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Madame Tutli-Putli
The indie animation blog Hydrocephalic Bunny informs about a very interesting looking new stop motion short out of the National Film …
Amid Amidi
How Many Licks Does It Take To Make It CG?
Let’s remake a classic hand-drawn animated commercial… in CGI… Are ad agencies so deprived of original thinking that …
McLaren Remixed
FPS Magazine informs us about Norman, a new mixed-media stage production that combines the works of an animation legend with live …
The Curious Absence of Humor in Primetime Animation
Are The Simpsons and Family Guy creatively bankrupt? Is the Pope Catholic? The New York Sun’s David Blum wrote a sharp commentary about …
Ken Anderson Sketchbook Drawings
Don’t miss this charming set of sketchbook drawings by legendary Disney production designer Ken Anderson, posted at Mark Kennedy’s always …
Men in Black
Working on a tight budget? The piece below is a beautiful example of how great artwork combined with creative compositing can be just as …
Cartoon Modern is Voted Best Film Book of 2006
I’m not one who likes to brag but that’s because I usually don’t have a whole lot to brag about. Things are a little different today …
The Saga of Todd Goldman
Todd Goldman is a talented artist whose t-shirt/apparel company David and Goliath, Inc. made $90 million in 2004. That’s hardly a …
This Saturday in Boston: Visual Music Marathon
If I were in Boston this weekend, there’s no question what I’d be attending: the Visual Music Marathon at Northeastern University. This …
This Thursday in Montreal: “Music of Hickee Mountain”
Tomorrow, April 26th, at 8pm is the opening of the art show “Music of Hickee Mountain” at Red Bird Studios (135 Avenue Van Horne, …
Stop, Look and Listen (1967)
A quick follow-up to my earlier post about the pixilation shorts of Chuck Menville and Len Janson: another one of their shorts is also …
Imitation is the Sincerest Form of Incompetence
Really now, c’mon EcoZone.tv. If you’re going to hire somebody to ape somebody else’s style from concept through design through gags, …
Why execs should refrain from being “creative”
This is an amusing anecdote from Rocky & Bullwinkle writer Bill Scott which took place back in the early-1950s while he was working at …
Lots of Lou
Lou Romano (The Incredibles, Powerpuff Girls) recently had his own personal drawing jam where he made dozens of sketches and then painted …
101 Dalmatians Color Keys by Walt Peregoy
An update at the Cartoon Modern blog: a collection of color keys by Walt Peregoy from Disney’s 101 Dalmatians.
Iraqi Kurdistan by Ed Kashi
Today’s post about the pixilated shorts of Chuck Menville and Len Janson makes me want to point out a more recent short in a similar …
Danny Antonucci Interview
Warning: The video below contains strong language. Seriously though, would you expect anything less from the guy who created Lupo? …
Three Classics by Chuck Menville and Len Janson
All praise the Internet for making available three difficult-to-find LA-produced indie animation classics—Vicious Cycles, …
The History of CGI
While I was double-checking facts for the Seventies advertising post a couple days ago, I discovered this useful resource—A …
(Non-Animation) Visual Inspiration
We don’t do many links to non-animation websites but I wanted to share a few of my favorite visual blogs along with a couple other online …
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