Blog Round-up: Cleuzo, de Sève, Smith
Haven’t done this in a while, so here are a few artist blogs worth your time: Animator Sandro Cleuzo’s blog is just over a week old, …
Amid Amidi
Cartoon Network=Cartoon Stupid
I nominate this exchange between director/illustrator Ward Jenkins and his daughter, Ava, as the best animation-related tweet of the day:
Learn from John Kricfalusi and Bill Plympton
Today, two of the biggest names in animation–John Kricfalusi and Bill Plympton–each announced that they were starting up classes to …
“Charmaine Champagne” music video
Great-looking experimental music video for The Fiery Furnaces’ song “Charmaine Champagne.” It was directed by Phillip Niemeyer of …
Yasuji Mori and Hayao Miyazaki
Joshua Smith, who has introduced me to lots of great anime over the years, wrote to let me know about some recent discoveries he made on …
A Sketchy Past: The Art of Peter de Sève
That’s the cover for a new project that I’ve been involved with: A Sketchy Past: The Art of Peter de Sève. It’s the first-ever …
Are The Popeye Cartoons Racist?
It turns out that Foghorn Leghorn isn’t the only racist cartoon character. Thank you, Yahoo! Answers, for resolving these difficult …
Ottawa ’09 Competition Selections
The Ottawa International Animation Festival has announced their official selections for this year’s festival, which takes place between …
Cartoon Brew TV: Singles by Rebecca Sugar
A few months ago I shared my thoughts about the student screening at the School of Visual Arts, and in there I noted that Rebecca Sugar’s …
Cartoon Brew TV #21: “Singles” by Rebecca Sugar
When I first discovered Rebecca Sugar’s drawings, I was perplexed by her work yet dazzled by her drawing chops. She impressed again with …
Piège en Eau Claire by Nicolas de Gorter
Student film by Nicolas de Gorter from Ecole Emile Cohl. Not perfect, but it looks like he was having fun with the idea. (via …
Hiroshima Anniversary
Today also marks the 64th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima, in which upwards of 100,000 Japanese people were killed instantly by …
Happy 10th Birthday, The Iron Giant
The Iron Giant was released ten years ago today–August 6, 1999. Wired magazine celebrates the occasion with a commentary by Scott Thill …
Children’s Books by Animation Artists
2009 appears to be the year of illustrated books by animation artists. It’s hard to keep track there are so many of them. Below are some …
Victor Haboush (1924-2009)
Victor Haboush passed away on May 24, 2009 at age 85. A first-generation American of Lebanese descent, he was born on April 16, 1924 and …
“Throw Me to the Rats” Music Video
A music video for the track “Throw Me to the Rats” by the Tom Fun Orchestra. It’s directed by Alasdair Brotherston and designed by Jock …
NY, NY: A Day in New York by Francis Thompson
Francis Thompson (1908-2003) made this striking work, NY, NY: A Day in New York, in 1957. Trained as a painter, he was interested in …
David OReilly on the making of Please Say Something
One of the most interesting animated-related pieces I’ve read in a while: David OReilly discusses his technical and aesthetic approach to …
Flight Patterns by Charlie McCarthy
Nature is an experimental animator. This is a video of long-exposure photos of bugs moving under a street light. While the process is not …
Fantastic Mr. Fox Trailer
Trailer is out today for Wes Anderson’s first animated feature Fantastic Mr. Fox. Maybe it’s just me, but the dialogue delivery sounds …
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