Animators

Andy Knight, RIP

According to a note posted by PaulD on this message board, veteran animator and director Andy Knight, died last Thursday, April 10, at …

Cartoon Culture

Geri’s Game Remakes

Readers may recall that last year I posted about a group of Brazilian film students who had created a scene-by-scene live-action remake …

Animators

Dave Wasson’s New Site

Animation director and designer Dave Wasson has launched a new website DaveWasson.net packed with examples of his design and animation …

Animators

Cool Animated Titles

If you are a fan of animated opening titles, as I am, you’ll want to take note of these three items: • A special tribute to Bob …

Shorts

TRON in cardboard

Tron’s light-cycle chase recreated in cardboard, with stop-motion and pixilation techniques – no CG! (Thanks Mark Mayerson)

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PandaPanther

PandaPanther is, hands down, my favorite new commercial studio. Once you see their work, you’ll understand why. This young NYC-based …

Animators

Bakshi Talk

Tied in to the release of the new book about his life, BlackBook magazine offers a no-holds-barred interview with Ralph Bakshi. I’m not a …

Animators

Stan VanDerBeek

(Photo © Amy Drown) I’m currently fascinated with the work of avant-garde filmmaker Stan VanDerBeek (1927-1984). There seems to be …

Classic

A Popeye publicity photo

Speaking of Fleischer Studios (as I did in the post below), I love these Paramount publicity shots. Here’s a great photo from 1938 …

Cartoon Culture

Ray Pointer on Stu’s Show

Animator, filmmaker, and cartoon historian Ray Pointer will be dispensing his wealth of knowledge for two full hours on Stu’s Show all …

Animators

Bruce Bickford

This nine-minute excerpt from Monster Road, the documentary about the life and times of stop-motion genius Bruce Bickford, really makes …

Events

Cartoon Dump again!

We’re baaaaack! Live comedy! Horrible animation! Cartoon Dump is live in Los Angeles every 4th Tues. of the month at the Steve Allen …

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Ron Paul Goes CG

Everything’s better when it’s in CG…even presidential candidate Ron Paul. Of all the recent animated political ads, this commercial …

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