Ideas/Commentary
The Hard Lessons of
Kwicky Koala
There are certain details of animation history that have always
bothered me. For example, how did Tex Avery, arguably the greatest …
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Ideas/Commentary
Serving as an appropriate complement to this earlier piece on
Cartoon Brew, animation legend Gene Deitch has written a piece …
Cartoon Brew, animation legend Gene Deitch has written a piece …
Ideas/Commentary
Earlier this month, I linked to illustrator Steve Brodner’s
podcast series “The Naked Campaign” which offers his views on …
podcast series “The Naked Campaign” which offers his views on …
Ideas/Commentary
If there’s one thing the animation blogging community
guarantees, it’s plenty of controversy. The latest squabble that …
guarantees, it’s plenty of controversy. The latest squabble that …
CGI
Colin Sanders, a game development student at UOIT, was
frustrated by the quality of instruction in his animation class. …
frustrated by the quality of instruction in his animation class. …
Ideas/Commentary
Off Topic: This is the real trailer for a Don Johnson movie,
Dead Bang (1989). I’ve had to live with this for 18 years. It’s …
Dead Bang (1989). I’ve had to live with this for 18 years. It’s …
CGI
What to make of Robert Zemeckis’ Beowulf.
Is it to be
considered a pure animated film or a digitally enhanced live …
considered a pure animated film or a digitally enhanced live …
Books
I like the honest name of this new how-to book: How to Cheat in
Flash CS3: The art of design and animation in Adobe Flash …
Flash CS3: The art of design and animation in Adobe Flash …
Ideas/Commentary
The Wall Street Journal has a depressing article about a growing
trend in the cartoon world: ‘transcreating’ cartoon …
trend in the cartoon world: ‘transcreating’ cartoon …
Ideas/Commentary
There was a front page article in last weekend’s Wall Street
Journal about the brickfilm community. Brickfilms is a general …
Journal about the brickfilm community. Brickfilms is a general …
Ideas/Commentary
There are plenty of gems to mine in this AWN article about the
new live-action/animated Cartoon Network series Out of Jimmy’s …
new live-action/animated Cartoon Network series Out of Jimmy’s …
CGI
Adam Yaniv, an animator at Rhythm & Hues by day, recently
pointed me to this small personal project he created as an entry …
pointed me to this small personal project he created as an entry …
Ideas/Commentary
Be sure and check out this terrific article by animation veteran
Floyd Norman about how Walt Disney offered creative latitude …
Floyd Norman about how Walt Disney offered creative latitude …
Ideas/Commentary
The advent of blogging has added a new dimension to the
discussion about animation, especially as it pertains to artists …
discussion about animation, especially as it pertains to artists …
Events
WHO: Obese fanboy with a thick accent hailing from Mexico
WHAT: The guy was talking to one of the dealers WHERE: San …
WHAT: The guy was talking to one of the dealers WHERE: San …
