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POSTS FOR “May, 2009“Cartoon Brew's home for up-to-the-minute, unedited announcements and press releases direct from industry sources.
May 20, 2009 6:00 pm
Animation director Vincent Davis (above left) passed away on May 6th. An incomplete list of his credits is on IMDB. His friend and colleague Mark Kausler (above right) just posted a tribute to his friend on his blog. It’s a must-read. 6 Comments » posted in Animators 
May 20, 2009 4:05 pm
We wanted to take a quick timeout to thank Cartoon Brew’s sponsors from the last couple months. The support of these companies allows us to devote a greater amount of our time to the site, as well as to add new features like Cartoon Brew TV and Guest Brewers, both of which will continue to expand in the coming months. We work hard to find sponsors who offer relevant products and services to our readership. Unlike most other animation media, we are editorially independent and these companies respect our independence. That’s why we’re so pleased to have these companies advertising on the Brew, and we encourage you to learn more about them by clicking on their ads or on the links below: Animation Mentor is an online animation school founded by industry animators. Their current roster of teachers includes artists working at Pixar, Sony, DreamWorks and Disney. The school’s eighteen-month program has a well-defined curriculum focused on teaching animation and character performance, and preparing students for careers as CG character animators. Check out some of the recent student work in their student showcases. LA-based Gallery Nucleus chose to promote their art show for the “Ancient Book of Sex and Science,” but they’ve got excellent art exhibitions year round, not to mention an awesome store. CTN Animation Expo is a major animation event coming to Burbank in November. Schoolism offers online storyboarding, caricature and design courses taught by leading industry professionals Animation legend Don Bluth is promoting a special two-disc DVD edition of Banjo the Woodpile Cat, which Jerry reviewed earlier on Cartoon Brew. The Labyrinth is Toronto’s source for comic, illustration and animation books. The Guys is a quirky online animated series from Finland in which the characters are animated over user-submitted home videos. If you’d like to advertise on Cartoon Brew, especially any San Diego Comic-Con related products, please visit our ad rep Reachout Media. 2 Comments » posted in Site News
May 20, 2009 10:00 am
John Kricfalusi has been drawing Hanna Barbera characters all his life. Thankfully, he saved it all. Now he’s collecting his HB art, published or unpublished, finished paintings, notebook doodles – everything – and posting it on a new blog: John’s Funky HB. Check it out now! 35 Comments » posted in Animators
May 19, 2009 10:50 pm
Wayne Allwine, the official voice of Mickey Mouse, the third person in history to play the character in various movies and TV shows, has passed away. According to Wikipedia, Allwine’s first appearance as Mickey was voicing the animated lead-ins for The New Mickey Mouse Club in 1977. His first appearance as Mickey for a theatrical release was in the 1983 featurette Mickey’s Christmas Carol and he has provided the voice for Mickey Mouse ever since. He was married to Russi Taylor, the current voice of Minnie Mouse. Allwine was also a sound effects editor for various feature films. Allwine died on Monday, due to complications from diabetes. He was 62. UPDATE: Animation Guild rep Steve Hulett has written his memories of working with Wayne Allwine when they were both traffic boys at Disney in the mid-1960s. Below is an interview with Allwine and Taylor from the Walt Disney Treasures box set Mickey Mouse in Living Color: Volume Two. 51 Comments » posted in Disney
May 19, 2009 4:45 pm
It’s looking better and better… here’s the new trailer which premiered yesterday on G4: (Thanks, Iain Robbins) 27 Comments » posted in Feature Film
May 19, 2009 6:30 am
Devin Roth and Dave Creek of Scatter Brain Inc. just produced a short trailer for Richard Goldgewicht’s live action/animation documentary on Pablo Ferro. Ferro, a former animator and comic book artist who became a legendary designer behind dozens of renown movie main titles, graphic sequences and commercials, worked with the greatest names in film – everyone from Bill Tytla to Stanley Kubrick. The forthcoming documentary about his life, which will be narrated by Jeff Bridges, should be quite illuminating. For more information on the progress of the doc, check the movie website. Meanwhile, below is a sample of some of Ferro’s work. 6 Comments » posted in Animators, Feature Film, Bill Tytla, Pablo Ferro
May 18, 2009 10:56 pm
Speaking of video games, this commercial for the Wii title Muscle Koushinkyaku (Muscle March) may just be the greatest game commercial ever. It’s Ripping Friends meets Japanese psychedelia with a polar bear thrown in for good measure. (via David OReilly’s Twitter) 15 Comments » posted in Games
May 18, 2009 10:42 pm
When will the quality of video game animation rival the major theatrical animation producers? That day may already be here. Team Fortress 2 is a multiplayer on-line game created by Valve, and while the game itself doesn’t boast Pixar-quality graphics, they’ve created an impressive series of “Meet the Team” videos that tell the stories of the game’s characters. The latest episode released last weekend, “Meet the Spy,” boasts some entertaining animation that would appear quite at home on the theatrical bigscreen. (Then again, with cinematic waste like Battle for Terra, Fly Me to the Moon and Space Chimps, bigscreen CG standards aren’t exactly what they used to be.) I don’t know much about the artists at Valve, but I’m told that the company includes veterans of studios like Pixar, Blue Sky, DreamWorks and ILM. Their experience is on full display in “Meet the Spy,” and despite my lack of interest in playing videogames, I can’t wait to see what they come up with next. UPDATE: The directors of this piece are Jamaal Bradley, Aaron Halifax and Andrew Burke. (Thanks, Andy Lyon and Barry Rooney) |
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