I saw the prevue of Kung Fu Panda on Youtube. It looks like the best animated film in the summer 2008. The movie is about a panda who learns martial arts and then uses this new ability to fight his enemies. directed by John Stevenson and Mark Osborne and produced by Melissa Cobb. The stroy, designs and soundtrack are all awesome. The idea for the film was conceived by Michael Lachance, a DreamWorks Animation executive. The film is due for release on June 6, 2008. It will be distributed by Paramount Pictures. I really can't wait to see this movie.
If you goole the name David Lanham, you wil find that people always called him "Icon Master". I think this appellation is very suit for him. He is one of the most popular Mac designers today, best known for his icons and illustrations on his website, his two themes Amora and Somatic, and the designs for sites My Dream App and MacThemes 2.0 (along with Renato Valdés Olmos). He currently works at the Iconfactory, creating freeware icons as well as commercial designs for clients like MacPractice, Sybase and Microsoft Xbox 360.
There are some works of Daivd Lanham, if you are interested in his art design, you can go to his blog.
I really want to recommend this humourous animation. The cartoon show Usavich is a series of short films, which are completely animated and was produced by Kanaban Graphics for MTV Japan since the year 2006. The story of the cartoon series revolve around a number of odd lovable rabbits which are being imprisoned in a Russian prison.
In the first season of the cartoon series the makers depicted the daily occurrences of the imprisoned life of the two rabbits. The portrayal of the regular life of the rabbits is also done with much dexterity and the audiences seem to enjoy it all the more. The second series of the show however portrays the adventurous circumstances under which they escape and takes their life on the run.
Usavich is really worth watching a comedy. It is also described by some as a bizarre series. The fusion of 3D animation and the traditional 2D illustration is really a thing which deserves special praise about this series. It is always expected that you will imbibe hallucinogen of choice while watching this series. The funny little creatures involving themselves in a series of adventurous twists and turns really makes the audience especially the children sit back and take notice of them.
There is the offical link for Usavich: http://www.usavich.tv/ if you are interested, you should go to that website to see this fantastic animation
