Monday, March 19, 2012

Writing A Great Script Fast: Part 13 Treatments & Finding Nemo 40 Plot Points

Writing A Great Script Fast: Part 13 Treatments & Finding Nemo 40 Plot Points Review



Story is the hardest thing to learn for most digital filmmakers these days since the technology has become so inexpensive and easy to use. How would you like to write a great script in about 24 hours while learning almost everything you need to know to tell brilliant visual stories for the rest of your life?

Part 13 of 19: Treatments & Finding Nemo 40 Points: Learn how to take your 40 plot points and write a solid treatment for a script. Have you ever wanted to create a Pixar level story? Watch as Finding Nemo is deconstructed using the 40 plot points in a variety of different ways.

Sections: 1. Writing A Treatment, 2. Finding Nemo 40 Plot Points

Based on the bestselling books "Maya 2 Character Animation" (1999 New Riders), and "Developing Digital Short Films" by Sherri Sheridan (2004 New Riders/ Peachpit/ Pearson). Part 13 of 19 from a 20-hour video workshop "Writing A Great Script Fast." This is the ultimate step-by-step story engine class for independent digital filmmakers and computer animators.

Covers the top 20 books on screenwriting, film and animation in easy to follow steps with 1000's of brainstorming ideas and story techniques learned along the way. Now being used as the main story class for structure in schools all over the world.

"This is a step-by-step guide to craft an award winning film without going bankrupt!" - Digital Dispatch News.

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Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Uncle Nino (2pc) (W/Dvd) (Digc) [Blu-ray]

Uncle Nino (2pc) (W/Dvd) (Digc) [Blu-ray] Review



Overworked executive Robert Micelli (Golden Globe nominee Joe Mantegna, Searching for Bobby Fischer) has little time for his loving wife (Academy Award nominee Anne Archer, Patriot Games), rebellious fourteen-year-old son, Bobby, (Trevor Morgan, Jurassic Park III) and twelve-year-old daughter, Gina (Gina Mantegna, 13 Going On 30), who desperately wants a dog. This disconnected family is transformed by long-lost Uncle Nino (Pierrino Mascarino, Tears of the Sun), an old world Italian who unexpectedly arrives on their doorstep for a visit. Nino's simple, old-fashioned ways make him a curiosity to the neighborhood, and an embarrassment to Robert. But, Nino is slowly able to connect with each member of the family, and teach Robert how to enjoy life's simple pleasures: good food, good music, and most important, La Famiglia! Uncle Nino is that rare family film whose simple story and gentle humor can be enjoyed by all ages. Bonus Feature: Interview with Joe Mantegna and his daughter, Gina Mantegna. Joe explores his Italian heritage and the importance of family. Joe and Gina also share their thoughts on this poignant film, and talk about working together for the first time. Winner of the Crystal Heart Award: Heartland Film Festival. Rated: PG. In addition to the Blu-ray disc, this combo pack also includes: 1.  DVD version of the program(s) that you can play in your DVD player, vehicle or computer. 2.  Digital copy of the program that you can download to your computer and/or transfer to your mobile devices. Questar is pleased to offer you the ability to watch our award-wining programs whenever and wherever you want!


Saturday, March 3, 2012

Ice Age: The Meltdown (Widescreen Edition)

Ice Age: The Meltdown (Widescreen Edition) Review



Ice Age: The Meltdown (Widescreen Edition) Feature

  • Condition: New
  • Format: DVD
  • AC-3; Color; Dolby; Dubbed; DVD; Subtitled; Widescreen; NTSC
The love life of a woolly mammoth--handled with G-rated delicacy--drives this sequel to the first computer-animated romp in the age of prehistoric mammals. While the first Ice Age took a delightful premise and suffocated it with a formulaic plot--in which a mammoth named Manfred (voiced by Ray Romano, Everyone Loves Raymond), a sloth named Sid (John Leguizamo, Moulin Rouge!), and a sabre-tooth tiger named Diego (Denis Leary, Rescue Me) helped an abandoned human infant return to its tribe (basically, Three Mammals and a Baby)--the sequel takes the now-familiar setting, gives it a shapeless, episodic storyline, and yet somehow becomes pretty darn entertaining. Faced with the threat of a flood from melting ice, our heroic trio are on the run to escape from their blossoming valley. On the way, they meet a female mammoth (Queen Latifah, Bringing Down the House) who thinks she's an opossum and get menaced by some freshly defrosted carnivo! rous fish. Add into the mix a herd of lava-worshipping mini-sloths, some Busby Berkeley-style vultures, and more ingenious slapstick featuring the acorn-crazed Scrat, and Ice Age: The Meltdown will amuse even jaded adults. -- Bret Fetzer

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Stills from Ice Age: The Meltdown (click for larger image)







Your favorite sub-zero heroes are back for another incredible adventure in the super-cool animated comedy Ice Age the Meltdown! The action heats up?and so does the temperature?for Manny, Sid, Diego and Scrat. Trying to escape the valley to avoid a flood of trouble, the comical creatures embark on a hilarious journey across the thawing landscape and meet Ellie, a female woolly mammoth who melts Manny's heart. With its dazzling animation, unforgettable characters and an all-new Scrat short, Ice Age: The Meltdown is laugh-out-loud fun for the whole family!