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Original MGM Cartoon title art
The image above left is the original art, for the original title card of Rudolf Ising’s 1940 MGM Cartoon, The Fishing Bear. The image …
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Sassypants & Sweetieface: Animated Dreams
If you’ve ever made an animated film, you’ll be able to relate to Sassypants & Sweetieface: Animated Dreams by Phylicia Fuentes. Goofy …
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.
Happy Hour by Maxime Paccalet
This is an incredible short. Happy Hour (Café allongé), produced by Paris based Kaw Animation, directed by Maxime Paccalet, is what …
Gene Deitch in LA July 6th
An early heads up on my next CineFamily/Silent Movie Theatre screening next month. Animation director, cartoonist, creator of Tom …
Neighbors From Hell talkback
Tonight was the debut of TBS’ new animated series, Neighbors From Hell. The show was co-produced by 20th Century-Fox TV and Dreamworks, …
Variety Attempts to Identify Future Cartoon Talent
Last Thursday, Variety published a list called “Tomorrow’s toon talent: 10 animators poised to become household names” and it was an …
Animated Shorts of Bob Godfrey
Whenever the short films of British animation legend Bob Godfrey have appeared on YouTube, they’ve been quickly removed. But now there’s …
Monday Morning Inspiration: Ronald Searle Lecture
Ronald Searle has not only inspired countless cartoonists and illustrators, his work has had a profound impact on animation artistry …
Stop Motion Marvels
If you’ve been following recent trends in animation you’ve noticed that stop-motion is alive and well, in fact in better shape today than …
Mars! by Joe Bichard and Jack Cunningham
Mars! is a visually striking and sophisticated marriage of animation and graphic design created by Joe Bichard and Jack Cunningham at …
Quote of the Week
“If there exists a finer metaphor for the creative bankruptcy of the Hollywood film system than a movie based on a half-century old comic …
The Men Who Would Be King
I can’t wait to get my hands on this book: The Men Who Would Be King: An Almost Epic Tale of Moguls, Movies, and a Company Called …
The Sunday Funnies (6/6/10)
This week’s crop: Wulffmorganthaler (6/3) by Mikael Wulff and Anders Morganthaler; My Cage (6/4) by Ed Power and Melissa DeJesus; Lio …
“Not Your Grandfather’s Snow White”
Director Brett Ratner (Rush Hour, X-Men: The Last Stand) is planning a live-action version of Snow White in 3-D. Ratner isn’t involved …
Super Delicious Ingredient Force
Below is a 4 1/2 minute viral commercial for Taco Bell. It’s another parody of 1970s Saturday morning super-hero TV cartoons — the kind …
Mario’s Ladder by Cory Godbey
Nice tribute to classic Ninetendo from Cory Godbey. (Thanks, Gibbs Rainock)
“Your Love Is My Drug” Inserts by Lizzi Akana
Lizzi Akana created these Peter Max-ish inserts for the Ke$ha music video “Your Love Is My Drug.” Here’s a Quicktime link to the entire …
UAE Ecological Footprint
The Al Basama Al Beeiya (or United Arab Emirates Ecological Footprint) is an initiative aimed at inspiring people in UAE countries to …
Salesman Pete Trailer
French animation students–yes, students–continue to push the envelope for cel-shaded CG animation more than anybody else within the …
TONIGHT IN BROOKLYN: John Dilworth Live!
Tonight the Observatory is presenting “A Night with Animator John Dilworth” as part of its continuing Animators are God? series. John is …
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