“The Croods” Talkback
Chris Sanders and Kirk De Micco’s The Croods opens today in the United States along with over 45 other countries. Critics haven’t been …
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Paint-on-Glass Ad by Aleksandr Petrov for Russian Railways
Fans of Aleksandr Petrov (The Cow, The Old Man and the Sea) will appreciate this ad he created for Russian Railways using his trademark …
How A Legendary Disney Songwriter Pushed Andreas Deja To Make His Directorial Debut With ‘Mushka’
‘Mushka’ was little more than an idea when a lunch reunion with Richard Sherman inspired Deja to bring that concept to life.
Artist of the Day: Louie del Carmen
Continuing our week of looking into the work of The Croods crew, take a look at the work of Louie del Carmen who was a story artist on …
How “The Croods” Builds On A Century of Caveman Stereotypes
We can’t seem to get over our obsession with the caveman, who has appeared on screen since at least 1912. In fact, anthropologist Judith …
Reader Poll: How Big Will The “Croods” Open?
Can you predict how much DreamWorks’ “The Croods” will earn this weekend?
Gallery: Newly Discovered Tom Oreb Gag Drawings
Tom Oreb is recognized by many as being one of the finest character designers during the Golden Age of Hollywood animation. Certainly, he …
David OReilly Is Giving Away His “External World” Character Rigs
In what may be a first for a major award-winning animated short, filmmaker David OReilly has released all of the character rigs from his …
Prepare Yourself For This Trippy, Incredible Piece of Polish Animation
Starting with its title—Dziwne dziwy, czyli… Baśń o Korsarzu Palemonie—this Polish film is nearly impossible to explain. As soon …
Artist of the Day: Nicolas Weis
Continuing our week of looking at some of The Croods crew’s work, take a look at the art of Nicolas Weis, who served as a visual …
DreamWorks Unveils New “Turbo” Trailer
Yesterday, DreamWorks released the full trailer for its summer feature Turbo directed by David Soren. If I had to cite a few positive …
Vimeo On Demand Lets Filmmakers Sell Their Videos Direct to Audiences
Last week at SXSW, Vimeo announced that Don Hertzfeldt will be among the introductory group of filmmakers to use their new Vimeo On …
Artist of the Day: Shane Prigmore
Shane Prigmore designed many of the creatures in The Croods along with Carter Goodrich, Takao Noguchi, and Shannon Tindle. He has worked …
New “Despicable Me 2” Trailer
A new trailer released today for Illumination Entertainment’s Despicable Me 2 directed by Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud.
Artist of the Day: Steven A. MacLeod
Croods week continues for our Artist of the Day profile. Steven A. MacLeod worked as a storyboard artist on The Croods as his first job …
Happy 80th Birthday, Richard Williams!
Today marks the 80th birthday of legendary animator, director and educator Richard Williams. Born on March 19, 1933, in Toronto, Canada, …
Rhythm & Hues is Hiring Hundreds of People—In Taiwan
A little over a month after Life of Pi VFX studio Rhythm & Hues declared bankruptcy and laid off hundreds of employees at its Los Angeles …
The Beautiful Failure of Walt Disney’s Burbank Studio
In the late-1930s, Walt Disney enlisted German architect and industrial designer Kem Weber to design a state-of-the-art animation studio …
Artist of the Day: Chris Sanders
This week we’ll take a look at the work of artists who were part of the production crew of The Croods, which will be released into …
“Not About Us” by Michael Frei
Not About Us is a sensitively composed student film effort by Swiss artist Michael Frei: The short is a symbolic staging of the …
“Cyanide and Happiness” Shatters Kickstarter Animation Record
The Kickstarter campaign to produce an animated series based on the online comic Cyanide and Happiness concluded a few minutes ago with a …
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