1/16/2024 0 Comments Executive producer chris wedge"Making a Character" - Modeling Supervisor Mike Defeo on building the models and wire-frames for the 3D animations."Using 2D in a 3D World" - Andrew Beddini talks about the cave scene and how they used traditional 2D animation interpolated into the 3D elements.Sid Voice Development - John Leguizamo on how he came up with the "lateral lisp" voice of Sid including some samples of voice development recorded in his apartment.Interviews/comments with Romano, Leguizamo, Leary, Wedge, Lori Forte (Producer), Cedric The Entertainer, Christopher Meledandri (Executive Producer), and Michael Thurmeier (Lead Animator). Credit is due for at least trying to make this short a little different. Pretty goofy promo piece cut in with clips of the film, laying out the story. Behind The Scenes of Ice Age - stars Ray Romano as your host and a guy named Hank."The Making Of Ice Age" for example is broken up into 7 relatively short segments that take you back to that menu. The only HUGE annoyance was the fact that there is no "Play All" button on this. "The Making of Ice Age" follows the story from the conception to the finished product and features Wedge and some access to the Blue Sky production facilities. Under The Ice - 9 pieces on the making of Ice Age including "The Making of Ice Age," "Behind The Scenes of Ice Age," "Sid Voice Development," "Using 2D in a 3D World," "Making a Character," "Art of Rigging," "Animators Acting," "Lighting and Materials," and "Art of Effects." Jam-packed with information about the process of getting the film launched. Two additional Dolby Surround tracks are available in French and Spanish. In fact, this is a pretty lush presentation all around. Bassheads will groove to the opening sequence glacier movement and picky dialogue hounds will find the center channel is proportional and properly utilized. Most of the time, all channels get an adequate workout. The score by David Newman ( Anastasia, Galaxy Quest, Scooby Doo) is mostly frenetic and vibrant and often matches some of the more Looney Tunes-ish sequences in the film. You get nice play in all channels, especially in the rear during the storms. Take a listen to some of the sound design of the glaciers, the trip through the ice chutes, and the rainstorm. 10 out of 10 The Audio Ice Age's 5.1 mix sounds fantastic. You will constantly be marveling at the technical brilliance of the animators. In fact, the environment in this film is a character in and of itself. Specific scenes to watch for and marvel over include the rainstorm and the ice chutes. The colors come vivid and loud with some seriously lush blues and tube-busting whites. Ice Age is essentially free from any sort of compression artifacting as it was pulled directly from the digital animation files. I'm not saying Ice Age copied or stole from these films (these films typically develop over a four year cycle), it's just that there is not a lot here other than the smooth animation to keep you interested mainly because you can see every twist coming a mile away. There is also some Shrek-like antics with Sid showing a similarity to Donkey and Manny the Mammoth (big huge loner) matching Shrek himself. Adding a bit more ammo to this argument is the similarity of one of the key plot points to Monsters Inc.: a human baby needs to be reunited with her parents. You know the drill: different characters thrust together in the face of an obstacle form friendship bonds and triumph. Yes of course it is original to set the film during the ice age (we've never been there before) but the film stalls out on the story, a tired formula bracing much of the animated films coming out these days. Ice Age ultimately suffers from some of the same story problems that plague the latter installments in certain action franchises: unoriginality.
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