animated films that is not a musical, but that doesn’t prevent it from debuting a brand new original song that might get the studio another slot in the Oscars’ Best Original Song category (for next year). The…

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#Making a Movie in Lockdown – /Film

#Making a Movie in Lockdown – /Film

“#Making a Movie in Lockdown – /Film” Any animated feature film is a massive production, usually involving hundreds of animators, story-boarders, production designers, and dozens of other positions. Under a major animation studio like Disney, Raya and the Last Dragon had a crew of roughly 400-plus people, all of whom were suddenly thrown for a loop…

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