3D animation done right (new Roadrunner)

[Bryan_Ekers]

@ethelbert

Wow. Itchy & Scratchy have their own generation?

I’ma scared.

Yeah… you’re old.

Far be it from me to engage in presumptuous analysis of cartoon-coyote motivation as there may be a religious aspect involved of which I am ignorant, but why does Wile E. hang onto (indeed, struggle to hang onto) the gasoline truck?

[typoink]

@3_20_59_or_bust

Are we talking CGI or 3D?

Because I don’t remember The Incredibles being in 3D.

And apart from being confused, you’re just wrong: both Iron Giant and The Incredibles are great movies.

Calling CGI “3D animation” isn’t that uncommon, but the rise of stereoscopic 3D stuff’s mostly killed it. I vaguely recall early CGI flicks like Toy Story using “3D” in their marketing, but I could be wrong.

CGI movies are, for the most part, actually animated in three dimensions. The tools tend to be called 3D animation tools.

[gaffa]

@typoink

CGI movies are, for the most part, actually animated in three dimensions. The tools tend to be called 3D animation tools.

Exactly. There is also 2D computer animation programs like Toon Boom and Macromedia Flash. And it is not a clear distinction - ever since Disney’s The Great Mouse Detective 3D tools have been used to produce complex perspectives in otherwise traditional 2D films - including, yes, The Iron Giant. The lead character was a animated in a 3D animation program.

[furryman]

@Bryan_Ekers

Yeah… you’re old.

Far be it from me to engage in presumptuous analysis of cartoon-coyote motivation as there may be a religious aspect involved of which I am ignorant, but why does Wile E. hang onto (indeed, struggle to hang onto) the gasoline truck?

Eddie Valiant: You mean you could’ve taken your hand out of that cuff at any time?
Roger Rabbit: No, not at any time, only when it was funny.