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Last episode we talked about 3-d imagery on the big screen, but what about actual physical 3-d…such as the awesome Cubebot from the David Weeks Studio!
Cubebot is a wooden robot that can fold into a cube or unfold into just about any pose you can imagine. It’s inspired by Japanese shinto kumi-ki puzzles and has joints that use little rubber bands giving him remarkable flexibility.
The New York Geeks catch the New York premiere of “Superman-Batman: Apocalypse” at the Paley Center for Media. Sadly, “Apocalypse” doesn’t begin to describe this mess of a direct-to-video animated film. Also, SPOILERS.
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It’s the Electric (boogie woogie woogie woogie) Company! A few nights ago I went to an ASIFA-East panel starring some producers, writers, and animators of this funky new revival. I… am too young to have been emotionally impacted by the original Electric Co, but not so many many other people. Let’s see if I learned anything from them:
The original TV show aired from 1971-1977 and had over 700 episodes. They were a sketch comedy show for kids starring the talents of Joan Rivers, and the Hubleys (a cute animator couple who inspired John Canemaker) among others. It was a “melange groove tune” for “people who like to scratch things.” That is “it’s a TV show not for kids, but for little people,” says Karen Fowler the executive producer. She is a very LOUD happy person who wanted to combine pop culture, righteous music, comedy and ‘the freedom to make mistakes’ to recreate this show. PBS Kids was lucky to receive a “Ready to Learn” grant to kick off the business, but ‘favors’ still had to be called in to get over 80 different animations done cheaply for the first season. On top of new animated segments, and a new narrative storyline, a special emphasis is placed on vocabulary skills. Hear hear.
The New York Geeks jump out of the screen and into your homes for a discussion on the recent resurgence of 3-D media; where it’s been, where it’s going, and whether it will ever be seen as more than just a gimmick.
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