Cartoon Quackers: A Look At Ducks Throughout Animation History
To commemorate the release of ‘Migration,’ we’re revisiting some of our favorite ducks throughout cartoon history.
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Designing A Cartoon Cat Goes Horribly Wrong In Uli Meyer’s ‘The Discarded’
Any artist who has ever toiled to find the right look for one of their characters will likely relate to this hybrid short.
GFM Animation Has Acquired Global Rights To Uli Meyer’s Debut Feature ‘Molesworth’
Adapted from the popular books of the same name, Meyer was hand-picked by illustrator Ronald Searle to bring the franchise to the big screen.
Uli Meyer Is Adapting ‘Molesworth’ Into A Feature (Exclusive Teaser And Interview)
Uli Meyer speaks to Cartoon Brew about the challenges of adapting Ronald Searle’s artwork to animation.
How A ‘Roger Rabbit’ Producer Punished An Artist for Wage-Sharing
Animation veteran Uli Meyer recounts what happened when he shared his wage with co-workers on “Who Framed Roger Rabbit.”
Participate in This Auction to Bring Ronald Searle’s Art to America
The work of British illustration icon Ronald Searle, who passed away two years ago at the age of 91, has influenced innumerable …
Uli Meyer’s Quest to Produce an Independent Animated Feature
Without the support and deep pockets of a major studio, financing an animated film is a task of Sisyphean proportions, even for a skilled …
Artist of the Day: Uli Meyer
Uli Meyer runs a studio in London which has examples of its film, TV and commercial productions here. The real ‘meat and …
Uli Meyer Will Direct A Short Based On Ronald Searle’s St. Trinian’s Girls
Animation veteran Uli Meyer is on a mission: capturing the vivid graphic style of illustration legend Ronald Searle in animation. …
“Casting The Birds” by Uli Meyer
Animator/director Uli Meyer’sCasting The Birds is not a new film, but a beautiful limited edition print Meyer’s been selling online. It’s …
Comment of the Day: Digital Domain Should Avoid Missteps of Others
Digital Domain is jumping head first into the feature animation game. Veteran studio owner and director Uli Meyer suggested in our …
Amazing Animation Test of Ronald Searle’s “St. Trinian’s”
London-based animation director Uli Meyer created this sample animation of the St. Trinian’s schoolgirls and showed it to their creator, …
Fred Bastard
Fred Bastard is a pilot for an adult animated series that London-based Uli Meyer Animation produced in 2001. The content is …
Notes from Annecy
Another edition of Annecy has wrapped and the winners have been announced. The top short film prize, the Annecy Cristal, went to Suzie …
Uli Meyer Draws…Again
Animator/director Uli Meyer has posted his second drawing video on YouTube (we mentioned the first one earlier in January). This time, he …
Uli Meyer Draws
Animator/director Uli Meyer has posted this fantastic YouTube video of himself drawing a character. Wouldn’t it be a terrific resource to …
Uli Meyer on Art Babbitt
Director/animator Uli Meyer sent in the following personal story after I posted the link to the NY TIMES story about Art Babbitt’s second …
WHAT WOULD TEX AVERY DRIVE?
Smoking may be banned in classic MGM cartoons, but apparently reckless driving and sexist behavior is still condoned – as witnessed by …
Uli Meyer’s MONSTERMANIA!
Congrats to Uli Meyer, owner of the London animation studio Uli Meyer Animation, who announced on his blog a few days ago that he’s …
Cartoon Brew Film of the Week: Eva Goes to Foreign
Something a bit different for our Cartoon Brew Film of the Week. EVA GOES TO FOREIGN is a 1-minute, 45-second UK-produced public service …
Animation Blog Season
The summer of 2005 will go down as the animation artist’s blog renaissance. Artist blogs have been cropping up at an unbelievable rate …
Eurovision Art Contest
The Eurovision Art Contest is a monthly drawing contest where artists create an illustration based on a specific theme. The contest is …