Shorts “Ringo” by M.R. Horhager by Jerry Beck Wednesday October 31, 2012 9:00 am Happy Halloween! Ringo – or The Story of a Couple who Tried toRevitalize Their Relationship but Instead Ruined a Child by …
Shorts “Alfred Skimmy’s Catch of the Day” by Peter Lowey by Jerry Beck Wednesday October 31, 2012 12:05 am Melbourne Australia-based animator Peter Lowey made this bizarre little delight in two weeks as his entry in the Graphic …
Business Why The Disney/Lucasfilm Merger Hurts Artists and Creativity by Amid Amidi Tuesday October 30, 2012 9:55 pm Veteran animation artist Mark Mayerson has some of the mostconsistently enlightening perspectives on the business of …
Disney Disney Buys Lucasfilm, “Star Wars” Franchise for $4 Billion [UPDATED] by Amid Amidi Tuesday October 30, 2012 1:05 pm It’s not April Fools’ Day. The Walt Disney Company is acquiringLucasfilm and the Star Wars franchise for $4.05 billion. The …
Animators A List of Every Animated Short That Qualified For An Oscar This Year by Amid Amidi Tuesday October 30, 2012 10:03 am Here is the the complete list of 57 animated shorts thatqualified for the 2012 animated short Oscar, courtesy of Michael …
Animated Fragments Animated Fragments #20 by Amid Amidi Monday October 29, 2012 12:45 pm It’s been a while since the last installment of AnimatedFragments so here’s another random assortment of short animation …
Events This Weekend in New York City: Pictoplasma Conference by Amid Amidi Monday October 29, 2012 11:00 am Pictoplasma will stage the fourth US edition of their characterdesign conference this weekend in New York City. The two-day …
Events Sunday in LA: “Wonderful Days” at USC with Peter Chung by Jerry Beck Monday October 29, 2012 6:00 am Eight years ago, I wrote about a remarkable-looking Koreananimated feature I’d seen that, to this day, hasn’t been …
Ideas/Commentary Per-Minute Production Rates Are Climbing on Kickstarter [UPDATED] by Amid Amidi Sunday October 28, 2012 11:41 pm Transparency in the crowdfunding community is highly valued, and animators tend to be most successful when they are upfront …
Books BOOK REVIEW: The Art and Making of Peanuts Animation by Jerry Beck Saturday October 27, 2012 12:00 pm I’ll be posting a Holiday Gift Guide next month, but one bookleapt out of the pack and I want to give you the heads-up right …
Feature Film “The Snow Queen” Official Trailer by Jerry Beck Saturday October 27, 2012 12:05 am No, not Disney’s Frozen – This is the Russian version of TheSnow Queen, of which we posted a teaser from back in February. …
Animators “Sub!” By Jesse Schmal by Amid Amidi Friday October 26, 2012 12:18 pm In the year 2000, Jesse Schmal created the most excellentstudent film Sub! while attending Rhode Island School of Design. …
Music Videos “Maps” by Maxwell Sørensen by Jerry Beck Friday October 26, 2012 12:00 pm Music video for These United States, directed and animated byPhiladelphia based stop-motion animator Maxwell Sørensen. …
Books Maurice Noble Layout Tips Book Available To Pre-Order by Amid Amidi Friday October 26, 2012 8:54 am Ready…set…pre-order Tod Polson’s book about legendary Warner Bros. layout man Maurice Noble. The book is called The …
Disney Happy 102nd Birthday, Tyrus Wong! by Jerry Beck Friday October 26, 2012 12:30 am Animation concept artist and Disney Legend, Tyrus Wong iscelebrating his 102nd birthday this week (though his actual …