Student The CalArts Story by Amid Amidi Wednesday June 9, 2010 4:03 pm Fascinating 1964 promotional film created by Walt Disney thatlays out his vision for CalArts. Sadly, Walt’s dream never came …
Advertising Hanged by Pat Dorian by Jerry Beck Wednesday June 9, 2010 12:30 pm A stop-motion viral by illustrator/animator Patrick Dorian,created to promote the Hangman word game App for Apple iPhones …
TV Another Pic from The Looney Tunes Show by Jerry Beck Wednesday June 9, 2010 6:00 am Collider.com has posted this image from the new CG Road Runnerand Coyote shorts being produced for the new Looney Tunes Show …
Classic Original MGM Cartoon title art by Jerry Beck Wednesday June 9, 2010 12:05 am The image above left is the original art, for the original title card of Rudolf Ising’s 1940 MGM Cartoon, The Fishing Bear. …
Student Sassypants & Sweetieface: Animated Dreams by Amid Amidi Tuesday June 8, 2010 3:34 pm If you’ve ever made an animated film, you’ll be able to relateto Sassypants & Sweetieface: Animated Dreams by Phylicia …
Shorts Happy Hour by Maxime Paccalet by Jerry Beck Tuesday June 8, 2010 8:00 am This is an incredible short. Happy Hour (Café allongé),produced by Paris based Kaw Animation, directed by Maxime …
Events Gene Deitch in LA July 6th by Jerry Beck Tuesday June 8, 2010 12:05 am An early heads up on my next CineFamily/Silent Movie Theatrescreening next month. Animation director, cartoonist, creator of …
Talkback Neighbors From Hell talkback by Jerry Beck Monday June 7, 2010 9:30 pm Tonight was the debut of TBS’ new animated series, NeighborsFrom Hell. The show was co-produced by 20th Century-Fox TV and …
Ideas/Commentary Variety Attempts to Identify Future Cartoon Talent by Amid Amidi Monday June 7, 2010 1:34 pm Last Thursday, Variety published a list called “Tomorrow’s toontalent: 10 animators poised to become household names” and it …
Classic Animated Shorts of Bob Godfrey by Amid Amidi Monday June 7, 2010 10:47 am Whenever the short films of British animation legend Bob Godfrey have appeared on YouTube, they’ve been quickly removed. But …
Illustration Monday Morning Inspiration: Ronald Searle Lecture by Amid Amidi Monday June 7, 2010 4:05 am Ronald Searle has not only inspired countless cartoonists andillustrators, his work has had a profound impact on animation …
Books Stop Motion Marvels by Jerry Beck Monday June 7, 2010 12:05 am If you’ve been following recent trends in animation you’venoticed that stop-motion is alive and well, in fact in better …
Student Mars! by Joe Bichard and Jack Cunningham by Amid Amidi Sunday June 6, 2010 3:22 pm Mars! is a visually striking and sophisticated marriage ofanimation and graphic design created by Joe Bichard and Jack …
Feature Film Quote of the Week by Amid Amidi Sunday June 6, 2010 3:08 pm “If there exists a finer metaphor for the creative bankruptcy of the Hollywood film system than a movie based on a …
Books The Men Who Would Be King by Amid Amidi Sunday June 6, 2010 7:51 am I can’t wait to get my hands on this book: The Men Who Would BeKing: An Almost Epic Tale of Moguls, Movies, and a Company …