Feature Film Legend of the Guardians by Jerry Beck Friday March 5, 2010 12:05 am Another live action filmmaker tries his hand at directing ananimated film. Zack Snyder (Watchmen, 300) brings Kathryn …
Advertising Washington State Lottery by PES by Amid Amidi Thursday March 4, 2010 7:08 am Ambitious new spot for Washington State Lottery. A fine exampleof PES doing what he does best. This is the one-minute …
Shorts Frog in a Suit by Joe Murray by Amid Amidi Thursday March 4, 2010 12:28 am That’s a clip from Joe Murray’s Frog in a Suit, a new short film that doubles as a pilot. Here’s the set-up: Peete Moss …
Animators Happy 90th Birthday, Ronald Searle! by Amid Amidi Wednesday March 3, 2010 1:42 pm Ronald Searle with Walt Disney. Click for biggerversion Happy birthday to Ronald Searle, one of the true …
Music Videos “Je Pars” by Stéphanie Cabdevila by Amid Amidi Wednesday March 3, 2010 12:15 pm I like the simple but direct graphic concept that StéphanieCabdevila employs in this video for Mary’s Dream. She produced …
Feature Film Secret of Kells In The News by Amid Amidi Wednesday March 3, 2010 10:08 am Today’s New York Times has an article about the surprise Oscarnomination of Secret of Kells. There are some fascinating …
Internet/Blogs John Canemaker’s New Blog by Amid Amidi Wednesday March 3, 2010 8:42 am John Canemaker (far left) with John Kricfalusi, Frank Gladstoneand Glen Keane Finally! Our friend, the esteemed animation …
Shorts Newman on Newman by Amid Amidi Wednesday March 3, 2010 12:03 am Call me immature, but the combination of drawings and voicesmakes me laugh. It’s animated by Rob Bohn, and voiced by Bohn …
Ideas/Commentary David OReilly Enters Sesame Street Competition by Amid Amidi Tuesday March 2, 2010 3:33 pm Filmmaker David OReilly has entered the Sesame Street-AniBoomcompetition, despite signing our no-spec letter that promised …
Cartoon Culture Alice in Wonderland Tattoo by Amid Amidi Tuesday March 2, 2010 11:45 am This homage to Disney’s Alice in Wonderland is one of the nicest cartoon tattoos I’ve ever seen. A larger version of the pic …
Books Ramayana: Divine Loophole by Sanjay Patel by Amid Amidi Tuesday March 2, 2010 6:55 am Sanjay Patel’s Ramayana: Divine Loophole is a retelling of theclassic Hindu myth with the addition of cheerfully stylized …
Classic Getty and Disney Team Up to Study Cels by Amid Amidi Tuesday March 2, 2010 5:26 am The Getty Conservation Institute and Disney’s Animation Research Library (ARL) division are partnering to study why the …
Music Videos Chocolate by Carlos Lopez Estrada by Jerry Beck Monday March 1, 2010 8:00 pm This one is quite delightful. It’s a new stop-motion music video for Latin American Grammy winners, Jesse & Joy. The video …
Shorts Animation ABC by Jerry Beck Monday March 1, 2010 12:30 pm I like this clever little video on animation production fromCirkus Animation out of New Zealand. It’s obviously slanted …
Internet/Blogs Masterpiece 2.0, An Interactive Stop-Motion Animation Project by Amid Amidi Monday March 1, 2010 11:37 am Masterpiece 2.0 is a social media animation project by Dutchartists Baschz and Selfcontrolfreak, and according to them, “the …