Here is what you might have missed last week:
• Tim Burton’s Secret Formula
• Metallica and Nirvana… on Ice
• Halo Reach Multiplayer Beta Trailer
• The Language of Johnny Depp
• Ke$ha and Star Wars “Tik Tok” Music Video Spoof
• Gaga in Wonderland
• Worst. Spiderman. Ever.
• Dj Ashba “Meets” with Jesus
Weekly Round-Up (02/28/2010 – 03/06/2010)
New TRON LEGACY Trailer
Weekly Round-Up (02/21/2010 – 02/27/2010)
Here’s what you might have missed last week:
• Alice in Wonderland Event – Hollywood, CA
• GameSpot Interview with Alice Game Producer
• Juggalo News
• New Alice in Wonderland Scene: “Clothe This Girl”
• White Rabbit & Chesire Cat Posters
• Forrest Progression Stills from Alice in Wonderland
• The Knave of Hearts Progression Stills
• Alice in Wonderland Scenes from the Movie
• The Red Queen Progression Stills
• ChatRoulette: To Catch a Predator
The Red Queen Progression Stills
Here is a set of Red Queen progression stills from Alice in Wonderland:
ALICE IN WONDERLAND Progression still 1 of 6. The Red Queen is filmed against a green-screen background using a high-resolution 4K digital camera so her head can be enlarged without compromising image quality. The chair she sits in is green so that it can later be replaced with its digital counterpart. © Disney Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
ALICE IN WONDERLAND Progression still 2 of 6. Using proprietary tools especially built for these tasks over the course of the production, the Queen’s head is enlarged, and her neck and chin are seamlessly blended into the collar of her costume. © Disney Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
ALICE IN WONDERLAND Progression still 3 of 6. The Red Queen is dropped into a preliminary CG environment, with preliminary models of set pieces in the background–early versions of the monkeys holding the candelabras are also added. © Disney Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
ALICE IN WONDERLAND Progression still 4 of 6. Imageworks artists added fur and clothing to the monkeys. © Disney Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
ALICE IN WONDERLAND Progression still 5 of 6. Artists at Imageworks create fire and smoke for the candles. [...]
Alice in Wonderland: Scenes from the Movie!
Here are some officially released scenes from the upcoming Alice in Wonderland movie!
And here is a new Featurette…
In theaters March 5, 2010!
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Here are some progression stills of the Knave of Hearts from Alice in Wonderland:
ALICE IN WONDERLAND Progression still 1 of 3. Imagery of Stayne, the Knave to the Red Queen, is placed into a preliminary CG environment of the throne room. In the background are basic computer-generated models representing set pieces that have not yet been given final texture or color. © Disney Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
ALICE IN WONDERLAND Progression still 2 of 3. A number of techniques were created to allow the animators at Imageworks to place the photography of Cirspin Glover’s (Stayne) head onto a fully computer-generated body. © Disney Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
ALICE IN WONDERLAND Final Film Frame. Progression still 3 of 3. In the final composite of the scene, the green-screen footage of Stayne’s head is incorporated into the fully computer-generated body and environment, lighting is color corrected and finalized, and the surfaces spring to life when given texture, shadows, and reflections. © Disney Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Forrest Progression Stills from Alice in Wonderland
Here are some progression stills of a forrest scene from Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland:
ALICE IN WONDERLAND Progression still 1 of 5. The shot of Alice in Tulgey Woods–home to the Chesire Cat–begins with Mia Wasikowska photographed on a green-screen stage. Shadowy lighting is already being used to help blend the real-life actor into her computer-generated surroundings. © Disney Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
ALICE IN WONDERLAND Progression still 2 of 5. Artists at Imageworks, take the green-screen photography and place it in a low-resolution CG model of the environment. Shadows help to integrate Alice, even with the most basic colors and shapes of the rough model. © Disney Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
ALICE IN WONDERLAND Progression still 3 of 5. Low-resolution geometry is replaced with high-resolution. Alice’s hair is blowing from an on-set fan, and later, a matching computer-generated breeze will rustle the surrounding foliage. © Disney Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
ALICE IN WONDERLAND Progression still 4 of 5. Effects artists at Imageworks add the green smoky cloud that passes around Alice, which is about to reveal the Cheshire Cat behind Alice on the left. © Disney Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
ALICE IN WONDERLAND Final Film Frame. Progression still 5 [...]
White Rabbit & Chesire Cat Posters
So just in case you haven’t seen them yet, here are the White Rabbit and Chesire Cat posters from Alice in Wonderland that were recently released:
Full Story »New Alice in Wonderland Scene: “Clothe This Girl”
GameSpot Interview with Alice Game Producer
GameSpot sat down with Alice in Wonderland game producer Philip James to discuss a more info. on the Wii and DS versions of the upcoming videogame:
If you haven’t already seen them, here is the trailer for the Wii version:
And for the DS version:
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