Events March 30th in LA: “UPA Day!” by Jerry Beck Friday March 2, 2012 12:05 am As far as I’m concerned, there can’t be enough praise andrecognition for United Productions of America (UPA). They may be …
Feature Film “Despicable Me 2″ teaser by Jerry Beck Thursday March 1, 2012 6:00 pm This is what you’ll see when you attend The Lorax this weekend.Should look good in 3D.
Disney “Frankenweenie” teaser by Jerry Beck Thursday March 1, 2012 9:00 am “Sparky” lives! Tim Burton’s animated feature version ofFrankenweenie opens October 5th, 2012. Here’s our first look at …
Business Good News, Bad News for Interns by Amid Amidi Thursday March 1, 2012 7:16 am The Wall Street Journal reported yesterday that, according to astudy by the nonprofit National Association of Colleges and …
Books Books, Books, Books by Jerry Beck Thursday March 1, 2012 1:00 am Time for another round-up of recent reads I can highly recommend (How’s that for alliteration?). First up, a magazine: …
Animators A Tribute to African-American Animation Artists by Amid Amidi Tuesday February 28, 2012 8:43 pm I can’t let Black History Month pass without making mention ofthe fantastic Facebook gallery called African-American …
TV “My Little Brony” by Jerry Beck Tuesday February 28, 2012 5:30 pm (Thanks, Marc Baker via College Humor)
Shorts “Mr. Cardboard” by Michaël Bolufer by Jerry Beck Tuesday February 28, 2012 10:00 am If you’re going to make film that looks like it was made fromcorrugated cardboard, you couldn’t do better than French …
Studios Tinman Creative: February 2012 by Jerry Beck Tuesday February 28, 2012 3:00 am Morghan Fortier and Brett Jubinville are so excited about theirupcoming project at their newly established Toronto studio, …
Student “Vaesen” by Adrian Dexter by Jerry Beck Monday February 27, 2012 6:00 pm “Vaesen is an original story that I wrote and directed. It’s not based on any specific folktale, but I chose a very iconic …
Awards Academy Award Talkback; RANGO and MORRIS LESSMORE win by brewmasters Sunday February 26, 2012 3:47 pm UPDATE #1: The Oscar for Best Animated Feature was awarded toRANGO. Accepting the award, Verbinski said, “Someone …
Cartoon Culture “Realigning My Thoughts on Jasper Johns” by JK Keller by Amid Amidi Saturday February 25, 2012 8:17 am “Realigning My Thoughts on Jasper Johns” is an art project byBaltimore-based JK Keller that digitally reprocesses the …
Books Exploring the Bookshelf of Animation Legend Jules Engel by Amid Amidi Friday February 24, 2012 2:17 am What kind of books might an animation artist have kept on theirbookshelf sixty years ago? They certainly wouldn’t have owned …
Events Cartoon Dump Post-Oscar Show by Jerry Beck Friday February 24, 2012 12:05 am One night after the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciencessalutes excellence in film, Cartoon Dump is back saluting …
Advertising “Raindrops” by Eleanor Stewart by Jerry Beck Thursday February 23, 2012 6:00 pm In this new stop-motion commercial, animator Eleanor Stewartuses recycled paper to tell the story of how Hyundai recycles …