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DreamWorks to Produce 300 Hours of Programming for Netflix
In the continuing evolution of the on-demand streaming deal between Netflix and DreamWorks Animation, it was reported earlier this week …
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Gabe Swarr Turns “Life in the Analog Age” Into A Weekly Online Series
Earlier this week, Gabe Swarr relaunched "Life in the Analog Age" as a weekly animated series online, with the goal of new episodes every week.
Max Headroom And The Strange World Of Pseudo-CGI
Fake CG animation was a big deal in the early-1980s. What can digital animators today learn from this short-lived trend?
The Tactile, Physical Labor of Classic Cartoonmaking
Every step of animation production used to require physical exertion or interaction with a physical object. Not so anymore.
What is the Biggest Animation Project on Kickstarter Right Now?
The answer may surprise you.
YouTube-Funded Channels Are Under Fire For Mistreatment of Content Producers
Well, that didn't take long. The entertainment companies that took millions of dollars from YouTube to operate content channels are coming under fire for their mistreatment of content producers
Animation: The View from Nigeria
When an animated film is submitted from Nigeria, I sit up and take notice. That’s because it doesn’t happen often. In fact, it never …
Jerry’s October Event Schedule
If you don’t see me somewhere me in October, you aren’t looking hard enough. I have an insane schedule of screenings, shows and public …
“Electronics At Work” (1943) by Famous Studios
Here’s a rarity: an industrial film from 1943 with animation by Paramount’s Famous Studios. We’ve long known of several non-theatrical …
Report: Animators Are Raising Big Money On Kickstarter
When television creators Dan Harmon (Community) and Dino Stamatopoulos (Moral Orel) — partners in Los Angeles production company …
Courageous Cat returns!
Yesterday, at virtually the same time I was extolling the praises of producer Sam Singer (the “Ed Wood of Animation”) at my Comic Con …
Director Genndy Tartakovsky Inks Overall Deal with Sony Pictures Animation
Acclaimed Animation Director Genndy Tartakovsky Inks Overall Deal with Sony Pictures Animation Culver City, CA, July 11, …
DVD Review: “Adventure Time: The Complete First Season”
I’m a huge fan of Adventure Time – have been since I met Pen Ward at Frederator’s offices when he was making the pilot a few years ago. …
Comic-Con Animation Guide
Less than a week remains until Comic-Con International begins in San Diego, and whether you’re a fan of animation, comics, fantasy …
“Two-Headed Cop,” An Animated Film Noir, Exhibiting At San Diego Comic-Con, Booth #2445
Comic-Con attendees to get first look at unique characters and surreal world of the short film. Santa Monica, CA — Tuesday July …
“Madagascar 3” Leads Global Box Office Again
For the second week in a row, DreamWorks’ Madagascar 3 remain atop the US box office. It earned $34 million last weekend, pushing its …
Bits & Pieces: Oriental DreamWorks, Craig McCracken, Alan Menken and the Return of Icebox
* Oriental DreamWorks, the joint venture between DreamWorks and a consortium of Chinese investors, has announced that its first feature …
Joe Strike in Conversation with Animator Fred Seibert, March 15 at New York’s MoCCA
If one man can be credited with resuscitating American commercial animation from its near-death experience in the ’80s and ’90s, the …
Flea & Fly in “City Troubles” by Fernando Miller
Longtime readers of this blog know I have a “thing” for retro-style cartoons – i.e. new animated shorts that faithfully mimic a past era …
2012 Animation Book Preview
The future of animation books, like the rest of the publishing industry, isn’t rosy. Page counts and print runs are shrinking, and …
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