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Is My Animated Short Worth a Penny?
There’s been a lot of buzz in recent months about services like YouTube that allow filmmakers to host and share videos. A BUSINESS 2.0 …
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SUPERMAN HATES SMOKERS
Here’s a blast from the past. Matt Richardson posted this vintage TV spot on his Poptique blog:I’m 99.9% certain it was made back in 1980 …
No AI, Perpetual License, Developed By Artists: Moho’s Free Side Quest Update Now Exports 2D Characters To Unity, Unreal, Godot, And Blender
Moho’s free 14.4 Side Quest update lets animators export full 2D rigs and animations to Unity, Unreal, Godot, and Blender using the glTF format.
Do It Yourself Cartoon Kit
I’m ashamed to say that until today I’d never seen Bob Godfrey’s classic animated short DO IT YOURSELF CARTOON KIT (1961). Cheap and …
Coke “Happiness Factory” by Psyop
Last week Coke unveiled a new CG spot for its latest campaign, “The Coke Side of Life.” The commercial, “Happiness Factory” (watch it …
HISTORY DETECTIVES TRACE MICKEY
Next up on the PBS series History Detectives is an investigation of Mickey Mouse and Disney’s history with toy licensing. The episode …
Cartoon Network: At Least Our Dialogue is Funny
I don’t expect much from Cartoon Network these days. After all, this is the same “Cartoon” Network that announced a few months back that …
A LOST WARNER BROS. CARTOON
Thanks to the restoration efforts of Warner Home Video, and the series of Looney Tunes Golden Collection DVD sets, there are (or will be) …
RANDOM PLUGS FOR A HOLIDAY WEEKEND
Stop-motion animator Joel Fletcher (Nightmare Before Christmas, Dinosaur, King Kong, Land Of The Lost, X-Men: The Last Stand) has …
ARK by Grzegorz Jonkajtys
The ARK is a new CG animated short written and directed by Polish artist Grzegorz Jonkajtys. It is scheduled for completion by the end of …
CEREAL BOX CARTOONS
The relationship between animated cartoons and breakfast cereal goes back to the 1930s. But it was the weekly TV cartoons shows of the …
Dick Van Dyke And Terrytoons
Dick Van Dyke. The star of Mary Poppins, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Bye Bye Birdie and Diagnosis Murder. He was “Chairman of TV LAND”, …
Ken Harris Online
Did you know Warner Bros. animator Ken Harris has a website dedicated exclusively to his work? Me neither. The site is MasterAnimator.com …
Annecy 2006 Winners
A number of the winning films from this year’s Annecy animation festival can be seen on-line in their entirety. Here’s links to the ones …
CLASSIC PRESTON BLAIR SWIPE
A while back we reported on various art swipes from the Preston Blair animation book, found on things like lottery tickets, and in places …
TANGO LAND
Cynthia Petrovic has added a nifty flash animated intro (animated by Scotty Arsenault) to her fun Tangoland website. Petrovic is an …
Fleischer At The Trocadero
Dave Fleischer left Miami based Fleischer Studios in 1942 and bolted to the west coast where he was offered the job of producer, …
Underdog Cheerios Commercial
In honor of the opening of SUPERMAN RETURNS today, we pay tribute with a rare clip of one of our favorite animated superheroes: a 1965 …
Blog Roundup
Haven’t done this in a while so here’s a look at some artist blogs that I recommend… Samuel Michlap has some mighty incredible …
Can’t Break Tack’s Stride
To follow up on our recent THIEF AND THE COBBLER coverage, here’s a YTMND called “Can’t Break Tack’s Stride”. And if you’re wondering …
Brew Help Needed
The Brewmasters need your help. We’re redesigning our blog template – it’s about time for a change after two years – and as part of that, …
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