The Crazy Days

回港短短兩星期忙到發癲，是發癲中的發癲 ! 朝七晚九...
想見見老友聚餐是件奢侈事，完全沒時間寫Blog，沒時間上網，最重要的是連陪屋企人的時間也極少。慚愧。


這圖片是06年留美半年製作TMNT時做的，反映當時的忙碌的狀況及心情。 想不到又可以再用，但似乎也不夠形容現在的狀況......

忙到發癲!!!

ASTRO BOY Release date

Imagi Studios’ Astro Boy CGI feature will hit 3000 North American screens on October 23, 2009, distributed by Summit Entertainment.
see the imagi press release

Astroboy, Tezuka mural at Takadanobaba

A giant Osamu Tezuka mural at Takadanobaba train station in Tokyo...cool.
Someday in the future, i hope we can see our own characters in somewhere like this... source: halcyon realms
you can find cool stuffs about anime and nice photos in his blog heading.

Astroboy MINI

These two AstroBoy MINI was sponsored and painted for the exhibition in Melbourne honouring the father of the Manga (Japanese comic picture) genre, TEZUKA Osamu.

MINI has devised a trio of specially adorned cars to promote the exhibition. The two MINI Cabrios and one MINI hardtop feature full-wrap body styling complete with scenes depicting some of Tezuka’s greatest creations. They looks cool!

see more photos here

Gatchaman Phoenix 3D paper model

This one was published long time ago... from Taiwan

This is the A4 size 3D paper model book. (ISBN 957-41-3198-X)

The contents are including:

1. 3D Paper Model of the GODPHOENIX.
2. The detail assembly drawings and Chinese manual.
3. The Chinese and English introduction about the GODPHOENIX

Model Size(After Finish)

Length 16.85 cm, Wing Width 15.85 cm,

Height 3.9 cm (12 cm : including base and support)

Giant Robot Spider

GIANT SPIDERS!!!
There is a giant spider in Liverpool. It rocked. It was a 60 foot spider. It is living outside the boat right now. IT hisses and sprays stuff at you, but is otherwise harmless. The 37-tonne beast heralds the start of a five-day piece of street theatre as part of the Capital of Culture year. It has been built by French company La Machine, which in 2006 brought the streets of London to a standstill with the Sultan's Elephant. The spider is believed to be "waking up" on Friday. It will descend from its current position on the side of Concourse House on Thursday to be moved to the city's new arena, before coming to life on Friday. The creature will then begin exploring the city later that evening. Check the video below, that's pretty cool.
see more video here

Gatchaman 10 second clip

More Gatchaman trailer images is ready on imagi website, and you can find 10 second movie clip which is the last shot of the trailer. enjoy : )
please go to www.imagi.com > OUR FILMS > GATCHAMAN

Robot

reinforcement...

硬撐!

前後夾擊, 左右為難, 沒完沒了, 消化不了, 也衹有神經反射式的應對...
硬撐著!

ravex =Tezuka x Avax

"ravex", There is cross-over campaign launched this month by Avex "I Rave U". you can listen the cool music here!

Totoro Forest Project

The Totoro Forest Project is a fundraising exhibition/auction to support the non-profit organization, "Totoro No Furusato National Fund", established by Oscar winning filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki. The event will feature more than 200 pieces of original art especially created by internationally acclaimed artists in the fields of animation, comic books, illustration, and fine arts. The benefit auction will be held at Pixar Animation Studios in Emeryville on September 6th 2008, its entire proceeds going to The Totoro Forest National Fund.
A high quality Catalogue/Book featuring all the amazing artwork is also going to be available at the event. Lastly a selection of the auction's artwork will be featured as a special exhibition at the Cartoon Art Museum in San Francisco running from September 20th to December 7th.
source: http://characterdesign.blogspot.com/
see more cool artworks at http://totoroforestproject.org/

here is the artwork from our Astroboy Movie character designer Luis Grane!

Koera Version Mazinger Z movie?

韓版鐡甲萬能俠?

I really want to see a giant robot movie, walking and fighting in the city. Transformer is not bad but still not "giant" enough. Something bigger and more powerful and feel real.

I've just found out that Korea studio is making a giant robot movie called Robot_Taekon V . It is 90% looks like Mazinger Z. I don't like the design but the interesting mechanism can always catch my attention.

you can see the concept test and CGI test at twitchfilm. BTW, we are development something like this as well...

CASSHERN Sins Trailer

Casshern is one of my favorite Japan hero... I like the last movie's art direction a lot even though the story is too boring for me. Here is the new anime produced by MADHOUSE, I hope someday in the future we can make a CG version of Casshern!

What i like the most from Casshern is his transformable robot dog, where is it?
http://www.casshern-sins.jp/

天空駆けるハリウッド版「鉄腕アトム」

This is the article about ASTROBOY, i found at variety japan. I think this is the first official article after SDCC.

“ASTROBOY”ポスター堂々ヴェール脱ぐ　
「鉄腕アトム」のハリウッド版として製作が進められているフルCGアニメ“ASTROBOY”のポスターがお披露目された。

　香港とロサンゼルスに拠点を置くCGアニメ専門のイマジ･スタジオが製作。監督は、『マウス･タウン　ロディとリタの大冒険』（日本未公開）などのデイヴィッド･バワーズが務めている。

　 物語の舞台は未来都市メトロ･シティ。天才科学者の天馬博士が、事故で亡くした息子の代わりに製造したアストロ・ボーイ（アトム）が、さまざまな困難を 乗り越え親子の“きずな”を深めていくストーリーだ。ポスターは、シルエット風のアトムがジェット噴射で天空へと飛翔していく、意味深ながらも躍動感のあ るデザインだ。

　アトムの声は、『チャーリーとチョコレート工場』などで知られるイギリス人子役フレディ･ハイモアが担当。ほか、天馬博士はニコラス・ケイジ、アトムを引き取ることになるお茶の水博士に『ラブ･アクチュアリー』のビル・ナイ、アトムが売られるサーカスの団長に『プロデュサーズ』のネイサン･レインらと、声優陣も豪華だ。

　アフレコも順調のようで、バワーズ監督によると「半分ぐらい終了している」という。アトムのビジュアルイメージは、原作者の手塚治虫の長男・手塚眞らと話し合いながら決めていった。

　公開予定は2009年。日本では根強い人気を誇るキャラクターだけに、期待度はさらに高まりそうだ。

　バワーズ監督の独占インタビューはこちら。

source: Variety Japan

• 手塚治虫Jr.と二人三脚のハリウッド版「鉄腕アトム」
  デイヴィッド・バワーズ監督独占インタビュー (2008/07/30)
• 香港アニメ会社Imagi米国で株式公開
  CGアニメ版「鉄腕アトム」など製作 (2008/07/22)
• ハリウッド版「鉄腕アトム」の映像ついにお目見え
  声優にニコラス・ケイジ、ドナルド・サザーランドら (2008/06/18)

Gatchaman Screenshots 02

Here are few more CG images from the teaser, this batch you will see little more about the characters... We are still modifying the character design, this is what we did before the character modification. Enjoy!!


the team in ISO lobby, Joe was arrested by ISO solider.


For sure you know who is playing yoyo. The city look is inspired by HK


Phoenix in Utoland, mission start! This Phoenix is a still work in progress version...

There will be more images at imagi website soon.

Gatchaman Screenshots 01

Friend here keep asking me to show new Gatchaman stuffs. As you know the show is still in the development stage but I got approval from imagi to share with your guys some CG RENDER images which can show the "look" of the Gatchaman movie. These were work in progress shots and even not showed in SDCC. enjoy : ) exclusive!!


The new Gatchaman logo

The Utoland, Joe's muscle car at the left corner.

Car chase sence of Joe

Galactor invade ISO
These are CG render image, not a concept art painting
tell me what you think? more is coming... see more previous concept art

realistic ironman?

A look at the Exoskeleton Robotic Suit by Raytheon, under development for the U.S. Army. It’s a wearable robot that amplifies its wearer’s strength, endurance, and agility. The May issue of Popular Science likened the Exoskeleton to the Iron Man in the movie of the same name and suggested it blurred the lines between science fiction and reality.

AstroBoy Hair make up

The two make up artists is standing by... there are around 20 people waiting for the make up

see the astrboy-hair!! good demo.

The booth is smaller then i expect and the way how the video being showed is not that good.

Astro Boy Hair Makeovers Offered at Comic-Con Int'l

From the producer of Madagascar, the director of A Shark's Tale and the studio that brought you The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comes the big screen versions of Astro Boy and Gatchaman, (a.k.a. Battle of the Planets). Both films are due out in theaters worldwide in 2009.

Imagi Studio's bang-zoom version of Osamu Tezuka's iconic robot boy seeks to reinvent Japan's most beloved cartoon character for Western audiences. Intriguingly, Yoshitaka Amano, the original character designer for Gatchaman will also be at Comic-Con. Coincidence? Mmmaybe.

Will these new versions soar to new heights or crash and burn? Drop by booth #3530 and see concept art from the film now in production and get a contact high from the possibilities.
There will be a Astro Boy Hair Makeovers Offered at Comic-Con Int'l

Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea Trailer

宮崎峻新作.