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Animators

Animation Editor Jay Lawton, RIP
by Amid Amidi   Wednesday April 24, 2013   9:19 pm
Animation editor Jay Lawton has died at age 51 after a battle with cancer.
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Artist of the Day

Artist of the Day: Marlo Meekins
by Chris McDonnell   Wednesday April 24, 2013   12:01 pm
Marlo Meekins’s observational, drawing and painting skills are
exceptional. She fantastically distorts specific shapes and …
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Educational

Why Is It So Difficult to Make Cute Cartoon Characters?
by Chappell Ellison   Wednesday April 24, 2013   9:04 am
Audiences can instantly recognize a cute cartoon character when they see one, but why are memorable cute characters so …
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Experimental

“Stammer” by Shen Jie
by Amid Amidi   Wednesday April 24, 2013   1:04 am
A man plus an ice cream cone is not the recipe for
tension-filled drama unless the film is Stammer. This playful …
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Get_A_Horse

Disney

Mickey Mouse Short “Get a Horse!” Will Debut at Annecy
by C. Edwards   Tuesday April 23, 2013   9:51 pm
Disney announced today that they will release a ‘lost’ Mickey
Mouse short called Get A Horse! featuring Walt Disney himself …
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Artist of the Day

Artist of the Day: Michael DeForge
by Chris McDonnell   Tuesday April 23, 2013   10:41 am
Michael DeForge produces a lot of work. He contributes designs
and storyboards to Adventure Time and produces comics and …
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iamart

Shorts

“I Am Art” by David Stodolny
by Amid Amidi   Tuesday April 23, 2013   12:59 am
DreamWorks animator by day, independent filmmaker by
night—David Stodolny keeps busy for sure. His pop culture …
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dumbo-pitt

Educational

Joe Pitt Shares the Artwork That Inspires Him
by Amid Amidi   Tuesday April 23, 2013   12:06 am
Industry artist Joe Pitt has started a new Tumblr called
Straights Against Curves to share “a collection of animation …
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38studios-still

Business

The Rise and Fall of 38 Studios
by Amid Amidi   Monday April 22, 2013   8:36 pm
The NY Times offers an infuriating and detailed article about
the recklessly stupid Rhode Island politicians who gave $75 …
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Cartoon Brew Podcasts

Frenzer Foreman Animation Forum #1: Liz Artinian
by Amid Amidi   Monday April 22, 2013   12:10 pm
Cartoon Brew’s new podcast Frenzer Foreman Animation Forum
debuts today with guest Liz Artinian. Liz is the owner of the …
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katzenberg-china

Business

Executive Pay at DreamWorks Animation Was Up in 2012
by Amid Amidi   Monday April 22, 2013   11:58 am
Whew, for a second there, we were worried that DreamWorks
Animation was struggling, but if their executive pay is any …
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kairos-trailer2

Shorts

“Kairos” is the Most Exciting Hand-Drawn Animation You’ll See Today
by Amid Amidi   Monday April 22, 2013   10:44 am
What’s that? You say that no one is making exciting 2D animation
anymore? You say that you’d like to see some drawn …
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Mr Doob

Artist of the Day

Artist of the Day: Mr. Doob
by Chris McDonnell   Monday April 22, 2013   3:04 am
Ricardo “Mr. Doob” Cabello is an innovator in using WebGL
technology in modern web browsers to create advanced …
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dreamworkpanda

Business

DreamWorks Animation’s Chinese Arm Announces Live-Action Movie Franchise
by Amid Amidi   Sunday April 21, 2013   8:05 pm
DreamWorks Animation is moving into live-action. At a Beijing
news conference last week, Jeffrey Katzenberg announced a …
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darkminions

Ideas/Commentary

Amazon’s Animated Pilots Are A Big Disappointment
by Amid Amidi   Sunday April 21, 2013   6:10 pm
Last Friday, Amazon released 14 pilots on their online streaming
service in the latest bid by an Internet company to unseat …
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