Here’s a great quote from the interview – the rest is good too:
Match Made in Wonderland: Danny Elfman’s Music, Tim Burton’s Freaks
“My score was not going to be about the Mad Hatter or the Red Queen,” Elfman says. “The ‘falling down a hole’ music is going to be wild, crazy falling-down-a-hole music. Two armies meeting — I can almost write that automatically. That’s the easy part. The hard part is Alice’s trajectory. I needed the music to tie it all together as she goes from this kind of confused child to a bewildered young lady to becoming Alice as a hero who finds herself in the center of this big story where she has a huge part to play.” Continue reading at Wired.com
Are you an Apple fan like me? If you, you’ll probably enjoy this painstakingly beautiful cg-rendered Apple products video, created by 3D design and visualization studio Transparent House:
I’m a child of the ’80s, so of course I have to share the first trailer for The A-Team movie with you! Here’s what I had to say about it in a tweet for @theanimeblog:
“Just saw the trailer for the new A-Team movie. It alternates between awesome and horrible. You’ll see: http://bit.ly/7j5GOO”
I’m sure we’ll see several trailers before the release date. The A-Team comes out in theaters on June 11, 2010.
“In 1972 a crack commando unit was sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn’t commit. These men promptly escaped from a maximum security stockade to the Los Angeles underground. Today, still wanted by the government, they survive as soldiers of fortune. If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find them, maybe you can hire the A-Team.”
Today’s Sci-Fi Drawing of the Day is from Avatar, the amazing film by James Cameron just made over a billion dollars worldwide. So I decided to do a really, really quick (seriously – two minutes tops) sketch of Neytiri, the Na’vi played by Zoe Saldana.
Avatar Drawing: Neytiri Na'vi
This is my first Avatar sketch, so I hope you like it! I might even do an actual drawing.
Christmas time is here
Happiness and cheer
Fun for all that children call
Their favorite time of the year
Snowflakes in the air
Carols everywhere
Olden times and ancient rhymes
Of love and dreams to share
Sleigh bells in the air
Beauty everywhere
Yuletide by the fireside
And joyful memories there
Christmas time is here
We’ll be drawing near
Oh, that we could always see
Such spirit through the year
Oh, that we could always see
Such spirit through the year…
For today’s Sci-Fi Drawing of the Day, I decided to draw Invader Zim! What more can I say other than it’s my favorite cartoon ever. Which is different than my favorite anime series. That would be either Chrono Crusade or The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya.
My Invader Zim Drawing
Anyway, here’s what I used:
Pencil, ink, Prismacolor and my favorite drawing paper – 26lb bright white color laser.
So remember my Monster-A-Day Halloween Drawings during the whole month of October? Well, I’m trying to do something similar – only this time, it’s now called Sci-Fi Drawing of the Day. So let’s get started!
So remember my Monster-A-Day Halloween Drawings during the whole month of October? Well, I’m trying to do something similar – only this time, it’s now called Sci-Fi Drawing of the Day. So let’s get started!
Today’s Sci-Fi Drawing of the Day is ‘My Stormtrooper’ (from Star Wars). He’s a little different than the others: He has great aim and a generally pleasant demeanor.
Sci-Fi Drawing of the Day is 'My Stormtrooper' (from Star Wars)
I’m not sure, but I think this might be one of my first public Star Wars drawings ever. I used pencil, pen, a Post-It Note and Prismacolor.
I’m not exactly excited about the film, but here are the first New Clash of the Titans posters, which debuted here. I like the texture and atmosphere the photos create, but I don’t like the logo. The typography is weak and the metal/stone texture doesn’t work for me either. But what I really dislike about the poster is how the second one totally gives away one entire scene, and almost spoils the ending. Check ‘em out:
The Triptych
Poster One - The ‘artsy’ one: Featuring some random creatures, Perseus yelling about the giant scorpion that’s right behind him and what I’m guess to be the ‘Three Fates’.
Poster Two – Perseus Rides Pegasus: who should be a beautiful white flying horse but here it looks like one of the four Horseman of the Apocalypse, which he is definitely not.
Poster Three – Perseus with Medusa’s head:Yeah, as if this doesn’t totally give away the ending.
Perseus rides Pegasus.
Perseus with Medusa's head.
So there you have it. Three posters for a film that I should be excited about but am not. Enjoy!
Match Made in Wonderland: Danny Elfman’s Music, Tim Burton’s Freaks
