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DOG DAYS OF ANIMATION
Disney story artist Paul Briggs has started an unusual art project/blogsite called Dog Days of Animation. Says Paul:It all began back in …
Previously on Cartoon Brew
UNDER THE CHERRY TREE
It’s always refreshing to see stylized applications of CG animation as opposed to today’s ubiquitous photoreal approach. “Under the …
Rediscover Chris Lavis And Maciek Szczerbowski’s Oscar-Nominated NFB Gem ‘Madame Tutli-Putli’
A look back at the Oscar-nominated short and the innovative artistry of Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski, directors of ‘The Girl Who Cried Pearls.’
Director of MALE RESTROOM ETIQUETTE Speaks
Overman, the director of the unbelievably popular Machinima film we mentioned yesterday, MALE RESTROOM ETIQUETTE, has posted an entry on …
WHAT’S UP, DRx?
Forget LOONATICS.It seems the classic Looney Tunes characters are getting another makeover, in a slightly different manner, with Warner …
Curious Production Stories
This blog post about the making of the recent animated film CURIOUS GEORGE, written by one of the film’s supervising animators, is pretty …
Cartoon Modern in Scotland
I’m super-excited to announce that I’ll be headed to Scotland for the Projector 2006 festival, which takes place next week from October …
Miyazaki and Son
If anybody is in need of some tough love from Dr. Phil, it’s probably Hayao Miyazaki and his eldest son Goro. This Reuters article about …
NY TIMES on the CG Glut
The NY TIMES published a piece today about the glut of poorly performing animated CG films. That’s hardly news to anybody working the …
The First Machinima Hit?
Machinima is a CG animation technique that uses real-time, 3D gaming engines for its imagery source as opposed to traditional CG software …
WE’RE ALL MAD HERE
Gallery 1988 on Melrose and LaBrea is opening another theme show on Saturday, based around the Cheshire Cat from Disney’s Alice In …
According to LA TIMES, Sony Invented Squash & Stretch
The LA TIMES published a piece today by Josh Friedman with this mind-bogglingly ignorant sentence about animation: [OPEN SEASON], based …
Open Season Opens a Weak #1
Sony Pictures Animation’s first CG feature OPEN SEASON opened in the #1 slot last weekend albeit with a weak $23 million (estimated) from …
TWICE UPON A TIME Online
So, you say you’ve read Taylor Jessen’s amazing piece about the production of TWICE UPON A TIME (1983) in ANIMATION BLAST #9 and now you …
3 Trees & 3 Flowers in November
The must-see LA art show of the fall season has been anounced. “3 Trees and 3 Flowers” opens November 4 at the Gallery Nucleus (30 West …
Tom Oreb’s MySpace
Guess who has their own MySpace now? http://www.myspace.com/tomoreb Poor guy has no friends though. Probably because he died in 1987. …
CHEWBONE ANIMATION
Wanted to point you in the direction of a small Chicago collective, Chewbone Animation, who are nearing completion of a 5-minute animated …
JANET KLEIN NEXT THURSDAY
An early plug for my monthly movie gig with Janet Klein and her Parlor Boys. As always, the live musical program will be preceded by a …
Lorelay Bove
I know two things about Lorelay Bove. 1.) She’s a character animation student at CalArts. 2.) She has some beautiful paintings on her …
Amid’s Notes from Ottawa 2006
The 2006 edition of the Ottawa International Animation Festival marked my fourth straight year that I’ve attended the festival. Instead …
THE LITTLE EXPLORER
The Little Explorer is an alternative band out of London. Aaron Bradbury is an animator from Derby. The Fool Looks at the Finger that …
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