Wednesday, November 24, 2010

THR's 2010 Awards Watch Animators Roundtable

It's award season, and The Hollywood Reporter has begun posting their series of roundtable discussions with the contenders. Earlier this month they posted an one-hour discussion between screenwriters Aaron Sorkin (The Social Network), Simon Beaufoy (127 Hours), Michael Arndt (Toy Story 3), John Wells (The Company Men), Todd Phillips (Due Date) and David Lindsay-Abaire (Rabbit Hole).

Today we get to watch/listen to the Animators roundtable, which includes Bonnie Arnold (producer, How to Train Your Dragon), Roy Conli (producer, Tangled), Bob Last (producer, The Illusionist), Tom McGrath (director, Megamind), Chris Meledandri (producer, Despicable Me) and Lee Unkrich (director, Toy Story 3).

Unfortunately, unlike the screenwriters roundtable, THR has decided not to put the entire video online. Instead they have given us three clips and have a full transcript of the roundtable online only for subscribers. You can still watch over ten minutes of the roundtable in selected clips embedded after the jump.

  • Our Analysis of the 15 Films Eligible For The 2010 Best Animated Feature Oscar
  • Exclusive Clip from the 'Toy Story 3? Special Features: "Creating Spanish Buzz"
  • Fresh Air's 37-Minute Interview with 'Toy Story 3′ Director Lee Unkrich and Screenwriter Michael Arndt
  • Disney Abandons Annie Awards, Fearing Dreamworks' 'Dragon' Would Defeat 'Toy Story 3′
  • Despicable Me Sequel in Development
  • Wacky Film Theories: Toy Story 3 and The Holocaust

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