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Accumulonimbus by Andy Kennedy
An experimental animated short by Brooklyn-based animator Andy Kennedy, Accumulonimbus depicts various objects moving around in a spin …
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Animation Block Party 2010 Winners
The seventh annual Animation Block Party wrapped up in Brooklyn last Sunday. The event’s organizer, Casey Safron, has created a unique …
INCEPTION rips off Uncle Scrooge
Was the plot of Christopher Nolan’s Inception inspired by a Don Rosa Uncle Scrooge comic book story? In the story, created for the …
Betty Boop Fest to honor Grim Natwick
This weekend in Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Rapids Betty Boop Festival will celebrate its native son: Myron “Grim” Natwick, the designer and …
Between Bears by Eran Hilleli
The best part about Eran Hilleli’s Between Bears is the distinctive style he crafted using Maya and After Effects. The graduation short …
An update from The Brothers McLeod
A couple of bits of news from the stable of The Brothers McLeod. They’ve uploaded a trailer for their new short film The Moon Bird (a 15 …
Japanese Mickey Mouse remote control
Here’s something I’d like to have: this cleverly designed limited edition Mickey Mouse remote control from Japan, with a stand shaped …
FIRST PEEK: Fairly Odd live action
Not quite as jarring as the Yogi Bear movie, but here’s the first image of Jason Alexander and Cheryl Hines in makeup for Nickelodeon’s …
Don Graham’s “Composing Pictures” is Reprinted
I don’t know how this news passed me by, but Don Graham’s classic book about composition called Composing Pictures is back in print for …
Popeye Carousel Rocket
I was hanging out with my friends Will Ryan and Tom Knott this morning and we dropped into one of my favorite places on Melrose Avenue, …
TUESDAY 8/3: Dirty Duck screening with Chuck Swenson
Next Tuesday, the CineFamily will present a rare 35mm screening of Chuck Swenson’s Dirty Duck (aka Down And Dirty Duck, 1974). Long …
Voice Actor panel and Chuck Jones cartoons @ Academy
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will be hosting two back-to-back animation events in August. The first, on Thursday night …
Horrifying Yogi Bear Trailer
This looks like ____ ! (fill in the blank in the comments below)! (Thanks, Paul Dini)
NBC Peacock ID by Nathan Love
Nathan Love created this uncommonly appealing NBC station ID in collaboration with NBC ArtWorks, the on-air graphics department of the …
Animation Collective’s Larry Schwarz Sends Us Cease and Desist
Animation studio owner Larry Schwarz (pictured above in the sombrero) wasn’t pleased with our story from a couple days ago that reported …
Shirley Silvey and Mary Schuster Broggie, R.I.P.
Two important women in animation passed away recently: Shirley Silvey died on July 17 in Fresno, California. When she started …
Lawless Street by Christyan Lundblad
I really like the designs Danish artist Christyan Lundblad has posted on his blog. Here is a student film Lundblad did a few years ago …
“Scattered” by andmapsandplans
Andmapsandplans, aka Adrien Merigeau and Alan Holly, created this airy and evocative video for Jennifer Evans’s song “Scattered”. Merigau …
Think or Sink: The Flebus of Famous Studios
Usually, the posts about Famous Studios are reserved for Jerry, but just this once, I have to share a Famous short. I ran across Think or …
Animation Collective Gets Sued by Artist Over “Ellen’s Acres”
Today’s Wall Street Journal reports that Brooklyn-based animation artist Kelly Denato (above left), is suing the New York studio …
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