Events

Canadian Women in Animation

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will be holding it’s 11th annual Marc Davis Lecture (now known as the “Marc Davis …

Animators

Animated Movie Titles

It’s funny how movie title sequences have now been moved to the back of the film. But that hasn’t stopped filmmakers from producing the …

Cartoon Culture

Looney ‘tudes

Brew reader Steve Flack sends this report from midtown Manhattan: I was at Midtown Comics in New York City yesterday, buying my weekly …

Advertising

Sugar Bear Scholarship

Just when I think the world is spinning madly out of control, Dan Goodsell’s always delightful blog, A Sampler of Things, has visually …

CGI

Worst. MoCap. Ever.

I’m sorry. This is the worst thing we’ve ever posted on the Brew. I’m horrified—and yet can’t stop laughing. Thanks to …

Disney

Disney exhibit at Forest Lawn

Some believe that the art of classic character animation is dead. So perhaps it’s quite fitting that the Forest Lawn Museum in Glendale …

Animators

Nicolai Troshinsky

Born in Moscow and currently living in Spain, 22-year-old illustrator/animator Nicolai Troshinsky creates beautiful lyrical mini-films in …

Disney

Fresh-Up Freddie

Lest we forget: This year marks the anniversary of Disney’s biggest commercial cartoon star: Fresh-Up Freddie. It was fifty years ago …

Shorts

Paradise by Jesse Rosensweet

The NFB has already released one terrifically original stop-motion film this year—Madame Tutli-Putli—and next …

Cartoon Culture

A Tweety Boutique

Who says Cartoon Brew isn’t up on the world of fashion? Warner Bros. Studio Stores may be a thing of the past, but that hasn’t …

Books

Michael Bierut on Charley Harper

Todd Oldham’s new monograph on Charley Harper (1922-2007), mentioned here last February, is a winner in every sense of the word. From the …

Books

Monday Morning Maurice

Not sure why I’ve never linked to this before but here is an illuminating 1991 interview with legendary animation background designer …

Music Videos

No Dice?

This music video, Ankle Injury by British alternative musicians Fujiya & Miyagi, was directed by Wade Shotter of UK’s Factory Films. …

Ideas/Commentary

Dangerous Opinions

The advent of blogging has added a new dimension to the discussion about animation, especially as it pertains to artists themselves …

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