Tag "Kevin Deters"

Sweet Serpent – ‘The Ballad of Nessie’

July 10, 2011 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image

Stevie Wermers-Skelton and Kevin Deters’ charming Ballad of Nessie brings a certain lake-dwelling Scottish monster to animated life. Here’s a lesson for animation students: Don’t forget about your favorite class projects after you graduate. That’s the take-away lesson from the story of how Stevie Wermers-Skelton’s CalArts project inspired this summer’s [...]

New Stills, Concept Art for Disney’s ‘Nessie’ Short

April 5, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

Disney has released two new stills and a handful of concept art images for The Ballad of Nessie, a new animated short film that will play attached to Winnie the Pooh. The 2D-animated short tells a tale of the Loch Ness Monster and is narrated by Billy Connolly. The story [...]

Disney Attaches ‘Ballad of Nessie’ Short to ‘Pooh’ Feature

March 14, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

Walt Disney Animation Studios’ newest short film, The Ballad of Nessie, will premiere in front of the studio’s upcoming feature Winnie the Pooh. The 2D-animated short tells a tale of the Loch Ness Monster and is narrated by Billy Connolly. The story follows Nessie and her rubber-ducky friend MacQuack, as [...]