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Archive for May, 2009

May-29-09

Toy Story 3 Teaser

posted by Freddy

It’s the new Toy Story 3 Teaser! Check it out and enjoy!

May-23-09

HawthoRNe – New TV Show Based on Nurses

posted by Freddy

I know this isn’t exactly animation-related but there’s a new TV show coming up this season on TNT based on RN’s called HawthoRNe! Big deal to me because my wife, sister, and mom are all nurses as well as a good amount of my friends. If you know any nurses then pass this on to them, they might get a kick out of it. The preview is below, enjoy!

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May-19-09

9 Trailer

posted by Freddy

Check out the latest trailer for Shane Acker’s 9. I really like how this is turning out, can’t wait to see this one in theatres.

May-14-09

“Who’s Hungry?” by David Ochs

posted by Freddy

Check out this short film by David Ochs. It’s an amazingly well told story based on the fairy tale of Hansel and Gretel. Enjoy!

May-11-09

The Princess and the Frog Trailer

posted by Freddy

Here’s the latest trailer for Disney’s The Princess and the Frog. Enjoy!

May-5-09

Emotional Take Reference

posted by Freddy

I was watching The Lake House on TV last night and thought this scene was pretty interesting. It’s an emotional take that Sandra Bullock’s character does when she receives a bit of bad news. In this clip you can see her initial reaction (the emotional take) to the news, processing what she’s heard,  and then she re-composes herself.

**spoiler warning** (this clip kinda spoils the movie, so consider yourself warned)

Her head rotates down as her eyebrows raise and her jaw drops when she first hears it, that’s the take, her initial reaction. What I find interesting about it is how slow it is when it happens. Then it’s like she processes internally what she’s just heard. She blinks here, her eyebrows actually go up farther too. When she tries to compose herself and deal with the news, you can see it starts with her jaw closing then her lips pressing together and continues to the point where she looks away from the drawing on the wall.