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Category Archives: Ideas/Commentary

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Ideas/Commentary

The Difference Between
Two Drawings

There is a huge difference between the two Flintstones drawings
above, and not just superficial stylistic differences. Animator Will …

popples

Ideas/Commentary

Growing Up As A Cartoon Fan in Australia
by Amid Amidi   Friday April 23, 2010   11:23 am
Cat Piano co-director Eddie White, who is also an owner of
Adelaide-based People’s Republic of Animation, is writing a …
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bauza

Ideas/Commentary

What Does Marvin the Martian Think of Cartoon Brew Readers
by Amid Amidi   Thursday April 22, 2010   10:15 am
Eric Bauza, the voice of Marvin the Martian in the new Looney
Tunes Show, read your comments on yesterday’s Brew post and …
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Ideas/Commentary

How to Win Over An Audience
by Amid Amidi   Thursday April 1, 2010   2:36 am
This video of Orson Welles has absolutely nothing to do with
animation, and it has absolutely everything to do with …
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creatorcon

Comics

Artists Want Alternative to San Diego Comic-Con
by Amid Amidi   Monday March 22, 2010   10:46 pm
Artwork by Jeff Pidgeon A group of artists frustrated by the
San Diego Comic-Con’s lack of emphasis on artists and art are …
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Ideas/Commentary

The Disappearing Cartoon
by Amid Amidi   Thursday March 11, 2010   6:09 pm
Director and animator Will Finn made a thought-provoking
observation on his blog a few days ago. He began the discussion …
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Ideas/Commentary

David OReilly Enters Sesame Street Competition
by Amid Amidi   Tuesday March 2, 2010   3:33 pm
Filmmaker David OReilly has entered the Sesame Street-AniBoom
competition, despite signing our no-spec letter that promised …
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finians

Books

A Free Animation Book Idea For You
by Amid Amidi   Friday February 26, 2010   4:01 am
Concept art from John Hubley’s Finian’s Rainbow This repost
of John Canemaker’s article about John Hubley’s unproduced …
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avataractress

Ideas/Commentary

James Cameron: “I’m not interested in being an animator”
by Amid Amidi   Tuesday February 23, 2010   11:56 pm
In last week’s LA Times, James Cameron continued to assert his
position that Avatar isn’t animation, though at least he’s …
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Ideas/Commentary

Animation Legends and Facebook
by Amid Amidi   Tuesday February 23, 2010   2:10 pm
I spent some time on Facebook last night compiling data that
shows who the most popular classic animation artists are on the …
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dearsesamestreet

Ideas/Commentary

Dear Sesame Street
by brewmasters   Monday February 22, 2010   1:00 pm
Dear Sesame Street, We, the undersigned, would like to
register our concern over the contest you are now conducting …
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Ideas/Commentary

Overcoming Creative Block
by Amid Amidi   Friday February 12, 2010   3:39 pm
Twenty-five designers, illustrators and photographers were asked
the question, “What do you do to inspire your creativity …
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davidscheve

Ideas/Commentary

Beware The Deep Archives and David Scheve
by Amid Amidi   Tuesday February 9, 2010   3:29 am
Photo of David Scheve found on his public Facebook
profile I’ve never had to write something like this before …
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pocatar

Ideas/Commentary

Cameron Bitter Because Oscars Snubbed Animated Characters
by Amid Amidi   Wednesday February 3, 2010   6:14 am
(Pocatar image by Chad Regan) An article from today’s
Hollywood Reporter says that Avatar producer Jon Landau labeled …
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upavatar

Feature Film

Two Animated Films Nominated for Best Picture Oscar
by brewmasters   Tuesday February 2, 2010   8:00 am
News media stories about the Oscars are cropping up all over and
all of them are parroting the same factoid: Up is only the …
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