tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post5736874344035090163..comments2024-03-29T02:18:35.303-07:00Comments on TAG Blog: August Studio RoundaboutSteve Huletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05537689111433326847noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-2642649063517759332010-08-19T21:02:56.943-07:002010-08-19T21:02:56.943-07:00"Anonymous said...
Um, lilo and stitch w...<i>"Anonymous said...<br /><br /> Um, lilo and stitch was a mild hit, and not a terribly good film.<br /><br /> and both Chicken Little and Bolt made more money. "</i><br /><br /><br /><br />Not really. Do the math. Lilo & Stitch cost a little less than $80 million to make. Bolt cost $150 million, and with the ramp-up costs for Chicken Little it had to have cost at least that ($150 mil) if not more. <br /><br />Box-office take is measured against what it cost to make it in the first place.Bottom Linenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-69172037947755467392010-08-19T03:33:03.973-07:002010-08-19T03:33:03.973-07:00@Floyd Norman: I can't believe you took some h...@Floyd Norman: I can't believe you took some heat by just saying here that "Newt is dead". Big deal. What's wrong with them?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-92120847103595640722010-08-19T01:06:34.933-07:002010-08-19T01:06:34.933-07:00Floyd, you've mentioned it quite a while ago, ...Floyd, you've mentioned it quite a while ago, is it at least close to coming out???<br /><br />It sounds so secret. Film project or book? C'mon, man! Just a tease... we want to know so we can support it!<br /><br />Let me guess, you're one of the new directors on that new animated feature?Animated Responsenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-67129766063777453792010-08-18T19:04:43.916-07:002010-08-18T19:04:43.916-07:00But when will you draw something that is used?But when will you draw something that is used?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-40015712599811258222010-08-18T17:16:57.212-07:002010-08-18T17:16:57.212-07:00Sorry, but there will be no more talking about upc...Sorry, but there will be no more talking about upcoming Disney and Pixar projects from me. Wish I could, but I took some heat for letting something slip a while ago.<br /><br />You'll have to wait until the Big Mouse is ready to make whatever announcement they're going to make.Floyd Normanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08635960964922892254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-58450495678055938262010-08-18T15:48:14.500-07:002010-08-18T15:48:14.500-07:00Did you ever announce what that "secret proje...Did you ever announce what that "secret project" you were working on was, Floyd?<br /><br />We know it's for Disney, but I hadn't heard you mention anything lately and was wondering if you'd made it public?Sheriff Woodyhttp://www.pixar.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-43039165366426474292010-08-18T14:40:27.089-07:002010-08-18T14:40:27.089-07:00I'm still very much in the game. But, now I...I'm still very much in the game. But, now I'm playing by my own rules not theirs.Floyd Normanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08635960964922892254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-14956762607681150662010-08-18T13:04:13.938-07:002010-08-18T13:04:13.938-07:00^
Please don't let the door hit you on the ba...^ <br />Please don't let the door hit you on the backside buddy...<br /><br />I happen to like the studio updates that we get from Steve but I'm not so hot on the hyper-partisan comments that somehow always accompany those updates.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-57694672676246302802010-08-18T10:59:50.409-07:002010-08-18T10:59:50.409-07:00Easy for you to say when you're not in the gam...Easy for you to say when you're not in the game anymore.<br /><br />I think I'm done visiting this blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-81584286430279397562010-08-18T09:14:32.294-07:002010-08-18T09:14:32.294-07:00The blog is a joke because everybody's name ha...The blog is a joke because everybody's name happens to be, "Anonymous." <br /><br />Of course, I understand why no one dares use their real name. And, that's a sad commentary on our business, isn't it?Floyd Normanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08635960964922892254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-28671193212232145112010-08-18T00:13:09.985-07:002010-08-18T00:13:09.985-07:00Steve, don't listen to the haters, keep up the...Steve, don't listen to the haters, keep up the good work.<br /><br />Sure there might be crud among these comments, but one can glean trends and themes over a whole range of comments.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-57353907367549393392010-08-17T22:21:37.885-07:002010-08-17T22:21:37.885-07:00This blog has become a joke.
Way to go Steve.
si...This blog has become a joke.<br /><br />Way to go Steve.<br /><br />signed,<br /><br />Anonymous.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-78965927344944947452010-08-17T21:33:06.935-07:002010-08-17T21:33:06.935-07:00Fired, quit, who knows the real story and is will...Fired, quit, who knows the real story and is willing to sign their name?<br /><br />Because I've known some people pretty close to the incident who still won't say.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-2325274828016838712010-08-17T21:16:39.286-07:002010-08-17T21:16:39.286-07:00If Sanders had not quit, he might very well be doi...If Sanders had not quit, he might very well be doing just that at Disney.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-31538126645332069352010-08-17T20:38:25.109-07:002010-08-17T20:38:25.109-07:00Before Floyd mentioned it more eloquently than I c...Before Floyd mentioned it more eloquently than I could, I was going to bring up the exact same point. What, it's impossible for films to get fixed before being released? I mean, didn't they retool ADog completely and turn it into Bolt in a couple of years? All I'm saying is I wish Sanders and Deblois got to fix American Dog themselves. Obviously they know how to make quality films.<br /><br />And all I'm saying is Sanders and Deblois could be working on something for WDAS right now if they worked it out, and that studio would likely not be struggling for material to work on right now.<br /><br />- The original Anon who brought up American DogAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-61049863342568046842010-08-17T19:43:14.803-07:002010-08-17T19:43:14.803-07:00That pretty much sums it up!That pretty much sums it up!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-11452324748219408472010-08-17T18:55:35.104-07:002010-08-17T18:55:35.104-07:00Actually Dean was involved with ADOG, toward the e...Actually Dean was involved with ADOG, toward the end.<br /><br />Anyway, since we're having this conversation again....<br /><br />I actually liked ADOG a lot. It was a mess, though.<br /><br />That said, still very very good in places. The emotional impact was quite something. Never saw a messier film make such an emotional impact in some of its scenes. I found myself moved by the brokenness of Spig. He's a hilarious character... angry, mean, a huge jerk... but his relationship with Buttons comes through after a wreck of a scene. But then weird stuff just happened and you lost those characters in long, drawn-out bits of business that never went anywhere.<br /><br />I think when we made Bolt, we swung perhaps too far in the other direction, and made a film a little too conventional. We traded overly quirky for overly safe, In my opinion. (And that's all it is, an opinion.)<br /><br />We still made a damn fine little film, and I'm proud of it.<br /><br />Dreamworks was both smart and lucky to grab such a gifted team. I love what they did with Dragon. Beyond the problems of ADOG, I wish a solution could have been found to keep that team together at Disney.<br /><br />Not many people can make hit movies that are good movies. Here's to those who can.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-89891342431809696212010-08-17T16:16:38.285-07:002010-08-17T16:16:38.285-07:00Yeah, I was just about to point out that Dean was ...Yeah, I was just about to point out that Dean was not involved with ADOG, and without Dean, Sanders wanders helplessly...<br /><br />Dean's lack of involvement in ADOG cannot be underestimated.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-33169199188278108322010-08-17T16:11:30.682-07:002010-08-17T16:11:30.682-07:00Um, lilo and stitch was a mild hit, and not a terr...Um, lilo and stitch was a mild hit, and not a terribly good film.<br /><br />and both Chicken Little and Bolt made more money. <br /><br />Dean Dublois wasn't working for Disney when Sanders QUIT because he couldn't stand the heat in the kitchen. His film was a complete mess, and everyone knew it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-8462125087699827372010-08-17T16:10:18.041-07:002010-08-17T16:10:18.041-07:00Floyd Norman speaks the truth...Floyd Norman speaks the truth...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-33657788632547280452010-08-17T16:06:55.655-07:002010-08-17T16:06:55.655-07:00see above.see above.Bolt sucked!!!noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-37392954014839408262010-08-17T15:14:14.778-07:002010-08-17T15:14:14.778-07:00Just to offer another point of view, haven't w...Just to offer another point of view, haven't we all seen a film in development that was deemed by all to be a piece of crap - only to eventually go on to become a runaway hit?<br /><br />American Dog may very well have been a dog, but now we'll never know will we?<br /><br />Maybe it's just me, but somehow I don't think that Sanders and DeBlois suddenly got lucky at DreamWorks.<br /><br />I'm just sayin'Floyd Normanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08635960964922892254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-58883826090558550162010-08-17T14:10:21.809-07:002010-08-17T14:10:21.809-07:00"I still wish we could have seen Sanders'..."I still wish we could have seen Sanders' version of American Dog (Bolt)"<br /><br />No. No, you don't.<br /><br />I've seen it, and despite all the fanboy dreaming it was not good.<br /><br />No matter how much you guys loved the art, it doesn't mean the story was as good. It wasn't. It was a mess. Please stop dreaming about seeing the masterpiece that it wasn't. It was collection of weird situations and awful scenes set to pretty characters.<br /><br />Chris is a great talent, but his idea for American Dog would have been his Istar or Heaven's Gate. He couldn't have begged Katzenberg to hire him for something after that came out.<br /><br />Lasseter was right to stop it. It wouldn't have worked. Sorry to burst your bubble. Chris seems to have learned from the ordeal after having moved to DWA. Dragon was a wonderful film, but if you think that is what you would have got with American Dog?<br /><br />Please wake up.<br /><br />Please.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-22905288983725413512010-08-17T14:07:26.639-07:002010-08-17T14:07:26.639-07:00For digital storyboards, what software does Disney...For digital storyboards, what software does Disney (or any other studio for that matter) use? Is it off the shelf or proprietary?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-20555712482901816132010-08-17T12:10:46.594-07:002010-08-17T12:10:46.594-07:00I wonder when WDAS will have another hit?I wonder when WDAS will have another hit?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com