Darkbeer
01-12-2004, 07:03 AM
Disney Paints it Black (http://www.fool.com/News/mft/2004/mft04011201.htm) - Motley Fool, 1/12/04
QuikQuote: There's a popular notion that computer-rendered animation is driving out hand-drawn features; it's not. That particular misconception is mostly the handiwork of Pixar's success. It's the stories. Pixar's films would have worked just as well in ink and paint or charcoal on canvas or cave scribblings.
The real question, however, is whether stripping down animation might not threaten the rest of the company. It might. Everything from theme parks to merchandising relies on a stream of fresh characters to cash in on. If Disney finds itself in a shoot out and someone yells, "Draw," the company may find one of its holsters empty.
QuikQuote: There's a popular notion that computer-rendered animation is driving out hand-drawn features; it's not. That particular misconception is mostly the handiwork of Pixar's success. It's the stories. Pixar's films would have worked just as well in ink and paint or charcoal on canvas or cave scribblings.
The real question, however, is whether stripping down animation might not threaten the rest of the company. It might. Everything from theme parks to merchandising relies on a stream of fresh characters to cash in on. If Disney finds itself in a shoot out and someone yells, "Draw," the company may find one of its holsters empty.