Animators Shirley Silvey and Mary Schuster Broggie, R.I.P. by Amid Amidi Tuesday July 27, 2010 2:23 pm Two important women in animation passed awayrecently: Shirley Silvey died on July 17 in Fresno, …
Animators Lawless Street by Christyan Lundblad by Jerry Beck Tuesday July 27, 2010 12:00 pm I really like the designs Danish artist Christyan Lundblad hasposted on his blog. Here is a student film Lundblad did a few …
Music Videos “Scattered” by andmapsandplans by Amid Amidi Tuesday July 27, 2010 4:01 am Andmapsandplans, aka Adrien Merigeau and Alan Holly, createdthis airy and evocative video for Jennifer Evans’s song …
Shorts Think or Sink: The Flebus of Famous Studios by Amid Amidi Monday July 26, 2010 10:45 pm Usually, the posts about Famous Studios are reserved for Jerry,but just this once, I have to share a Famous short. I ran …
Business Animation Collective Gets Sued by Artist Over “Ellen’s Acres” by Amid Amidi Monday July 26, 2010 4:21 pm Today’s Wall Street Journal reports that Brooklyn-basedanimation artist Kelly Denato (above left), is suing the New …
Classic AOS and The Bathroom by Yoji Kuri by Amid Amidi Monday July 26, 2010 4:17 am Whereas the age of a live-action film, no matter how classic,can always be discerned by the appearance of its actors, the …
Events Cartoon Dump tonight! by Jerry Beck Monday July 26, 2010 12:05 am It’s that time of year again. This month the gang at CartoonDump invites you to help celebrate their 3rd anniversary. Join …
Comics Fantagraphics Announces Mickey Mouse Reprints by Amid Amidi Sunday July 25, 2010 10:11 pm Big news out of San Diego: Fantagraphics announced that theywill be publishing a complete run of Floyd Gottfredson’s “Mickey …
Animators John Callahan, RIP by Amid Amidi Sunday July 25, 2010 5:50 pm Portland cartoonist John Callahan, who had been quadriplegicsince the age of 21, passed away yesterday at age 59. His crude, …
Comics The Sunday Funnies (7/25/10) by Jerry Beck Sunday July 25, 2010 12:05 am This week we have Medium Large (7/22) by Francesco Marciuliano;Crankshaft (7/22) by Tom Batiuk and Chuck Ayers; Wizard of Id …
Animators How Animation Veteran David Weidman Became Famous by Amid Amidi Saturday July 24, 2010 3:29 pm Eighty-nine years young, David Weidman is the subject of a longprofile in today’s LA Times written by David Keeps. Weidman …
Shorts News! by Darcy Prendergast by Amid Amidi Saturday July 24, 2010 1:32 pm Melbourne-based artist Darcy Prendergast, explains that hislatest film, News!, was “inspired by my constant hatred for news …
Animators Animator Featured in Elle Girl by Amid Amidi Friday July 23, 2010 3:09 pm In an impending sign of the apocalypse, Elle Girl magazinepublished a story about a female animator. The artist is Julia …
Bad Ideas Job Offer of the Week: Make 500 Shorts in 90 Days by Amid Amidi Friday July 23, 2010 5:12 am I don’t know if this is a real offer, but it’s a classic.Somebody wants twenty-five hours, yes, HOURS, of animation …
Shorts Heart of Refuge by Piotr Kamler by Amid Amidi Friday July 23, 2010 1:10 am Polish animator Piotr Kamler (b. 1936) won the Grand Pix atAnnecy in 1975 for his film Le Pas, but I’ve chosen to display …