We are back with a favourite topic of ours we will always go far out of our way to dissect and ramble on - the awkward growing pains of CGI animation. We've entered the mid-2000s and what we are calling CGI's "scene kid years" with Jane and The Dragon. A beloved children's book adapted by two veritable titans of the film industry: our beloved Nelvana with their noted pedigree in CGI animation, and Wētā Workshop who is best known for their work on Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings franchise. How did this six degrees of separation between Nelvana's Donkey Kong Country and Gollum come about? And how is it so solid and charming?
Episode covered for the podcast was Episode 23 "Dragon's Egg." Written by Ann MacNaughton. Animation Directed by series director Mike Fallows (with motion-capture work directed by Peter Salmon). Original airdate July 22, 2006.
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