On Apr 25, 11:53Â am, Anim8rFSK
cox.net> wrote:>> On Apr 8, 12:10Â am, Anim8rFSK
cox.net> wrote:>
>>> Â Colin
hotmail.com> wrote:>>>> If you could star in an animated or anime version of your current
>>>> favorite live action
>>>> film, what film would you pick, who would you like to play and what
>>>> would you like doing in the role.
>
>>> I wouldn't. Â One of the first rules of animation; more importantly, one
>>> of Charles M. Jones first rules of animation, is "never animate anything
>>> you don't have to"
>
>>> If it's already been made as a live action film, there's probably no
>>> need to do it again in animation.
>
>> Unless the live-action film sucks. Â Then the animated version could
>> only improve on it!
>
> The problem here is, you ignore the Chuck Jones lesson: Â Never animate
> anything you don't have to. Â The point is, if somebody already made it
> as live action, it's not a good candidate for animation.
My point builds on Chuck's: A bad live-action film deserves better; so
animate it!
>> Coincidentally, I'm watching Shaloin Soccer and Kung Fu Hustle, both
>> Stephen Chow films that use CGI effects to (weakly) emulate the
>> freedom of animation. Â Just make an anime of the two flicks and be
>> done with it.
>
> Okay, unless it needed fx they couldn't pull off.
It didn't; trust me. Most of the film's visual humor is bad on the
nonsensical and fantastic. Animators know how to do that, in spades.
The Japanese and Koreans, they LAUGH at animated martial artistry, cuz
they do it for breakfast.
> Might be something to be said for animated Star Trek instead of
> recasting.
Hmmm... You have my attention. As usual, Hollywood prefers to revamp
everything, even if it's already been animated AND shot in live-action
(Star Wars, Spiderman, Batman, etc.)
Terrence Briggs, nominating Spiderman 3 for animation, just
because :-)
Peace to you...
