Sunday, March 16, 2008

Man vs. Nature

I highly recommend this 2006 Korean monster movie. Its cinematography is gorgeous; the lighting and color is pristine and well balanced, and depth-of-field is used to great effect. The film also shines in characterization; as the monster is really used as a foil for the flaws of the characters that pit themselves against it. This is not an uncommon device for horror movies; but this film's take on human nature is more complex than the revenge-on-high-school-archetypes theme common to many American horror movies.

Sunday, March 02, 2008

An Oral History of Computer Animation

This is a panel discussion that includes two pioneers of computer graphics and two writers from Pixar. It is quite long, but the story is very engrossing. (via Blender Nation.)
Link to YouTube video.