The Morning Watch: VFX Artists React To ‘The Polar Express’, Interning At Pixar Animation & More
The Morning Watchis a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fanmade productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows.
In this edition, visual effects artists react to the horror of the uncanny valley fromThe Polar Express, as well as digital effects in other movies likeInterstellarandTwister. Plus, find out what it’s like to be an intern atPixar Animation, and listen asScarlett Johanssongives us a career breakdown, going as far back as the critically pannedNorthin her childhood to this year’s turns inAvengers: Endgame, Marriage Story, Jojo Rabbit, and more.
First up, the gang atCorridor Crewhas some fun picking apart the horrifying characters ofThe Polar Express, but they do find some merit elsewhere in animation and give credit to the future technology this movie paved the way for. They also dig into some of the effects used forInterstellar, explain some of the older visual effects technology used to makeTwister, and more.
Next up, there are tons of talented people who dream of working atPixar Animation. That’s where some of today’s best animated movies are made, and getting a job there is no easy task. It’s also rather difficult to land an internship there, but if you think you have what it takes to join some of the world’s finest storytellers, these interns tell you what the experience is like.
Finally, in the midst of making quite the run for awards, thanks to performances inJojo RabbitandMarriage Story, actress Scarlett Johansson sat down withVanity Fairto break down her career. You might not know this, but Johansson started off as a child actor with bit parts inNorthandHome Alone 3, but obviously that turned into a much more lucrative career.
