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Animation Exec Speak 101
If animation executives thought out loud, this is what they’d sound like. Keep a barf bag handy. UPDATE: The folks at Animation …
Previously on Cartoon Brew
Artists Behind ‘Frozen,’ ‘Corpse Bride,’ And ‘Up’ Teach Character Design In New Course From The Creators U
Five leading designers share practical exercises, drawing demonstrations, and lessons from creating characters like Ellie and Sadness.
John Kricfalusi on Contemporary Animated Features
If I owned a printer, I’d print out this quote, and if I owned a bulletin board, I’d stick it onto that board: “Modern animated movies …
London 2012 Olympics Short
The recently unveiled 2012 London Olympic mascots, which are somehow supposed to evoke the spirit of the games, now have their very own …
37th Student Academy Award Winners
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the winners of the 37th Annual Student Academy Awards competition, and …
“Giddy Up” Music Video by Leah Morgan
I haven’t worked in an office for many years so I have no idea if this video for Tahuna Breaks’ “Giddy Up” qualifies as NSFW, but the …
The New York Times on the new Looney Tunes
Brooks Barnes recounts the recent history – and uncertain future – of Warner Bros. Looney Tunes franchise in today’s New York Times. The …
JUNE 10: Midsummer Night Toons in NYC
President of the Universe by Mike Carlo The second edition of Midsummer Night Toons will take place on Thursday, June 10 at the M1-5 …
Maf the Dog book trailer
Here’s an animated trailer for The Life and Opinions of Maf the Dog and of His Friend Marilyn Monroe , a new book by Andrew O’Hagan. The …
UP-Inspired Engagement Shoot
Photographer Joy Harmon Prouty was asked by a couple to create an engagement portrait shoot themed around the childhood pastimes of Carl …
Marvin the Martian in the Third Dimension (1996) trailer
Here’s a trailer from one of the rarest Looney Tunes of all: Marvin the Martian in the Third Dimension. It’s never been on television, …
The True Story of Puss In Boots
Here’s another one of those European animated features, from 2009, that was somehow unable to achieve a release in the United States. …
MAY 25: Devin Crane’s “Heaven Can Wait” in Paris
Devin Crane’s first solo European show, “Heaven Can Wait,” will open at Galerie Arludik in Paris next week. Crane, whose animation …
Tiny Shoes trailer
Your daily dose of bad: From the people who brought you The Sissy.
The Fred Moore Girl
Tracy Mark Lee, through his studio Electric Tiki Design, has been working on a maquette based on one of Freddy Moore’s always-appealing …
CalArts Producers’ Show (Guest Review by Fran Krause)
NY animator and filmmaker Fran Krause (Moonraker, The Upstate Four) attended the CalArts Producers’ Show in LA last week and took some …
How to Budget Your Animation
Richard O’Connor, a co-owner of New York-based commercial studio Asterisk Animation, wrote a post yesterday about how to create an …
City Park by Courtland Lomax
You may remember the Courtland Lomax House of Cats viral we posted last July. Here is his second Swarovski spot, recently released, again …
Kometen Trailer
A creative trailer for Kometen, an equally creative iPhone/iPad game created by Swedish artists Niklas Ã…kerblad, who did the …
Up Butt Coconut
Animation by NightShadow02 (Benjamin Tay) for an Albino Blacksheep contest. Music by Parry Gripp.
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