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Category Archives: Ideas/Commentary

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Ideas/Commentary

“Family Guy” Producer
& Writer Alec …

The image above contains the response to the tragic natural
disasters in Japan by a douchebag named Alec Sulkin, who happens to …

Ideas/Commentary

5 Second Day at Titmouse
by Amid Amidi   Friday March 4, 2011   6:54 pm
On President’s Day (February 21), Titmouse asked its animators
to spend the entire workday animating their own ideas. The …
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jimmyneutronoscar

Ideas/Commentary

The 6 Most Unforgivable Animation Oscar Moments
by Amid Amidi   Sunday February 27, 2011   4:07 pm
Few people I know take the Oscars seriously as a barometer for
what is state-of-the-art or innovative in animation, and …
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michael_barrier

Ideas/Commentary

LINK: Historian Michael Barrier Decries Pixar, CG Animation
by brewmasters   Friday February 25, 2011   11:45 am
Read the article on The Huffington Post.
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southparkjail

Ideas/Commentary

Important Lesson of the Day
by Amid Amidi   Thursday February 24, 2011   6:10 pm
Don’t mess with Trey Parker and Matt Stone because the simple
act of threatening the creators of South Park will land you 25 …
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DVD

Why Doesn’t Criterion Release Animation?
by Amid Amidi   Thursday February 24, 2011   1:39 pm
How’s this for a startling fact: There aren’t all that many
animated films in the immaculately curated Criterion …
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disney-jew-p

Disney

Why Kids Today Think Disney was a Jew-Hating, Hitler-Loving Racist
by Amid Amidi   Thursday February 24, 2011   4:50 am
The “Walt Disney hated Jews and blacks” accusation is one of the
most vile mistruths tossed around about the old man, yet a …
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puddin train mark stansberry

Ideas/Commentary

Brooklyn Animator Hustles Cartoons on the Subway
by Amid Amidi   Thursday February 17, 2011   12:25 pm
Taking a page from the playbook of hip hop musicians who peddle
their CDs in tourist areas of Manhattan, Brooklyn animator …
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urban1-icon

Disney

Comment of the Day: “Disney Can Do Better”
by brewmasters   Wednesday February 16, 2011   4:16 pm
Some of the commenters in the post about Disney’s disastrous
foray into “urban” fashion failed to grasp how embarrassing it …
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xtranormal-wsj

Ideas/Commentary

In the Future, We Will All Be Animation Filmmakers
by Amid Amidi   Friday February 11, 2011   7:17 pm
If you’re a regular reader of the Brew, then you might already
be familiar with the companies discussed in today’s Wall …
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Ideas/Commentary

Shannon Tindle Explains Why Characters Today Look Awful
by Amid Amidi   Thursday February 10, 2011   1:09 pm
Salon, of all places, published an excellent piece about
animation character design. They interviewed designer Shannon …
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riorango

Ideas/Commentary

Rio/Rango: Seeing Double?
by Jerry Beck   Thursday February 10, 2011   12:05 am
Two highly anticipated animated features. Both with one-word
titles, starting with the letter “R”. And now, both with a …
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lasseter-onion

Ideas/Commentary

A Commentary by “John Lasseter”
by Amid Amidi   Tuesday February 1, 2011   9:24 am
The funniest thing you’ll read today: a commentary by “John
Lasseter”. (Thanks, Pedro Nakama)
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newyears-2011

Ideas/Commentary

New York Animation: 2010 Year in Review
by Amid Amidi   Tuesday December 7, 2010   9:43 am
It’s not quite the end of 2010, but ASIFA-East president David
Levy has already compiled a post about 2010 New York animation …
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benjamin-arthur

Ideas/Commentary

New Markets in Animation
by Amid Amidi   Tuesday November 23, 2010   10:52 am
Still from “Why Can’t We Walk Straight In terms of
opportunities and amount of work available, there is no better …
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