Advertising “The Storytelling Animal” by Greg Lytle by Jerry Beck Thursday April 12, 2012 12:05 am SVA animation student Greg Lytle (previously featured in theAnimated Fragments) was recently commissioned to create this …
Business EXCLUSIVE: Interview With The Artists Who Demand Better Working Conditions At Sony Pictures Imageworks by Amid Amidi Wednesday April 11, 2012 9:50 am At first glance, the incendiary comments about free labor byDigital Domain CEO John Textor may appear to be an isolated …
Books J. B. Kaufman’s “Snow White” Books and a Disney Sketchbook by Amid Amidi Wednesday April 11, 2012 7:43 am This is turning out to be quite the year for historical Disneyanimation books. We’ve already announced Pete Docter’s Nine …
Cartoon Culture A Documentary About Voice Actors by Amid Amidi Wednesday April 11, 2012 6:40 am This is the trailer for I Know That Voice, an upcomingdocumentary about voice actors. The trailer unfortunately makes …
Comics SATURDAY: Oddball Comics = Oddball Cartoons! by Jerry Beck Wednesday April 11, 2012 1:00 am I’ve been a huge fan of Scott Shaw’s Oddball Comicspresentations at Comic Con since I first saw them over 20 years …
Games “Lost Planet 3″ trailer by Jerry Beck Tuesday April 10, 2012 11:00 am I don’t have much to say about game promos, but there’s somenice animation here- I even like the mo-cap guy. Hopefully the …
Disney A Storyboard Chandelier and Dining Amidst Background Art by Amid Amidi Tuesday April 10, 2012 5:09 am I haven’t pinpointed what it is exactly about Disney World’s Art of Animation resort that simultaneously fascinates and …
Student “Papaye” By Geoffery Godet by Jerry Beck Tuesday April 10, 2012 12:05 am Once upon a time, a cook tried to prepare a turtle for dinner.Papaye was directed by Geoffery Godet, his 4th year project at …
Disney Mickey iPhone by Jerry Beck Monday April 9, 2012 10:30 am I like these cute new Mickey and Minnie cases for Apple’siPhone 4 which come with extended mouse ears, feet and …
Shorts “Hey Arnold: The (live action) Movie” by Jerry Beck Monday April 9, 2012 2:00 am Little over a year ago we posted an live action parody ofNickelodeon’s Doug. NYC Comedy trio, DrCoolSex, are back with …
Shorts “On The Water” by Yi Zhao by Jerry Beck Monday April 9, 2012 12:05 am Quite simple and quite effective. Fresh off the festival circuit this beautiful film, a metaphor of the life cycle, was the …
CGI This Is What Computer Animation Looked Like In 1971 by Amid Amidi Sunday April 8, 2012 2:49 am The documentary above offers a fascinating look at the Key Frame animation system designed by Marceli Wein and Nestor Burtnyk …
Games “Pac Man: The Movie” by James Farr by Jerry Beck Sunday April 8, 2012 12:05 am If Hollywood were to take Pac Man seriously and produce a liveaction blockbuster movie of it – it would probably feel like …
Classic GIVEAWAY: UPA Jolly Frolics DVD sets by Amid Amidi Saturday April 7, 2012 2:47 pm CONTEST IS CLOSED! WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON SUNDAY. I’vegot two copies to give away of TCM’s 3-dvd UPA Jolly Frolics …
Comics Bob Clampett’s first cartoons by Jerry Beck Saturday April 7, 2012 2:00 pm Animator Mark Kausler blogs about his latest discovery – BobClampett’s first published cartoon art. It’s from 1925 and was …