Annecy 2006 Winners
A number of the winning films from this year’s Annecy animation festival can be seen on-line in their entirety. Here’s links to the ones …
Animators
PRESTON BLAIR’S ANIMATION BOOK
You know it. You have it. You’ve studied it from cover to cover. Preston Blair’s ANIMATION is the book on character animation basics. …
Happy Cinco De Mayo!
We received a lot of positive feedback when we did “Jazz Cartoon Friday” so here’s another themed collection of cartoons. Today is, of …
Little Rural Riding Hood
LITTLE RURAL RIDING HOOD (1949)Director: Tex Avery (Thanks to Kevin Langley for posting this on YouTube)
BADGERED
Sharon Colman’s short film BADGERED, which was nominated for an Oscar this year, can now be viewed online HERE. (via No Fat Clips)
Conspiracy Theory Rock
This weekend, SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE is airing an episode comprised entirely of Robert Smigel’s animated SATURDAY TV FUNHOUSE shorts. But …
Jazz Cartoon Friday
If anybody has ever wondered why the 1930s-1950s are referred to as the Golden Age of animation, these four shorts below should provide …
Hubley’s Last Commercial
Michael Sporn shares his memories of working on the last commercial that John Hubley ever directed. It was a spot for Vlasic Pickles that …
The Making of Pinocchio
Brew reader Chris Olson found an old issue of POPULAR MECHANICS with a behind-the-scenes look at the making of PINOCCHIO, and he was kind …
Chatting About Cartoons in London
There’s a solid animation lecture series currently happening at London’s Science Museum in conjunction with the Pixar: 20 Years of …
True Characters
Story artist Jenny Lerew has posted another excellent entry about storytelling in animation on her blog, Blackwing Diaries. This time, …
Dave Wasson…On You
Director/designer Dave Wasson (TIME SQUAD, MAX AND HIS SPECIAL PROBLEM) has launched a new line of T-shirts called Vot-Not. He’s starting …
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Cartoon Network
An article in last week’s VARIETY reports that not only will Cartoon Network continue to air live-action films like ACE VENTURA and DUMB …
Curse of the Were-Rabbit Becomes Reality
It looks like Nick Park’s Wallace and Gromit feature has spawned a real-life were-rabbit in England. The oversized rabbit is eating …
Ottawa 06
(click for larger version) The Ottawa International Animation Festival website has been updated with details on its 2006 edition, which …
Rubbery Cartoon Dancing
Cartoonist/animator Marc Deckter has a great post on his new blog about some of his favorite old-timey rubber-hose dance scenes. Van …
SOUTH PARK Rips FAMILY GUY
Last night’s episode of SOUTH PARK did a parody of FAMILY GUY. It’s little surprise that the SOUTH PARK version is funnier than the …
A Sequence from the unproduced Betty Boop feature
Animation director Steve Moore, who previously posted Duane Crowther’s long-lost student film BLUM BLUM, has posted another amazing …
Du Chau’ing Underdog
Frederik Du Chau (QUEST FOR CAMELOT, RACING STRIPES) has been hired to “direct” another film. The project he’s ruining this time is …
Yuri Norstein’s HERON AND CRANE (1974)
If you have an extra ten minutes to spare today, you can spend that time no better than watching the lyrical short HERON AND CRANE (1974) …
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