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 …
Events Going to Ottawa… by Jerry Beck Tuesday September 20, 2011 1:00 pm I’m en route to Canada right now to attend the 2011 OttawaInternational Animation Festival, which starts tomorrow. (Above …
Comics “Ziggy” Creator Tom Wilson Dies at 80 by Amid Amidi Tuesday September 20, 2011 2:17 am Tom Wilson Sr., the creator of everyone’s favorite clumpy loserZiggy, passed away last Friday, September 16, at the age of …
Books Children’s Books by Fucile, Goodrich, Klassen & Vischer by Amid Amidi Tuesday September 20, 2011 12:37 am Animation artists have worked in children’s book publishing foralmost as long as the animation industry has existed. The …
TV Earl Kress (1951-2011) by Jerry Beck Monday September 19, 2011 8:00 am That’s Earl Kress (above left) with me at the Van EatonGalleries in May 2010. My friend, animation writer and …
3-D Hand-Drawn Animation Tops Box Office for 1st Time since 2009 by Amid Amidi Monday September 19, 2011 2:45 am Disney’s re-release of The Lion King in 3-D defied both boxoffice expectations and the downward trend of 3-D by taking over …
Animated Fragments Animated Fragments #11 by Amid Amidi Monday September 19, 2011 12:23 am Cel Shading Experiment with Particular by Mattias Peresini(France) History of Graphic Design Avant Garde by Minji Aye …
TV Happy Birthday June Foray by Jerry Beck Sunday September 18, 2011 3:45 pm I snapped the photo above earlier this past week. I was on oneside of a glass wall, inside the studio on the other side …
Music Videos “Smile” by Max Xenda by Jerry Beck Sunday September 18, 2011 12:05 am Check out all the eye candy in this music video featuringUkrainian pop singer Jamala (aka Susana Jamaladinova). “Smile” …
Animators Kevyn Wallace memorial by Jerry Beck Saturday September 17, 2011 5:00 pm Animator/layout artist Kevyn Wallace passed away on September14th, at 3am, succumbing to the injuries sustained after being …
CGI “This Papaya Tastes Perfect” by Ian Cheng by Amid Amidi Saturday September 17, 2011 2:47 pm Mainstream motion capture performances have the paradoxicaleffect of looking both flawlessly perfect and utterly …