‘Sheep In The Big City’ Creator And Caldecott-Winning Writer Mo Willems Launches Hidden Pigeon Company
Former Lightstorm Entertainment president of franchise development Kathy Franklin will serve as Hidden Pigeon’s first CEO.
Books
Oswald The Lucky Rabbit Shorts, ‘Metropolis,’ ‘The Jazz Singer’ Headline 2023 Public Domain Arrivals
Each year on January 1, thousands of films, books, and musical compositions become available for free public use.
Page-To-Screen Adaptations: Advice For Turning A Book Or Comic Into An Animated Project
Louis Jacobée of Éditions Gallimard explains the creative and strategic virtues of writing a book, comic, or graphic novel before turning it into an animation project.
In ‘The Disney Revolt,’ Jake Friedman Reveals How Walt Disney’s Animators Rebelled Against The Studio (Video Interview)
The Disney workers’ strike of 1941 changed animation forever, and Friedman’s book tells the whole story for the first time.
How A ‘Warrior Mentality’ Fuels The Spirit Of Pixar Film Editing (Video Interview)
Talking Editing With ‘Making The Cut At Pixar’ Authors Bill Kinder And Bobbie O’Steen.
Explore Real-Time Animation Practices In Epic’s Free Ebook ‘The Animation Field Guide’
The Animation Field Guide is a detailed how-to manual in the techniques of creating animation in real-time using Unreal Engine.
Studios Are Offering Free Screenplays And ‘Art Of’ Books For Their Oscar Contenders
Check out the words and artwork that went into “Luca,” “Encanto,” “Raya and the Last Dragon,” and “The Mitchells vs. the Machines.”
‘Winnie-The-Pooh’ And ‘Bambi’ Have Entered The Public Domain
As have many other books, films, compositions, and a trove of around 400,000 sound recordings.
3 Animation Books I Can’t Wait To Read In 2022
A pivotal event in animation history, a memoir from an industry legend, and a how-to book on a little-discussed part of the feature animation filmmaking process…
Giannalberto Bendazzi, Pioneering Animation Historian, Dies At 75
Bendazzi helped develop the field of animation history, and wrote some of its definitive books.
Book Review: ‘The Story Of British Animation’
It’s somewhat bizarre to think that no one has ever written a book to fully contextualize the expansive history of British animation . . . until now.
Bob Iger Is Reportedly Working On A Follow-Up To His Memoir
If there’s one thing Bob Iger knows, it’s the value of a sequel.
When Classical Music And Cartoons Mingled: How Friz Freleng’s ‘Rhapsody In Rivets’ Became “A Working-Class Fantasia”
Freleng’s film is a showcase for how rhythm and motion alone can create laughter when the timing is perfect.
Book Review: ‘She Animates: Soviet Female Subjectivity In Russian Animation’
This study of undervalued women animators from Russia and the Soviet Union doubles up as a good primer on the history of animation in the region.
Richard Williams’s ‘Animator’s Survival Kit’ Is Being Reissued As A Series Of Mini-Guides For 20th Anniversary
New small easy-to-carry versions of Richard Williams’s “The Animator’s Survival it” are being released for the book’s 20th anniversary.
Book Review: ‘Pulses Of Abstraction: Episodes From A History Of Animation’
An insightful, if sometimes dryly academic, look at the development of abstract in animation, chiefly between the 1950s and 1970s.
Eddie Gamarra Named VP, Literary Affairs At Nickelodeon And Awesomeness
In the newly created role, Gamarra will find and evaluate literary material to option for productions at the two brands.
Seven Things I Learned While Writing A Book On Studio Ghibli’s ‘Grave Of The Fireflies’
Cartoon Brew’s associate editor Alex Dudok de Wit spent a very long time thinking about a very sad film. Here are some of his conclusions.
Book Review: ‘Japanese Influence on American Children’s Television: Transforming Saturday Morning’
Gina O’Melia traces the rise of the American Saturday morning cartoon and the challenge to its supremacy from anime shows.
6 Unique Animation Books That We’re Looking Forward To This Year
Pixels, Minions, “Ducktales,” and Brits: the subjects of this year’s new animation books are as varied as they are enticing.
