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“Epic” Artist of the Day: Sandeep Menon
by Chris McDonnell   Thursday May 23, 2013   10:51 am
Continuing our week of Epic artists, we take a look at the
designs of Blue Sky visual development artist Sandeep …
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Animators

John Knoll Named Chief Creative Officer of ILM
by Amid Amidi   Thursday May 23, 2013   9:33 am
Veteran visual effects supervisor John Knoll has been promoted
to the position of chief creative officer at Disney-owned …
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“This Actually Happens A Lot” by Tom Law
by Amid Amidi   Thursday May 23, 2013   1:54 am
CalArts student Tom Law has an idiosyncratic sense of design and
movement, which comes through clearly in his graduation …
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Mel Brooks Talks About Ernest Pintoff’s “The Critic”
by Amid Amidi   Thursday May 23, 2013   12:59 am
The clip above is an animation-related outtake from the new Mel
Brooks documentary Make a Noise which debuted earlier this …
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Bob Clampett Centennial Screening in Zurich
by Amid Amidi   Wednesday May 22, 2013   10:43 am
On Thursday, May 30, the Filmpodium Zurich in Switzerland will
present a screening of nine Warner Bros. shorts directed by …
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“Epic” Artist of the Day: Tom LaBaff
by Chris McDonnell   Wednesday May 22, 2013   9:02 am
Continuing our week of looking at some of the artists behind
Blue Skey’s Epic, we focus on storyboard artist Tom …
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TV

Sneak Peek: Cartoon Network’s “Steven Universe” by Rebecca Sugar
by Amid Amidi   Tuesday May 21, 2013   8:34 pm
Read more about Rebecca Sugar.Cartoon Network has released a
seven-and-a-half-minute preview episode of their upcoming series …
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From Animation School to the Real World
by Michael Ruocco   Tuesday May 21, 2013   8:34 am
Last week, I flew out from Los Angeles to New York to attend the
annual Dusty animation screening at the School of Visual …
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“Epic” Artist of the Day: Sang Jun Lee
by Chris McDonnell   Tuesday May 21, 2013   6:57 am
Continuing our week of looking at artists who worked on Epic, we
focus on Sang Jun Lee. Sang Jun has designed …
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“Epic” Artist of the Day: Stephen P. Neary
by Chris McDonnell   Monday May 20, 2013   2:36 pm
This week we’re taking a look at some of the artists who
contributed their artistry to the production of Blue Sky’s Epic, …
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CGI

Disney Announces “Star Wars Rebels” Animated Series for 2014
by Amid Amidi   Monday May 20, 2013   10:30 am
Just two months after Disney cancelled the Cartoon Network
series Star Wars: The Clone Wars, they have announced a new …
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Anime

Tomorrow in Brooklyn: Dash Shaw Screens Rare Anime
by Amid Amidi   Monday May 20, 2013   9:20 am
Cartoonist Dash Shaw, who has been working on a feature-length
animated film of his own, will present a selection of his …
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Awards

ASIFA-East Animation Festival 2013: The Full List of Winners
by Amid Amidi   Monday May 20, 2013   1:25 am
Last night in New York City, the ASIFA-East Animation Festival
Awards were presented for the forty-fourth year in a row. The …
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Business

DreamWorks Animation Bets That AwesomenessTV Will Deliver Awesomeness
by C. Edwards   Sunday May 19, 2013   10:40 am
Earlier this month, it was announced that DreamWorks Animation
had purchased the YouTube channel AwesomenessTV for $33 …
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Artist of the Day: Olga Stern
by Chris McDonnell   Saturday May 18, 2013   10:49 am
Olga Stern is a visual development artist based in Toronto who
also illustrates books. You can visit her website, blog, other …
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