Megamind - Nov 2010

[skynet]

Anyone planning on seeing this?

[hcjehg]

Theatrical trailer is out:

[Glen Moyes]

If the reviews are decent I'll go see it. DreamWorks movies have been getting better so they are definitely on my radar (although so far it's been an every-other-one is better cycle ever since Kung Fu Panda, so who knows).

The concept behind Megamind does seem fun though, and the trailer did make me chuckle, which is always a good sign.

[EAllen]

On HSX, I own shares of this film, so I have to see this!

On the other hand, I am a little leery . . .

[MrFun]

DreamWorks seems to be keeping a lot of people employed. That alone puts me in their corner.

Best of luck, Jeffrey.

[JJerome25]

i plan to see it. The jokes so far have made me laugh, and i like the story so far.

[Charles]

Following up on Mr. Fun's comments, I'm on the DreamWorks campus about once a month and I do indeed sense a difference. Folks working there seem happier. There's a positive energy, people are smiling, they walk with extra liveliness. Maybe they're just glad to be employed, but I've been to other studios where the vibe isn't quite the same. I attribute the positivity to something that's happening internally.

[EAllen]

It can't be anything but great for the artists, to work in that atmosphere.

I'll suffer through any amount of subpar films from a studio if the artists are artistically energized by producing the studio's output. A tremendous thing indeed.

[Charles]

I was at DreamWorks today and it was great. I really enjoy the experience of being at the studio. I learned something also that I didn't realize before. Seems there's a lot of Disney artists that are trying to jump ship and work at Jeffrey's house. Must be a more appealing environment comparatively speaking. They're either doing something right, or Disney's doing something wrong. Maybe it's a little of both. Whatever it may be, looks like DreamWorks is a leader in employment desirability.

[EAllen]

I know that for one thing, if How to Train Your Dragon and even MegaMind is any indication, there seems to be much more creative freedom at DreamWorks.

Which can directly correlate to a creatively energized and desirable workplace environment.

[Charles]

Look at what they're doing at DreamWorks and what Disney's got going on. They had Paul Felix, their top production designer fresh off of Bolt, working on... hold on to your hats... Winnie the Pooh.

Wow! How can I get in on that!

[SteveK]

To your point Charles -

Steve has been commenting on the latest at Disney and how with Tangled coming to a close, artists are being let go in droves.

Read his latest comments about his last walk-through at this link http://animationguildblog.blogspot.com/2010/09/down-on-riverside-drive.html.

What's more interesting is how artists at Disney have made the same observations you did today. Things at DreamWorks are humming along and people are busy. Things at Disney slowed down as far as volume of work. The flow of artists is definitely moving to Campus de Katzenberg.

[Charles]

That's nice to know Steve and thanks for update. I'm especially impressed with the report from Hulett. Great to see the business rep on top of his game.