Friday, November 19, 2004
The Incredibles
I watched The Incredibles last night. It's a terrific film. Quite different from Pixar's earlier films.
A number of reviewers have mentioned that Edna Mode's voice was done by film's director Brad Bird. Another interesting choice is the voice of the teenage daughter Violet. Her voice was done by Sarah Vowell, writer and essayist for NPR's This American Life.
The computer animation in this film is amazing. Even though the characters are intentionally cartoonish in appearance, the rendering of hair is just, well, incredible. To get a sense of how far computer animation has advanced over the years, take a look at this animation short from 1990 called Grinning Evil Death. It was a mixture of computer graphics and traditional animation featuring a breakfast cereal superhero and massive killer cockroach.
A number of reviewers have mentioned that Edna Mode's voice was done by film's director Brad Bird. Another interesting choice is the voice of the teenage daughter Violet. Her voice was done by Sarah Vowell, writer and essayist for NPR's This American Life.
The computer animation in this film is amazing. Even though the characters are intentionally cartoonish in appearance, the rendering of hair is just, well, incredible. To get a sense of how far computer animation has advanced over the years, take a look at this animation short from 1990 called Grinning Evil Death. It was a mixture of computer graphics and traditional animation featuring a breakfast cereal superhero and massive killer cockroach.
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