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HAPPY BIRTHDAY: ANIMATION 1906-2006
The ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive has just noted that April 6th marks the 100th birthday of animation. James Stuart Blackton created …
Previously on Cartoon Brew
Oswald South of the Border
Mexican reader Uriel Durán writes to let us know that Oswald is popular nowadays in Mexico, as well as Japan: The situation is that in …
Award-Winning 2D Animation Tips From The 2024 Cartoon Animator Contest
Learn nine pro techniques from 2024 Cartoon Animator contest winners to boost your 2D animation skills with creative rigs and smart motion tools.
MORE OSWALD
A week and a half later – and the Disney/Oswald Rabbit news just won’t die down! For those of you who need to get up to speed, two good …
Cartoon Brew Film of the Week: WELCOME TO GLARINGLY
There’s a lot of animation nowadays that has a retro-pixel look with blocky graphics. None I’ve seen execute the look as elegantly as the …
Aardman’s Johnnie Walker spot
This is an interesting, if not entirely successful, CG ad for Johnnie Walker produced by Aardman Animations. The one-minute spot brings …
BEST OF THE REST
Next Thursday night I will be giving a talk at the Van Eaton Galleries, discussing and screening some of the best non-Disney cartoons of …
Highly Recommended Reading
Visit HERE for an excellent blog post by feature story artist Jenny Lerew discussing simplicity in animation storytelling and how it …
Andrew Stanton Interview
How cool is this – Pixar animator Andrew Gordon has done a three-part podcast interview with co-worker Andrew Stanton, the director of …
Comments on CARS Clips
Pixar previewed a couple clips from CARS at WonderCon in San Francisco last weekend. Here’s a description of the clips shown. More …
UPA TRIBUTE UPDATE
The tribute to UPA on March 26th at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood is shaping up nicely. Mark your calendars now. Scheduled to appear …
TOY FAIR 2006
I am blown away by images appearing on the internet from the International Toy Fair being held this week in New York. In addition to the …
PEDRO GONZALES GONZALES (1935-2006)
A favorite Mexican character actor of mine, Pedro Gonzales Gonzales has passed away at age 80. His only connection to animation was …
Meddling Michael
Did Michael Eisner attempt to break up the Disney-Pixar merger?Use BugMeNot to bypass NY POST registration.(Thanks, klahd222)
LOS ANGELES LETS BE FRIENDS
LOS ANGELES LETS BE FRIENDS is a delightfully inventive CG/live-action spot from 2005 directed by Greg Gunn, Reza Rasoli and Diffan …
LOONEY TUNES TOYS
DC Direct, the action figure division of DC Comics, is releasing a series of Looney Tunes figures this spring which look pretty hot. The …
MORE OSWALD TALK
John Canemaker discusses Oswald The Rabbit on NPR’s TALK OF THE NATION.
Preview: Remixing the Magic
REMIXING THE MAGIC opens this Friday, February 17, at Gallery 1988 (7020 Melrose Ave., corner of Melrose & La Brea). Opening reception is …
REASON TO GET A VIDEO IPOD
Classic Disney cartoon shorts are slowly being made available for download in Apple’s iTunes music store. The plan is to release every …
Kricfalusi Blogging
Guess who finally has his own blog? John K really needs to write a how-to animation book, but until that day, we’ve got his blog. His …
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