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“Yannick Nézet-Séguin: No Intermission” by Theo Ushev
Yannick Nézet-Séguin: No Intermission by Theodore Ushev (Lipsett Diaries, Drux Flux) combines documentary with abstract animation to …
Amid Amidi
“Fishing with Spinoza” by John Kenn Mortensen
Fishing with Spinoza is a graduation film by John Kenn Mortensen made at the Animation Workshop. Its droll humor and look has held up in …
Nike World Basketball Festival promo by Buck
Buck created this commercial for Nike’s World Basketball Festival. I’m not fond of the basketball players-wearing-corsets design style, …
Behind the Scenes of “Reluctant Dragon”
A photo during the production of Disney’s The Reluctant Dragon on November 7, 1940. I hope somebody will get a kick out of it. Actress …
Teat Beat of Sex by Signe Baumane
The first three episodes of Signe Baumane’s outrageous Teat Beat of Sex, a funny and courageous fifteen-part series of lectures from a …
Arrested: Disney and Bluth Animator Jeffrey Varab
Jeff Varab, a veteran character animator with credits on The Fox and the Hound, All Dogs Go to Heaven, Balto, Mulan and Titan A.E., was …
John Canemaker on “Two Guys Named Joe”
Today marks the fifth anniversary of Joe Ranft’s untimely death so it’s only fitting to link to this video of John Canemaker speaking …
Sanjay Patel Interview
A profile of Sanjay Patel, Pixar animator and illustrator of Ramayana: Divine Loophole, which aired on PBS recently. (Thanks, …
Scott Dikkers Launches Animation Website
Scott Dikkers, who helped found The Onion and was its longest-serving editor-in-chief, also happens to be a cartoonist, and he’s launched …
What SpongeBob and Dora smell like
Companies like Viacom and Warner Bros. are notoriously unpicky about how they license their characters, but using preschool cartoon …
The Strange and Tragic Life of Hal Adelquist
How do you go from being the head assistant director of Snow White, the head of Disney’s personnel department, and the production …
Lost Fred Moore Animation Discovered on eBay
Animation student Michael Ruocco was browsing eBay when he found a batch of drawings that appear to be a deleted scene animated by Fred Moore from Dumbo.
Report from Disney Feature studio: “Grim”
According to Local 839 business rep Steve Hulett, who visited Disney Feature Animation a few hours ago, “morale is lower than a …
HOW-TO: Combining Handmade Models + After Effects
Ru Kuwahata and Max Porter, the cute animation couple who runs Tiny Inventions, created this video explaining their quirky work process …
Animated Conan TBS Promo
This brief animated promo marking Conan O’Brien’s move to TBS this fall is a lot of fun. It’s a clear nod to Terry Gilliam and other …
CalArts Looks East
Artwork by Phil Rynda (left) and Fran Krause Two people doesn’t exactly qualify as a trend, but it’s worth acknowledging that …
Animated Histories of Poland and the Soviet Union
What follows are two very different approaches for using animation to teach history. Both films successfully condense long periods of …
The Regular Show Preview Clip
A two-and-a-half-minute preview of JG Quintel’s The Regular Show which debuts in September. I commend Cartoon Network’s bold decision to …
Top Four YouTube Tributes to the Nine Old Men
You know you’re popular when the kids are making video tributes about your life: 1. 2. 3. 4. And a bonus video–a list of …
TONIGHT IN BROOKLYN: PulpO Exhibit
Artwork by Devin Clark Tonight is the opening reception for PulpO, an exhibition featuring new work by eight animation artists. It …
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