Imagine - From Pencils To Pixels (2003)

What makes a pencil line become a character?

Around the time when Disney were in the midst of releasing 'Finding Nemo' around the world, accomplished broadcaster Alan Yentob sets his task of celebrating the phenomena of the animated feature film on his arts show 'Imagine', and attempts to evaluate the argument set by Pixar's "Toy Story", of whether there is a future for traditional animated techniques in the age of computer and digital imaging.

This episode was the main reason why I took into animation more seriously, and I highly recommend you should watch it. It gives credit to the milestone features and pioneers of animation history, and includes interviews with directors John Lasseter and Nick Park, top animator Eric Goldberg and even an exclusive with two of Disney's Nine Old Men, the one and only Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnson!

(C) BBC 2003
Original Airdate: 10th December 2003

Category:

Education

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• animation
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• gromit
• ghibli
• hayao
• miyazaki
• frank
• thomas
• ollie
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• eric
• goldberg
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[thegirlwhohasflown]

I'm in love with Pixar and Miyazaki is a genius <3 Animation is beautiful, that's what I want to do with my life.

[FoxxieCreations]

@thegirlwhohasflown That's sweet :)

Have you created any animations of your own?

[lifeforce99]

@dtswerwertwer

2D Isn't dead, its just waiting for its next 'Golden Age'. Of course it's hard, if it was easy then people would be knocking out work like Snow White every month. I think that anyone who can decry 2D animation as shit and hard obviously has no understanding of the principles of drawing and the extreme talent behind the pencils that made great animation. Don't get me wrong, I'm on a 3D animation course, but you cant do 3D well without studing the fundamentals of 2D. 2D For The Win

[madacraiova1]

thank you very much!

long life 2D!!!!

[Nertrender]

@thegirlwhohasflown wouldn't hurt

[thegirlwhohasflown]

@Nertrender I've got to start like now, right? :) 

[Nertrender]

@thegirlwhohasflown you would be surprised by what you can do right now. What exactly do you think that you don't have? Web cams are like five dollars and you can get Monkey Jam for free if capturing is an issue. if registration is an issue there are ways to make your own peg board and paper.

[Nertrender]

@anatsusha09 well to be fairany of these guys could have gotten a whole show(and many including Miyazaki have). I mean it seems like so much of the best advice I have heard either comes from the 9 old men or the warner guys.

[krayzzeedoodle]

I love John Lasseter.

[anatsusha09]

I wish they did made the Miyazaki segment alot longer.....He's the best animator that's out here..Love his films

[thegirlwhohasflown]

@FoxxieCreations :)

I actually have many ideas and I've made sketches from my own stories but I don't have the right equipment to make it right now... :( haha

[dapshere]

@lifeforce99 Well said!

[diegoradoblasio]

@ngoems and the princess and the frog was the exact prediction of eric goldberg