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“PigGoat BananaMantis!” By Dave Cooper, Johnny Ryan and Nick Cross
PigGoatBananaMantis! is a wacky teaser trailer created recently by comic artists Dave Cooper and Johnny Ryan, and animated by Nick Cross. …
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“Far Out Isn’t Far Enough” NSFW trailer
Here’s one documentary I look forward to seeing: Rick Cikowski and Brad Bernstein’s Far Out Isn’t Far Enough: The Tomi Ungerer Story. …
Rediscover Chris Lavis And Maciek Szczerbowski’s Oscar-Nominated NFB Gem ‘Madame Tutli-Putli’
A look back at the Oscar-nominated short and the innovative artistry of Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski, directors of ‘The Girl Who Cried Pearls.’
“ParaNorman” Smears
Here’s something I’ve never seen before: sculpted smear models. Over the past decade, 3-D printers have transformed the art of stop …
Animation Teacher Faces Termination For Refusing To Sell His Students Unnecessary Books
The standard of being a good teacher tends to be the same at most schools. It involves sharing one’s experiences and knowledge, pushing …
SCRAPPYLAND is now a blog!
I’ve previously plugged Harry McCracken’s ongoing efforts to recognize Columbia Picture’s most popular (and now long forgotten) cartoon …
The BEST “Scooby Doo” Ever?
I never thought I’d be posting about Scooby Doo ever again, much less be enthusiastic about it – but I happened to catch a few episodes …
Uli Meyer Will Direct A Short Based On Ronald Searle’s St. Trinian’s Girls
Animation veteran Uli Meyer is on a mission: capturing the vivid graphic style of illustration legend Ronald Searle in animation. …
“God Is Kidding” By Boaz Balachsan And Dima Tretyakov
Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design students Boaz Balachsan and Dima Tretyakov recorded Israeli children giving their opinions about God …
Meet “ParaNorman” Character Designer Heidi Smith
On August 17th, ParaNorman, the second feature film from Oregon-based animation studio Laika (Coraline), will hit movie screens …
“Tom & Jerry: Robin Hood and his Merry Mouse” Available on October 2, 2012
THE LEGEND OF ROBIN HOOD COMES ALIVE IN WARNER BROS. HOME ENTERTAINMENT GROUP’S ALL-NEW ORIGINAL ANIMATED FILM TOM & JERRY: ROBIN …
“Wild And Wacky Disney Animation” At D23
This weekend is Disney’s D23 event at the Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim. The focus of the conference is on 75 Years of Disney Animated …
FIRST LOOK: DreamWorks “Dragons: Riders of Berk”
DreamWorks Dragons: Riders of Berk premieres Tuesday, Sept. 4 at 7:30 p.m. (ET/PT) on Cartoon Network. The Academy Award®-nominated …
“Brave” Creator Brenda Chapman Quits Pixar For Lucasfilm
From the No-Big-Surprise Department: Brenda Chapman, who developed Pixar’s Brave and was its original director before being replaced by …
Happy Birthday, Gene Deitch!
Happy birthday from Jerry and Amid to the one and only Gene Deitch who turns 88 today! A true legend and someone we are proud to call a …
OptiTrack Announces Prime Series
Corvallis, OR — The OptiTrack advantage now extends to the high-end motion capture market with the announcement of the Prime Series–a …
Lightworks Enthralls Crowds at SIGGRAPH
Sheffield, UK — Lightworks is currently exhibiting at the Siggraph computer graphics exhibition in Los Angeles, California. The …
“Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja” Premieres September 17, 2012, on Disney XD
RANDY CUNNINGHAM: 9TH GRADE NINJA, AN ANIMATED COMEDY ABOUT AN UNLIKELY NINJA HERO AND HIS BEST BUDDY, PREMIERES MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 ON …
3D Systems’ Full Color Printers Bring Laika’s “ParaNorman” to Life
ROCK HILL, S.C., Aug. 8, 2012 — 3D Systems Corporation announced today that the company’s ZPrinter® 650 is the first ever full color …
Visual Computing Labs Brings “Arjun: The Warrior Prince” to Life Using Autodesk Software
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tqBnA7d9P4&feature=youtu.be Autodesk Software Helps Shape India’s Biggest Mainstream Animated …
Walt Disney Animation Studios Launches Open Source BRDF Explorer
Innovative and Versatile New Toolset Unveiled at SIGGRAPH Takes Viewing BRDFs to New Levels of Accuracy and Efficiency BURBANK, Calif. …
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