Flash European Cartoon Network Pilots by Amid Amidi Wednesday April 27, 2011 1:25 pm Back in 2009, Cartoon Network Development Studio Europe inLondon created six 3-minute pilots under the creative direction …
3-D How 3-D Animation Was Made Seventy Years Ago by Amid Amidi Wednesday April 27, 2011 9:46 am In 1941, the Fleischer Studio constructed this elaboratethree-dimensional distorted perspective set for the feature Mr. …
Books Two new books you MUST buy! by Jerry Beck Wednesday April 27, 2011 12:05 am If I can make each and every one of you buy a book this week, it would be one or both of these – Simply put, these are two of …
Student Cartoon Brew TV’s Student Festival is Coming! by brewmasters Tuesday April 26, 2011 8:23 am Quick reminder: We’re getting ready to accept submissions forthe second annual Cartoon Brew TV Student Animation Festival. …
Ideas/Commentary A Response to Harry Partridge’s Silly Go! Animate Rant by Amid Amidi Tuesday April 26, 2011 3:12 am “It’s not a gay lobster but still funny” – a response by“reddplague” to Harry Partridge’s anti-Go! Animate cartoon …
Disney Steve Jobs should be running Disney by Amid Amidi Tuesday April 26, 2011 1:23 am An extraordinarily prescient comment about Steve Jobs by ananonymous Apple manager in the January 3, 1983 issue of Time …
TV Bugs and Daffy at the White House by Jerry Beck Tuesday April 26, 2011 12:05 am Allright, I admit it. I’m a sucker for any modern day use ofBugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes characters. Here’s Bugs and …
Events Animation at MOCA’s “Art in the Streets” Show by Amid Amidi Monday April 25, 2011 1:19 pm “Art in the Streets,” the first major museum survey of streetart and graffiti, opened last week at the Museum of …
TV “The Looney Tunes Show” promo by Jerry Beck Monday April 25, 2011 9:30 am Are we giving this show too much coverage? Full episodes begin airing next week, Tuesday May 3rd, on Cartoon Network.
Shorts “Bow Tie Duty for Squareheads” by Stephan Flint Müller by Amid Amidi Monday April 25, 2011 2:46 am Berlin-based Stephan Flint Müller has made plenty of films in his young career, but my favorite remains his 2004 short Bow …
Feature Film “Rio” Rocks US Box Office by Amid Amidi Sunday April 24, 2011 10:17 pm In its second weekend, Carlos Saldanha’s Rio dropped a slim 32%to retain the top spot at the US box office. Its estimated …
CGI Happy Easter: Superbook in CG! by Amid Amidi Sunday April 24, 2011 5:05 am Just in time for Easter, Christian Broadcasting Network hasannounced a computer-animated remake of their 1980s series …
Music Videos “Apache” by Ned Wenlock by Amid Amidi Saturday April 23, 2011 10:35 pm Circular continuity is one of animation’s oldest concepts –think phenakistoscopes and zoetropes — so it takes a certain …
Advertising “Stussy x Marvel: The Ultimate Teamup” by Jerry Beck Saturday April 23, 2011 9:00 pm Hip-hop clothing retailer Stussy is coming out with a line ofMarvel T-shirts and is collaborating with several notable …
Events MONDAY in LA: CARTOON DUMP! by Jerry Beck Saturday April 23, 2011 6:30 pm It’s Easter time and Cartoon Dump has been resurrected foranother disturbing high mass of sketches, songs, puppets, …