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TONIGHT IN BROOKLYN: PulpO Exhibit
Artwork by Devin Clark Tonight is the opening reception for PulpO, an exhibition featuring new work by eight animation artists. It …
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“Lucky in Love” Promo
Stephen DeStefano (Venture Bros., Sym-Bionic Titan) created this short promo to announce the first volume of his WWII-era graphic novel …
Tokyo International Film Festival’s Animation Lineup Aims To Bring Creators And Audiences Together
Tokyo’s animation program pairs international premieres and original anime with discussions on creative careers and opportunities for women directors.
Bob McIntosh, R.I.P.
Bob McIntosh passed away on June 17, 2010 at the age of 94. Born on March 11, 1916 in Vallejo, California, and raised in Stockton, Bob …
Creepy Yogi Bear Movie Poster
I’m not sure what’s more disturbing in this Yogi Bear poster: the grotesquely incompetent artwork or the dirty double entendre tagline. …
Pink Panther Food animatic
I had the pleasure to meet several Brew readers at my Dirty Duck screening, earlier this week in Hollywood. One of them, Jay Sabicer, …
Cool Advances in CG Motion Blur
Here are some intriguing animation examples from a paper delivered at SIGGRAPH 2010 about “Programmable Motion Effects.” The …
Sensology by Michel Gagné
Anything Michel Gagné does is worth a post on Cartoon Brew, but a whole new film by him is cause for celebration. His new short, …
Accumulonimbus by Andy Kennedy
An experimental animated short by Brooklyn-based animator Andy Kennedy, Accumulonimbus depicts various objects moving around in a spin …
Animation Block Party 2010 Winners
The seventh annual Animation Block Party wrapped up in Brooklyn last Sunday. The event’s organizer, Casey Safron, has created a unique …
INCEPTION rips off Uncle Scrooge
Was the plot of Christopher Nolan’s Inception inspired by a Don Rosa Uncle Scrooge comic book story? In the story, created for the …
Betty Boop Fest to honor Grim Natwick
This weekend in Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Rapids Betty Boop Festival will celebrate its native son: Myron “Grim” Natwick, the designer and …
Photo Flashback: Disney in the late-1930s
(click for hi-res version) This is a shot of Disney’s Hyperion studio circa the time of production on Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. …
Between Bears by Eran Hilleli
The best part about Eran Hilleli’s Between Bears is the distinctive style he crafted using Maya and After Effects. The graduation short …
An update from The Brothers McLeod
A couple of bits of news from the stable of The Brothers McLeod. They’ve uploaded a trailer for their new short film The Moon Bird (a 15 …
Japanese Mickey Mouse remote control
Here’s something I’d like to have: this cleverly designed limited edition Mickey Mouse remote control from Japan, with a stand shaped …
FIRST PEEK: Fairly Odd live action
Not quite as jarring as the Yogi Bear movie, but here’s the first image of Jason Alexander and Cheryl Hines in makeup for Nickelodeon’s …
The Sunday Funnies (8/1/10)
Each week we highlight several of the print cartoons, comic strips and panels that reflect the world of animation. This week we’ve got …
Moonshine – a blog, a book and a gallery show
Animation viz-dev artist Goro Fujita tells us that he and 44 other artists from Dreamworks are having a gallery show at Gallery Nucleus …
Don Graham’s “Composing Pictures” is Reprinted
I don’t know how this news passed me by, but Don Graham’s classic book about composition called Composing Pictures is back in print for …
Popeye Carousel Rocket
I was hanging out with my friends Will Ryan and Tom Knott this morning and we dropped into one of my favorite places on Melrose Avenue, …
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