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Hacking the Kinect
Microsoft’s new controller-free gaming environment called Kinect for XBox 360 also doubles as a powerful digital toy for hackers. The …
Amid Amidi
“Flyin’ Chunks And Other Things To Duck” by Dorse Lanpher
Dorse A. Lanpher is one of a handful of artists who can say he worked on Disney classics like Sleeping Beauty and 101 Dalmatians as well …
Weekend Box Office Report: “Megamind” Drops to Second
In its third weekend, DreamWorks Animation’s Megamind dropped to second place at the North American box office with a final gross of $16 …
Animated Sequence in “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows”
A number of readers have written to ask who animated the shadow puppet-inspired “Tale of the Three Brothers” sequence in the new Harry …
“Sym-Bionic Titan” Pushes TV-PG with “Sexy” Scene
Last night’s episode of Sym-Bionic Titan is causing a mini-uproar on the Internet because of this sequence: Many commenters, …
Signe Baumane on How To Be A Full-Time Filmmaker
A test frame from Signe Baumane’s feature film in progress NY filmmaker Signe Baumane (Teat Beat of Sex) is working on her first …
Is ‘Piercing 1’ the First Indie Animated Feature from China?
I found out Liu Jian’s Piercing 1 when looking through the list of winning films at the Portuguese animation festival Cinanima which …
“I’m Going to Disneyland” by Antoine Blandin
Twenty-year-old animation student Antoine Blandin chose an ambitious subject matter for his short I’m Going to Disneyland that pushes …
Ask Amid Anything
As someone who never chats online, and is frequently inaccessible via e-mail and Facebook, I thought I’d try out this new app called …
Happy 85th Birthday, Walt Peregoy!
Happy birthday to the great Walt Peregoy who turns 85 today. His color styling on 101 Dalmatians is legendary, but that’s just the tip of …
Fil Mottola Memorial Video
I randomly stumbled upon this memorial video dedicated to Filastro “Fil” Mottola (1915-2008) who worked as a background painter on …
“Building Toss” by Jared D. Weiss
A bear, a cat and a cyclops are tossing each other around…sounds like the setup to a crummy joke, but it’s actually this soundless …
“Summer Wars” by Mamoru Hosoda
Above is the trailer for Summer Wars, one of the fifteen films that qualified yesterday for the 2010 Animated Feature category of the …
Only 3 Animated Features to Receive Oscar Noms
Today, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences announced the animated features that have been accepted for consideration in the …
Bob Foster is The New Animation Guild President
Over the weekend, The Animation Guild, Local 839 IATSE, which represents animation artists throughout Los Angeles, announced its election …
“Megamind” Holds Top Box Office Spot
For the second weekend in a row, DreamWorks Animation’s Megamind finished atop the North American box office with a final take of $29.1 …
“Dr Tom ou La Liberte en cavale” by Stephen Vuillemin and Emmanuelle Walker
It’s no secret that some of the most consistently polished animation being made by students today comes from the French animation school …
Gallery on Baum Sells Cartoon Art Forgeries?
Tony Greco, who run Pittsburgh’s The Gallery on Baum, has had a tough year. First, there was a lengthy exposé in the Pittsburgh Post …
The Importance of Documenting Your Animation Career
A few evenings ago, Don Shank (production designer of The Powerpuff Girls and Pixar’s Day and Night) used his Twitter account to write a …
Teletoon Retro’s New Awareness Campaign Invites Consumers to Induct Characters into the Teletoon Retro Hall of Fame
(Toronto, ON, November 11, 2010) — Is Bugs the most beloved or does Tweety take the cake? TELETOON Retro has launched a national …
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