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Katzenberg Speaks About The Future Of CG
There’s plenty of scary Halloween events coming up over the next few days but I can’t think of any more frightening than this: next …
Amid Amidi
Preston Blair Swipes: Halloween Edition
Here’s a topic that never gets old: amateur illustrators who pilfer artwork from Preston Blair’s classic animation textbook and use it …
Awesome Color Fleischer Studio Newsreel
Mike Matei has posted onto YouTube an incredible late-1930s newsreel that shows how cartoons were produced at the Fleischer Studio in …
Dan Haskett Interview
Check this out: a brief but thought-provoking INTERVIEW with Dan Haskett, a name that should need no introduction to anybody working in …
Traditional Concepts Driving 3D Rigging Ideas
Here’s a couple short must-see CG demos by animator Bernhard Haux. In the first video, Haux incorporates a dynamic wave principle into …
Evan Spiridellis Talks About Being Independent
The Ottawa International Animation Festival has released an AUDIO PODCAST of a talk given at the festival last month by JibJab co-founder …
Fred Seibert on Pitching
Fred Seibert, the only major animation producer who has his own blog, weighs in with his thoughts on the recent discussion about pitching …
SEMINAR: How To Sell An Animated Series
With all the recent discussion here about pitching in TV animation, this is an event that is timely and also somewhat ironic. On Monday, …
Pixar Storytelling Secrets
This past weekend, a number of Pixar directors and story artists spoke at the Screenwriting Expo in Los Angeles. Kevin Koch, president of …
Interview with Run Wrake
PINGMAG has an INTERVIEW with Run Wrake, director of the excellent animated short, RABBIT. The film has been well received at festivals …
The Mystery of the Third Planet
Animation artist Chris McDonnell discovers a bizarre ’80s Russian animated film, THE MYSTERY OF THE THIRD PLANET, on the Meathaus blog. …
Tonight: Tom Sito at UCLA
Tonight at UCLA, Tom Sito will be discussing and signing his new book DRAWING THE LINE: THE UNTOLD STORY OF THE ANIMATION UNIONS FROM …
To Pitch Or Not To Pitch, Continued
I’ve added a lot of reader comments to my commentary earlier this week about the pitching system in TV animation. Almost everybody …
COOL WORLD Boards by Louise Zingarelli
The ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive’s Steve Worth has posted a collection of beautifully drawn pencil and Prismacolor storyboards …
COMMENTARY: To Pitch Or Not To Pitch?
A few weeks ago, I commended New York animator Pat Smith for making this comment in an ANIMATION WORLD MAGAZINE interview: “The …
HAIR HIGH PREMIERES IN NYC TONIGHT
At long last, Bill Plympton’s latest animated feature HAIR HIGH premieres tonight in New York City. It is screening for one week (Oct. …
Holland Animation Film Festival 2006
The biennial Holland Animation Film Festival, one of Europe’s most prestigious animation gatherings, takes place next month from Nov. …
FLOAT by Stephen Watkins
Backspace is a new video podcast showcasing “experimental short films to provoke your imagination.” It’s created by 20-year-old Stephen …
DATE WITH DIZZY (1956)
What an awesome way to start a Monday morning! Josh of the Jazz:Animated blog has posted onto YouTube the difficult-to-find 1956 John …
More About The New Live-Action Cartoon Network
A quick follow-up to last Friday’s post about Cartoon Network’s first original live-action production. An individual who’s familiar with …
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