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Happy 25th Birthday, Pixar
Happy birthday to Pixar, which turns 25 years old today. Hard to believe it’s been that long, but it was on February 3, 1986 that Steve …
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Now THIS Is How You Make a Demo Reel
We don’t typically post CG demo reels, but this one by Dono really stands out from the pack. It even earned the attention of Toy Story 3 …
England Axes Funding for Animation
Very tragic news out of England. As part of the country’s new austerity budget, last week the Arts Council England unceremoniously axed …
FRIDAY IN LA: Avant-Garde Colombian Animation
This Friday in downtown Los Angeles, as a part of Visions and Voices: The USC Arts & Humanities Initiative, a screening of Colombian …
“The Move” by Mandy Smith
In just a few years time, papercraft animation has evolved from a trend into a heavily used animation technique employed in commercials, …
VES awards “How To Train Your Dragon” and “Day & Night”
The Visual Effects Society announced their annual VES Award winners last night in Beverly Hills. Dreamworks’ How to Train Your Dragon …
Reader Comment of the Day: John Dorman Remembered
Animation veteran Tom Minton wrote some eloquent words about John Dorman who passed away last week. I met him only once, and after …
Boyd Kirkland and John Dorman, RIP
Drawing by John Dorman (left) and still from “Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero” directed, written and produced by Boyd Kirkland The …
Art Blocks For Ghana
What do you get when some of the top artists in the animation community contribute original works to an important exhibit and charity …
Experimental Animation Based on NYC Subway System
Alexander Chen’s Conductor is a lovely marriage of automation and artistry that transforms the New York subway system into a stringed …
Dreamworks animating Kroft’s “Lidsville”
Hollywood has been taking classic animated cartoons and converting them to live action features for years. Now, The New York Times is …
“Timber” by Adam Fisher
Adam Fisher, an animator at Laika, created Timber in his spare time. It’s worth a chuckle, and finishes off with a nice message.
Rare Popeye spots – for Milk
Dig the loopy, fun animation in this 1983 commercial for Milk. As far I know this never aired in the states — and it may have the …
SATURDAY: The Annie Awards
Tom Kenny, the voice of you-know-who SquarePants, is set to host this year’s 38th Annual Annie Awards, next Saturday, February 5, 2011, …
First two minutes of “Rio”
Video: ‘Rio’ Exclusive: Film’s First Two Minutes (via /Film)
TUESDAY in LA: “Cartoon Noir”
My next animation program for the Cinefamily is based on Film Noir – so naturally we call it Cartoon Noir. Private eyes, plainclothes …
The Last Puppetoon?
When George Pal stopped producing his stop motion Puppetoon short subjects in 1947, he kept his pioneering replacement animation …
Walter Murch: Why 3-D Movies Don’t Work
There are plenty of reasons to dislike 3-D movies, like how they induce headaches and strain the eyes, make the imagery darker, and …
Disney’s “The Unseen Enemy”
Our friend J.J. Sedelmaier sent us these scans (click thumbnails at left and below to enlarge) from a 1945 book, Movie Lot To Beachhead, …
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