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POSTS FOR “October, 2009“Cartoon Brew's home for up-to-the-minute, unedited announcements and press releases direct from industry sources.
October 7, 2009 9:00 pm
AdWeek is reporting on a new Michelin Tires ad campaign that transforms their 111 year old rubber-man mascot into an ass-kicking, tire tossing super hero. Psyop produced the new TV spot (below) for the TBWA\Chiat\Day agency. Have a look: 19 Comments » posted in Advertising 
October 7, 2009 3:30 pm
Vistors to Kobe Japan will now be greeted by the sight of a 60-foot statue of Gigantor (Testsujin 28-go, to those in the know). This follows the unveiling of a 59-foot Gundam in Tokyo. Not to be left out, Korea is building a gigantic Taekwon V statue (aka Voltar the Invincible), that will reportedly be more than twice the height of the Statue of Liberty. Is there any chance we can construct a 60-foot Frankenstein Jr. in Manhattan? (via Gizmodo, by way of The Beat) 20 Comments » posted in Anime, Cartoon Culture
October 7, 2009 8:30 am
Comedienne Merrill Markoe mashed up a Peter Lorre track from “M” with a Hanna Barbera cartoon, did her own English translation, and added some music by Andy Prieboy. And now it’s all so clear… 15 Comments » posted in Cartoon Culture
October 6, 2009 4:30 pm
Oregon Live is reporting that Henry Selick is leaving his home base at Laika. The studio did not explain the departure other than to say that Selick’s contract has expired. This follows Laika’s decision to focus primarily on stop-motion and lay off 63 CG animators. You can read Laika’s official statement on Henry’s departure here. 31 Comments » posted in Animators, Stop Motion
October 6, 2009 12:45 pm
Carlos Ramos, the creator of Nickelodeon’s The X’s, ponders on his blog, Why can’t we have more hand-drawn animated features like Pete Candeland’s trailer for the videogame The Beatles Rock Band:
I’m in complete agreement with Carlos. The trailer, which we wrote up earlier, is one of the most daring and dynamic pieces of commercial animation I’ve seen all year long. What prevents Hollywood from producing modestly budgeted animated features that have a clear directorial vision like this piece? 38 Comments » posted in Games, Ideas/Commentary
October 6, 2009 12:00 pm
ASIFA-Hollywood will celebrate the tenth anniversary of Warner Bros. Animation’s The Iron Giant with a panel discussion featuring several of the key animators and crew members responsible for the 1999 animated masterpiece. Among the many artists expected to attend will be writer and director Brad Bird, background artist Anne Guenther, art director Alan Bodner, lead animator Steve Markowski, and artistic coordinator Scott Johnston. The panel will be moderated by animator Tom Sito. The event will take place Friday, October 23, 2009, at 7:30 p.m. at the Fletcher Jones Foundation Auditorium, on the campus of Woodbury University, 7500 Glenoaks Blvd., in Burbank, California. UPDATE: I was just informed, 24 hours after this posting, that this event is now SOLD OUT! 9 Comments » posted in Events
October 6, 2009 10:30 am
Three years in the making, and it looks damn good. Yellow Cake by Nick Cross – read his production blog and watch it here: 37 Comments » posted in Shorts
October 6, 2009 9:51 am
Kurt Vonnegut’s eight rules for writing short stories. With a few modifications, they also serve as a nice set of rules for makers of animated shorts. In particular, a lot of people would benefit from following his first one:
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