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CGI

Making CGI Less Perfect: How Michael Fragstein Made ‘Dagner’

Computer animation is known for its precision, but as Michael Fragstein shows, adding imperfections and abstraction into CG can be just as beautiful.

Classic

Making A Nuclear Apocalypse: How The Iconic Sequence In ‘Terminator 2’ Was Created

Early digital effects were mixed in with breakfast cereal and matzo crackers to create one of the iconic sequences in contemporary cinema.

Festivals

Five Useful Things You Should Bring To The Annecy Animation Festival

On the eve of the world's largest animation festival, here's a few useful items you might consider bringing with you to the festival.

CGI

A Big Challenge: Making Characters in ‘Angry Birds Movie’ Look Simple

Figuring out how to make the characters in "The Angry Birds Movie" look simple was a big challenge for Sony Imageworks.

Interviews

How Making Online Shorts Landed Steve Cutts A ‘Simpsons’ Couch Gag Opening

Steve Cutts may not be a household name, but his viral films got him the gig of a lifetime.

Feature Film

5 Things You Need To Know About The Chinese/American Feature ‘Rock Dog’

Director Ash Brannon, animation studio Reel FX, and actors Luke Wilson and Eddie Izzard are all involved in this Chinese animated feature.

Internet Television

How to Produce A One-Man Web Series: Pat Smith on Making ‘Blank on Blank’

"The biggest strength indie animators have is that we can do every aspect of production," says Smith.

Genius

‘Foodfight’ Director Larry Kasanoff is Making An ‘Epic Sci-Fi’ Tetris Movie with “Intergalactic Significance”

While there may be some truth to the old adage that in Hollywood, no one knows anything, people in Hollywood do know a few things, namely that the animated feature "Foodfight!" is an epic work of genius and the film's director Larry Kasanoff is a hot commodity.

Books

Interview: John Canemaker on Discovering Disney’s Moviemaking Secrets

Animation historian John Canemaker talks about the process and challenges of creating the monumental new biography "The Lost Notebook: Herman Schultheis & the Secrets of Walt Disney's Movie Magic."

Ideas/Commentary

Reflections On 10 Years of Cartoon Brew

Cartoon Brew officially launched on March 15, 2004. A decade is a long time to be doing anything, but it feels like an especially long time to be blogging daily. As we head into the site's 10th anniversary year, here are some reflections on where we've been and where we're headed.

Site News

Cartoon Brew Expands Animation Coverage With Three New Writers

Cartoon Brew is pleased to announce the expansion of our extraordinary editorial staff, which furthers our commitment to covering the wide range of ideas and issues that impact the animation community.

Comics

Cartoon Network Pulls “Too Sexy” Powerpuff Girls Comic Book Cover

Cartoon Network has pulled a controversial "Powerpuff Girls" comic book variant cover that was intended to ship next month from IDW PUblishing.

Award Season Focus

“Croods” Directors Kirk DeMicco and Chris Sanders on Making An Ensemble Film

When the server enters the drawing room of the Crosby Hotel, Kirk DeMicco’s eyes begin to dance, “Mini desserts are coming! Many, many mini desserts!” Both DeMicco ("Racing Stripes," "Space Chimps") and Chris Sanders ("Lilo & Stitch," "How to Train Your Dragon") are in New York to take part in a presentation on the making of "The Croods," the animated film that they directed for Dreamworks earlier this year, which went on to gross nearly $600 million worldwide.