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Marvel Motion Graphics by Blackmeal
Blackmeal created this slick motion graphics/EFX animation homage to Marvel Comics. The Ben-Day dots add a comic book-flavored touch of …
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“The Croods” Talkback
Chris Sanders and Kirk De Micco’s The Croods opens today in the United States along with over 45 other countries. Critics haven’t been …
Paint-on-Glass Ad by Aleksandr Petrov for Russian Railways
Fans of Aleksandr Petrov (The Cow, The Old Man and the Sea) will appreciate this ad he created for Russian Railways using his trademark …
Reader Poll: How Big Will The “Croods” Open?
Can you predict how much DreamWorks’ “The Croods” will earn this weekend?
Gallery: Newly Discovered Tom Oreb Gag Drawings
Tom Oreb is recognized by many as being one of the finest character designers during the Golden Age of Hollywood animation. Certainly, he …
David OReilly Is Giving Away His “External World” Character Rigs
In what may be a first for a major award-winning animated short, filmmaker David OReilly has released all of the character rigs from his …
Prepare Yourself For This Trippy, Incredible Piece of Polish Animation
Starting with its title—Dziwne dziwy, czyli… Baśń o Korsarzu Palemonie—this Polish film is nearly impossible to explain. As soon …
DreamWorks Unveils New “Turbo” Trailer
Yesterday, DreamWorks released the full trailer for its summer feature Turbo directed by David Soren. If I had to cite a few positive …
Vimeo On Demand Lets Filmmakers Sell Their Videos Direct to Audiences
Last week at SXSW, Vimeo announced that Don Hertzfeldt will be among the introductory group of filmmakers to use their new Vimeo On …
New “Despicable Me 2” Trailer
A new trailer released today for Illumination Entertainment’s Despicable Me 2 directed by Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud.
Happy 80th Birthday, Richard Williams!
Today marks the 80th birthday of legendary animator, director and educator Richard Williams. Born on March 19, 1933, in Toronto, Canada, …
Rhythm & Hues is Hiring Hundreds of People—In Taiwan
A little over a month after Life of Pi VFX studio Rhythm & Hues declared bankruptcy and laid off hundreds of employees at its Los Angeles …
The Beautiful Failure of Walt Disney’s Burbank Studio
In the late-1930s, Walt Disney enlisted German architect and industrial designer Kem Weber to design a state-of-the-art animation studio …
“Not About Us” by Michael Frei
Not About Us is a sensitively composed student film effort by Swiss artist Michael Frei: The short is a symbolic staging of the …
“Cyanide and Happiness” Shatters Kickstarter Animation Record
The Kickstarter campaign to produce an animated series based on the online comic Cyanide and Happiness concluded a few minutes ago with a …
“Escape from Planet Earth” Sets Weinstein Co. Box Office Record
In its fifth weekend at the American box office, the Weinstein Company’s Escape from Planet Earth grossed an estimated $2.3 million, …
93-Year-Old Cel Painter June Patterson Talks About the Disney Classics
June Walker Patterson worked as a cel painter on Disney classics like Pinocchio, Fantasia and Bambi. Today, she is 93-years-old and lives …
“Strange Oaks” by Headless Productions
Barcelona-based Headless Productions has attracted a lot of attention for its hand-drawn projects. They’ve translated their quirky …
Cartoon Brew is Nine Years Old Today
Our first official post went up on Cartoon Brew on March 15, 2004 which makes the site 9 years old today. Happy birthday to us! Much …
The Draw Shrek Tumblr is Where You Draw Shrek
The Draw Shrek Tumblr (NSFW) is described as “a place where we draw Shrek.” For those of you rebellious artist-types who were considering …
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