Advertising Popeye “Touch-A-Matic” phone commercial (1980) by Jerry Beck Monday September 26, 2011 10:00 am I’m a sucker for ANY Popeye anything, especially if animated toJack Mercer’s voice. Here’s one of his later TV spots, his …
Events Ottawa Festival Wrap-up by Jerry Beck Monday September 26, 2011 12:05 am The Ottawa International Animation Festival concluded last night with its award ceremony honoring some of best animation of …
Music Videos “Elevator Operator” by Caroline Attia by Jerry Beck Sunday September 25, 2011 4:45 am French animator Caroline Attia lends her incredible style andcolor design to American songwriter Jim Bianco’s song about a …
Animators “Flapjack” Creator Thurop van Orman Wrestles Fan in Ottawa by Amid Amidi Sunday September 25, 2011 2:35 am The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack creator Thurop van Orman has taken fan interaction to a whole new level. This video …
Events MONDAY in L.A.: “Cartoon Dump!” by Jerry Beck Sunday September 25, 2011 2:00 am Moodsy the Clinically Depressed Owl cannot be in Carton Dumpthis month because he’s in rehab for his auto-erotic-asfyxiation …
TV We’ve Created A Bronster! by Jerry Beck Saturday September 24, 2011 4:00 am As the second season of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magiccommences, it’s worth another look at the post that started the …
Feature Film FOR SALE: “Foodfight!” by Jerry Beck Friday September 23, 2011 12:05 am We’ve been posting about Foodfight! since 2004 (the year Cartoon Brew began!) and every year we wonder if it will ever be …
CGI David OReilly and NMA Collaborate on a Short by Amid Amidi Thursday September 22, 2011 1:46 pm The inevitable has happened: CG provocateur David OReilly haspartnered with Taiwan’s Next Media Animation, whose mocap news …
Iphone An Appreciation of the Animated GIF and Gif Shop by Amid Amidi Thursday September 22, 2011 4:13 am “Animated GIFs are the web’s vinyl records,” wrote JamieZawinski on Twitter a few months ago. It’s a sly but accurate …
Ideas/Commentary The next big 3D cartoon hit? by Jerry Beck Thursday September 22, 2011 12:05 am It worked for THE LION KING. Who knows what cartoon treasureslie in studio vaults, awaiting 3D conversion? Perhaps …
Experimental Real-Time Facial Substitutions by Amid Amidi Wednesday September 21, 2011 2:05 pm What’s the latest creepy intersection between art, performanceand technology? Real-time facial substitutions. I love …
Music Videos “Cecelia and Her Selfhood” by Adrien Merigeau by Amid Amidi Wednesday September 21, 2011 1:37 pm Adrien Merigeau (co-director of Old Fangs) created thisengimatic music video for the Irish band The Villagers and their …
Feature Film “Chipwrecked” trailer by Jerry Beck Wednesday September 21, 2011 10:00 am While I’m off enjoying a week of the finest animation in theworld at the Ottawa Festival, I leave you today with this prime …
Animators Jordan Belson, RIP by Amid Amidi Wednesday September 21, 2011 5:27 am Experimental filmmaker and abstract animator Jordan Belsonpassed away on September 6 at the age of 85. He created more …
Shorts “The Scarf” by Carla Veldman by Amid Amidi Wednesday September 21, 2011 2:02 am Today is World Alzheimer’s Day, which gives us the opportunityto share this 2010 stop motion film by Carla Veldman, who made …