Podcasts about Blue Sky Studios

In this episode, Masie & Stuart finally enter the world of animation by discussing the 2023 film Nimona. Rescued from Disney's closure of its production studio, our hosts find plenty to appreciate about this queer kid's adventure flick. How does it hold up compared to the original graphic novel by ND Stevenson though? Listen as our hosts discuss the film's lovable characters and crazy production history, as well as its many strange adaptation decisions.   Linktree: https://linktr.ee/cinema_bones Follow Us on Social Media @ Cinema_Bones on Instagram and Letterboxd for podcast updates.   Addtional Reading: Disney Disapproved Same Sex Kiss in Nimona How Nimona Rose From The Ashes of Blue Sky Studios by Jade King The Second Coming of Megan Ellison  

Wieder einmal ein Wortspiel in Bezug auf ein Studio. Das kann nur eines Bedeuten. Wir beleben ein seit über 120 Folgen nicht mehr benutztes Format wieder. Beim heutigen Studio Ranking nehmen wir uns die Filme der Blue Sky Studios unter die Lupe. Neben dem Ice Age und dem Rio Franchise hat es doch einige Abstecher gegeben, welche hier genauer unter die Lupe genommen werden. Auch gehen wir Kurz auf das Studio ein und besprechen unsere Lieblinge.

“Then I shape-shift, and I'm free.”We're talking with Katie from Novel Gaming about Nimona, the fantastic queer movie from Annapurna Animation that almost wasn't. We dig into the origins of Nimona's initial studio home, Blue Sky Studios, and how even when we're not covering Pixar movies, we can't escape Disney.Film Release: June 30, 2023For the next couple months, we're doing a biweekly Special Presentation miniseries featuring a selection of non-Pixar movies & TV aimed at younger audiences and families featuring clear, unafraid, and unambiguous depictions of queerness.Disney raised concerns about a same-sex kiss in the unreleased animated movie 'Nimona,' former Blue Sky staffers say (Business Insider)In-depth interview: Behind the creation of ‘Nimona's' unique animation style and compelling story (AnimationXpress)The Second Coming of Megan Ellison (THR)Nimona Co-Writer Lloyd Taylor On The World Of Animated Feature Films (The Screenwriting Life)ND Stevenson On Nimona, Bearing Your Queerness, And Staying Hopeful (TheGamer)Interview with Nimona's ND Stevenson (Off Colour)Nothing Captures the Heart of My Queer Anger Like Godzilla (them)Trans Lifeline (US): 877-565-8860Trans Lifeline (CAN): 877-330-6366Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (US, Call & Text): 988Check out more from Novel Gaming!Part of ⁠The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast Collective⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠ | Patreon⁠E-mail us: pixarpodcast@gmail.comMore from ⁠Doug⁠More from ⁠Derek⁠Theme song features: “Stasis” by Eagle-Eyed Tiger | ⁠SourceClosing song: “Gold Guns Girls” by Metric

Viva Kids' new animated feature "Night of the Zoopocalypse", from an idea by Clive Barker and starring the voice of David Harbour, opens in theaters nationwide on Mar. 7. Directors Rodrigo Perez-Castro and Ricardo Curtis, who previously collaborated on several Blue Sky Studios films, share what went into this comedy thriller for families.

Join Justin as he chats with actor Kari Wahlgren about The Monster Squad, Zombies, horror movies, Samurai Champloo, Final Fantasy Tactics, and more!Kari Wahlgren bio:“Kari Wahlgren (born July 13, 1977) is a Swedish-American voice actress who has provided English-language roles for animated movies, TV series, and video games. She got her start in anime voice-overs as Haruko Haruhara in FLCL, and would later land major roles in a number of shows and films: Robin Sena in Witch Hunter Robin, Lavie Head in Last Exile, Fuu in Samurai Champloo, Rip van Winkle in Hellsing, Scarlett in Steamboy, Pacifica Casull in the Scrapped Princess, Saya Otonashi in Blood+, Michiru Satomi and Luca in Immortal Grand Prix, Kagami Hiiragi in Lucky Star, Saber in Fate/Zero, Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works and Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel, and Celty Sturluson in the Durarara!! series.In American animation, she has provided voices for a number of series including Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!, Gravity Falls, Fish Hooks, voicing Little Suzy in Phineas and Ferb, Dorothy and Queen Ozma in Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz, Ben 10, Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness, Kaijudo: Rise of the Duel Masters, Bunnicula, The Fairly OddParents, Bunsen Is a Beast, and the Nickelodeon versions of Winx Club and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Jessica and Diane in Rick and Morty, and Baby Scrat in the Disney+ miniseries Ice Age: Scrat Tales, produced by Blue Sky Studios.In video games, she voiced lead characters Ashe in Final Fantasy XII, Shelke in Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII, and Raine Sage in Tales of Symphonia.”Monsters, Madness and Magic Official Website. Monsters, Madness and Magic on Linktree.Monsters, Madness and Magic on Instagram.Monsters, Madness and Magic on Facebook.Monsters, Madness and Magic on Twitter.Monsters, Madness and Magic on YouTube.

AI month continues. 2005's Robots was the second film from Blue Sky Studios. And the follow-up to their hit, Ice Age. Does this film really shine, or does it need to be sent to the Chop Shop? Music from https://filmmusic.io "Glitter Blast" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) The American Civil Liberties Union: https://www.aclu.org/ The National Network of Abortion Funds: https://abortionfunds.org/ The Trevor Project: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/ Reproductive rights are human rights. LGBTQ+ rights are human rights.

Let's effin' go! (We're pretty sure we're not allowed to swear in the blurbs, dagnammit!) This week sees the long-awaited release of Deadpool & Wolverine, in which Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman team up for a swear'n'slash session for the ages, and in this week's episode of the Empire Podcast, Chris Hewitt sits down for a lovely non-spoilerific chat with the film's director, Shawn Levy. -22:04 - 39:18 approx] Our other guest is Joachim Ronning, the director of Young Woman And The Sea, which is now out on Disney+, and Alex Godfrey has a lovely conversation with him about that, star Daisy Ridley, swimming, and more. (And yes, Chris is aware that he mis-pronounced Ronning's forename; Alex got it right!) [57:33 - 1:16:50 approx] Either side of those, Chris is joined in the podbooth by Helen O'Hara and James Dyer for a fun pod in which they take some questions from BlueSky (including one about Blue Sky Studios), discuss the week's movie news (bear in mind, this was recorded before Comic-Con!), and review Deadpool & Wolverine, I Saw The TV Glow, and The Ministry Of Ungentlemanly Warfare. Enjoy.

Sean finally reviews an animated film after nearly three years of podcasting: Ice Age (2002). To discuss this near-perfect film he is joined by Luke from The Nerdstalgic Podcast. They side-track into a tangent about animated films for the first half an hour. Discussion Points: -The unnecessary sequels. -The rise and fall of Blue Sky Studios. -The similarities between Ice Age (2002) and The Fugitive (1993). Raised Questions: -Have we lost the 'heart' in modern animated films? -Why don't animated films take risks anymore? -What happened to the magic of Disney and Pixar films? Intermission Sting: -Marv from 'Pods Like Us'. Thanks for Listening! Review It Yourself is now on YouTube! Find us here: Twitter: @YourselfReview Instagram: reviewityourselfpodcast2021 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ReviewItYourself⁠ This podcast is a member of the PodPack Collective, an indie podcasting group dedicated to spreading positivity within the podcast community. For further information, please follow the link: https://linktr.ee/podpackcollective

In this episode, we spotlight two standout films from 1991: "Only Yesterday" directed by Isao Takahata and "JFK" directed by Oliver Stone. We delve into Takahata's beautifully introspective animation, featuring voices like Daisy Ridley and Dev Patel in the English dub, and Stone's compelling historical drama starring Kevin Costner. Join us as we discuss these cinematic gems with our special guest, Michael Tanzillo, a talented 3D animator formerly of Blue Sky Studios, who worked on such films as "Ferdinand," "Spies in Disguise," and "The Peanuts Movie". Hosted by Brad Garoon & Jake Ziegler ⁠More from Michael Tanzillo

Jake S. Friedman is an animation historian and author of The Art of Blue Sky Studios and The Disney Afternoon. He has appeared as an expert on TV documentaries and written for Animation Magazine, American History Magazine, the Huffington Post, and Philadelphia Daily News. He worked for ten years as an animation artist on television shows and features, and now works as a mental health specialist, teaching the occasional History of Animation course at NYU or FIT. Jake is the author of "The Disney Revolt: The Great Labor War of Animation's Golden Age" an American story of industry and of the underdog, the golden age of animated cartoons at the world's most famous studio. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/out-of-the-blank/support

Resources for Palestine, Congo, and Sudan: Resources for Palestine, Congo, Sudan    Welcome to our ninth episode of our third season! Featuring two of our friends, we are discussing the recent Oscar nominated film, Nimona! What seemed to be a project lost in the Disney monopoly (RIP, Blue Sky Studios) came into fruition in other places and became a found family, anti-government, and queer story that many people—especially for the ones who have ever felt rejected from society—will remember. And above all, a queer story that will pave the way for more. Let us know your thoughts on the film in the comments below! Thanks for listening! — Thumbnail by: Co-host Shay Edited by: Co-host Kait assistant: pitbull (joking) Music: Bit Symphony by roljui — Welcome to our channel! We hope you stay tuned for our upcoming episodes. Subscribe on our YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@The1224Podcast  Follow Us on Social Media: https://linktr.ee/the1224podcast   Kait:  https://linktr.ee/hellocupkait   Shay:  https://twitter.com/poppliy https://instagram.com/poppliiy  FOLLOW OUR GUESTS: Steven (from The Bacon Hour Podcast): https://www.youtube.com/@weirdmagicpiggy/featured https://twitter.com/weirdmagicpiggy https://instagram.com/weirdmagicpiggy_  Sydney: https://www.instagram.com/synwynn101/

Originally broadcast on March 7, 2024. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2024/03/binary-system-podcast-401-wtnv-243-lost-and-found-and-more-of-the-oscar-nominations/ On this week's Night Vale episode, we highly approve of Cecil devoting an entire broadcast to Lost and Found submissions, because writer Brie Williams is very good with lists of random weirdness, unexpected sweetness, and things with TEETH. From there we jump into three more Oscar nominated films we finally watched, namely Oppenheimer (brilliant but a bit too long, with "the most unnecessary nude scene ever"), Elemental, and Nimona. While we think Pixar usually has the better shot at winning the Animated Feature award, we're really pulling for Nimona. Along the way we wander off into tangents like the Hot Ones show, Florence Pugh, Redbox, nerd underwear, and the REALLY STUPID ADS in Amazon Prime. This week's outro is a clip from Keepsake by Beat Mekanik. Clarification: Redbox is 2.25, but that's just for one night, once you double it it's about the same as most of the 2-night rentals from Prime. Correction: Elemental did have a theatrical release, but according to the New York Times it had "the worst opening in Pixar history." It's since become a lot more successful. Correction #2 - Annapurna Pictures is the production company that took over from Blue Sky Studios when Disney axed Nimona. Kathryn got her Soot Sprite undies from All Teh Smol Things. Looking for a present for that hard-to-shop-for person? Want to buy them (or yourself) a square foot of a castle in Scotland? Look no further! You can support the restoration of Dunan's castle, legally call yourself Lady or Laird, AND if you use this link to get there, you can support this podcast too! ScottishLaird.co.uk.

Based on ND Stevenson's graphic novel, Nimona started life with Blue Sky Studios, and when Blue Sky was acquired by Disney in its purchase of 20th Century Fox, originally Nimona's production continued. When Disney officially cancelled Nimona, it came as no surprise to the team working on the movie. While officially the reasons for cancellation were financial, rumours swirled that Disney didn't like the LGBTQ themes, and opposed a same-sex kiss.But Nimona, and the crew behind the movie, refused to give up, and thanks to Annapurna Pictures and Netflix, Nimona was reborn. Nimona is more than a character. Nimona is the story of the making of this movie. Nimona is the scrappy underdog who refuses to back down from a fight. Nimona refuses to let a corporate entity subdue her and control her. Nimona might fall down, but Nimona will get back up again, and she will prove all her doubters wrong.And now Nimona is an Oscar nominated movie... take that, Disney.I would love to hear your thoughts on Nimona !CONTACT.... Twitter @verbaldiorama Instagram @verbaldiorama Facebook @verbaldiorama Letterboxd @verbaldiorama Email verbaldiorama [at] gmail [dot] com Website verbaldiorama.comSUPPORT VERBAL DIORAMA....Give this podcast a five-star Rate & Review Join the Patreon | Send a Tip | Buy Merch ABOUT VERBAL DIORAMAVerbal Diorama is hosted, produced, edited, researched, recorded and marketed by me, Em | This podcast is hosted by Captivate, try it yourself for free. Theme Music: Verbal Diorama Theme Song. Music by Chloe Enticott - Compositions by Chloe. Lyrics by Chloe Enticott (and me!) Production by Ellis Powell-Bevan of Ewenique StudioPatrons: Simon E, Sade, Claudia, Simon B, Laurel, Derek, Cat, Andy, Mike, Griff, Luke, Michael, Scott, Brendan, Lisa, Sam, Will, Jack, Dave, Chris, Stuart, Nicholas, Zo, Kev, Pete, Heather, Danny, Aly, Tyler, Stu, Brett, Philip, Michele and Xenos!

In the final episode of Journey to the Blue Sky, Arun and Patricia discuss about the top 5 best and worst Blue Sky Studios films according to your votes. What made the best and worst lists? Listen and find out. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/old-school-lane/support

In this episode of Journey to the Blue Sky, Arun and Patricia discuss about the final project Blue Sky Studios were working on before Disney shut them down in 2021: a miniseries called Ice Age: Scrat Tales. It focuses on Scrat and his son Baby Scrat going through a series of adventures. When the miniseries was uploaded on Disney+, critics and viewers gave it positive reviews saying it was a fun romp with Scrat and a good end to the legacy of Blue Sky Studios. What did Arun and Patricia think of this miniseries? Listen and find out. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/old-school-lane/support

We continue the holidays with seasonal standards Charlie Brown and Snoopy. We take our first official dive into Blue Sky Studios with 2015's The Peanuts Movie. Music from https://filmmusic.io "Glitter Blast" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Other sounds: The Brain of Morbius Deleted Scene from Rememberance of the Daleks The American Civil Liberties Union: https://www.aclu.org/ The National Network of Abortion Funds: https://abortionfunds.org/ The Trevor Project: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/ Reproductive rights are human rights. LGBTQ+ rights are human rights.

In this episode of Journey to the Blue Sky, Arun and Patricia have reached the post-Blue Sky Studios era where in 2021, Blue Sky Studios was shut down after Fox was purchased by Disney. The first animated film from this era is the 2022 animated film The Ice Adventures of Buck Wild exclusively on Disney+. Crash and Eddie want to become independent of the pack after destroying their summer habitat and decide to leave to fend for themselves. They meet up with Buck Wild as he's trying to prevent a Protoceratops named Orson from conquering the Lost World. When the film was released on Disney+, critics and viewers hated it and called it a low point in the Ice Age franchise, even getting more negative reviews than Ice Age: Collision Course. They criticized the animation, the story, the replaced voice actors, and Disney's decision of shutting down the studio in the first place. What did Arun and Patricia think of the film? Listen and find out. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/old-school-lane/support

In this episode of Journey to the Blue Sky, Patricia and Arun discuss about Blue Sky Studios' last animation film before Fox was bought by Disney and the shutdown of the company, the 2019 animated film Spies in Disguise. Lance Sterling is the greatest secret agent in the H.T.U.V (Honor, Trust, Unity, and Valor) agency. When he returns from a mission of stealing a suitcase containing a drone from a Japanese arm dealer, it's empty. Security camera footage shows Lance stealing the drone while escaping from a helicopter. Lance tries to claim his innocence, but they don't believe him. He then goes into hiding towards one of the former gadget and weapons builders named Walter when he learns that he can make someone disappear. It turns out that the serum Walter was experimenting on wasn't complete and Lance ends up turning into a pigeon. With his new disguise, he and Walter travel around to find out who is impersonating as him. When the film premiered in theaters, it made $171 million dollars out of a $100 million dollar budget making it the lowest grossing Blue Sky Studios film ever made. It received mixed to positive reviews from critics praising the animation and the performances of Will Smith and Tom Holland. What did Arun and Patricia think of Blue Sky Studios' swan song...or pigeon song? Listen and find out. To vote for the best and worst Blue Sky Studios films, click on the link below to cast your rankings. Deadline to vote is Monday, December 11, 2023 at 12:00 AM EST. https://forms.gle/xFhxsBUdjooSHj7p9 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/old-school-lane/support

In this episode of Journey to the Blue Sky, Arun and Patricia discuss about the 2017 Blue Sky Studios animated film Ferdinand based on the 1936 children's book Ferdinand the Bull by Munro Leaf. Ferdinand is not like the other bulls. He's a sweet, kind, and gentle bull who loves flowers. But he is forced to become a bull to be sent away as a bull to compete in bullfights. As a young bull, he runs away and lives with a flower farmer and his daughter for several years. One day, he is captured and sent back to the ranch he grew up in and learns that the bulls must become ready to be sent to the bullfights, otherwise they'll be taking to the slaughterhouse. When the film premiered in theaters, it made $296 million dollars out of its $111 million dollar budget with mixed reviews with praising John Cena's portrayal as Ferdinand, but that the story and characters were forgettable. This would be the second Blue Sky Studios film that would be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Film, but lost to Coco. How does the film hold up? Listen and find out. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/old-school-lane/support

In this episode of Journey to the Blue Sky, Arun and Patricia discuss about the 2016 Blue Sky Studios animated film Ice Age: Collision Course, the fifth and final film in the Ice Age franchise. Manny and Ellie's daughter Peaches is about to get married to a young mammoth named Julian and ready to move out, but then an asteroid is about to crash the Earth and destroy everything. It's up to Manny, Diego, Sid, Buck, and the gang to head to the location where the previous asteroid that killed the dinosaurs crashed in to figure out how to avert the one coming in elsewhere in the atmosphere. When the film premiered in theaters, it made $408 million dollars out of a $105 million dollar budget receiving negative reviews from critics calling it "unfunny, unoriginal, and derivative from the previous films". What did Arun and Patricia think of this film? Listen and find out. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/old-school-lane/support

In this episode of Journey to the Blue Sky, Arun and Patricia discuss about the 2015 Blue Sky Studios animated film The Peanuts Movie based on the Peanuts comic strips by Charles Schultz. Throughout the course of one year, Charlie Brown tries to get the courage to talk to The Little Red Haired Girl, perform well on his school's talent show, write a book report, learn how to dance for the dance contest, and have the best grade on the school's standardized test. Meanwhile, Snoopy is writing a novel about The Flying Ace rescuing a poodle named Fifi from The Red Baron. When the film premiered in theaters, it made $246 million dollars out of a $99 million dollar budget with praise from the critics with its unique art style, voice acting, soundtrack, and capturing the spirit of Peanuts for both people who grew up with it as well as a new generation of kids. What did Arun and Patricia think of the film? Listen and find out. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/old-school-lane/support

In this episode of Journey to the Blue Sky, Arun and Patricia discuss about the 2014 Blue Sky Studios animated film Rio 2, the sequel to the 2011 film Rio. Three years have passed since Blu and Jewel moved into the bird sanctuary and have three kids. They're living a comfortable domestic life which Jewel disapproves of and wishes to return to the wild. They see on the news that Julia and Tulio discovered that there may be blue macaws in the Amazon Forest and they travel to find them. Meanwhile, Nigel, the cockatoo from the first film wishes to strike revenge against Blu. When the film premiered in theaters, it made $498 million dollars out of a $100 million dollar budget with mixed opinions from critics saying it was a fun, colorful, but forgettable experience. What did Arun and Patricia think of the film? Listen and find out. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/old-school-lane/support

In this episode of Journey to the Blue Sky, Arun and Patricia discuss about the 2013 Blue Sky Studios animated film Epic. Loosely based on the children's book The Leaf Men and the Brave Good Bugs by William Joyce, Epic is about a teenage girl named Mary Katherine who moves in with her father after her mother dies. Her father, a professor who is dedicated to looking for a group of creatures who live in the forest, ignores her and has no urgency to reconnect with her after being estranged from her for years. Mary Katherine starts leaving him behind, but gets caught up with the creatures that her father has been searching for and is shrunken by their queen to project the pod that would determine who the next queen is from the evil mastermind who wishes to turn the forest into decay. When the film premiered in theaters, it made $268 million dollars out of a $93 million dollar budget receiving mixed to positive reviews praising its animation, but saying that the story was derivative from Ferngully: The Last Rainforest and Avatar with its environmental message, plot, and characters. What did Arun and Patricia think of the film? Listen and find out. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/old-school-lane/support

In this episode of Journey to the Blue Sky, Arun and Patricia bend the rules a bit by discussing about the 2023 animated film Nimona based on the 2015 graphic novel by N.D. Stevenson. A commoner named Ballister Boldheart is being knighted in the Institute for Elite Knights where ordinarily people who are descendants of royalty from Queen Glorith would be chosen. Things go horribly wrong when he is seeing killing the queen with a laser coming out of his sword and is deemed a "murderer" and "monster". A shapeshifter named Nimona wishes to be Ballister's sidekick to cause mayhem, but instead he wishes to find out who framed him so he can clear his name. Originally produced by Blue Sky Studios, it was cancelled in 2021 when Disney bought the rights to the company and shut it down. It was picked up by Annapurna Pictures and released as a Netflix exclusive. When the film was released, it became a critical hit for its animation, voice over performances, its LGBTQ representation, and satirizing the formula of animated films. What did Patricia and Arun think of the film? Listen and find out. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/old-school-lane/support

Nimona was in devolopment at Blue Sky Studios when Disney shut it down after the purchase of 20th Century Fox. The film was picked up by Netflix and completed by Annapurna Pictures. We take a look at the film Disney threw away and see if that was the wise choice or not. Music from https://filmmusic.io "Glitter Blast" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) The American Civil Liberties Union: https://www.aclu.org/ The National Network of Abortion Funds: https://abortionfunds.org/ The Trevor Project: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/ Reproductive rights are human rights. LGBTQ+ rights are human rights.

This is our spoiler-free review for the Netflix & Annapurna Studios Animated film Nimona. We discuss how this incredibly heartfelt adaptation that almost didn't make it to the big screen, why we're so happy it did, and why it needs to be seen by EVERYONE.Nimona is playing in select theatre. Streaming on Netflix June 30th, 2023.

This week, David and Connor check out the final Blue Sky film: Spies in Disguise. They discuss what they enjoyed, what they didn't, and what caused the film to be the final time anyone talked about Blue Sky Studios animated films.

Skwigly.com presents Animation One-To-Ones featuring Ben Mitchell in conversation with Academy Award®-winning director Everett Downing Jr. ('Hair Love') and story artist/writer Patrick Harpin. The pair have recently joined forces to create and exec produce 'My Dad the Bounty Hunter', a new animated action-comedy Netflix series that drops today.The show tells the story of siblings Lisa and Sean, who, feeling neglected by their dad, stow away on his latest work trip, hoping to finally get some quality time together. They quickly learn of his secret double life as an intergalactic bounty hunter and are thrust into a series of adventures exciting and perilous. Everett Downing Jr.'s past industry experience began as a story artist at Big Idea Productions, eventually animating on feature films such as 'Ice Age' for Blue Sky Studios and numerous Pixar films including 'Ratatouille', 'WALL-E', 'Up', 'Toy Story 3' and 'Monsters University' among others. More recent projects include directing on 'We The People' and storyboarding 'Maya and the Three', both Netflix series, as well as co-directing the Oscar winning short film 'Hair Love' alongside Matthew Cherry and Bruce SmithHaving graduated from the California Institute of the Arts and cut his teeth in the industry as a Story Intern at Pixar, Patrick Harpin would go on to be a Head Writer for the Cartoon Network series 'Clarence' and storyboard for Wes Anderson's 'Moonrise Kingdom' as well as a number of animated features including 'Ice Age: Continental Drift', 'Free Birds', 'The Emoji Movie', 'Smurfs: The Lost Village', and the 'Hotel Transylvania' franchise. Produced and presented by Ben Mitchell

Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start off this week's show talking about the second special episode of “The Owl House” (which debuts on the Disney Channel on January 21st). They also talk about how the 2023 Awards Season may have played into “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish” popping up on Amazon Prime Video this past Friday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start off this week's show talking about the second special episode of “The Owl House” (which debuts on the Disney Channel on January 21st). They also talk about how the 2023 Awards Season may have played into “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish” popping up on Amazon Prime Video this past Friday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

https://dibbleart.com Biography David Dibble (b. 1977) was raised on a farm in Davis County, Utah, where he was influenced by the landscape from an early age.  Formal Art education was followed by six years as a color artist for Blue Sky Studios (20th Century Fox), and six years teaching Illustration at Brigham Young University.    David and his family now reside in Orem, Utah, where he paints full time, seeking a divine connection with the land. His work brings awareness to the beauty and nobility of agriculture.  He also continues to offer his expertise to animation studios worldwide.

https://dibbleart.com Biography David Dibble (b. 1977) was raised on a farm in Davis County, Utah, where he was influenced by the landscape from an early age.  Formal Art education was followed by six years as a color artist for Blue Sky Studios (20th Century Fox), and six years teaching Illustration at Brigham Young University.    David and his family now reside in Orem, Utah, where he paints full time, seeking a divine connection with the land. His work brings awareness to the beauty and nobility of agriculture.  He also continues to offer his expertise to animation studios worldwide.

Sandro and Ben are BACK for season two of GSBS, this time tackling the 2017 Blue Sky Studios film, Ferdinand.

We head into the world of Japanese gods and monsters, food as an emotional core, and underdog stories with Dice Tsutsumi for Oni: Thunder God's Tale. More about Oni: Thunder God's Tale: In a world filled with the oddball gods and monsters of Japanese mythology, one of the creature's free-spirited daughters, Onari, is determined to follow in the footsteps of the mighty heroes of lore, but her unique powers are yet to be revealed. Does she have what it takes to fight to protect her peaceful village from the encroaching threat of the gods' mysterious enemies, the “Oni”? Also starring: Momona Tamada, Archie Yates, Craig Robinson, Tantoo Cardinal, Brittany Ishibashi, Omar Miller, Anna Akana, Charlet Takahashi Chung, Miyuki Sawashiro, Yuki Matsuzaki, Seth Carr, Robert Kondo, and George Takei. More about Dice Tsutsumi: He is originally from Japan, is a filmmaker, painter and philanthropist. A graduate from The School of Visual Arts in New York, Dice has worked as a visual development/color key artist at Blue Sky Studios on Ice Age, Robots and Horton Hears a Who! His credits at Pixar Animation include Lighting Art Director for Toy Story 3 and Monsters University. Dice is passionate about charity work and spearheaded both The Totoro Forest Project and Sketchtravel. He is co-founder of Tonko House. “Oni: Thunder God's Tale” is out streaming now at www.netflix.com/onithundergodstale Find us at: www.werewatchingwhat.com youtube.com/thedhk twitter.com/thedhk instagram.com/thedhk facebook.com/thedhkmovies --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Jason Galeon is an HPA nominated CG Supervisor at Wētā FX with more than 20 years of experience working on a huge range of major films. Jason began his career at Blue Sky Studios and went on to work at some of the biggest VFX studios, including Framestore London and MPC, working on films like The Dark Knight, Ice Age, and The Matrix sequels. He joined Wētā in 2009 on the first of James Cameron's Avatar series as a lighting artist and held key roles in many Wētā projects including The Avengers, Peter Jackson's The Hobbit trilogy, and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. His more recent projects include The Suicide Squad, Avatar: The Way of Water, and Shazam! Fury of the Gods. He's been a CG Supervisor for years, and more recently has become a VFX Supervisor. Ep 1 : - How to improve your folio and showreel for VFX Artist's - Failures in your career and lessons you've learnt - What inspired your journey - Working in Film/VFX and specialising in CG Supervising - Working at BlueSky Studios - Working at WetaFX - Working on sequels compared to original films - Being a good Supervisor and Leader - VFX Pipeline - Working in creature development

Jason Galeon is an HPA nominated CG Supervisor at Wētā FX with more than 20 years of experience working on a huge range of major films. Jason began his career at Blue Sky Studios and went on to work at some of the biggest VFX studios, including Framestore London and MPC, working on films like The Dark Knight, Ice Age, and The Matrix sequels. He joined Wētā in 2009 on the first of James Cameron's Avatar series as a lighting artist and held key roles in many Wētā projects including The Avengers, Peter Jackson's The Hobbit trilogy, and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. His more recent projects include The Suicide Squad, Avatar: The Way of Water, and Shazam! Fury of the Gods. He's been a CG Supervisor for years, and more recently has become a VFX Supervisor. Ep 2 : - How to improve your folio and showreel for VFX Artist's - Advice for aspiring managers and supervisors - Working at a big studio versus a small studio - When to switch studios - Working at Framestore - How to improve and grow as a VFX Artist - Building relationships with supervisors and directors - Working with Christopher Nolan and James Cameron - Project Discussions: Terminator 3, The Dark Knight - Work/Life Balance

In this episode of Journey to the Blue Sky, Patricia and Arun discuss about the 2011 Blue Sky Studios animated film Rio. A Spix's macaw named Blu was raised by a bookstore owner named Linda in Minnesota after being stolen as a chick by smugglers in Brazil. One day, a ornithologist named Tulio proposes to Linda to bring Blu to Brazil to mate with a female macaw named Jewel since they are the last two of their kind left. They then learn that they are the complete opposites with Blu being timid and domesticated and Jewel loves freedom and the wild forest. Meanwhile, they are kidnapped by smugglers to be sold and are chained together. They end up escaping and try to locate Linda before they are discovered by the smugglers and their cockatoo named Nigel. When the film premiered in theaters, it made $484 million dollars out of a $90 million dollar budget praising the animation, the vocal performances, and the music. It would eventually become Blue Sky Studio's second biggest franchise behind Ice Age with a sequel and a 4-D show in theaters. What did Patricia and Arun think of the film? Listen and find out. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/old-school-lane/support

In this episode of Journey to the Blue Sky, Patricia and Arun discuss about the 2009 Blue Sky Studios animated film Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, the third installment in the Ice Age franchise. Manny and Ellie are about to have a baby and that leaves Sid jealous that he isn't getting any more attention and Diego feeling like he's too old to being a part of the pack. Sid finds three eggs and decides to raise them as his own. That is the eggs hatched into three tyrannosaurus rex babies and the mother takes them and Sid underground into a lost world where the dinosaurs have been residing. It's up to Manny, Diego, Ellie, Crash, Eddie, and an adventurous weasel named Buck Wild to rescue Sid. Meanwhile, Scrat finds a flying squirrel who is both after the acorn he's been chasing and has a major crush on him. Who will he choose? When the film was released, it made over $886 million dollars out of a $90 million dollar budget. It was not only the highest grossing animated film of 2009, but the third highest grossing film of 2009 behind Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince and Avatar. In a year where studios such as Disney, Pixar, DreamWorks, and Sony were producing critically acclaimed animated films with The Princess and the Frog, Up!, Monsters vs. Aliens, and Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs respectfully and newcomers such as Laika and Cartoon Saloon were entering into the competition with their big premieres Coraline and The Secret of Kells, how does Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs stack up? Listen and find out. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/old-school-lane/support

In this episode of Journey to the Blue Sky, Arun and Patricia discuss about the 2008 Blue Sky Studios animated film Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who based on the 1954 book of the same name starring Jim Carrey, Steve Carrell, Carol Burnett, Will Arnett, Seth Rogen, Jonah Hill, and Amy Poehler. An elephant named Horton sees a floating speck on a pink flower hearing voices not knowing that an entire civilization of Whos living in a town called Whoville live there. The mayor of Whoville, Ned McDodd, notices earthquakes and weather changes happening all of a sudden. When Horton and Major McNodd learn about one another, Horton tries to take the speck to a safe location and Major McNodd tries to convince the Whos to postpone the celebration of Whoville with no luck. Both are trying to convince everyone of the situation, but they don't believe them. When the movie premiered in theaters, it made over $298 million dollars out of a $85 million dollar budget receiving positive reviews after both the disappointment of Ice Age: The Meltdown and the critical bashing of the previous Dr. Seuss movie adaptation, The Cat in the Hat. What did Arun and Patricia think of the movie? Listen and find out. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/old-school-lane/support

In this episode of Journey to the Blue Sky, Arun and Patricia discuss about the 2006 Blue Sky Studios animated film Ice Age: The Meltdown, the second installment of the 2002 animated film Ice Age. Manny, Diego, and Sid live in a valley surrounded by a wall of ice living normal lives until an armadillo named Fast Tony warns everyone that the wall of ice is a dam and is cracking due to the ice melting. He offers to rescue everyone by taking them to a large log where they will be safe from the flooded water of the melted ice. While journeying to the log, Manny, Diego, and Sid meet up with a female mammoth named Ellie, who believes she's an opossum, and her two opossum brothers Crash and Eddie. They go through many obstacles such as vultures, two meat eating sea beasts, and Manny and Ellie trying to fall in love. When the film premiered in theaters, it made over $660 million dollars out of a $80 million dollar budget and received mixed reviews. What did Arun and Patricia think of the follow up to a film they liked? Was it an improvement to the first film or will it continue the path of mediocrity? Listen and find out. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/old-school-lane/support

Welcome to Journey to the Blue Sky, a new animated studio retrospective where Arun and Patricia look back at all the animated projects done by Blue Sky Studios. In the first episode of Journey to the Blue Sky, they look back at the 2002 animated film Ice Age starring Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, and Denis Leary. Millions of years in the ice age, a mammoth named Manny and a sloth named Sid are going on a journey to take a baby boy back to its pack before they leave far away from their meet up point. A saber tooth tiger named Diego is tasked to capture the baby to the leader of the pack to kill it. Diego then pretends to help Manny and Sid to lead the baby towards his family, but in reality is going to have them ambushed. Meanwhile, a squirrel named Scrat is chasing around an acorn with crazy shenanigans occurring. When the film premiered in theaters, it made over $383 million dollars out of a $59 million dollar budget. It was praised by critics and viewers with its animation, characters, humor, and story. This would not only mark the premiere of Blue Sky Studios competing alongside Pixar, DreamWorks, and Disney with producing 3D animated films, but the beginning of an franchise. How well does Ice Age hold up after 20 years later? Listen and find out. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/old-school-lane/support

For this episode of Made in Mississippi, we turn the tables and hear from Casey Combest, owner of Blue Sky Studios and founder of the Made in Mississippi podcast. Casey sits down with Erin to talk about how he got his start and how to build a business that's the right size for your goals. Casey also shares how he learned that that success doesn't always look like building a bigger team. 

This episode features Karen Disher, who was the first female Director and Story Artist at Blue Sky Studios where she worked on Robots, Ice Age: Dawn on the Dinosaurs, and Ferdinand. Currently she is the Creative Director in Development at Spire where she's working on their new feature film. In this chat she's going to share how she got her start, what she's learned about story and where to find the confidence to build your own path. Tune in to Ibele and Disher to hear: *The chance way Disher got to design the characters in Daria *The skill that will send new opportunities your way *How to actively work your way up the corporate-animation-ladder ~[SPONSORED MESSAGE]~ This episode is sponsored by Snowlands, a brand new full-color graphic novel series for animal fantasy fans, featuring snow leopards and arctic wolves on a wild adventure through a snow-covered mountain range. Shifty lynxes, secret monkey tribes, singing Pallas cats and a cult of sheep are just a few of what the heroes of Snowlands run into on their journey. This is a perfect book for Readers who love Erin Hunter's Warriors or Tui T. Sutherland's Wings of Fire series. This premium hardcover book is only $19.99, and since it was created by Morr Meroz, the guy behind the animation training website Bloop Animation, you can now get $25 credit to any Bloop Animation course when you buy the book. So if you thought about getting any of their courses, get this book first and get your $25 credit. It's kinda like getting the book for free. To get this deal go to www.bloopanimation.com/terry ~~ Social Links: *Check out Spire Studio's work: https://www.spirestudios.com/

Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start off this week's episode by talking about what's going on with Netflix Kids & Family Animation. They also look back at Blue Sky Studios' struggles to deliver the original “Ice Age” movie  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start off this week's episode by talking about what's going on with Netflix Kids & Family Animation. They also look back at Blue Sky Studios' struggles to deliver the original “Ice Age” movie  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we chat with Haley and Gus, the creators of the Unprepared Casters podcast. An actual play D&D podcast that focuses on shorter arcs to tell more succinct and clean stories. We chat about cultivating your community, getting started on Tiktok, and at the end of the episode we chat about Blue Sky Studios' Ice Age! Check out their content at the links below: UNPREPARED CASTERS: Twitter Apple Podcast PATREON Haley: Twitter TikTok Youtube Gus: Twitter TikTok Spotify Links mentioned in the show: Notion: Notion is a project management and note-taking software. Milanote: Milanote is an easy-to-use tool to organize your ideas and projects into visual boards. If you enjoyed the show please subscribe and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and on Podchaser! If you want to connect with me and follow more of my D&D/TTRPG content check the links here! https://wlo.link/@merlinthebard. I do everything from battlemaps to comedy skits on Tiktok! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bardicbabble/support

Welcome to Plus or Bust - A Disney Podcast, where each week we discuss a different, random film from Disney's streaming video service, Disney+, and decide whether or not we would recommend it or not by giving a Plus or a Bust. We also discuss various Disney news and other Disney related topics so each week is something different.On this episode we talk about the latest Disney news including Dancing with the Stars moving to Disney+ and the announcement of Kingdom Hearts 4. We also take on brackets 5 and 6 in our BEST PIXAR MOVIE bracket. We also countdown the 5 best and 5 worst movies we've covered over the last 25 episodes.  All that and more plus our featured film discussion on Cars 2. Is Pixar's "worst" film really as bad as everyone says? Or is it smarter than it looks?Find out on this episode of Plus or Bust!00:00:43 - Introductions 00:01:42 - Gripe Corner - Steelbooks and Funko Pops00:07:10 - Actor and Comedian Gilbert Gottfried has passed away00:12:41 - Main Street Electrical Parade popcorn bucket coming to Disneyland00:19:33 - New changes coming to Disneyland Paris00:27:40 - Dancing With the Stars moving to Disney+00:34:13 - Blue Sky Studios cancelled film Nimona moves to Netflix00:39:21 - Kingdom Hearts 4 announced00:48:07 - Best Pixar Movie brackets 5 and 600:54:50 - Cars 2 discussion01:21:08 - Final Thoughts + Verdicts01:23:11 - Top 5 best movies we've reviewed in episodes 51 - 7501:28:34 - Top 5 worst movies we've reviewed in episodes 51 - 7501:32:20 - The random film pick for next week is...01:34:12 - Outro + Social LinksFollow us on Twitter! @PlusOrBustFollow us on Instagram! @PlusOrBustJoin our Facebook Group! https://www.facebook.com/groups/disneyplusorbustSend us an email at disneyplusorbust@gmail.comAny popping, clicking, echoing or vibrations you hear in the audio are not intentional and we're working to get it fixed for later episodes. We apologize for an inconsistent quality.Recorded 04/13/2022

 Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start off this week's show by talking about how Blue Sky Studios' “Nimona” which had been shut down by Disney last year has since been revived by Netflix. They then reveal the role that Jeffrey Katzenberg played in Gilbert Gottfried being cast as the voice of Iago Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 Drew Taylor & Jim Hill start off this week's show by talking about how Blue Sky Studios' “Nimona” which had been shut down by Disney last year has since been revived by Netflix. They then reveal the role that Jeffrey Katzenberg played in Gilbert Gottfried being cast as the voice of Iago Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hello, Cassettes! Yesterday marked one year since Blue Sky Studios was shut down, and we're honoring their legacy with an episode all about this groundbreaking animation studio! Come join us as we cover the history of Blue Sky and talk briefly about their films! What's your favorite Blue Sky film?  Show notes and sources are available at https://www.blackcasediaries.com/ *A previous version of this episode referred to the author of Nimona by the incorrect first name. Their name is N.D. Stevenson. We apologize to N.D. and to listeners for the error.