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Pixar President Ed Catmull Reveals His Favorite Books of 2013
Taking part in a "Wall Street Journal" survey, Pixar and Disney Animation president Ed Catmull shared his two favorite books of 2013.
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“Walt”: The Disney Biopic That Never Was
IN THE EARLY 1980S, CARDON WALKER JR. AND I produced the "Disney Family Album" series for The Disney Channel. It was one of the very first series funded by the Channel, and the first to get any kind of critical acclaim thanks to our nomination for a Cable Ace Award for Best Documentary Series. But we had an even bigger ambition, and that was to land the Great White Whale of Disney myths, the life story of Walt himself.
“Steven Universe” Recap: “Bubble Buddies”
Do you realize it’s been over a decade before Spongebob Squarepants aired “Bubble Buddy?” That’s all I could think of as Steven Universe started this week. With that Spongebob still imprinted in my mind (booboo keys…) and Steven’s history of having minimal acquaintances, I assumed he too would be making poppable companions. I couldn’t have been further from the truth. There were earthquakes, a couple of new characters, and a budding romance.
Director Jimmy Hayward Talks “Free Birds”
Earlier this month, Dallas-headquartered Reel FX released their first animated feature Free Birds. Over its first three weekends in …
Jordan Reichek Talks about His New Shorts Series “Animal Control!”
Jordan Reichek talks about his new Cartoon Network Asia shorts series "Animal Control!", his career so far, and where he wants to go with his work.
Pixar Veterans Launch ToyTalk’s First App “The Winston Show”
When Oren Jacob left his post as CTO at Pixar to start ToyTalk, it wasn’t clear what kinds of projects the new company would undertake. …
“i” by Isabela Dos Santos
Hand-drawn animation and dance performance intersect and interact in a piece that asks, Who am I?
Chris Meledandri is Changing How Animated Features Are Produced
Despicable Me 2 is on track to become the most profitable film in Universal Pictures’ 100-plus year history, and that has turned …
“Wolf Within” by Alex Horan
"As a boy in Kansas I was afraid of three things: rattlesnakes, tornados, and my father."
Late Night Work Club Premieres 38-Minute Compilation “Ghost Stories”
Today, the Late Night Work Club debuts their first project Ghost Stories, a 38-minute compilation of animated shorts by up-and-coming …
Interview with “Uncle Grandpa” Creator Pete Browngardt
Uncle Grandpa premieres this evening at 8 p.m. (ET, PT) on Cartoon Network. The show was created by Peter Browngardt, 34, who also voices …
How Filmmakers Use Unscripted Audio in Animation: A Survey From “Moonbird” to “Waltz with Bashir”
One of the better-known shorts made by John and Faith Hubley is Moonbird, from 1959. This film came about when the Hubleys made a secret …
“Passer Passer” by Louis Morton
An animated city symphony celebrates the hidden world of background noise with field recordings from the streets of LA and Tokyo.
“Sun of a Beach” by Natan Moura
Clocking in at a brisk eighty seconds, "Sun of Beach" by Natan Moura is the shortest film debut in Cartoon Brew’s 2013 Student Animation Festival. Moura made the film as a graduation project at Sheridan College in Oakville, Canada.
How Can We Make Adult Animation Truly Adult?
The potted history of animation’s shifting demographics should be familiar. Once, animated films were aimed at general audiences. Over …
“Brain Divided” by Josiah Haworth, Joon Shik Song & Joon Soo Song
Welcome to the fourth annual Cartoon Brew Student Animation Festival. Every Monday morning for the next eight weeks we’ll be debuting …
Uli Meyer’s Quest to Produce an Independent Animated Feature
Without the support and deep pockets of a major studio, financing an animated film is a task of Sisyphean proportions, even for a skilled …
An Interview with “Junkyard” Director Hisko Hulsing
My introduction to the work of Dutch filmmaker Hisko Hulsing happend in 2004 when I saw his nightmarish short Seventeen at Annecy. It …
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.
Disney’s Princess Makeover of Merida Leads to Uproar and Petition
The confetti from Merida’s Royal Coronation at Cinderella’s castle in Walt Disney World has barely been swept up and she’s already …
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