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Animator Featured in Elle Girl
In an impending sign of the apocalypse, Elle Girl magazine published a story about a female animator. The artist is Julia Pott, who …
Amid Amidi
Job Offer of the Week: Make 500 Shorts in 90 Days
I don’t know if this is a real offer, but it’s a classic. Somebody wants twenty-five hours, yes, HOURS, of animation produced in two to …
Heart of Refuge by Piotr Kamler
Polish animator Piotr Kamler (b. 1936) won the Grand Pix at Annecy in 1975 for his film Le Pas, but I’ve chosen to display an earlier …
Cows & Cows & Cows
Tons of artists create photo cut-out animation using After Effects, but few do it as creatively as Brighton, UK-based Cyriak. Be sure to …
Seventeen by Hisko Hulsing
It’s surprising that I’ve never written about Hisko Hulsing’s film Seventeen considering how much I enjoyed it when I saw it at Annecy in …
The Dirty Side of 3-D Filmmaking
3-D films may make a lot of money, but Hollywood is no longer an art form accessible to the masses. From BoxOfficeMojo: Toy Story 3 …
Pres Romanillos, R.I.P.
Pres and Jeannine Romanillos. Photo by Tim Hodge Veteran feature animator Pres Romanillos passed away yesterday at the age of 47 after …
First Look at Genndy’s Sym-Bionic Titan
Our tech guru warned us not to do any posts this weekend because we’re migrating servers, but I’m not a good listener so here’s a first …
A Mary Blair Christmas Card
(click for full-sized version) I should have waited until the holidays to post this, but I couldn’t resist. Cool stuff like this has …
MTV Making New Episodes of Beavis and Butt-head
The New York Post reported today that MTV is resurrecting Beavis and Butt-head. Unlike the original episodes which were produced in New …
Are Video Games Art?
Within the animation community, most people I know are progressive thinkers who already acknowledge video games as art, but the next time …
Interview with John Canemaker about Two Guys Named Joe
John Canemaker’s eagerly anticipated book, Two Guys Named Joe: Master Animation Storytellers Joe Grant & Joe Ranft, will arrive in stores …
Can We Call Them FARToon Network Now?
Some people just never learn: Subject: Cartoon Network Fart Blaster “Erica Schrag” eschrag@moxieinteractive.com Hey Amid, I …
Toy Story 3 Breaks Record, Stellar Debut for Despicable Me
Today, Toy Story 3 surpassed Finding Nemo as the top grossing domestic Pixar feature. However, as Box Office Mojo points out, “it will …
“Lion in a Coma” by Ori Toor
Israeli animation student Ori Toor made this unofficial music video for Animal Collective’s “Lion in a Coma” at the Shenkar School of …
Betty Kimball, R.I.P.
Betty Lawyer Kimball passed away last Thursday evening at the age of 97. She died from natural causes. Betty (birth name: Mary …
Lifestyles of Animation Executives: Adina Pitt
Continuing our lifestyles of animation executives thread, here’s some news about Cartoon Network v-p Adina Pitt and her recent purchase of a four-bedroom condo on the Upper East Side for $1.33 million.
Live Version of What’s Opera, Doc?
File this one under “Did I Just Really Watch That?”: it’s a live stage version of Chuck Jones’s What’s Opera, Doc? (Thanks, Jacob Ospa)
Top Movies in the First Half of 2010
The list above, snatched from Box Office Mojo, shows the top five movies at the North American box office in the first half of 2010. …
Bill Plympton’s Guard Dog Global Jam
Bill Plympton is remaking his Oscar-nominated short Guard Dog–with your help. He’s calling it the “Guard Dog Global Jam” and he’s …
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