Three Books Worth A Look
Here are three cartoon and film-related books that aren’t on my bookshelf but will be soon. The Adventures of Herge: Creator of …
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Flip The Frog coloring book
Chris Lopez has posted all the pages of a vintage Flip The Frog Coloring Book on his ComicCrazy blog. The beautiful artwork for this rare …
‘Misaligned’ Director Marta Magnuska Shares An Exclusive BTS Look At Her Oscar-Qualified Short
The 2d charcoal-drawn short is one of the year’s top animated shorts and won the Golden Dove at DOK Leipzig.
Awards Night at the Insectarium
My “uncle” in New Orleans, Wayne Daigrepont, has just checked out the new Audubon Insectarium (“the first major attraction to open after …
Quick Draw artist
My friend Fred Patten owns this original Quick Draw McGraw painting (click on it above, or here, for enlarged image) created for a frame …
Demystifying Motion Capture
“Performance Capture technology is here to stay!” Or so says the Visual Effects Society who will be holding a seminar on motion …
Annecy Countdown
One half of Cartoon Brew, namely me, will be attending the world’s largest animation festival next week. If you’re going too, drop a …
Kung Fu Panda Talkback
Dreamworks Kung Fu Panda opens today. I’ve seen it twice now and I think it’s a great film. It works on all levels – humor, action, …
Trailer for Richard Williams DVD Masterclass
Below is the pencil test to the trailer of Richard Williams’ Animator’s Survival Kit dvd lecture series. More details to be posted soon …
Rexona Skin Care Spots
Effective paper doll concept and fine execution in this series of South American ads for Rexona Skin Care. One of the spots can be viewed …
THIS WEEKEND IN NYC: MoCCA Art Festival
The MoCCA Art Festival is coming up this weekend in Manhattan. I’ve heard only good things about the event; it’s been described to me as …
Iron Panda Thunder
This is an honest, if not particularly funny, bit from the MTV Movie Awards about the desperation in Hollywood for finding new and unique …
MTV Wants Animators For Reality Show
Animation contests are not a popular subject around the Brew, but this one sounds intriguing enough to mention. MTV is currently …
Panda-monium
Nothing is going to deter me from going to see a film about wacky animals who engage in martial arts, not even this video from the Kung …
Spider-Man, Iron Man and Hulk CG
This has been around for almost two months, but I just caught up with it last night and had to share. It’s apparently a viral promo short …
Jerry on Stu’s Show this afternoon
Brewmaster Jerry Beck will be broadcasting once again, live on Shokus Internet Radio today, Wednesday June 4th from 4pm to 6pm Pacific …
Uncannily Smokey
I can’t describe this commerical any better than Jason Kottke does on his blog: “Smokey the Bear is back! And he’s preventing forest …
New Anime book by Ladd and Deneroff
Harvey Deneroff has announced on his blog the forthcoming publication of his new book with Fred Ladd, Astro Boy and Anime Come to the …
NYC Reminder: John & Faith Hubley Films Tonight
Restored prints of Tender Game and The Adventures of * on the MoMA bigscreen tonight. More
Ralph Bakshi event at Meltdown
Ralph’s comin to town… to party. Meltdown is hosting a Ralph Bakshi bash in Hollywood next week with a gallery full of original …
Annecy Sketchcrawl
If you want to do a little drawing at the Annecy animation festival, take note that Flight artists Bannister and Dik Pose are hosting the …
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