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 …
Advertising Awful CG Tom & Jerry by Jerry Beck Saturday September 17, 2011 12:30 pm Why do producers insist on remaking Tom & Jerry in CG? There issupposedly a feature in development at Warner Bros. – but as …
CGI PREVIEW: “Le Tableau” by Jean François Laguionie by Amid Amidi Saturday September 17, 2011 4:49 am French animation website Catsuka has posted the trailer for LeTableau, an upcoming CG feature by veteran French animation …
3-D “Lion King 3D” talkback by Jerry Beck Friday September 16, 2011 2:00 pm NPR loves The Lion King, but calls the 3D release a “cash grab”. You know what I think. How about you? Intrigued enough …
3-D Four Theories on the Death of 3-D by Amid Amidi Friday September 16, 2011 3:24 am Slate offers four theories on (what they’re calling) the “deathof 3-D.” The article points out that theater screens showing …
TV The Simpsons Network? by Jerry Beck Friday September 16, 2011 12:30 am All Simpsons, All The Time? News Corp. COO Chase Carey saidearlier this week that Fox is considering starting an entire …
Pixar “Cars 2″ is the biggest of the year – so far by Jerry Beck Thursday September 15, 2011 1:00 pm It may or may not win any Oscars, but the Disney Company hasannounced that Pixar’s Cars 2 is the highest earning animated …
Disney Obsessive Disney-related trivia: A Tyrus Wong in-joke by Jerry Beck Thursday September 15, 2011 12:05 am For those who must take note of everything (like me):inbetweener/inspirational artist Tyrus Wong (Bambi) was let go …
Experimental “Countdown” by Céline Desrumaux by Amid Amidi Wednesday September 14, 2011 8:49 am Every so often I run across a piece of animation that’s trulyspecial. “Countdown” by ​Céline Desrumaux is one such …
Music Videos “The Shore” by Eric Power by Amid Amidi Wednesday September 14, 2011 7:36 am Eric Power’s music video for Wiretree’s song “The Shore” is acolorful lo-fi piece made with underlit tissue paper and black …
Books More New Books by Jerry Beck Wednesday September 14, 2011 12:30 am Who says print is dead? It’s been about a month since my lastbatch of book reviews and I’ve come up with four new books …
Tech Wacom Announces the Cintiq 24HD by Amid Amidi Tuesday September 13, 2011 11:06 am As someone who lives in a Cintiq household, I know well howhighly this is anticipated. Wacom made the official announcement …
Books JibJab Launches iPad Book App by Amid Amidi Tuesday September 13, 2011 9:47 am Publishing isn’t dying, it’s just becoming more animated. LosAngeles-based JibJab sees an opportunity to benefit from the …