"Hopscotch Girl" Lively, organic hand-drawn elements expressed the simplicity of the high tech system being advertised. Written, produced, designed and animated by Diane Heller. Traditional hand-drawn animation produced with next wave technology, for the new animation, Dianimation. --Click here to close-- |
"Nerds" The animated characters precisely portray the actual actors in manner, movement, speech and appearance. You may recognize actors Robby Rist and Richard Gant. Even the background characters represented real people; all the producers appear in animated form! Produced, designed and animated by Diane Heller./P> Traditional hand-drawn animation produced with next wave technology, for the new animation, Dianimation. --Click here to close-- |
"Bouncing Ball" Traditional hand-drawn animation produced with next wave technology, for the new animation, Dianimation. --Click here to close-- |
"A Genuine All-Feathered Chorus Line" Traditional hand-drawn animation produced with next wave technology, for the new animation, Dianimation. --Click here to close-- |
"Dancing Sheep" Here are a few shots from the award-winning short, "The Director". Written, produced, designed and animated by Diane Heller. "The Director" is about the hilarious career of a first-time director, Jane. She must get the three sheep to dance... a metaphor for the extremes of show business!... Jane also starred in "The Painter", a previous short film by Diane Heller, which premiered at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art. Awards and festival participation include: ASIFA San Francisco and Los Angeles; Filmhaus Stubergasse, Vienna, Austria; Austin, Texas; Ann Arbor, Michigan; Cleveland, Ohio; Atlanta, Georgia; Los Angeles Animation Celebration, World Filmfest, Houston, Texas - GOLD PRIZE. Traditional hand-drawn animation produced with next wave technology, for the new animation, Dianimation. --Click here to close-- |
"Don't Be Just a Piece of Paper" Translation: Traditional hand-drawn animation produced with next wave technology, for the new animation, Dianimation. --Click here to close-- |
"Don't Be Just Another Note on a Legal Pad" Note: the animation background yellow legal pad is computer generated. Written, produced, designed and animated by Diane Heller. Traditional hand-drawn animation produced with next wave technology, for the new animation, Dianimation. --Click here to close-- |
"The Grass is Greener" his sequence is hand-drawn with a twist: vector painting. After-effects vector
painting combines the discipline of line and motion in traditional drawing, tracked by computer, to play back in real time. Traditional hand-drawn animation produced with REALLY next wave technology, for the new animation, Dianimation. --Click here to close-- |
"Cat in the Hat" In this CD-Rom, Mr. Cat shows new character traits never before animated. Heretofore, he had not yet twiddled his thumbs. This "Cat in the Hat" represents the first venture by the family of the late Theodor Seuss Geisel in the commercial use of a Dr. Seuss character. Animation and game design by Diane Heller. Traditional hand-drawn animation produced with next wave technology, for the new animation, Dianimation. --Click here to close-- |
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editor: David Winter, WinterWorks
Cat in the Hat VO: Arthur Roberts --Click here to close-- |
Animation: To depict that which otherwise would remain only in the imagination. Animation is a terrific story-telling medium, with no message too subtle or too complex. True animation has charm and intrigue, lives up to repeated viewings, and combines with music and sound for tremendous impact and appeal. Dianimation: Traditional animated expression with unlimited applications in modern media. Diane Heller, the artist behind Dianimation, brings her extensive traditional animation experience to new uses. Dianimation offers real animation, full of life, not just motion. Quality draftsmanship and cinematic ability elevate Dianimation from common motion graphics. Dianimation designs sequences and characters as representational as a portrait, or abstract, minimalist or collage-like. Any style painting or design can be done for backgrounds. Diane Heller is an expert in the new areas of real-time vector painting and lip-sync libraries. You need animation for your website, title sequence, promo, industrial film, animatic, game design, music video, commercial, feature film sequences and all new media. Dianimation offers supporting graphics for logo design, signs, portraits or caricatures. Fine arts plus practical experience guarantee excellent production value with a quick turnaround. --Click here to close-- |
Diane Heller, the artist behind Dianimation, has trained in many areas of traditional animation and film, with an MFA in film from UCLA and USC. Her influences are not restricted to the US animation titans, Hanna Barbera, Warner Brothers and Disney, but the animation and puppetry from the Czech Republic, other former Eastern Bloc countries, and beyond. Ms. Heller’s background includes fine arts, cinematography, theater and dance. Dianimation offers 2-D traditional cel animation, for all digital media. Advances in "ink and paint" technology have made high production value 2D animation accessible and affordable. The charm, intrigue, and depth of real animation lives up to repeated viewings, and combines with music and sound for tremendous impact and appeal. Ms. Heller animates in any graphic or fine arts style - chalk on a blackboard, child-like crayon, Renaissance charcoal or in the style of French Impressionists. Talking, emotive characters, all types of lip-sync and portrait animation are specialties of Dianimation, bringing to life that which would otherwise remain only in your imagination. --Click here to close-- |
Dianimation offers 2-D traditional hand-drawn cel animation, for all digital platforms. Advances in "ink and paint" technology have made high production value 2D animation accessible and affordable. Any style of art or design can be yours! Dianimation can produce projects as short as a 5 frame GIF to entire animated sequences for feature films. There is no budget too small, nor frame count too great. Projects are geared to your editor or engineer’s requirements, with quick turnaround. Talking, emotive characters, all types of lip-sync and portrait animation are specialties of Dianimation. To create an animated character as a spokesperson or host, the character can be designed with a library of mouth positions which can be programmed in infinitely varied dialogue. Technologies such as Flash or Quicktime or vector painting are enhanced by a master’s hand. In vector painting, the actual speed and weight of the drawing becomes part of the animated movement. An illusion of liveliness comes from a choreographed speed, not a steady, robot-like pace and trajectory. The legacy of one hundred years of film animation does not come as part of these software packages. A website with animation receives 50% more hits. Animation will highlight your company name and logo; lend a rhythm to your message; and convey subtleties such as “thinking outside the box” or "we offer the best service". No talking heads live-action can match this. You need animation. --Click here to close-- |
Since 1905, when Winsor McKay's animated Gertie the Dinosaur shone from the silver screen, animation has carried us to other worlds and times. From video games to TV and film animation, special effects and the internet, today's animation, with all it's advantages of computers and well-tested industry standards can offer no more than the first animated movie: To depict that which otherwise would remain only in the imagination. Animation is a terrific story-telling medium, with no message too subtle or too complex. Dianimation creates real animation, full of life, not just movement. Whether a well-timed animatic storyboard, simple pencil test or finished project, quality depends on cinematic experience, and quality animation drawings. Animation is not just for Saturday morning! --Click here to close-- |
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