Schools
Brigham Young’s
Computer Animation …
Last weekend, the New York Times Sunday Magazine published a proile
of the computer animation program at Brigham Young University. …
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CGI
Fake CG animation was a big deal in the early-1980s. What can digital animators today learn from this short-lived trend?
Games
The line between animation and video games has long been
blurred. There was the Saturday Supercade on CBS in the mid-80s, …
blurred. There was the Saturday Supercade on CBS in the mid-80s, …
Artist of the Day
Mingjue Helen Chen is a visual development artist at Walt Disney
Animation Studios. She has a blog here which has samples of …
Animation Studios. She has a blog here which has samples of …
Disney
The stylish 8-bit styled end-credits for Wreck-It Ralph have now been post online.
Awards
Pixar’s Brave won the Golden Globe tonight for Animated Feature Film.
Events
BREAKING NEWS: The Oscar nominations for Best Animated Feature and Shorts go to…
Ideas/Commentary
A minority of CalArts alumni take great offense if you imply that the school’s illustrious Character Animation program has a …
Animators
The LA Times conducted an hour-loung roundtable with the directors of five recent animated features: Mark Andrews…
Bad Ideas
In Disney’s Wreck-It Ralph, Nesquik nearly kills two of the
film’s main characters. Well, they weren’t joking about the …
film’s main characters. Well, they weren’t joking about the …
Disney
Wreck-It Ralph director Rich Moore is conducting a Reddit AMA
today and he had a rather pointed answer to the question, “What …
today and he had a rather pointed answer to the question, “What …
Business
Wreck-It Ralph was the box office champion this weekend with an
estimated $49.1 million U.S. box office gross. This is …
estimated $49.1 million U.S. box office gross. This is …
Talkback
After several months of monster/horror animated features, it
feels down-right refreshing to see a simply funny new “cartoon” …
feels down-right refreshing to see a simply funny new “cartoon” …
Books
To recap: this season has already brought two must-have books -
J.B. Kaufman’s Snow White history, The Fairest One Of All and …
J.B. Kaufman’s Snow White history, The Fairest One Of All and …
Disney
I actually like the U.S. trailer we posted a month ago a little
better than this one. Here’s the latest version, created for …
better than this one. Here’s the latest version, created for …
