Scott McCloud (smccloud) wrote,
Scott McCloud
smccloud
Monday, February 9, 7:00pm:



See you there!

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Saw Coraline at an industry screening last night in LA, and OMFG is it beautiful. I wanted to see it again as soon as the credits rolled. Everything worked: The story, the images, the music, and yes, the 3D. I wish I was a 9 year-old again so that I could have my brain completely re-wired by this movie; as it was, my neurons certainly got a vigorous workout. I've never seen or experienced anything quite like it and, most tellingly, I can't stop thinking about it.



[Edits: 1-Check out Ivy's MUCH more comprehensive write-up here. 2-Needless to say, we do know people involved in the production, but I would have loved it to pieces anyway. 3-Don't sit too close; the 3D and animation can be a little jarring from the front row; about 1/3 back ought to do it.]
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smccloud

January 29 2009, 18:32:28 UTC 12 years ago

Hey, so I know you were officially just on storyboards, but did you have anything to do with the look of Coraline herself?—cause I thought she had some Vera-y qualities, design-wise.

Oh, and tell Graham if you see him, that his piece in Best American Comics 2008 was awesome.

beckielric

January 29 2009, 18:38:56 UTC 12 years ago

I really want to see Coraline! You're lucky that you got to see it early. =)

ms_xeno

January 29 2009, 18:41:28 UTC 12 years ago

w/all due respect to awesome animators, you cannot be rewired. You must remain my anchor in an uncertain universe. This is not negotiable.

Have a good time, though. :)

claw_machine

January 29 2009, 19:12:08 UTC 12 years ago

Isn't this stop motion?

smccloud

January 29 2009, 20:10:17 UTC 12 years ago

Yup.

If you're referring to my use of the term "animation," I mean "stop motion animation" (with a little cgi here and there, I assume).

yaytime

January 29 2009, 20:24:57 UTC 12 years ago

So glad to hear it!! This is a movie I so want to be good and have been scared just to protect myself!

andrewfarago

January 29 2009, 21:08:46 UTC 12 years ago

I saw it on Monday, and it's AWESOME. And if I'm not mistaken, I think I saw a "Vera" puppet in Coraline's photograph.

And if Scott doesn't mind me mentioning it, we've got an exhibition of Coraline puppets and artwork at The Cartoon Art Museum through February 15.

smccloud

January 30 2009, 01:00:04 UTC 12 years ago

Cool! Wish I was in SF to see it.

andrewfarago

January 30 2009, 01:49:59 UTC 12 years ago

Sorry you won't be here for Coraline, but if you're in San Francisco before the end of July, you can see these:



i_am_man

January 30 2009, 03:02:51 UTC 12 years ago

oh man. im so jealous. jealous and excited, and i dont even know why!

"Zot" movie

Anonymous

February 23 2009, 05:18:22 UTC 12 years ago

Scott, I'm a long-time fan of your terrific creation "Zot". And I've been wondering...Jeff Smith's "Bone" and Wendy Pini's "Elfquest" are both optioned to be made into movies...has your "Zot" been tapped for such a project? I think it's a natural for big-screen treatment. If you haven't heard from Hollywood yet, then IMO you need to get your agent busy. Do let us fans know if we'll soon see Zachary get the star treatment!

And another thing...

Anonymous

February 23 2009, 22:38:22 UTC 12 years ago

Scott, why oh why didn't DC Comics ask YOU to do the graphic novel of Captain Marvel, instead of Jeff Smith? Now don't get me wrong. I respect the heck out of Jeff Smith's success with "Bone". But let's face it...he's not a superior artist. He has glaring weaknesses that come to light when he tries to draw anything other than "Bone". I mean he definitely can't draw kids. His drawings of Billy Batson are awful. He labors to draw a "realistic" human, then tries to make it childlike by making the head huge and the body tiny. The result is that the kid looks like a dwarf! Big head, shrunken body...we're talking Lollipop Guild here! And as for little Mary Marvel in that drawing he did of her for the novel's back cover...she looks like *gulp* Chucky. Well, she does! Go and look!

And he's no better with Tawny the Talking Tiger. The tiger's face changes from panel to panel, and not through emoting. The sad fact is that Smith just doesn't have the skill to draw convincing realistic human beings (or animals) OR the skill to stylize them to make them easier to draw and more attractive to the eye. You did a great job with the characters in "Zot", and furthermore, you're the better storyteller. I would have loved to what you could have done with The Big Red Cheese. What a waste, what a bummer, what a lost opportunity...

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    What do you think about this? I think my suggestion came across as more radical than I'd intended, but it's resulting in an interesting discussion.

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