Michel Gondry on CGI
In a new WIRED interview, film/music video director Michel Gondry offered an interesting personal perspective on CGI:People rely too …
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HORNSWIGGLE UPDATE
I’ve been periodically posting the progress of my very own six minute cartoon on a separate blog.Frederator Studios is producing 39 such …
How The School Of Visual Arts Sets Students Up For Success
From studio visits to guest speakers and an annual career fair, SVA provides a diverse array of opportunities for students to develop their professional voice in order to succeed.
Brad Bird’s Next Film Announced
HUGE news out of the Walt Disney Co.’s shareholders’ meeting today! I’m surprised that nobody else has picked up on the story yet. …
DISNEY’S FIRST BUSINESS CARD ON EBAY
Incredible find on eBay – Walt Disney’s 1923 business card. From the listing:This business card was found in a career scrapbook compiled …
Gordon Parks’s Animation connection
The passing of legendary American photographer/filmmaker Gordon Parks reminds me of an interesting fact I learned while researching my …
A Wayans Thought
You know what I was thinking the other day? That one or more of the Wayans brothers should create an animated cartoon. And they should …
95-Year-Old Homeless Disney Animator
I love feel-good stories like the one that ran in yesterday’s MONTREAL GAZETTE (the article is unfortunately not online). The piece is …
TYRUS WONG ON PBS
95-year-old artist Tyrus Wong (Bambi) was honored with a Winsor McCay Lifetime Achievement Award at the recent Annie Awards ceremony. …
Tales of Worm Paranoia and Buy One, Get One Free
I’m not sure how many folks are aware of this, but there’s interesting and rare animation popping up almost daily now on YouTube. For …
RANDOM TREASURES
I recieved a 300 page full color auction catalog in the mail yesterday and have been mesmerized by it for several hours. It’s an auction …
CARTOON BREW FILM OF THE WEEK: Suburban Harmony
This Flash-animated music video for Telemetry Orchestra’s song “Suburban Harmony” is one of my favorite music videos of recent months. It …
Blogs, Blogs, Blogs
Pixar story artist Jim Capobianco is working on a personal hand-drawn short called LEONARDO and he’s almost done with the rough animation …
HARRYHAUSEN IN DALLAS
To all our friends out in Dallas, Texas – take note: legendary stop-motion animator Ray Harryhausen will be discusing his craft and …
REN & STIMPY Censored in the UK
The blog Lyris-Lite is reporting that the British Board of Film Censors, the equivalent of the MPAA in the US, has censored over 3 …
UPA Tribute in LA
The Egyptian Theatre website has posted more information about their highly anticipated UPA tribute taking place Sunday, March 26. It’s …
Thomas Kinkade Exposed
The LA TIMES tore painter Thomas Kinkade a new one with yesterday’s article about his crude behavior and shady business practices. As far …
Aardman and Canemaker Win Oscars
Congrats to our friend John Canemaker for winning the Best Animated Short Oscar, for his film THE MOON AND THE SON: AN IMAGINED …
OSCAR TIME!
Tomorrow night is Oscar night and nothing seems as certain as the WALLACE & GROMIT win. However, the only suspense around here is for who …
LIVE ACTION SIMPSONS
A must-see: live-action SIMPSONS opening from the UK’s Sky TV.
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