# Which animated films are you looking forward to? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 8, 2003, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-animated-films-are-you-looking-forward-to/193874 "2003-08-08T18:14:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![that.sound.again](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e5b9ba/32.png) [@that.sound.again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/that.sound.again)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2003, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-animated-films-are-you-looking-forward-to/193874/21 "2003-09-22T18:39:18Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by SolGrundy \* > \*\*So are Pixar’s. No offense to Nick Park and the other Aardman guys, because their movies are outstanding on every level. But it’s not as if Pixar has a machine where they can just press the “make movie” button and have it run on its own. As with claymation, they have to painstakingly build models, dress them, light the scenes, set up keyframes, etc. Really, the only thing simplified by the computer are animating in-between frames, and going through the processing/daily stages. \*\* I agree that Pixar’s movies are genius as well, and that making CGI animation is no walk in the park. But there is one more major hassle in clay - supporting/suspending the models while you animate along with stuff like having to build them to several scales, some really large. Mind you, I’m not saying that making Pixar-quality digital models is anywhere near trivial - just that you don’t have to bother with the physics of the real world. The animators I’ve talked to said clay and CGI make for completely different workflows. You tend to have a more straight-forward, improvised attitude when working with clay. Sure, meticulous planning before the actual shot is essential but you have to do the shot from start to finish and that leaves more room for improvisation and following gut feelings as you go along. CGI and cel animation, on the other hand, lets you go back and revise the animation as much as you like until you’re satisfied with the result. If classical (cel) animators are the concert pianists of draftsmanship, clay animators are the jazz pianists of puppetry. One picture you all can look forward to, provided that it will even be shown in America, is [Belville Rendezvous](http://www.bellevillerendezvous.com). Just watched it last night, and it’s some of the most fantastic animation I’ve seen, with CGI and classic animation blending seamlessly, not to mention that it’s a hilarious movie. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2003, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-animated-films-are-you-looking-forward-to/193874/22 "2003-09-22T19:41:01Z")
I was going to mention _Les Triplettes de Belleville_, but I notice the alternate title mentioned by **that.sound.again.** Apparently the U.S. release will have the [directly translated title](http://www.apple.com/trailers/sony/thetripletsofbellville.html) from the French, while in Europe they get [a slightly different title](http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0286244/). Odd. Anyway, I’m really looking forward to it. ---
**Author:** ![captainQwark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e68b1a/32.png) [@captainQwark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/captainQwark)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2003, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-animated-films-are-you-looking-forward-to/193874/23 "2003-09-22T23:15:40Z")
\*Over the Hedge, Shrek 2, \* and _The Incredibles_ ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2003, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-animated-films-are-you-looking-forward-to/193874/24 "2003-09-22T23:25:56Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by RealityChuck \* > \*\*Nick Park just started doing production on a **Wallace and Gromit** feature. (See [http://comingsoon.net/news.php?id=933](http://comingsoon.net/news.php?id=933) ) > > Pixar is good, but Park is a genius. And the astounding thing is his films are hand made. \*\* Just found out today that there’s a _Creature Comforts_ TV series starting in October on ITV. I’m _so_ there, dude! ---
**Author:** ![Wearia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/13edae/32.png) [@Wearia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wearia)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2003, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-animated-films-are-you-looking-forward-to/193874/25 "2003-09-23T04:10:08Z")
I’ve heard word of a **Family Guy** film in the planning stages. That one gets my vote. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-animated-films-are-you-looking-forward-to/193874.md?page=1)