Blue Sky Studios
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Blue Sky Studios is an Academy Award winning computer animation studio which specializes in photo-realistic, high-resolution, computer-generated character animation. In addition to their feature-length animated films, Robots (2005) and Ice Age (2002), they have worked on many high-profile movies, primarily in the integration of live-action with computer-generated animation.
The company was founded in 1987 and has its offices in White Plains, New York. Since 1997 it has been a unit of 20th Century Fox (a subsidiary of News Corporation).
Their latest film, Ice Age: The Meltdown, is scheduled for a U.S. release on March 31, 2006.
With the success of Ice Age and Robots, the studio has put itself on the map as a respected animation company. And, by much acclaim, has put them in competition with computer animation giants, Pixar and PDI/Dreamworks.
[edit] Filmography
Feature-length animations:
- Horton Hears A Who (2008)
- Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006)
- Robots (2005)
- Ice Age (2002)
Short Films (Shorts):
- Gone Nutty (2002, Academy Award nominee 2003, lost to Harvie Krumpet)
- Bunny (1998, Academy Award winner 1998)
Contributions:
- Fight Club (1999) – the "sliding" penguin
- The Sopranos (1999) – the "talking fish"
- Star Trek: Insurrection (1998) – several alien creatures
- Alien: Resurrection (1997) – the aliens
- A Simple Wish (1997) – numerous characters and special effects
- Titan A.E. (2000) – the final "genesis" scene
- Joe's Apartment (1996) – dancing and singing cockroaches
