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The Amazing Mr. Bickford
Clay puppets, miniature sets, cutouts, replacement animation, aluminum foil, “strato-cut” slices, molten wax, and other techniques… …
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Mid Year Survey
For those (like me) who keep score, it’s interesting to note that as of this week Pixar’s Wall•E and Dreamwork’s Kung Fu Panda are …
The Alchemy of Animation
Head’s up on Don Hahn’s new book The Alchemy of Animation, which will be available on October 7th. Hahn is, of course, the producer of …
Three Music Videos
Music videos are such a great place for experimentation with visual techniques and ideas. Here’s three that have caught my attention …
New United Airlines Animated Spots
United Airlines has unveiled five new animated spots for the Beijing Olympics. The commercial are elegant, visually-driven and beautiful …
Who Needs to Pitch?
LA Weekly has two articles this week profiling Amy Winfrey and her animated webseries Making Fiends and Stefan Bucher’s Daily Monster …
More Blair Rip-offs
Art Binninger contributes to our never ending parade of Preston Blair rip-offs. Says Art:”The set-up: last night I went over to a …
“Muffin Man” by Tom & Mark
“Muffin Man” is a new spot for Royal Bank of Canada directed by Tom and Mark Perrett (repped by Nexus Productions). The commercial uses …
George Pal Centennial
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Beverly Hills has scheduled yet another program of particular interest to Cartoon Brew …
Color in 101 Dalmatians
To this day, Walt Peregoy’s color styling in 101 Dalmatians remains a fine example of how color can be used creatively in animation while …
Coke’s “East Meets West” by Smith & Foulkes
I don’t think I’ve ever been able to exactly pinpoint what it is that I so enjoy about the directing duo Smith & Foulkes (repped by Nexus …
“White Winter Hymnal” by Sean Pecknold
“White Winter Hymnal,” directed by Sean Pecknold, is a stop motion music video for Seattle-based Fleet Foxes. While I enjoy slickly …
July 22 in LA: Brent Green Performance
Next Tuesday, July 22, indie filmmaker Brent Green is performing a FREE show of his animated shorts at the Hammer Museum in Westwood. I …
The Shooting of Dan McGrew
Jerry has posted a super-rare gem on YouTube: the 1965 short The Shooting of Dan McGrew directed by Ed Graham, Jr. I was so excited about …
Animation Block Party ’08
Brooklyn’s homegrown cartoon festival Animation Block Party will return for its fifth edition from July 25-27. Over 100 animated shorts …
‘Western Spaghetti’ by PES
Western Spaghetti, the latest stop-motion short from director PES, has been posted onto his website EatPes.com. The film was animated by …
Presto on iTunes
Heads-up, Pixar’s latest short Presto is now available on iTunes for $1.99. It’s currently the #1 selling short film download on Apple’s …
Interview with JibJab’s Gregg Spiridellis
Below is a short but insightful interview with JibJab co-founder Gregg Spiridellis about some of the recent business plans for their …
Grand Theft Auto IV: Almost Great Art
piece in last weekend’s Wall Street Journal that examined the new Grand Theft Auto IV and the comparisons it has drawn to works like The …
The Clockmaking Monkey (1938)
Here’s a rare treat: El Mono Relojero (The Clockmaking Monkey – Argentina, 1938) is only surviving film by the creator of the first …
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