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“Opus III”, An Early Abstract Masterpiece by Walter Ruttmann
To fully appreciate Opus III by German filmmaker Walter Ruttman, it’s worth it to first look at a typical cartoon from 1924, such as this …
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Bits & Pieces: Oriental DreamWorks, Craig McCracken, Alan Menken and the Return of Icebox
* Oriental DreamWorks, the joint venture between DreamWorks and a consortium of Chinese investors, has announced that its first feature …
How Much Money Animated Shorts Earn on YouTube
Read UPDATES at bottom of the piece. When I speak to indie filmmakers, there’s always a lot of confusion about the potential money …
Doodle for Google
If you think Google only hires scientists, engineers and geniuses of the highest order, fear not, they also hire cartoonists. We don’t …
BOX OFFICE REPORT: Animators Rule US Box Office
In a rare trifecta, animation artists ruled the top three spots at the box office this weekend. The number one spot, with an estimated …
John Carter Showdown: Ward Kimball vs. Andrew Stanton
As Ward Kimball’s biographer, I am obligated to share with you this post on Progress City, U. S. A. that talks about the time Ward …
BOOK GIVEAWAY: “The Art of Pixar”
THANKS TO ALL WHO ENTERED! We’ll do a random drawing and post the results in the comments section sometime on Saturday afternoon. I …
PREVIEW: “Super Best Friends Forever” by Lauren Faust
Watch this short clip from Super Best Friends Forever, the new project by Lauren Faust, creator of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. …
NFB’s BLA BLA by Vincent Morisset wins SXSW Interactive Award
SXSW Interactive Art Award for BLA BLA by Vincent Morisset (NFB) at South by Southwest Festival BLA BLA also wins an Entertainment …
ArtCircles Commercial by Michael Langan
“Van Gogh to Rothko in 30 Seconds” is the title of Michael Langan’s new spot for Art.com’ s artCircles iPad app. Not only is it a cool …
“The Box” by Dadomani
The Box: Poltergeist is a delighful throwback to older animated films where personality animation and movement itself were often the …
TED Launches Animated TED-Ed Channel
TED, the nonprofit that presents “idea” conferences around the world, announced an intriguing new initiative yesterday: TED-Ed. Its goal, …
First Look at Genndy Tartakovsky’s “Hotel Transylvania”
“It’s refreshing to go back to the beginning of Dracula – and then have Adam Sandler put his spin on it.” So says Dexter’s Lab and …
FEATURE TRAILER: “Consuming Spirits”
Fifteen years in the making, Consuming Spirits is a newly completed mixed-media animation feature by Chicago-based Chris Sullivan. The …
It’s More Fun Winning An Oscar If You Live in Louisiana
There’s something to be said for running a cartoon studio in a place where animation production isn’t commonplace. To celebrate the …
PES Teams Up With Michael Eisner for “Garbage Pail Kids” Pic
Indie animator PES (pictured above) moved from New York to Los Angeles a couple years back to fulfill his ambition to become a feature …
The Failure of “John Carter” and Analyzing Andrew Stanton
If you still haven’t had your fill of “Why John Carter Failed” articles, then don’t miss New York Magazine’s lengthy read “The Inside …
Let’s Cast the Walt Disney Biopic
Who needs the Disney Company! We’ve already got the movie poster for a biopic about Walt Disney so we may as well go ahead and cast the …
“Ants in My Scanner” by Francois Vautier
Installing an ant colony in a scanner and scanning it every week doesn’t sound like the ingredients for filmmaking success. But …
Box Office Report: “Lorax” Beats “John Carter”
An animated film led the US box office for the second week in a row: Illumination Entertainment’s The Lorax dropped 44% from its first …
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