Sunday, May 28, 2006
Story and Character
I recently watched the 1981 (Best Picture) film Chariots of Fire for the first time. I loved the movie for many reasons that I'll likely post about at some point. But in looking through the DVD extras and the production notes I came across a quote from the director, Hugh Hudson, regarding the way he looks at the projects he takes on...
I would say this is the case for any medium of storytelling or any discipline which requires an audience. Without these, the audience is invariably lost from the start.
I recently watched the 1981 (Best Picture) film Chariots of Fire for the first time. I loved the movie for many reasons that I'll likely post about at some point. But in looking through the DVD extras and the production notes I came across a quote from the director, Hugh Hudson, regarding the way he looks at the projects he takes on...
Hudson adds, "The story is the most important. And good actors to tell the story. The film can be as beautiful as you can make it, you can even break new ground from a technical point of view. But it doesn't mean anything if the humanity of it, the human beings, the characters, don't come across as being real."
I would say this is the case for any medium of storytelling or any discipline which requires an audience. Without these, the audience is invariably lost from the start.
Monday, May 22, 2006
Everyone's Hero is Done!...break time...
Well, after finishing a hardcore crunch to get animation done on Everyone's Hero...it's time to take a break. My wife (who just finished her dental school finals) and I will be going on vacation for the next week to try to get our legs back. She wants to tube down the river and enjoy a lazy day in the sun as part of our trip. Hopefully the water is warm enough for us to do that. Even in Texas the water can still be rather chilly in May or June. We'll see how it goes.
Back to Everyone's Hero. Orginally Everyone's Hero was titled Yankee Irving. The story was written and being directed by Christopher Reeve shortly before his passing. Later the reins were handed to Dan St. Pierre and Colin Brady to head the movie. Those guys really did a good job with the vision Mr. Reeve had for the film. The story seems to have a lot of heart.
Everyone's Hero is being produced in Toronto by IDT Entertainment and Reel FX was lucky enough to be able to have a role in animation and lighting/comp for a portion of the movie. Everyone's Hero is due out in theaters September 15th. I look forward to seeing it on the big screen. Be watching for it. :)
Here is a link to the official website: Everyone's Hero
Well, after finishing a hardcore crunch to get animation done on Everyone's Hero...it's time to take a break. My wife (who just finished her dental school finals) and I will be going on vacation for the next week to try to get our legs back. She wants to tube down the river and enjoy a lazy day in the sun as part of our trip. Hopefully the water is warm enough for us to do that. Even in Texas the water can still be rather chilly in May or June. We'll see how it goes.
Back to Everyone's Hero. Orginally Everyone's Hero was titled Yankee Irving. The story was written and being directed by Christopher Reeve shortly before his passing. Later the reins were handed to Dan St. Pierre and Colin Brady to head the movie. Those guys really did a good job with the vision Mr. Reeve had for the film. The story seems to have a lot of heart.
Everyone's Hero is being produced in Toronto by IDT Entertainment and Reel FX was lucky enough to be able to have a role in animation and lighting/comp for a portion of the movie. Everyone's Hero is due out in theaters September 15th. I look forward to seeing it on the big screen. Be watching for it. :)
Here is a link to the official website: Everyone's Hero
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