Cool character design

I finally get to watch TMNT few weeks back, and was quite entertained and impressed by it. The show is a first from a new Hong Kong animation studio. The animations were quite good comparable to stuff coming out of Pixar. Some scenes did reminded me of Incredibles. After digging in the net, I found out that they did hired a senior animator from Dreamworks to supervise the film.

But the one thing that stuck in my mind is the character design of the villains. They are really well done. Great silohuettes, good dynamic and contrasting shapes. The other thing I loved about this movie is the cinematography. The storyboard artists did a fantastic job on all the action sequences.

Overall the film managed to bring back the old cartoon to a new generation of audiences.



Meanwhile, I have been wanting to give lots of kudos to Valve for making Team Fortress 2 game. Especially choosing the stylized route for the character and world design. They even have really nice animations. This really make the game unique and stand out from the over crowded shooter games market. I hope more companies will create new IP in this direction.