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- Type:
fully animated - Shop: Ringling College
- Release Year: 2004
- Source Status: seen
- Style: cartoony
- Video Availability: (dvd) SIGGRAPH Video Review - Issue 152
- Collection Section: Short Videos - CG Shorts
- Review:
average design | animation, weak concept | writing
- a.k.a.: Saladin: The Hero Who Became a Legend
- Type:
fully animated - Release Year: 2007
- Country: Malaysia
- Source Status: release not seen
- Style: stylized
- Primarily Motion Capture: maybe
- Language: Malay, English Subtitles
- Collection Section: CG - Series
- Type:
fully animated - Shop: Gregory Katsoulis
- Release Year: 2003
- Source Status: seen
- Style: cartoony
- Video Availability: (download) iTunes
- Video Resolution: 640 x 480
- Synopsis: Five identical robots deal with what it means to become different.
- Collection Section: Short Videos - CG Shorts
- Review:
good animation | concept, average design | writing
- a.k.a.: Le Voyage Extraordinaire de Samy
- Type:
fully animated - Shop: nWave
- Release Year: 2010
- Country: Belgium
- Source Status: release not seen
- Upcoming Release:
__-___-2011 - Style: stylized
- Language: French, English Subtitles
- Source Special Presentation: 3D
- Collection Section: CG - General
- Type:
partially animated (secondary) (effects) - Release Year: tbd
- Source Status: future release
- Upcoming Release:
- Style: realistic
- Source Notes: comic-book style (e.g., "300")
- Collection Section: Asian - Samurai
- Site Classification: secondary (not ranked)
- Type:
fully animated - Shop: Polygon Pictures
- Release Year: 2005
- Country: Japan
- Source Status: seen
- Style: stylized | cel-shading
- Source Notes: Was designed to be a pilot for a full CG feature (which never was realized)
- Video Availability: (dvd) SIGGRAPH Video Review - Issue 151
- Video Resolution: 718 x 310
- Synopsis: A mysterious ninja takes on a ruthless bad guy.
- Collection Section: Short Videos - CG Shorts
- Review:
good design | animation, average concept | writing
[Note] Anime-style action with a smoother flow and in 3D; character delineation (to simulate anime) is a bit weak
- Type:
partially animated (characters | backgrounds | extensions | effects) - Release Year: 2008
- Source Status: seen
- Style: realistic
- Collection Section: Characters - Creatures
- Type:
fully animated - Shop: DNA
- Release Year: 2002
- Source Status: seen
- Style: cartoony
- Source Special Presentation: IMAX 3D
- Collection Issues: not collection-worthy (not compelling, bad animation)
- Collection Section: CG - DNA
- Type:
fully animated - Shop: The Mill
- Release Year: 2005
- Source Status: seen
- Style: cartoony
- Video Availability: (dvd) stash DVD Magazine #17
- Video Resolution: 720 x 336
- Collection Section: Short Videos - CG Commercials
- Type:
fully animated - Shop: Blur
- Release Year: 2005
- Source Status: seen
- Style: realistic
- Video Availability: (download) author website
- Video Resolution: 320 x 240
- Collection Section: Short Videos - CG Commercials
- Type:
fully animated - Shop: DreamWorks
- Release Year: 2010
- Source Status: release not seen
- Upcoming Release:
__-___-2011 - Style: cartoony
- Special Medium: TV special
- Collection Section: CG - DreamWorks
- Type:
fully animated - Shop: Rainmaker
- Release Year: 2003
- Country: Canada
- Source Status: seen
- Style: cartoony
- Special Medium: TV special
- Collection Issues: not collection-worthy (not compelling, "kids-only", bad animation)
- Collection Section: CG - Non-feature
- Type:
fully animated - Shop: Rainmaker
- Release Year: 2005
- Country: Canada
- Source Status: seen
- Style: cartoony
- Special Medium: TV special
- Collection Issues: not collection-worthy (not compelling, "kids-only", bad animation)
- Collection Section: CG - Non-feature
- Type:
partially animated (characters) - Shop: Warner Brothers
- Release Year: 2002
- Source Status: seen
- Style: cartoony
- Collection Section: Characters - Cartoon
- Type:
partially animated (characters) - Shop: Warner Brothers
- Release Year: 2009
- Source Status: seen
- Style: cartoony
- Special Medium: direct-to-video movie
- Collection Issues: not collection-worthy (not compelling, "kids-only", weak animation/story); only watched first 15 minutes
- Collection Section: Characters - Cartoon
- Review:
weak design | animation | concept | writing
[Note] Very lame "kids only" production with weak animation, weak live-action integration, and bad acting
- Type:
partially animated (secondary) (characters | effects) - Release Year: missing
- Source Status: seen
- Style: realistic
- Collection Section: Visual - Superheroes
- Site Classification: secondary (not ranked)
- Type:
partially animated (secondary) (extensions | effects) - Release Year: 2010
- Source Status: seen
- Style: realistic
- Collection Issues: not collection-worthy (not compelling, bad story, not entertaining)
- Collection Section: Visual - Superheroes
- Site Classification: secondary (not ranked)
- Type:
fully animated - Shop: DKP Effects
- Release Year: 2003
- Source Status: seen
- Style: realistic
- Primarily Motion Capture: maybe
- Special Medium: direct-to-video movie
- Collection Section: CG - Non-feature
- Type:
fully animated - Shop: Gobelins
- Release Year: 2005
- Country: France
- Source Status: seen
- Style: stylized
- Language: French, English Subtitles
- Video Availability: (dvd) SIGGRAPH Video Review - Issue 151
- Video Resolution: 714 x 284
- Synopsis: A ventriloquism act like never before seen.
- Collection Section: Short Videos - CG Shorts
- Review:
great concept, good design | animation | writing
[Note] Innovative concept
- Type:
partially animated (characters | effects) - Release Year: 2011
- Source Status: seen
- Style: realistic
- Collection Section: Visual - Fantasy
- Review:
good concept, weak design | animation | writing
[Note] Not thrilling and only a few cool visual effects
- Type:
fully animated - Shop: Joaquin Baldwin
- Release Year: 2008
- Source Status: seen
- Style: realistic
- Video Availability: (download) Vimeo (author link)
- Video Resolution: 1280 x 720
- Synopsis: A voodoo doll must find the courage to save his friends from being pinned to death.
- Collection Section: Short Videos - CG Shorts
- Review:
good design | animation | concept | writing
[Note] Amazingly expressive animation on the realistic voodoo doll
- Type:
partially animated (secondary) (effects) - Release Year: 2010
- Source Status: future release
- Upcoming Release:
__-___-2011 - Style: realistic
- Collection Section: Visual - Fantasy
- Site Classification: secondary (not ranked)
- a.k.a.: The Magic Gourd
- Type:
partially animated (characters | effects) - Shop: Centro
- Release Year: 2007
- Country: Hong Kong
- Source Status: release not seen
- Style: cartoony
- Language: Cantonese, English Dub/Subtitles
- Collection Section: Asian - Fantasy
- Review:
weak design | animation | concept | writing
[Note] Simplistic kids-only writing with weak animation (especially the live-action integration) make this a movie not worth seeing
- Type:
fully animated - Shop: DreamWorks
- Release Year: 2008
- Source Status: seen
- Style: cartoony
- Video Availability: (dvd) Secrets of the Furious Five
- Video Resolution: 853 x 480
- Synopsis: [Spin-off of Kung Fu Panda] Ordered to teach a martial arts class of rambunctious bunny kittens, Po tells stories of each of the Furious Five's pasts.
- Collection Section: Short Videos - CG Shorts
- Review:
good design | animation, average concept | writing
[Note] Good movie spin-off short offering little new stuff over the original movie
- Type:
fully animated - Shop: Blur
- Release Year: 2008
- Source Status: seen
- Style: realistic
- Primarily Motion Capture: yes
- Video Availability: (download) GameTrailers
- Video Resolution: 960 x 540
- Collection Section: Short Videos - CG Cinematics - Blur
- a.k.a.: The Seeker - The Dark is Rising
- Type:
partially animated (secondary) (extensions | effects) - Release Year: 2007
- Source Status: seen
- Style: realistic
- Collection Section: Visual - Fantasy
- Site Classification: secondary (not ranked)
- a.k.a.: The Seems: The Glitch in Sleep
- Type:
partially animated (secondary) (effects) - Release Year: 2010
- Source Status: future release
- Upcoming Release:
__-___-2011 - Collection Section: Visual - Fantasy
- Site Classification: secondary (not ranked)
- Type:
partially animated (secondary) (effects) - Release Year: 2005
- Source Status: seen
- Style: realistic
- Source Notes: based on the "Firefly" TV series
- Collection Section: Action - Sci-Fi
- Site Classification: secondary (not ranked)
- Type:
partially animated (characters | extensions | effects) - Release Year: 2012
- Source Status: future release
- Upcoming Release:
__-___-2012 - Style: realistic
- Collection Section: Visual - Superheroes
- Type:
partially animated (characters) - Release Year: 1994
- Source Status: seen
- Style: realistic
- Collection Issues: not collection-worthy (not compelling, weak story/characters); fast forwarded last half hour; [Exception] some interesting visuals
- Collection Section: Visual - Superheroes
- Type:
partially animated (secondary) (extensions | effects) - Release Year: 2005
- Country: Korea
- Source Status: seen
- Style: realistic
- Language: Korean, English Subtitles
- Collection Section: Asian - Fantasy
- Site Classification: secondary (not ranked)
- Type:
fully animated - Shop: method
- Release Year: 2011
- Source Status: seen
- Style: realistic
- Video Availability: (download) YouTube (author link)
- Video Resolution: 1920 x 1080
- Collection Section: Short Videos - CG Commercials
- Review:
great design | animation | concept | writing
[Note] Cool hamster and robot dancing that makes me smile everytime :)
- Type:
fully animated - Shop: Center of Digital Imagining Arts
- Release Year: 2005
- Source Status: seen
- Style: cartoony
- Video Availability: (dvd) SIGGRAPH Video Review - Issue 155
- Collection Section: Short Videos - CG Shorts
- Review:
weak design | animation | concept | writing
- Type:
fully animated - Shop: DreamWorks
- Release Year: 2004
- Source Status: seen
- Style: cartoony
- Collection Section: CG - DreamWorks
- a.k.a.: Moutons
- Type:
fully animated - Shop: Supinfocom
- Release Year: 2006
- Country: France
- Source Status: seen
- Style: stylized
- Video Availability: (dvd) SIGGRAPH Video Review - Issue 158
- Collection Section: Short Videos - CG Shorts
- Review:
good concept, average design, weak animation | writing
[Note] Creative concept
- Type:
partially animated (secondary) (extensions | effects) - Shop: Links DigiWorks
- Release Year: 2005
- Country: Japan
- Source Status: seen
- Style: realistic
- Language: Japanese, English Dub/Subtitles
- Collection Section: Fighting - Ninja
- Site Classification: secondary (not ranked)
- Type:
partially animated (characters | extensions | effects) - Shop: Troublemaker
- Release Year: 2009
- Source Status: seen
- Style: realistic
- Collection Issues: not collection-worthy (not compelling, "kids-only")
- Collection Section: Visual - Fantasy
- Type:
fully animated - Shop: Psyop
- Release Year: 2005
- Source Status: seen
- Style: realistic
- Video Availability: (dvd) stash DVD Magazine #05
- Video Resolution: 720 x 432
- Collection Section: Short Videos - CG Commercials
- Type:
fully animated - Shop: Psyop
- Release Year: 2005
- Source Status: seen
- Style: realistic
- Video Availability: (dvd) stash DVD Magazine #05
- Video Resolution: 720 x 416
- Collection Section: Short Videos - CG Commercials
- Type:
fully animated - Shop: DreamWorks
- Release Year: 2001
- Source Status: seen
- Style: cartoony
- Collection Section: CG - DreamWorks
- Type:
fully animated - Shop: DreamWorks
- Release Year: 2004
- Source Status: seen
- Style: cartoony
- Collection Section: CG - DreamWorks
- Type:
fully animated - Shop: DreamWorks
- Release Year: 2003
- Source Status: seen
- Style: cartoony
- Video Availability: (dvd) Shrek 3-D
- Video Resolution: 853 x 390
- Synopsis: [Spin-off of Shrek] Shrek's honeymoon has barely begun when Princess Fiona is ambushed by Lord Farquaad's henchman, Thelonius.
- Collection Section: Short Videos - CG Shorts
- Review:
good design | animation, average concept | writing
[Note] Good movie spin-off short offering little new stuff over the original movie
- Type:
fully animated - Shop: DreamWorks
- Release Year: 2010
- Source Status: seen
- Style: cartoony
- Source Special Presentation: IMAX 3D, Real D 3D
- Collection Section: CG - DreamWorks
- Review:
great design | animation, good concept, average writing
[Note] While it was visually nice and it had a warm story, it is a shame to end this cool series with such sub-par comedic writing (except for a few select scenes)
- Type:
fully animated - Shop: DreamWorks
- Release Year: 2007
- Source Status: seen
- Upcoming Release:
__-___-2011 - Style: cartoony
- Special Medium: TV special
- Collection Section: CG - DreamWorks
- Type:
fully animated - Shop: DreamWorks
- Release Year: 2007
- Source Status: seen
- Style: cartoony
- Collection Section: CG - DreamWorks
- Type:
partially animated (characters) - Shop: Tatopoulos
- Release Year: 2006
- Source Status: seen
- Style: realistic
- Collection Issues: not collection-worthy (not compelling); [Exception] some interesting visuals
- Collection Section: Characters - Creatures
- Type:
partially animated (characters) - Release Year: tbd
- Source Status: future release
- Upcoming Release:
- Style: realistic
- Collection Section: Visual - Superheroes
- Type:
fully animated - Shop: Tatchapon Lertwirojkul
- Release Year: 2008
- Source Status: seen
- Style: realistic
- Video Availability: (dvd) SIGGRAPH Video Review - Issue 162
- Video Resolution: 717 x 538
- Synopsis: A robot seeks to save an extinct flower.
- Collection Section: Short Videos - CG Shorts
- Review:
great design, good animation, average concept | writing
- a.k.a.: Frank Miller's Sin City
- Type:
partially animated (secondary) (backgrounds | effects) - Release Year: 2005
- Source Status: seen
- Style: realistic
- Collection Section: Visual - Superheroes
- Site Classification: secondary (not ranked)
- Type:
partially animated (secondary) (backgrounds | effects) - Release Year: tbd
- Source Status: future release
- Upcoming Release:
- Style: realistic
- Collection Section: Visual - Superheroes
- Site Classification: secondary (not ranked)
- Type:
fully animated - Shop: PentaMedia
- Release Year: 2000
- Country: India
- Source Status: seen
- Style: realistic
- Primarily Motion Capture: yes
- Collection Issues: almost not collection-worthy (weak dated animation), but kept since still good movie
- Collection Section: CG - General
- Type:
partially animated (characters | effects) - Release Year: 2011
- Source Status: future release
- Upcoming Release:
__-___-2011 - Style: realistic
- Collection Section: Characters - Creatures
- Type:
fully animated - Shop: Blender.org
- Release Year: 2010
- Source Status: seen
- Style: stylized
- Source Notes: "Project Durian" - Blender open movie project
- Video Availability: (dvd) Sintel; (download) higher-res version
- Video Resolution: 1920 x 816
- Collection Section: Short Videos - CG Shorts
- Review:
good design | animation, average concept | writing
[Note] Impressive independent project with decent animation (although various weak spots including human walk and run cycles) which could have benefited from better writing
- Type:
fully animated - Release Year: 2001 to 2004
- Source Status: seen
- Style: cartoony
- Collection Issues: not collection-worthy (not compelling, "kids-only", bad animation)
- Collection Section: CG - Series
- Type:
partially animated (characters | backgrounds) - Release Year: 2004
- Source Status: seen
- Style: realistic
- Collection Section: Visual - Superheroes
- Type:
partially animated (characters) - Release Year: 2005
- Source Status: seen
- Style: realistic
- Collection Issues: not collection-worthy (not compelling, weak animation)
- Collection Section: Visual - Superheroes
- Type:
fully animated - Shop: LuxAnimation
- Release Year: 2005 to 2007
- Source Status: seen
- Upcoming Release:
- Style: realistic | cel-shading
- Primarily Motion Capture: yes
- Source Notes: only lasted one season
- Collection Section: CG - Series
- Type:
partially animated (characters | backgrounds | effects) - Shop: Hydraulx
- Release Year: 2010
- Source Status: seen
- Style: realistic
- Collection Section: Characters - Creatures
- Review:
good design | animation, weak concept | writing
[Note] Cool special effects did not make up for the weak story and writing
- Type:
partially animated (characters) - Shop: ILM
- Release Year: 1998
- Source Status: seen
- Style: realistic
- Collection Section: Characters - Robots
- Type:
partially animated (secondary) (extensions | effects) - Shop: Entity FX
- Release Year: 2001
- Source Status: seen
- Style: realistic
- Collection Section: Visual - Superheroes
- Site Classification: secondary (not ranked)
- Type:
fully animated - Shop: Chris Mais
- Release Year: 2006
- Country: UK
- Source Status: seen
- Style: cartoony
- Video Availability: (download) iTunes
- Video Resolution: 640 x 360
- Synopsis: Smile, the happy face toy, defend his new friend, the happy face balloon, from the evil Pirate.
- Collection Section: Short Videos - CG Shorts
- Review:
good design | animation | concept | writing
[Note] Some animation was a little clunky
- Type:
partially animated (characters | backgrounds) - Shop: Imageworks
- Release Year: 2011
- Source Status: seen
- Style: cartoony
- Collection Section: CG - Imageworks
- Review:
average design | animation, weak concept | writing
[Note] Written for young kids with unconvincing animation for the cat, issues with matching/syncing vocals for some characters, and inconsistent live-action integration
- Type:
fully animated - Shop: Axis
- Release Year: 2007
- Country: UK
- Source Status: seen
- Style: cartoony
- Video Availability: (dvd) SIGGRAPH Video Review - Issue 161
- Collection Section: Short Videos - CG Shorts
- Review:
weak design | animation | concept | writing
[Note] Weak comedy
- a.k.a.: Boo, Zino & the Snurks: Back to Gaya
- Type:
fully animated - Release Year: 2004
- Source Status: seen
- Style: cartoony
- Collection Issues: not collection-worthy (not compelling, "kids-only")
- Collection Section: CG - General
- Type:
partially animated (characters | extensions | effects) - Release Year: 2009
- Country: UK
- Source Status: release not seen
- Upcoming Release:
__-___-2011 - Style: realistic
- Collection Section: Visual - Superheroes
- Type:
fully animated - Shop: Chris Myers
- Release Year: 2005
- Source Status: seen
- Style: stylized
- Video Availability: (dvd) SIGGRAPH Video Review - Issue 154
- Collection Section: Short Videos - CG Shorts
- Review:
weak design | animation | concept | writing
- Type:
fully animated - Shop: Blur
- Release Year: 2006
- Source Status: seen
- Style: realistic
- Video Availability: (download) author website
- Video Resolution: 480 x 304
- Collection Section: Short Videos - CG Cinematics - Blur
- Type:
partially animated (characters | extensions | effects) - Release Year: 2010
- Source Status: seen
- Style: realistic
- Collection Section: Visual - Fantasy
- Review:
good design | animation | concept, average writing
[Note] Entertaining movie with some cool animation
- Type:
partially animated (characters | backgrounds) - Release Year: 2002
- Source Status: seen
- Style: realistic
- Source Special Presentation: IMAX 3D
- Collection Issues: not collection-worthy (not compelling, weak dated animation); only watched first few minutes and fast-forwarded to all animation scenes
- Collection Section: CG - Non-feature
- Type:
fully animated - Shop: Sang yeong Jeoung
- Release Year: 2007
- Country: Korea
- Source Status: seen
- Style: cartoony
- Video Availability: (dvd) SIGGRAPH Video Review - Issue 158
- Collection Section: Short Videos - CG Shorts
- Review:
weak design | animation | concept | writing
- Type:
fully animated - Shop: Vanguard
- Release Year: 2008
- Source Status: seen
- Style: cartoony
- Collection Issues: almost not collection-worthy (mostly "kids-only", some weak animation), but kept for the good animation and characters
- Collection Section: CG - General
- a.k.a.: Space Chimps: Zartog's Revenge 3D
- Type:
fully animated - Shop: Vanguard
- Release Year: 2010
- Source Status: seen
- Style: cartoony
- Source Special Presentation: 3D
- Collection Section: CG - General
- Review:
good design, weak animation | concept | writing
[Note] The animation, voice acting, and writing were all a bit weaker than the original
- Type:
partially animated (secondary) (effects) - Release Year: 2010
- Source Status: seen
- Style: realistic
- Collection Section: Drama - Epic
- Site Classification: secondary (not ranked)
- Type:
partially animated (characters) - Shop: ILM
- Release Year: 1997
- Source Status: seen
- Style: realistic
- Collection Section: Visual - Superheroes
- Type:
partially animated (characters) - Shop: Boss Films
- Release Year: 1995
- Source Status: seen
- Style: realistic
- Major Use of Animatronic Puppets: yes
- Collection Section: Characters - Creatures
- Type:
partially animated (secondary) (backgrounds | effects) - Release Year: 2008
- Source Status: seen
- Style: realistic
- Notes: 3-D CG cars and backgrounds
- Collection Section: Action - Sci-Fi
- Site Classification: secondary (not ranked)
- Type:
fully animated - Release Year: 2008
- Source Status: seen
- Style: stylized | cel-shading
- Notes: realistic cars, but weak animated action and character designs/movements
- Special Medium: made-for-TV movie
- Collection Issues: not collection-worthy (not compelling, "kids-only", weak animation)
- Collection Section: CG - Series
- Type:
fully animated - Shop: Blur
- Release Year: missing
- Source Status: seen
- Style: realistic
- Video Availability: (download) author website
- Video Resolution: 320 x 240
- Collection Section: Short Videos - CG Cinematics - Blur
- Type:
partially animated (characters) - Shop: Imageworks
- Release Year: 2002
- Source Status: seen
- Style: realistic
- Collection Section: Visual - Superheroes
- Type:
partially animated (characters | extensions | effects) - Shop: Imageworks
- Release Year: 2004
- Source Status: seen
- Style: realistic
- Collection Section: Visual - Superheroes
- Type:
partially animated (characters | extensions | effects) - Shop: Imageworks
- Release Year: 2007
- Source Status: seen
- Style: realistic
- Collection Section: Visual - Superheroes
- Type:
fully animated - Shop: Rainmaker
- Release Year: 2003
- Source Status: seen
- Style: stylized | cel-shading
- Primarily Motion Capture: yes
- Collection Section: CG - Series
- Type:
fully animated - Shop: Blur
- Release Year: 2005
- Source Status: seen
- Style: realistic
- Video Availability: (download) author website
- Video Resolution: 320 x 160
- Collection Section: Short Videos - CG Cinematics - Blur
- Type:
partially animated (characters) - Shop: ILM
- Release Year: 2008
- Source Status: seen
- Style: realistic
- Collection Section: Visual - Fantasy
- Type:
partially animated (characters) - Shop: Entity FX
- Release Year: 2008
- Source Status: seen
- Style: realistic
- Collection Issues: not collection-worthy (not compelling, weak characters/action/story/visuals); only watched first 15 minutes (fast-forwarded through the remainder)
- Collection Section: Visual - Superheroes
- Type:
partially animated (characters | extensions | effects) - Release Year: 2010
- Source Status: seen
- Style: realistic
- Major Use of Animatronic Puppets: yes
- Collection Section: Characters - Creatures
- Review:
good design | animation | concept | writing
[Note] A creepy good movie with nice animation (sometimes weak, sometimes great)
- Type:
fully animated - Release Year: missing
- Source Status: seen
- Style: realistic
- Video Availability: (download) GameTrailers
- Video Resolution: 640 x 360
- Collection Section: Short Videos - CG Cinematics
- Type:
partially animated (characters | effects) - Release Year: tbd
- Source Status: future release
- Upcoming Release:
- Style: realistic
- Collection Section: Action - Spy
- Type:
partially animated (characters) - Release Year: 2001
- Source Status: seen
- Style: realistic
- Collection Section: Action - Spy
- Type:
partially animated (characters) - Release Year: 2002
- Source Status: seen
- Style: realistic
- Collection Section: Action - Spy
- Type:
fully animated - Shop: Blur
- Release Year: 2003
- Source Status: seen
- Style: realistic
- Video Availability: (download) author website
- Video Resolution: 480 x 360
- Collection Section: Short Videos - CG Cinematics - Blur
- Type:
partially animated (characters | effects) - Release Year: 2009
- Source Status: seen
- Style: realistic
- Collection Section: Action - Sci-Fi
- Type:
fully animated - Shop: Blur
- Release Year: 2009
- Source Status: seen
- Style: realistic
- Primarily Motion Capture: yes
- Video Availability: (download) GameTrailers
- Video Resolution: 960 x 540
- Collection Section: Short Videos - CG Cinematics - Blur
- Type:
partially animated (characters) - Shop: ILM
- Release Year: 2011
- Source Status: future release
- Style: realistic
- Collection Section: Visual - Fantasy
- Type:
partially animated (characters) - Shop: ILM
- Release Year: 2011
- Source Status: future release
- Style: realistic
- Collection Section: Visual - Fantasy
- Type:
partially animated (characters) - Shop: ILM
- Release Year: 2011
- Source Status: future release
- Style: realistic
- Collection Section: Visual - Fantasy
- a.k.a.: Star Wars
- Type:
partially animated (characters) - Shop: ILM
- Release Year: 2011
- Source Status: future release
- Style: realistic
- Notes: CG added in revised version; also, stop-motion used
- Collection Section: Visual - Fantasy
- Type:
partially animated (characters) - Shop: ILM
- Release Year: 2011
- Source Status: future release
- Style: realistic
- Notes: CG added in revised version; also, stop-motion used
- Collection Section: Visual - Fantasy
- Type:
partially animated (characters) - Shop: ILM
- Release Year: 2011
- Source Status: future release
- Style: realistic
- Notes: CG added in revised version; also, stop-motion used
- Collection Section: Visual - Fantasy
- Type:
fully animated - Shop: Lucasfilm
- Release Year: 2008
- Source Status: seen
- Style: stylized
- Primarily Motion Capture: maybe
- Collection Section: Visual - Fantasy
- Type:
fully animated - Shop: Lucasfilm
- Release Year: 2008
- Source Status: seen
- Style: stylized
- Primarily Motion Capture: maybe
- Collection Section: Visual - Fantasy
- Type:
fully animated - Shop: Blizzard
- Release Year: 2003
- Source Status: seen
- Style: realistic
- Video Availability: (download) GameTrailers
- Video Resolution: 848 x 400
- Collection Section: Short Videos - CG Cinematics - Blizzard
- Type:
fully animated - Shop: Blizzard
- Release Year: 2003
- Source Status: seen
- Style: realistic
- Video Availability: (download) GameTrailers
- Video Resolution: 720 x 328
- Collection Section: Short Videos - CG Cinematics - Blizzard
- Type:
fully animated - Shop: Blizzard
- Release Year: 2007
- Source Status: seen
- Style: realistic
- Video Availability: (download) author website
- Video Resolution: 1920 x 816
- Collection Section: Short Videos - CG Cinematics - Blizzard
- Type:
partially animated (secondary) (effects) - Release Year: missing
- Source Status: seen
- Style: realistic
- Collection Section: Visual - Fantasy
- Site Classification: secondary (not ranked)
- Type:
partially animated (secondary) (effects) - Release Year: missing
- Source Status: seen
- Style: realistic
- Collection Section: Action - Sci-Fi
- Site Classification: secondary (not ranked)
- Type:
partially animated (characters | backgrounds | extensions | effects) - Release Year: 2012
- Source Status: future release
- Upcoming Release:
__-___-2012 - Style: realistic
- Collection Section: Visual - Superheroes
- Type:
partially animated (characters) - Shop: Tippett
- Release Year: 1997
- Source Status: seen
- Style: realistic
- Collection Section: Characters - Creatures
- Type:
fully animated - Shop: Nerd
- Release Year: 2007
- Source Status: seen
- Style: stylized | cel-shading
- Primarily Motion Capture: maybe
- Collection Section: CG - Series
- Review:
good design | animation | concept | writing
[Note] Great characters, action, and weapons/vehicles/ships coupled with a cool look (3D CG with stylized toon shading) and interesting concepts/stories. Some facial and running movements are weak, but these do not hurt the overrall high quality
- Type:
partially animated (secondary) (backgrounds | extensions | effects) - Release Year: missing
- Country: Hong Kong
- Source Status: seen
- Style: realistic
- Language: Cantonese+, English Subtitles
- Collection Issues: almost not collection-worthy (weak story), but kept for cool super-powered fights
- Collection Section: Asian - Fantasy
- Site Classification: secondary (not ranked)
- Type:
partially animated (secondary) (backgrounds | extensions | effects) - Release Year: 2009
- Country: Hong Kong
- Source Status: seen
- Style: realistic
- Language: Cantonese+, English Subtitles
- Collection Issues: almost not collection-worthy (weak story), but kept for cool super-powered fights
- Collection Section: Asian - Fantasy
- Site Classification: secondary (not ranked)
- Type:
fully animated - Shop: Ringling College
- Release Year: 2005
- Source Status: seen
- Style: cartoony
- Video Availability: (dvd) SIGGRAPH Video Review - Issue 152
- Collection Section: Short Videos - CG Shorts
- Review:
good design | animation, weak concept | writing
- Type:
partially animated (characters | extensions | effects) - Release Year: 2012
- Source Status: future release
- Upcoming Release:
__-___-2012 - Style: realistic
- Collection Section: Visual - Superheroes
- Type:
partially animated (characters) - Shop: Imageworks
- Release Year: 1999
- Source Status: seen
- Style: realistic
- Collection Section: Characters - Animals
- Type:
partially animated (characters) - Shop: Imageworks
- Release Year: 2002
- Source Status: seen
- Style: realistic
- Collection Section: Characters - Animals
- Type:
fully animated - Shop: Blur
- Release Year: missing
- Source Status: seen
- Style: realistic
- Video Availability: (download) author website
- Video Resolution: 480 x 272
- Collection Section: Short Videos - CG Cinematics - Blur
- Type:
partially animated (characters | extensions | effects) - Release Year: tbd
- Source Status: future release
- Upcoming Release:
- Style: realistic
- Collection Section: Visual - Superheroes
- Type:
partially animated (characters | backgrounds | extensions | effects) - Shop: Animal Logic
- Release Year: 2011
- Source Status: seen
- Style: realistic
- Source Special Presentation: IMAX
- Collection Section: Visual - Fantasy
- Review:
good design | animation, weak concept | writing
[Note] Poorly executed fantasy not redeemed by some cool visuals
- Type:
fully animated - Release Year: 2010
- Country: India
- Source Status: future release
- Upcoming Release:
__-___-2011 - Style: realistic
- Language: Hindi, English Dub/Subtitles
- Collection Section: CG - General
- Type:
partially animated (characters | backgrounds) - Release Year: 2011
- Source Status: seen
- Upcoming Release:
22-Dec-2011 - Style: realistic
- Source Special Presentation: IMAX
- Collection Section: Characters - Creatures
- Review:
good design | animation | concept | writing
[Note] A bit slow but good characters and creature
- Type:
fully animated - Shop: Sun Haipeng
- Release Year: 2009
- Country: China
- Source Status: seen
- Style: cartoony
- Language: Mandarin, English Subtitles
- Video Availability: (download) YouTube (author link)
- Video Resolution: 854 x 480
- Synopsis: Super Baozi (a steamed bun) takes on Sushi man (a sushi roll) - Bruce Lee-style!
- Collection Section: Short Videos - CG Shorts
- Review:
great animation, good design | concept, average writing
[Note] Very cool fight animation
- Type:
partially animated (characters | extensions | effects) - Release Year: tbd
- Source Status: future release
- Upcoming Release:
- Style: realistic
- Source Notes: Green Arrow movie
- Collection Section: Visual - Superheroes
- Type:
partially animated (characters | extensions) - Shop: Entity FX
- Release Year: 2008
- Source Status: seen
- Style: realistic
- Collection Issues: almost not collection-worthy (not compelling, some weak comedy), but kept for the good spoof parts
- Collection Section: Visual - Superheroes
- Type:
partially animated (secondary) (extensions | effects) - Release Year: 2006
- Source Status: seen
- Style: realistic
- Source Special Presentation: IMAX 3D
- Collection Issues: almost not collection-worthy (boring), but kept for visual effects
- Collection Section: Visual - Superheroes
- Site Classification: secondary (not ranked)
- Type:
fully animated - Release Year: 2006
- Source Status: seen
- Style: realistic
- Video Availability: (download) GameTrailers
- Video Resolution: 636 x 366
- Collection Section: Short Videos - CG Cinematics
- Type:
partially animated (characters | extensions | effects) - Release Year: 2012
- Source Status: future release
- Upcoming Release:
__-Dec-2012 - Style: realistic
- Source Special Presentation: IMAX 3D
- Collection Section: Visual - Superheroes
- Type:
fully animated - Shop: Imageworks
- Release Year: 2007
- Source Status: seen
- Style: cartoony
- Collection Section: CG - Imageworks
- Type:
partially animated (characters | effects) - Release Year: 2005 to 2006
- Source Status: seen
- Style: realistic
- Major Use of Animatronic Puppets: yes
- Collection Section: Characters - Creatures
- Review:
good design | animation | concept | writing
[Note] Good creatures, characters, and story, even though the creature(s) was a little plasticy and the story was not fully resolved before cancellation
- Type:
fully animated - Shop: Pantaloons (Peter Lepeniotis)
- Release Year: 2004
- Country: Canada
- Source Status: seen
- Style: cartoony
- Video Availability: (dvd) SIGGRAPH Video Review - Issue 152
- Video Resolution: 720 x 456
- Synopsis: A squirrel and a rat plan to heist discarded pizza.
- Collection Section: Short Videos - CG Shorts
- Review:
good design | animation | concept | writing
[Note] Looney Tunes style in 3D; animal textures are pretty rudimentary
- Type:
partially animated (characters | backgrounds | effects) - Release Year: 2011
- Source Status: future release
- Upcoming Release:
__-___-2011 - Style: realistic
- Source Notes: Drew Barrymore's Wizard of Oz sequel
- Collection Section: Visual - Fantasy
- Type:
partially animated (characters | backgrounds | extensions | effects) - Release Year: 2009
- Source Status: seen
- Style: realistic
- Collection Section: Characters - Robots
- Type:
fully animated - Shop: Blue Sky
- Release Year: 2008
- Source Status: seen
- Style: cartoony
- Video Availability: (bd) Horton Hears a Who
- Video Resolution: 1920 x 1080
- Synopsis: [Spin-off of Ice Age] Sid takes a small group of children camping.
- Collection Section: Short Videos - CG Shorts
- Review:
good design | animation | concept, average writing
[Note] Cute work with mostly average comedic writing