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is finally out on DVD. While Cartoon Brew readers are no doubt familiar with Canemaker’s 
, his career as an independent animator is equally substantial, with his most impressive work being this deeply affecting 28-1/2 minute portrait of his Italian-American immigrant father and the troubled relationship he had growing up with him.
. There’s also a 
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January 12, 2012 2:15 am
It’s a virtual guarantee that every time Philly-based Anthony Francisco Schepperd creates a piece of animation, it’s going to be more incredible than the time before. I don’t know how he keeps topping himself, but the guy is a one-man animation monster. He delivers again with stunning drawn animation on “Two Against One,” a music video he co-directed with Chris Milk for Danger Mouse and Daniele Luppi. He animated the entire thing in TVPaint with some After Effects thrown in, but let’s face it, software doesn’t make a damn difference in his case. It’s all skill, baby. 15 Comments » posted in Music Videos, Anthony Schepperd, Chris Milk, TVPaint 
January 11, 2012 8:59 am
John Canemaker’s 2005 Academy Award-winning animated short The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation The DVD is a great self-contained lesson in filmmaking. It comes packed with a 16-minute documentary about the making of the film, the entire first rough cut which Canemaker narrated himself before John Turturro came on board, and two image galleries containing the storyboards and concept artwork. The rough cut in particular is revealing and shows how Canemaker expanded the dialogue and added to the ending, which both made the film more impactful. The storyboards in the image gallery are a wonderful addition, but I often found myself wanting to see the storyboards in greater detail since DVDs aren’t an ideal format for presenting still artwork. The DVD is available is on Amazon for $30. 6 Comments » posted in DVD, Shorts, John Canemaker, The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation
January 10, 2012 6:56 am
“They gave me a gun, a pick, and a hand grenade, and said ‘Win at any cost,’ and I said ‘Right.’ There’s nothing I love more than winning…” Indie filmmaker Nick Fox-Gieg has great taste in choosing material for his shorts, and More Than Winning, based on a story by Susan Murray, continues that streak. 4 Comments » posted in Shorts, After Effects, Flash, Nick Fox-Gieg
January 10, 2012 4:12 am
This Thursday, January 12, Trigg Ison Fine Art (9009 Beverly Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90048) will host the opening reception for “American Optimism: Celebrating the LA Art Scene 1935 – 1980.” The show will feature an eclectic mix of artwork by at least a dozen regional artists, including numerous works by Disney and UPA background painter Bob McIntosh, who passed away in 2010. In addition, there will be some newly discovered paintings by another fine artist with a strong animation connection—Oskar Fischinger. There’ll also be some pieces by Jirayr Zorthian, a SoCal painter who didn’t work in animation, but whose work had a strong cartoon aesthetic. Zorthian was friendly with some animators, particularly Ward Kimball. The opening is from 6-9PM, and an RSVP is required by emailing info (at) triggison (dot) com. No Comments » posted in Animators, Classic, Bob McIntosh, Jirayr Zorthian, Oskar Fischinger, Trigg Ison
January 9, 2012 9:28 am
Since posting our 2012 animation book preview, I’ve updated the list with additional titles, and one of those books deserves its own post. It’s being released this winter in honor of the 75th anniversary of Disney’s first feature Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. The title of the book is The Fairest One of All: The Making of Walt Disney’s “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” and the author is the esteemed J. B. Kaufman, whose earlier books South of the Border With Disney and Walt in Wonderland: The Silent Films of Walt Disney (with Russell Merritt) are highly valued for their original research and thoroughness. In Kaufman’s able hands, this book has easily moved to the top of the heap as one of my most-anticipated animation books of 2012. The book will be published by the Walt Disney Family Foundation Press, and it will be accompanied by an exhibition of Snow White artwork at the Walt Disney Family Museum in San Francisco, currently scheduled to open in November. 18 Comments » posted in Books, Classic, Disney, J. B. Kaufman, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Walt Disney Family Museum
January 9, 2012 4:21 am
A long-lost version of The Hobbit by animation legend Gene Deitch has resurfaced online in the past few days. Why did Gene produce this 12-minute “animatic” version instead of the feature-length version he’d originally planned with Jiří Trnka? Why did he have just one month to produce it? Why has nobody ever seen it? The crazy circumstances that led to the production are revealed in this piece that Gene wrote on his website. In short, the film was a financial ploy by Deitch’s producer William L. Snyder to earn himself a nice chunk of change. Deitch writes:
The rest of the story can be read on Gene’s website. And just for the record, the delightful illustrations in the film were created by Czech illustrator Adolf Born. (Thanks, Stephen Persing, via Cartoon Brew’s Facebook page) 31 Comments » posted in Classic, Gene Deitch, Hobbit, William Snyder
January 8, 2012 7:56 am
Wolcott Gibbs was the the drama critic of The New Yorker for many years, but he also wrote about other sorts of stuff, such as this smart take on The Three Caballeros. A lot more of Gibbs’ writing can be found in the new collection Backward Ran Sentences: The Best of Wolcott Gibbs from the New Yorker
33 Comments » posted in Disney, Three Caballeros, Wolcott Gibbs
January 3, 2012 12:05 am
Here’s a batch of recent music videos from around the globe to start off the new year. Remember to keep submitting your videos. We intend to make the music video roundup a regular feature on the Brew. “My Heart Belongs to You” by Colin Huggins “Cronache di una marionetta” by Radiochimica Video directed by Milan Kopasz (Hungary) and Pezze&Bottoni (Italy) “Pelican” by The Maccabees Video directed by by David Wilson (UK) “Good Love” by the Whitaker Brothers Video directed by Malika Whitaker (France) 2 Comments » posted in Music Videos, David Wilson, France, Hungary, Italy, Lev Polyakov, Malika Whitaker, Milán Kopasz, Music Video Roundup, Pezze&Bottoni, UK, US
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