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Big Movie News for the Fall
A pair of big announcements from our friends at Cartoon Brew: Warner Brothers has just released the first teaser trailer for Happy Feet 2, set to premiere this November. No word yet on the sequel’s plot, but it has been confirmed that Elijah Wood, Robin Williams, and Magda Szubanski will reprise their roles from the first film, along with new voices Matt Damon, Brad Pitt, Hank Azaria, and Pink. Also from Cartoon Brew recently: “Simba, Mufasa, Nala, Timon and Pumbaa are back and better than ever this fall when Disney’s The Lion King roars into theaters and homes in breathtaking 3D. A special two-week theatrical extravaganza kicks off Sept. 16, 2011, showcasing the Oscar®- and Golden Globe®-winning film on the big screen in Disney Digital 3D™ for the first time ever, and its highly anticipated home entertainment debut kicks off October 4, celebrating the Diamond Edition release of the epic movie The Lion King in high-definition Blu-ray™ and Blu-ray 3D™.”
ActFur OnAir: ActFur s3 ep04 – Spacebear
Author: actfuronair
Fresh out of hibernation in the deep reaches of space.
It’s Spacebear and it wants your camping snacks! In this episode of the show we discuss the domestication gene being researched in foxes, a whole range of fungal zombie ants, give feedback from our pony party and the dinosaur spectacular show, and kick up a mini competition.
http://www.actfuronair.com/main/podcast/season-3-eps/s3ep04/
Find the full article here: ACTfur On Air
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London parakeets intimidate native British songbirds
Author: Fred
In a followup to the recent report on escaped and released Himalayan rose-ringed parakeets in London, BBC News reports that a new study shows that the parakeets stake out backyard bird feeders and intimidate traditional native British songbirds away from them.
The wild parakeet population in Southern England is growing at an estimated 23% per year. This has led to new demands that the parakeets be culled as an invasive pest.
Find the full article here: flayrah – furry food for thought
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Mecki the Hedgehog
something of interest I'd never heard of before:
[link]
Who needs Sonic porn when you've got racially insensitive hedgehogs
smoking opium?
Opinion: Redefining furry
Obviously we have gone beyond being exclusively mammalian, but even the current definition needs some expansion, and could more clearly distinguish between what is and is not furry.
The Wombles Reunite For Glastonbury
QB All Too Popular With The Children…
Lovable akuma QB has paid a visit to the local park in search of fresh mahou shoujo candidates amongst the little children easily found therein.
Red-Crested Tree Rat Reappears After 113 Years
ActFur s3 ep04 - Spacebear - Fresh out of hibernation in the deep reaches of space. It's Spacebear and it wants your camping snacks! In this episode of the show we discuss ...
Fresh out of hibernation in the deep reaches of space. It’s Spacebear and it wants your camping snacks! In this episode of the show we discuss the domestication gene being researched in foxes, a whole range of fungal zombie ants, give feedback from our pony party and the dinosaur spectacular show, and kick up a mini competition.
http://www.actfuronair.com/main/podcast/season-3-eps/s3ep04/
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ActFur s3 ep04 - Spacebear - Fresh out of hibernation in the deep reaches of space. It's Spacebear and it wants your camping snacks! In this episode of the show we discuss ...
Fursuit Builder of the Month: Feast of Dreams
05/26/2011
By: Trashville
June 2011
We’re going to kick off summer vacation with an artist that I admire for the sheer range of her talent. Katie Lipton of “Feast of Dreams” has made a name for herself in the costuming business primarily with her makeup art and “Cats” style costumes. Though she does not consider herself a furry, Lipton contributes to the Fandom in an undeniably unique and artistic way. So without further adieu, here is Miss June.
Briefly describe your history in the furry fandom.
While I don’t consider myself a proper furry, I have a lot of furry friends. I go to FC every year, and own several of my own mascot style costumes. I enjoy many aspects of the fandom (costuming, art, and imagination). I made my first animal type costume in 1998 (it was a Cats costume replica, from the musical.)
When did you build your first costume and what was it?
My first costume was probably Inigo Montoya from the Princess Bride (made at age 10 or so). My first cats costume has already been covered. I then went on to make a fox in the cats style. (This is the costume responsible for the notorious “jumping fox” photos from FC2004 ) As for my first mascot type costume, that would be Finwood, my otter. I made her in 2005.
How many fursuits have you been paid to build?
I tend to build more pieces than full costumes. At this point, I’ve honestly lost count. If I had to guess, it would be somewhere close to 50.
What is your construction method of choice for for head building?
I like to work in foam on a balaclava base. I also enjoy cold foam. I like to keep my heads really compact, and a nice mix of realistic and toony. My heads look like my art.
What is your average price range?
You can find my pricing info here! http://feastofdreams.fatcow.com/mascotcommissions.html
Who was your favorite to build?
My gosh, hard question! I really love Trixie the Huskie and Leeloo the mutt dog:
Nox is one of my personal characters that I have had for years and years (she’s been around in my written work since I was in elementary school.) She was a unique challenge because she is all black. She’s feline in form, but she’s actually an alien from the Star Wars world called a Mashi Horansi. Since there aren’t many “pictures” of them out there, I had fun creating my own feline species based on lots of different critters.
I’m also quite excited about the wraith I am creating for my husband and myself (life sucking space vampires from the Stargate Atlantis show.) http://www.flickr.com/photos/feastofdreams/tags/wraith/ Alas, no finished shots of those two at this point as they are still in progress!
What makes you unique as a builder and why should people choose you?
I am a costumer by trade, with a formal education, and a HUGE range of skills. I love working on accessories and clothing to go along with suits. I don;t use a lot of on-line tutorials, and as a result have developed by own build style. I’m always inventing as I create. I believe my style has developed into something unique, and I am a personable, professional business woman.
If you would like to see more of my work, please check out my page: http://www.feastofdreams.net
Answers posted with the permission of Katie Lipton.
First Look at Bitter Lake
To accompany the release of the trailer for the furry film, Bitter Lake, we took an exclusive first look at what the audience might have to look forward to later this year.
Synopsis:
After decades of peace the Kingdom of Valanor is torn apart by civil war, after 12 years of conflict, the citizens cry out for peace. The leaders of Tier, Sinnah, Daneth and Osgard lay down their arms and prepare to negotiate.
Each province sends a envoy to the Kingdom’s only neutral ground, Bitter Lake. However as they set out to find a diplomatic solution, an ancient evil plots its return, threatening to crush any hope of a lasting peace.
I spoke to the film’s writer and director, Shay, about his project.
“I had a totally different story in mind when we decided to shoot a movie. It was a story that I had been working on for four months, when I sat down with EZ to discuss possibilities, we soon found out that what I wrote was way too big. It would require too much time and way too many actors and crew. So I was forced to kill my darling so to speak, which hurt…for about 15 minutes.
Cause when we discussed other things that day, the story unfolded right there in my mind. A mix of things from stories I have read and movies I have seen. It soon became apparent what I wanted with the story and how ‘Dark’ it would have to be. Seeing we wanted a medieval storyline with a serious note, we decided to go for realistic suits and when we took a look at who owned which suit, Clockwork Creature Studio suits just fit the bill.”
For the creator, the choice of Clockwork Creature Studios suits also meant they could create a more realistic and serious film. “We came to the conclusion that naked fursuits just would look lame. We wanted to appeal to a non furry audience too, if my parents would see it, they wouldn’t go…HUH?” In production design the medieval setting meant dressing the fursuits in armour and being kitted out with swords, as well as period props on-set. To make sure they had the right look the crew took their characters to Holland’s Elf Fantasy Fair. “The reactions there were amazing and it took us 5 hours to get around the castle.” Shay said, “Those suits used, by the actors in question, also helped build the story to what it is now. It’s the work they made, that made us envision the total character and push for perfection. I mean…you don’t dress up a suit like that in a rag or plastic sack!
I helped suit up the Prince of Tolver on the set, it took us 20 mins at first to get the actor in the suit and then dress him up…the sheer number of props. Oh and the cumbersome fluff when trying to get a tunic over fur… leaves you crying at night. In the end though, getting him in the costume took about 10 mins once you got used to it.”
The Bitter Lake crew consists of 10 man crew, with 4 actors, 1 director, 1 director of Photography, 1 2nd cameraman, 1 best-boy, 1 sound technician and 1 music composer. After about a full week of 16 hour days to shoot, the film’s production period is almost at an end. The last planned day of filming will be taking place this Saturday, and then Bitter Lake goes into post-production. “Outside of the production team are two voice actors that helped, Dylan Nagel and Lucy Red Panda.” Shay said, “I voice the Narrator and the prince of Tolver and some other stuff which I can’t say. All the voices have been recorded.”
In Post Production, one big elements that will be added is the film’s musical score. Fox Amoore was the musician asked to take on the task of scoring and I asked him a few questions.
What do you find the particular challenge in this process?
“I guess the whole thing. I find it as much an honour as well though, considering how amazing the costumes and filming looks. I’m thrilled to be a part of it.”
Often you write to stories in your imagination, was this harder being a set story?
“Perhaps a greater challenge where the story is already laid before me. But perhaps it is similar, just the other way around. Either way, I’m very excited and will enjoy it a great deal. It’s a very interesting story.”
Have you chosen any period instruments for the medieval setting in the score?
“Yes, in-fact a very talented musician will be featuring on some solo flute sections.”
Have you considered releasing the soundtrack after the film’s premiere?
“Yes! I plan to release the official trailer music as soon as possible and I do plan, once discussed with the rest of the crew, to release the entire soundtrack as a digital download.”
Earlier today on Fur Affinity Fox Amoore did release the trailer music for Bitter Lake which includes a translation of the lyrics heard sung by the soloist.
The big question for a lot of furs would be if they can’t make it to Eurofurence to see the film’s premiere will they be loosing out? Will Bitter Lake be available on DVD? Shay said, “We’ll announce that at a later date, we are working on a DVD release but can’t say anything definite. There is a very good chance that people across the seas will be able to watch Bitter Lake too, but you’ll hear that in due time.”
Bitter Lake’s Web Site: http://www.bitterlakethemovie.com/
Great Snipe sets new migration speed record
Author: Fred
The Peregrine Falcon is known as the fastest bird on Earth when diving upon prey, but a new study shows that a small European shorebird, the Great Snipe, holds the record for the longest distance in the shortest time when migrating between northwestern Sweden and central Africa. [Wired.com]
During its annual migration, a single snipe may fly for 96 consecutive hours, covering more than 4,000 miles. That’s four days without stopping or sleeping, sometimes at average speeds of 50 miles per hour.
Find the full article here: flayrah – furry food for thought
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The furry angle of "Bpb's Burgers"
weekend and last were episodes featuring content of furry interest.
The earlier episode saw a visit from furry mascots, the "Birthday Buddies" I
believe they called themselves. One mascot wore a diaper and sucked on a
pacifier. One of the regular cats freaks and beats up on the mascots. I
Meet the New Panda’s Director
Cartoon Brew has posted an article with pictures and a video interview with Jennifer Yuh Nelson, director of Kung Fu Panda 2 — which, to remind you all, is coming to theaters this Friday, May 27th. According to the article, Ms. Nelson may well be the first woman to direct a major Hollywood animated feature on her own. Ms. Nelson has already made quite a name for herself in animation — check out her resume’ from the studio’s press release! Most recently (prior to this new feature, that is), she directed the 2D dream sequence which opened the first Kung Fu Panda movie.
image c. 2011 Dreamworks Animation
Bitter Lake
Bitter Lake - The Motion Picture
Bitter Lake from EZwolf on Vimeo.
I'm speechless. This is awesome beyond words. And it will premiere at Eurofurence! Kudos to Shay, EZ Wolf and their magnificient crew. You have truly outdone yourselves. There's also an Official Website. There's not much on it yet, but there will be.