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Category Archives: Animators

Tissa David

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John Canemaker
Remembers Tissa David

Eminent animation historian John Canemaker wrote a lovely tribute to
animator Tissa David for the Wall Street Journal. It’s packed …

Animators

Animation Director LeSean Thomas: “You Have To Anticipate Failure If You Intend To Innovate”
by Amid Amidi   Monday August 27, 2012   8:12 pm
LeSean Thomas, the supervising director and creative producer of
Adult Swim’s Black Dynamite, spoke at TEDxSinchon about his …
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Yu-Gi-OH-OH! A Veteran Anime Director Is Arrested For Massacre Threats
by Amid Amidi   Monday August 27, 2012   5:33 pm
Japanese police in Osaka arrested 42-year-old animation director
Masaki Kitamura today for allegedly threatening to drive a …
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William Emmons Letter About Working at Disney

Animators

William A. Emmons: The Disney Animator Who Almost Was
by Amid Amidi   Monday August 27, 2012   1:43 pm
The old adage goes that history is written by the victors. But
that doesn’t mean there aren’t other stories worth telling. …
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Genndy Tartakovsky

Animators

Genndy Tartakovsky Talks “Hotel Transylvania”
by Amid Amidi   Sunday August 26, 2012   2:30 am
Genndy Tartakovsky on making Hotel Transylvania: “I took all
the aesthetics I like from 2-D and applied them here. I don’t …
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Ken Walker

Animators

Ken Walker 1921-2012
by Jerry Beck   Saturday August 25, 2012   8:00 am
Veteran Disney animator Ken Walker passed away last Saturday,
August 18th, The Orange County Register posted his obituary on …
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Animators

Calling Los Angeles Artists: Support Kevyn Wallace On Monday
by Amid Amidi   Thursday August 23, 2012   12:08 pm
Last August, animation veteran Kevyn Wallace was driving down
the 134 Freeway in Los Angeles, just a half mile from the Walt …
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tissa_david

Animators

Tissa David 1921-2012
by Jerry Beck   Wednesday August 22, 2012   9:30 am
Very sad news today: New York animation legend Tissa David
passed away last night at age 91. Michael Sporn broke the news …
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toystorybook

Animators

Two New Books You Gotta Get: “The Toy Story Films” and “Sketchtravel”
by Jerry Beck   Saturday August 18, 2012   1:30 am
This is the story of Pixar, John Lasseter and three of the most
important animated features of the last 20 years. It’s also …
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yoram_gross

Animators

The Man Behind “Blinky Bill”: A Documentary on Yoram Gross
by Jerry Beck   Friday August 17, 2012   3:00 am
For those of you wondering who Yoram Gross was, your questions
are about to be answered. The man behind the Australian series …
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Animators

Brenda Chapman Talks About “Brave” In “New York Times”
by Amid Amidi   Thursday August 16, 2012   10:38 pm
Now that Brenda Chapman is no longer an employee of Pixar, she
is speaking out for the first time about being removed as the …
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Animators

“The Saga of Rex” promo by Michel Gagné
by Jerry Beck   Wednesday August 15, 2012   6:00 pm
Anything by Michel Gagné, even 30 seconds of new animation, is
worth a post on Cartoon Brew. Here is a promo for his 2010 …
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Animators

“Brave” Creator Brenda Chapman Quits Pixar For Lucasfilm
by Amid Amidi   Wednesday August 8, 2012   4:22 pm
From the No-Big-Surprise Department: Brenda Chapman, who
developed Pixar’s Brave and was its original director before …
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Gene Deitch

Animators

Happy Birthday, Gene Deitch!
by brewmasters   Wednesday August 8, 2012   4:03 pm
Happy birthday from Jerry and Amid to the one and only Gene
Deitch who turns 88 today! A true legend and someone we are …
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Animators

Meet Bahi JD, Iranian GIF Animator Turned Japanese Pro Animator
by Amid Amidi   Tuesday July 31, 2012   2:41 am
How does a 21-year-old Iranian-born kid living in Vienna,
Austria become a key animator on a Japanese anime series …
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