TUESDAY NIGHT: ANIMATION CAREER PANEL
Tomorrow night in Glendale California, ASIFA-Hollywood will present ASIFA-East President David Levy (animation director Blues Clues) …
Old Brew
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 …
LAUGH-O-GRAMS FAIRY TALES
Animation historian Ray Pointer has a new video compilation in the works.I am beginning final Edit Assembly of my new program, THE …
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 …
SMOKIN’ TOONS
Last month the British press made a stink about cigarette smoking in old Tom & Jerry cartoons. Nicole Hollander even made note of it in …
2D OR NOT 2D
Roy Disney will be one of the guest speakers at the 2D OR NOT 2D animation event in Everett, Washington, next month. This new animation …
PARADE OF MONKEYS
Talk about personal vision. Freelance animator/illustrator Mike Owens has been working for over a year on an unusual personal film, a …
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Another beautiful and amazing student film from France’s Supinfocom. Also check out the official website.
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 …
HORNSWIGGLE PAINTED
Time for another update from animator/sculptor Jason Peltz who sends us the first image (above) of the painted Hornswiggle maquette he is …
AZUR AND ASMAR
The latest film from director Michel Ocelot (Kirikou) called Azur et Asmar will open in France next Wednesday, October 25th. Looks like a …
BLUE SKY BLOG JAM
It’s a shame the latest Scrat short was removed from GoogleVideo yesterday, but today the Blue Sky artists have another treat for us. …
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. …
THE NIGHTMARE IN 3-D
The other night I had a chance to screen the 3-D version of Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas. All things considered, the folks …
MERRITT & KAUFMAN’S SILLY SYMPHONIES BOOK
Here’s a book I can’t wait to have and hold (and read!). Russell Merritt and J.B. Kaufman have been researching the history of Disney’s …
NO TIME FOR NUTS
Scrat – No time for nutsUploaded by Juraya
TOWER 8
Artist, illustrator and flash animator Danny Cannizzaro has spent the last year working on a new project, Tower 8.Tower 8 is a growing …
THE MERRY CIRCUS
Slow day at the Brew. So here’s a lovely animated short, courtesy of YouTube, by the celebrated Czech filmmaker Jiri Trnka. It’s The …
NOTHING LIKE THIS
Okay, check out this cool music video based on a track by the late hip-hop producer J Dilla. Nothing Like This was produced by Brooklyn …
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