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*Disney animator and character designer Jin Kim has started a sketchblog that includes the humorous image above of animator Glen Keane playing the role of his character Tarzan.

* DreamWorks character designer Shannon Tindle is peeved (and justifiably so) about the new Blu-Ray DVD edition of Sleeping Beauty and how all of the DVD’s bonus features and documentary material omit mention of one of the film’s primary visual architects: character stylist Tom Oreb. When I wrote about Tom Oreb in my magazine Animation Blast back in 2001, there was admittedly very little information available about his career. It was only after a year of research and interviews with the likes of Vic Haboush, Ward Kimball, Ollie Johnston, David Swift, Iwao Takamoto, Marty Murphy, Ray Aragon, and Oreb’s sister Mary that I managed to compile a substantial account of his life and work. Today, thankfully, it’s a different story. Everybody is aware of Tom Oreb and his invaluable contributions to the Disney studio…well, everybody it seems except for the people that Disney hires to produce documentaries about their company.

* “Of Cabbages and Kleins” is a thoughtful (and thought-provoking) essay by animation historian Michael Barrier about labor politics, the Disney strike of 1941, animator Phil Klein and liberal journalist Naomi Klein (author of No Logo).

* I can’t remember the last time I’ve been jealous of anybody, but I’m definitely jealous of my animation pal Matt Jones who recently visited the legendary cartoonist Ronald Searle in France. He writes about the experience on his blog. Matt also runs the fine Ronald Searle Tribute blog.

* Richard O’Connor of Asterisk Animation has written an insightful post about collaborating with Kim Deitch and They Might Be Giants on this piece of animation:

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Cartoon Brew TV: Hairyman

October 13, 2008 2:09 pm

Today on Cartoon Brew TV: Steven Subotnick’s Hairyman, a personal and poetic interpretation of an America folk tale from the South involving granny, a little girl, and the hairyman. Watch Hairyman on Cartoon Brew TV.

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Greatest Eye Take…Ever!

October 13, 2008 2:00 pm

Avery’s Northwest Hounded Police, Clampett’s Book Revue or… Charles Mintz’ Svengarlic??

Blogger John Vincent makes the case for the latter, an obscure 1931 Krazy Kat cartoon, over at Uncle John’s Crazy Town. Update: Vincent uploaded the clip here.

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British Style Genius Opening

October 13, 2008 10:37 am

Paul Greer, who is the head of 3D at British design studio BDH, offers a description of how they made the title sequence for the BBC TV series British Style Genius by blending stop-motion with CG:

I thought you might like to know about the title sequence to the new BBC series “British Style Genius” that myself and my colleague, Orla Handley created recently at BDH.

Orla designed the concept and logo which was made up as an actual label which she then slowly and methodically unpicked and filmed in reverse using stop frame. We then took this animation and added the strings and threads in CG to give the impressions the label was being created by a giant off-screen sewing machine, the music by Metronomy helped with this feeling.

Orla took the basic animation and made 5 different versions to illustrate each fashion era described by each programme.

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Walt Disney on What’s My Line?

October 13, 2008 9:15 am

This is priceless, from November 11, 1956:

It’s also a kick to see Jerry Lewis and Walt Disney in the same frame.

(Thanks, Don Brockway)

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Kung Fu Magoo

October 12, 2008 11:15 pm

Was there ever any hope that a new TV movie based on Mr. Magoo, entitled Kung Fu Magoo, had a chance of being any good? If you thought there might be a chance, the video below will remove that thought from your mind.

(Thanks, Matthew Gaastra)

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Gene Deitch Tribute in San Francisco

October 11, 2008 2:00 pm

Gene Deitch will be the Guest of Honor at the 3rd annual San Francisco International Animation Festival (SFIAF), a four-day event from November 13th through 16th at Landmark’s Embarcadero Center Cinema.

Deitch will discuss his career in animation and show highlights of his work on Saturday morning Nov. 15th at 10:30am. Another highlight of the festival is the opening night event, Sita Sings The Blues Thursday, November 13 at 6:45 pm, with Nina Paley in person.

On Friday and Saturday, the festival will screen The Best of Annecy 2008 and several other retrospectives including a screening and discussion with Bay Area animation collective Encyclopedia Pictura. Bill Plympton will be there in person with his latest feature, Idiots and Angels and there will be an advance screening of Ari Folman’s Waltz With Bashir.

Go! Get the ticket information online or call (925) 866-9559.

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