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2007 CalArts Student Films
Last week I checked out the CalArts Producers’ Show, the year-end screening where the best student films from the school year are …
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Diogo Kalil
Diogo Kalil, an art director and animator from Brazil, currently living in Santa Monica, California, is looking to change his …
Ryan Larkin (1943-2007)
Canadian animation legend Ryan Larkin passed away on February 14 from brain cancer. Larkin directed and animated the 1969 Oscar-nominated …
Brad Bird Podcast Interview
Pixar animators Adam Burke and Andrew Gordon of the Spline Doctors blog have posted a terrific 53-minute podcast interview with Brad …
The Mouse Goes Mo-Cap
“Hi! I’m Mr. Mo Cap! I’m the future of animation!” I woke up this morning to the news that Disney is entering a partnership with …
Footage from Disney’s Enchanted
The first footage for Disney’s upcoming live-action/2d-animated film ENCHANTED has appeared online. A few seconds can be seen at the tail …
An Unexpected CG Animator
Can you guess who this quote is from: I have a number of figures that are caricatures of me with an extra-big nose and a longer chin, …
Hardly a Miracle
What happens when a nutty evangelical homebuilder decides to become the next Walt Disney, and hires a bunch of ex-Disney animators to …
DISNEY LAYS OFF 160
Hmmm… the trade papers usually don’t post new stories over the weekend. Here’s one that popped up this morning in The Hollywood …
HAPPY FEET IS NOW STOP MOTION
This sentence in the Associated Press review of HAPPY FEET should raise a few eyebrows: “So the goodhearted Mumble is nonetheless a total …
The Less You Know…
Below is an excerpt from an ANIMATION WORLD MAGAZINE article about the new Cartoon Network series CLASS OF 3000. In it, the show’s …
An Interview with Amid
Typically I prefer to be the one interviewing others instead of being the subject of the interview myself. Simon Sandall of …
COMMENTARY: To Pitch Or Not To Pitch?
A few weeks ago, I commended New York animator Pat Smith for making this comment in an ANIMATION WORLD MAGAZINE interview: “The …
AZUR AND ASMAR
The latest film from director Michel Ocelot (Kirikou) called Azur et Asmar will open in France next Wednesday, October 25th. Looks like a …
ANIMATED FEATURES BY SOLO ARTISTS
With several big budget funny animal epics opening almost weekly, 2006 may well go down as the year of CG feature burnout. But 2006 may …
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 …
More about Cartoon Network
I received this email from a former Cartoon Network artist, who prefers to remain anonymous but has worked on a number of their projects …
Cartoon Brew Film of the Week: The Tale of How
The Tale of How is a mostly CG animated short produced by the South African animation collective Blackheart Gang. Credits are Marcus …
FIRST FLIGHT
I had a first look at OVER THE HEDGE yesterday (thank you, Dreamworks) and it’s not the 90 minute talk-fest, per the trailer, that Amid …
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