tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15786088.post477305018910791445..comments2024-01-08T15:41:42.919+00:00Comments on Matt Jones: DesperauxMatt Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06691360081537045523noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15786088.post-48541518618796175382009-03-03T08:37:00.000+00:002009-03-03T08:37:00.000+00:00they were foolish for not bringing you onboard. L...they were foolish for not bringing you onboard. Love the style. First time visitor here, but not the last time.Tooninatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01611437399630341378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15786088.post-65143024960694435202009-02-04T02:05:00.000+00:002009-02-04T02:05:00.000+00:00simply wonderful work! man I gota get to work agai...simply wonderful work! man I gota get to work again - really inspiring work!Erik D. Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00304295987431732469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15786088.post-90042044342406703562009-02-04T00:34:00.000+00:002009-02-04T00:34:00.000+00:00very good, great desingsgrettingel polacosorry my ...very good, great desings<BR/>gretting<BR/>el polaco<BR/>sorry my bad inglishpolaco scalerandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18387450493994339530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15786088.post-89784187512565643202009-02-03T10:17:00.000+00:002009-02-03T10:17:00.000+00:00amazing work, definitely keeping tabs on this blog...amazing work, definitely keeping tabs on this blog.N.Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17286989765016019742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15786088.post-77793991270078612502009-02-03T08:15:00.000+00:002009-02-03T08:15:00.000+00:00Cool designs!Cool designs!Howard Shumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01044931627045861344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15786088.post-30272576559695709392009-02-03T02:01:00.000+00:002009-02-03T02:01:00.000+00:00Yeah pretty cool stuff, I love all these sketches ...Yeah pretty cool stuff, I love all these sketches of him!<BR/>very fun!lorelay bovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11695592500602266363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15786088.post-17641613126364905892009-02-02T18:37:00.000+00:002009-02-02T18:37:00.000+00:00Thanks man, I really dig your work and the variety...Thanks man, I really dig your work and the variety of designs you come up with. Impressive as always,<BR/><BR/>MACMark McDonnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01676187125650892902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15786088.post-81003114761106962372009-02-02T16:17:00.000+00:002009-02-02T16:17:00.000+00:00Yeah, great designs. Love the bottom right versio...Yeah, great designs. Love the bottom right version on the last page on this post.<BR/><BR/>Something about him that I can understand who he is.<BR/><BR/>Best,<BR/><BR/>MACMark McDonnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01676187125650892902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15786088.post-7354394169562437392009-02-01T16:25:00.000+00:002009-02-01T16:25:00.000+00:00These are very cool images, bummer you couldn't ge...These are very cool images, bummer you couldn't get on board the production.Peter Breesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12700290179854815510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15786088.post-68329286869466274282009-01-31T21:09:00.000+00:002009-01-31T21:09:00.000+00:00Very cool!!!Very cool!!!Kyle Marshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01675180393026509130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15786088.post-55620080067092976262009-01-31T09:44:00.000+00:002009-01-31T09:44:00.000+00:00Good to see these again Matt.I will post some of m...Good to see these again Matt.<BR/><BR/>I will post some of my own work on Despereaux soon.<BR/><BR/>I've seen 'some' of the movie - it was warm and dark and I dozed off.limbolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04590847271728360506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15786088.post-81190230273249316462009-01-31T05:36:00.000+00:002009-01-31T05:36:00.000+00:00WOW!! These design are wonderful!! Too bad the m...WOW!! These design are wonderful!! Too bad the movie doesn't look like your design!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13389752072214123232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15786088.post-55667406153624597102009-01-26T23:06:00.000+00:002009-01-26T23:06:00.000+00:00Bon alors, comment ca va? tu travailles?BisesBon alors, comment ca va? tu travailles?<BR/>BisesAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07669033588375514947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15786088.post-47957522481199573152009-01-24T17:01:00.000+00:002009-01-24T17:01:00.000+00:00Brilliant designs Matt, it’s a pity they didn’t us...Brilliant designs Matt, it’s a pity they didn’t use your designs, Gregory looks fantastic.Owen Flanaganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293354941714201088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15786088.post-9939007540590326772009-01-23T17:44:00.000+00:002009-01-23T17:44:00.000+00:00Danks Jeroen! It's not all windmills & wa...Danks Jeroen! It's not all windmills & waffles you chaps are good at!<BR/><BR/>Cheers Elliot, I didn't have Tenniel in mind but interesting comparison.<BR/><BR/>Thanks Monkeyfeather-the source material is inspiring. Could have been great as a stop-motion film.Matt Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06691360081537045523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15786088.post-15376954518722018712009-01-23T16:47:00.000+00:002009-01-23T16:47:00.000+00:00You did some cool designs.You did some cool designs.monkeyfeatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00904648052953152009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15786088.post-79600517249305818602009-01-23T16:46:00.000+00:002009-01-23T16:46:00.000+00:00Too bad, they certainly could have used, and the f...Too bad, they certainly could have used, and the final look of the film would have been much more appealing. Well, to me any ways.monkeyfeatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00904648052953152009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15786088.post-24710165214439885712009-01-22T16:54:00.000+00:002009-01-22T16:54:00.000+00:00These are great, Matt. Love the shapes in the four...These are great, Matt. Love the shapes in the fourth one down - very Tenniel.Elliothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13903553326706167333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15786088.post-90033836433447244642009-01-22T13:50:00.000+00:002009-01-22T13:50:00.000+00:00As a Flemish Master myself (erm) I'm in the right ...As a Flemish Master myself (erm) I'm in the right position to say....I'd rather 've seen it in your styleJeroenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15956283573289770919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15786088.post-62868507822076021522009-01-21T22:47:00.000+00:002009-01-21T22:47:00.000+00:00Yeah, Desperaux is a modern fairytale essentially ...Yeah, Desperaux is a modern fairytale essentially & perhaps should have been conceived visually a touch more traditionally (contrary to us animation people always moaning "try something new")? The 'look' is beautiful but has the same distancing effect as Eyvind Earle's Persian miniature influnced work on Sleeping Beauty. There ARE scenes of immense warmth, particularly Desperaux's 'birth'.Matt Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06691360081537045523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15786088.post-74999133394074525422009-01-21T22:17:00.000+00:002009-01-21T22:17:00.000+00:00It seems a pretty bold (and strange) move to make ...It seems a pretty bold (and strange) move to make a mainstream animated feature in the style of the Flemish masters.<BR/>I think that your work here has great character which is enjoyable enough to carry this sort of story and evoke that Flemish style without actually being as gloomy and humdrum as the Flemish style was.<BR/><BR/>I haven't seen the film yet, I must admit I thought it looked a bit humdrum.WJChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03160148297871699323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15786088.post-2348693744666985342009-01-21T18:16:00.000+00:002009-01-21T18:16:00.000+00:00Thanks Steve! The design aesthetic of the film se...Thanks Steve! The design aesthetic of the film seems to be very much rooted in the style of the Flemish masters. I think it's a brave move to give an animated feature this look & it's achieved with some success but ultimately the film remains cold because of it. But perhaps that was the point? The middle ages were rather brutal. The characters seem to be designed by many hands. I did find much to like but was rather disappointed with Gregory.Matt Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06691360081537045523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15786088.post-6348935221899370852009-01-21T17:33:00.000+00:002009-01-21T17:33:00.000+00:00Realism....is it ultimately that important in char...Realism....is it ultimately that important in character design? <BR/><BR/>What about the expert knowledge of appealing proportions, costume design, and fun shapes that you constantly have in your work?<BR/><BR/>Those are much more important character design qualities than if it's rendered anatomically perfect in it's orthographic turns. <BR/><BR/>If they couldn't recognize that than it's their loss, Matt.SteveLambehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03469024612882463281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15786088.post-25932697373112255742009-01-21T16:07:00.000+00:002009-01-21T16:07:00.000+00:00Hey Dan, there's some very nice animation in there...Hey Dan, there's some very nice animation in there. Many talented European animators worked on it. The film is patchy but there's plenty worth seeing in it.Matt Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06691360081537045523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15786088.post-11024185596190395942009-01-21T16:03:00.000+00:002009-01-21T16:03:00.000+00:00Nonetheless, you've produced some amazing work, an...Nonetheless, you've produced some amazing work, and thank you for sharing. Perhaps if Desperaux didn't look so realistic (and the animation didn't look so bad) I would want to go see it.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08744848180040889092noreply@blogger.com