DaAnimator's Blog (3)

I previously compared and discussed the beginnings of both of these mayor animation companies, comparing and contrasting their initial works. Antz for DreamWorks and Toy Story/Bug's Life for Pixar. It seemed to be obvious that Pixar was way ahead of the game, mostly because the committed to telling a story, while DreamWorks opted for reaching new technical achievements. It was then that DreamWorks decided to create an original story, which took elements from various fairy tales. This film was k… Continue

Our parents had Humphrey Bogart, Paul Newman, Clark Gable, Peter O'Toole, Jane Fonda, Jack Nicholson, Marlon Brando, Dustin Hoffman, Robert DeNiro Al Pacino, Meryl Streep, Helen Mirren, Dame Judy Dench. We have Johnny Depp, Heath Ledger, Chrisitan Bale, Mickey Rourke, Sean Penn, Denzel Washington, Leonardo DiCaprio, Russel Crowe, Viggo Mortensen, Javier Bardem, Cate Blanchette, Tilda Swinton, Hillary Swank,Marisa Tomei, Amy Adams. However one big problem comes up when I think about the future… Continue

Having recently watched Pixar's latest film UP, and being moved to tears by it (honestly that first opening sequence showing Carl Fredricksen's life was one of the greatest cinematic sequences I have seen in years) I've started to wonder what exactly puts Disney's CGI animation studio light years ahead of Dreamworks. One of the most obvious reasons might be that Pixar is not afraid to tell stories first and then add a little bit of humor to them, but mainly focusing on character development, and… Continue