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Update From The Dump
I’m still recovering from yesterday’s all-day shoot for CartoonBrewFilms first original podcast, Cartoon Dump. That’s comedianne Kathleen …
Previously on Cartoon Brew
RIP, Art Stevens
I was out of town when this news emerged a couple weeks ago but I wanted to make mention of the passing of Disney animator and director …
Award-Winning 2D Animation Tips From The 2024 Cartoon Animator Contest
Learn nine pro techniques from 2024 Cartoon Animator contest winners to boost your 2D animation skills with creative rigs and smart motion tools.
Ratatouille Virtual Sets
Tim Petros, a photographer who specializes in QuickTime VR, was hired to transform the Ratatouille backgrounds into VR movies with sound …
Tonight in Hollywood
If you live in L.A. you really have no excuse not to go out and have a good time tonight! Today we are shooting our forthcoming …
Apnée by Claude Chabot
I’d heard good things about Claude Chabot’s Apnée but unfortunately missed its screening at Platform. Luckily the film is posted …
BNN Interstitials by Greg Lawson
Greg Lawson, owner of Amsterdam-based animation studio Lawson & Whatshisname, is directing a series of 40 interstitials for the Dutch TV …
Simpsons in Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair has published an extensive oral history about The Simpsons. The piece includes the thoughts of everybody from cartoonist Gary …
RIP, David Hilberman
ASIFA-San Francisco president Karl Cohen forwarded a note to let us know that UPA co-founder and one of the last of the truly great …
San Diego Comic Con: Animation Programming
They’ve just posted the complete schedule of programming for the San Diego Comic Con, July 26-29. Below I’ve extracted the animation …
Monday Morning Inspiration: Tex Avery
The word genius is thrown around a bit too frequently nowadays (admittedly, I’m guilty of it myself), but true animation geniuses the …
The Venice Chronicles by Enrico Casarosa
Last week, Pixar story artist Enrico Casarosa finished his personal watercolor comic The Venice Chronicles. For much of the past year, …
New Stop Motion Book by Barry Purves
Highly regarded stop motion animator Barry Purves has wrapped up a new book called Stop Motion: Passion, Process and Performance which is …
Trailers From Hell
Okay, this is slighty OT, but I absolutely love it. Our cartoon pal Joe Dante (Looney Tunes: Back In Action) and his movie director …
Cupcake Hitler
What if Hitler were a cupcake? For those who were wondering why they don’t make World War II propaganda cartoons like they used to, …
Popeye Update
Once again, the original title from Popeye The Sailor Meets Ali Baba’s Forty Thieves. This time I was able to grab the frame from the DVD …
Woodpecker Update
Props to Ruben Procopio — who worked at Disney animation for many years, and whose father was a sculptor at Disney for 35 years — who …
Thurl, Thurl, Thurl
Ahhh… The joys of Thurl collecting. If you love old cartoons (or are simply addicted to Kellogg’s Sugar Frosted Flakes) then you …
Chris McD
Last week at Platform, Jerry and I both received a lot of compliments about our new CartoonBrew/CartoonBrewFilms promo piece. So I …
Animators at Work
Animator David Nethery has created a wonderful photo album of classic and contemporary animators at their animation desks.
Boris Kolar’s Woof, Woof!
I love the work that came out of Zagreb Film in the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s. These years were responsible for some of the funkiest and most …
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