Writers Get Animated
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Friday Mar 30, 2018
109 - The Colbert Animation Report
Friday Mar 30, 2018
Friday Mar 30, 2018
Chris and Mackenzie dip their toes into the world of Stephen Colbert’s Our Cartoon President… Which is actually our world? What does Our Cartoon President get right about the current US President and everyone surrounding him? What makes a good satire? How far must something be exaggerated to be funny? Previously on Writers Get Animated Episode 77: Make Animation Great Again https://overcast.fm/+FkrWs9Pk8 Links Watch the first episode of Our Cartoon President https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbrdfG6CX68
Friday Mar 16, 2018
108 - Early Man
Friday Mar 16, 2018
Friday Mar 16, 2018
Chris and Mackenzie head back in time and across the pond to discover Early Man! Aardman’s Early Man is gorgeous and is seems to be their studio’s answer to the work of Laika. Is there a difference in American and British humor? Can an American audience get the jokes? What is universal in comedy? When can we get our own Message Birds or pig massages? Links Early Man Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRiPQ8YNrVs Watch the Message Bird Scene https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWdFRQ5YOZ8 Early Man Featurette https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_R-EeaATiqk
Friday Mar 02, 2018
107 - Dear Academy, Here’s How to Vote 2018
Friday Mar 02, 2018
Friday Mar 02, 2018
It’s Oscars time again, and Chris and Mackenzie are back with their take on the nominees for the Best Animated Short Film category: Garden Party, Lou, Revolting Rhymes, Negative Space, Dear Basketball! What styles were pervasive this year? What do frogs have to do with gluttony? Can John Williams score all letters ever written? Previously on Writers Get Animated Dear Academy, Here’s How to Vote https://buff.ly/2F6dgwx Dear Academy, Here’s How to Vote, Again https://buff.ly/2FKdaLZ Coco https://buff.ly/2t5zGfL Who’s The Boss Baby https://buff.ly/2oBRvOH Links Kobe’s retirement letter/poem: https://buff.ly/2CS7DQz Watch Dear Basketball https://buff.ly/2F6dgg1 Variety: Kobe Bryant assembles his animated dream team for ‘Dear Basketball’: https://buff.ly/2F4H94f Pixar: Lou: https://buff.ly/2F40BxV Garden Party trailer https://buff.ly/2F6dh3z Negative Space trailer http://oscar.go.com/video/best-animated-short-film-nominees/negative-space-trailer Revolting Rhymes trailer https://buff.ly/2CPp0Bn Watch Revolting Rhymes Part 1 on Netflix https://buff.ly/2CS7E75