Cartoon Culture Zoinks! FOR SALE: The Mystery Machine by Jerry Beck Thursday March 22, 2012 12:05 am Hard times for the Scooby Doo Crew? Apparently the “MysteryMachine” is now on Craigslist! A six cylinder/3-speed 1969 A100 …
Events Ottawa 2012 Festival Poster by Jerry Beck Wednesday March 21, 2012 11:30 am The Ottawa International Animation Festival has opened its callfor submissions for its 2012 competition. Entry forms are due …
Internet/Blogs Today on Stu’s Show by Jerry Beck Wednesday March 21, 2012 12:05 am Today I will once again sit down with Stuart Shostack foranother hard hitting, riveting interview, covering a wide range …
Classic UPA, UPA, and Away! by Jerry Beck Tuesday March 20, 2012 7:00 pm They’re out… and as Tony the Tiger would say: “They’reGrrrr-reat!” I will go out on limb right now and declare …
Cartoon Culture “Cartoons Kick Ass” by Jerry Beck Tuesday March 20, 2012 1:00 pm Somebody recently posted (in four parts) the entire BritishChannel 4 TV program Cartoons Kick Ass. This special was taped …
Ideas/Commentary Bits & Pieces: Oriental DreamWorks, Craig McCracken, Alan Menken and the Return of Icebox by Amid Amidi Tuesday March 20, 2012 7:35 am * Oriental DreamWorks, the joint venture between DreamWorks anda consortium of Chinese investors, has announced that its …
Shorts “Childhood of a Circle” by Kadavre Exquis by Jerry Beck Tuesday March 20, 2012 3:00 am Not too sure about the animation and story, but this guy is ahelluva background stylist. Childhood Of A Circle is directed …
Student “The Magical Porno Theater” by Jovanna Tosello by Jerry Beck Tuesday March 20, 2012 12:10 am Kooky fun with women and fish! Calarts undergraduate thesis film by Jovanna Tosello, possibly NSFW.
Business How Much Money Animated Shorts Earn on YouTube by Amid Amidi Monday March 19, 2012 2:49 pm Read UPDATES at bottom of the piece. When I speak to indiefilmmakers, there’s always a lot of confusion about the …
Jobs Doodle for Google by Amid Amidi Monday March 19, 2012 11:25 am If you think Google only hires scientists, engineers andgeniuses of the highest order, fear not, they also hire …
Feature Film “My Family and the Wolf” by Headless Productions by Jerry Beck Monday March 19, 2012 10:00 am Another beautiful hand drawn film in development in Europe, this one being directed by our friends Adrian Garcia, Alfredo …
Shorts “Red” by Jorge Jaramillo and Carlo Guillot by Jerry Beck Sunday March 18, 2012 12:10 pm Red is a modern day silhouette film based on the classic fairytale. Directors Jorge Jaramillo and Carlo Guillot, with …
Disney BOX OFFICE REPORT: Animators Rule US Box Office by Amid Amidi Sunday March 18, 2012 10:47 am In a rare trifecta, animation artists ruled the top three spotsat the box office this weekend. The number one spot, with an …
Shorts “Ruin” by Wes Ball by Jerry Beck Sunday March 18, 2012 1:00 am Wes Ball spent two years making Ruin out of his L.A. basedOddball Animation studio. Technically, this is a sample piece …
Disney John Carter Showdown: Ward Kimball vs. Andrew Stanton by Amid Amidi Saturday March 17, 2012 7:50 am As Ward Kimball’s biographer, I am obligated to share with youthis post on Progress City, U. S. A. that talks about the time …