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“The most fun is to inhabit the world where cartoon physics is king. And that just means that things move with kind of an energy and exaggeration and appeal that is different from what we see in our world. We're bound by, at least, Newton's Laws of physics here and in animation we're not. So, director's can be extremely eccentric, you can sculpt motion in animation in a way that you just can't do any other way. In any other performance medium.”

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Chris Wedge

Chris Wedge, born on March 20, 1957, is a renowned film director known for his unique visual style and profound understanding of storytelling. He began his career in the animation industry and has been involved in the production of many famous animated films, including the 'Ice Age' series, which brought him international recognition. more

“I think I probably am doing animation because I started as a kid and I learned on my own, and I worked by myself a lot. It's the only thing I really prepared myself to do in any kind of depth. And I've just kind of imbibed the technology and techniques and the thinking about telling stories this way. It just feels natural to me.”

Thinking Kind Kids Natural Technology Animation

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“You look at Japan and Hayao Miyazaki's films are the biggest films ever made in Japan; domestically there and they play to critical acclaim around the world. He won't put more then 5 or 10 percent computer imagery in his movies. It's disappointing to me. It's a silly choice that some studios made to move out of animation. It's part of the unfortuneate preconception that I think the public has going into see animation.”

Thinking World Film Moving Choices Computer Silly Animation Imagery Disappointing Preconceptions

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“I've been working in computer animation for 25 years. I'm obviously a devotee of the technology. I just think it's the one aspect of the medium that's going to continue to revolutionize the filmmaking. It's constantly changing and it's constantly opening up new possibilities. The technology is evolving where 2-D animation was ultimately limited by how long you could pay how many people to make a movie. I mean computers, not that it's in anyway a labor saving device, but it promises to open up exciting new technical possibilites.”

People Thinking Mean Long Technology Possibility Promise Computer Labor Exciting Evolve Filmmaking Animation

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“Honestly, I don't go out of my way to see animated movies. I'm mostly influenced by.. the films I tend to like are the small films, small personal stories. With characters you can believe.”

Believe Character Film Honestly My Way Animated

Author:Chris Wedge