Ideas/Commentary
The Expanding Use of
Animation in
Nate Berg writes in The Architect’s Newspaper about the expanding
use of animation in architectural practice, both in presentations …
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Ideas/Commentary
While killing time at the airport magazine stand, I found this
oblivious error in an article about The Simpsons vs. …
oblivious error in an article about The Simpsons vs. …
Ideas/Commentary
This business case study of Ferran Adrià ’s restaurant elBulli
restaurant has nothing to do on the surface with cartoons, …
restaurant has nothing to do on the surface with cartoons, …
Feature Film
From the November 2 issue of The New Yorker:
“The trick is,
from the business side, to try to be fiscally responsible so …
from the business side, to try to be fiscally responsible so …
Ideas/Commentary
We’ve already linked to this, but this interview with Ralph
Bakshi has some really shrewd insights peppered throughout. One …
Bakshi has some really shrewd insights peppered throughout. One …
Animators
Veteran animation director Gene Deitch and his wife Zdenka were
invited to the Xiamen International Animation Festival (Oct. …
invited to the Xiamen International Animation Festival (Oct. …
CGI
An article in National Geographic discusses the results of an
“uncanny valley” test on monkeys. Researchers showed monkeys …
“uncanny valley” test on monkeys. Researchers showed monkeys …
Ideas/Commentary
Here’s something the great Art Babbitt uttered in 1941.
“I
look forward to the day when real artists who are more than …
look forward to the day when real artists who are more than …
Ideas/Commentary
Recently I revisited The Visual Craft of William Golden, a book
published in the early-Sixties about the legendary CBS …
published in the early-Sixties about the legendary CBS …
Ideas/Commentary
I was going to write a post about this, but my friend Pete
Hammond at the L.A. Times beat me to it. This has been a …
Hammond at the L.A. Times beat me to it. This has been a …
Games
Carlos Ramos, the creator of Nickelodeon’s The X’s, ponders on
his blog, Why can’t we have more hand-drawn animated features …
his blog, Why can’t we have more hand-drawn animated features …
Ideas/Commentary
Kurt Vonnegut’s eight rules for writing short stories. With a
few modifications, they also serve as a nice set of rules for …
few modifications, they also serve as a nice set of rules for …
Ideas/Commentary
I’d like to applaud Channel Frederator for finally seeing the
light after nearly four years of operation, and announcing that …
light after nearly four years of operation, and announcing that …
Ideas/Commentary
And so it goes: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs was the number
#1 film in the country last week, grossing $30.1 million …
#1 film in the country last week, grossing $30.1 million …
AskTheExperts
We’re launching a new–and hopefully regular–feature on the
Brew today where you ask the questions, and we find the …
Brew today where you ask the questions, and we find the …
