Augenblick Animates The Ten
Animation Magazine has a good article about the new art house movie The Ten and the Flash-animated sequence in it produced by Augenblick …
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Dead Animators on MySpace
A bit of a curious trend worth noting is the growing number of MySpace pages dedicated to legendary animation artists. While the pages …
Tenerife: A Thriving International Animation Hub In Spain’s Canary Islands
Tenerife’s animation and vfx industries are booming thanks to highly competitive tax incentives and an influx of talented artists.
Brew Radio Today!
Brewmaster Jerry Beck will be broadcasting again, live on Shokus Internet Radio today, Wednesday August 22nd from 4pm to 6pm Pacific time …
Olive Oyl sells sauce
A live action-animation TV commercial starring Olive Oyl has caught my eye. It’s currently airing as part of an advertising campaign for …
CARTOON DUMP – LIVE!
Starting next Tuesday, Frank Conniff and I will presenting our live comedy show, Cartoon Dump, once a month at the Steve Allen Theatre in …
More Alice
There is something fascinating about watching the early silent films from Walt Disney’s studio. Knowing where Walt was headed and what he …
More about the Death of Paul Boyd
The CBC has a followup article about the tragic police shooting of Vancouver animator Paul Boyd, mentioned here yesterday. The article …
‘Karnival’ by Jun seo Hahm
Karnival is a series of super-short animated pieces created by Jun seo Hahm at Portland commercial studio Bent Image Lab. The first two …
Michael Bierut on Charley Harper
Todd Oldham’s new monograph on Charley Harper (1922-2007), mentioned here last February, is a winner in every sense of the word. From the …
Monday Morning Maurice
Not sure why I’ve never linked to this before but here is an illuminating 1991 interview with legendary animation background designer …
Terry Gilliam’s Storytime
Storytime (1968) was the first film directed by Terry Gilliam. The visual style should be familiar to all Gilliam fans. (via …
Animator Paul Boyd Killed in Vancouver
We are not clear on the details, but it’s being reported today that Vancouver animator Paul Boyd was shot and killed by police on Monday …
Dick Huemer, Disney Legend
This just in from Richard P. Huemer: Letter from Bob Iger at Walt Disney Co., rec’d today: “…I am pleased to inform you that Dick …
Disney Animation Backgrounds
Last month we posted about Hans Bacher’s excellent blog Animation Treasures, in which Bacher does an amazing job re-creating classic …
Editorial Cartoonist du jour
First published in The Indianapolis Star on July 30th. Artist Gary Varvel has a great blog where he explains the thought process behind …
The “Pink Elephants” Influence
I’ve seen Pat Smith’s music video “Moving Along” before, but I never would have guessed that it had been directly influenced by the “Pink …
No Dice?
This music video, Ankle Injury by British alternative musicians Fujiya & Miyagi, was directed by Wade Shotter of UK’s Factory Films. …
Thursday Morning Inspiration: Bretislav Pojar
This cartoon series is a surprising and joyful discovery for me. From what I’ve read online though, it seems to be a well known classic …
Human-Powered Animation
Can animation exist in real time? Without film, without video, without digital tricks… this is the opening ceremony for football’s …
Floyd Norman on Disney Mavericks
Be sure and check out this terrific article by animation veteran Floyd Norman about how Walt Disney offered creative latitude in his …
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