alumni worked on new movie...
Hey everyone - I'm forwarding along a message from Stephen Wong (quite possibly one of the best ultimate frisbee-pick-up-players I knew... that boy could JUMP!), a GT Crew alumni who worked on the new animated movie: “Ice Age: The Meltdown” that opens today. Go check it out!
Hey All!
So, if you don’t know yet, “Ice Age: The Meltdown” opens in theaters this Friday (March 31st)! I spent about 6 months in New York at Fox’s Blue Sky Studios working on the film as a character animator, and worked with some of THE best animators in the world. Aside from being an incredible learning experience, I was able to work on about 20 shots that will be in the film, so I just wanted to encourage everyone to go out and see it this weekend if you can, it really is a sweet, fun, and hilarious movie, and I’m more than honored to have had a small part in it. I’d love to know what you think of the movie too (good or bad)!
If anyone is interested as to which shots I did, I’ll list a few to look out for (I’ll also note ones that might spoil story points underneath that just in case). You probably won’t remember them while watching the movie (you should be riveted with the story =) or afterwards, but they’re listed below anyways.
Also, unless the studio decided that my work just totally bites and removed all instances from the movie, I will hopefully be in the credits under “Additional Animation”. I’m literally the last animator listed =), and it’s a big list, so if you have to run outside and go to the bathroom and miss it, it’s okay, I understand…
So, if you’re interested, here are some shots to look out for (all the ones listed under SPOILER might contain some story notes, so if you don’t want to be spoiled, don’t read them until after you’ve seen the movie).
If you are seeing the movie this weekend, have fun! I really hope you enjoy it.
Stephen
[Opening Scene]
Elk slides down “toilet bowl” waterslide. Elk and Beaver go down the waterslide and Beaver is gored by the Elk. Beaver screams with pain.
[Scrat’s Bird’s Nest]
The first shot of Scrat (the squirrel rat chasing the acorn) running towards the bird’s nest, dodging falling ice chunks about to smash him to bits.
[Vulture Food! Musical number]
The very last shot in the song sequence with the entire flock of vultures (over 50) flying away
POSSIBLE SPOILERS BELOW
[Just Before Ellie’s Flashback to childhood]
Ellie looks around the willowtree forest and then realizes she recognizes this place from her childhood
[Minisloth Sequence]
Two shots, one where the minisloth girl gives Sid the “Fire King” crown; After the minisloths start dancing, they loft sid up into the air with sid looking around and smiling
[The Rock Teeter/Balance Sequence]
Three shots, one where Ellie tells Manny that she “Overreacted” while balancing on the teetering rocks; Two in a row where Manny grabs tight hold of Ellie and pulls her over to the other side of the rock to safety.
[During the Cave collapsing Sequence]
Ellie screams in midrun and slides to a halt with a big rock crashing down right in front of her.
[Right After the Cave collapses and Manny is swimming in the water]
Sid and the gang run to the edge of the rock and spot Manny swimming in the water.
[The sea monsters Attack]
Three shots in a row where Sid is swimming frantically away from Maelstrom (the big sea monster), climbs up onto the iceberg that Diego is frozen stiff on, and then tries to pull diego to get him to start moving.
[Animals stampeding towards big Arc/Boat at end of movie]
Animated a stampeding herd, while Manny is looking for Ellie in the crowd.
