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That’s Dave Fleischer in the center, at the Paramount gates in Hollywood, with his two big stars of 1939, Gulliver and Popeye. I …
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Most Unpaid Internships Are Illegal
A piece about internships in yesterday’s New York Times has been making the rounds, and it’s worth a peek for all animation students. It …
On My Way
This isn’t so much animated as it is a clever use of the iPhone and all sorts of mixed media. And the song’s catchy too. It’s from an …
A Goofy Movie remade in live action
Someone explain to us why there are a dozen live action student films recreating the opening sequence from Disney’s A Goofy Movie (1995). …
The Science of 3D Explained
The United Kingdom’s leading film critic Mark Kermode explains the difference between 3D and 2D: (Thanks, DeK)
Marmaduke trailer
What is William H. Macy doing in this? It struck me, watching this god-awful trailer, that this Marmaduke movie is a modern day …
How to Win Over An Audience
This video of Orson Welles has absolutely nothing to do with animation, and it has absolutely everything to do with animation. …
The Ship That Never Came In by Kim Deitch
I don’t know how I missed this before, but I just found this 2003 animation (by John Kuromoto) of a Kim Deitch cartoon based on a Waldo …
The CGI Yogi
I wasn’t going to post about this. I was sent these images of CGI Yogi and Boo Boo a few days ago and decided they were so horrible that …
Kurtz + Friends blog
Bob Kurtz began his career designing the original Alvin and the Chipmunks for Format Films, wrote Pink Panther cartoons for …
Jorge Gutierrez and Sandra Equihua
Husband-and-wife animation team Jorge Gutierrez and Sandra Equihua (the creators of El Tigre) were interviewed by Lynda.com about their …
My favorite character in Toy Story 3
Here’s an exclusive first-look at one of the 14 new characters being introduced in Pixar’s upcoming Toy Story 3. This is Chatter …
Glitch in the Grid by Eric Leiser
Tantalizing teaser for Glitch in the Grid, a forthcoming feature by Eric Leiser, whose earlier film Imagination was mentioned on the Brew …
Fleischer’s Secret Story-Telling Chart
Well, I don’t know if it was a secret, but here’s a rare publicity photo of Dave Fleischer with a “story mood chart” indicating story …
Gul by Adnan Hussain
Adnan Hussain’s short film Gul (Flower) draws the viewer in with its striking impressionistic CG imagery, but keeps the viewer engaged …
Spongebob on Nightline
Nice segment, going behind the scenes of Spongebob at Nickelodeon, which aired last Friday on ABC:
Vintage German ad for Felina lingerie
The animation isn’t so good, but the imagery – not to mention the live action ladies in their under garments – make this vintage German …
Theater Chains Raising 3-D Ticket Prices Today
Beginning today, the Wall Street Journal reports that many major movie chains, including Regal Entertainment Group, Cinemark Holdings …
Free Animation Book Idea #2
Picking up where we left off last month, here’s another book idea that’s free for the taking. The proposal is rather straightforward: a …
Bless by Overture
An old man confronts his fears, “traveling across a personal landscape to realize and accept his path”, in this trippy music video …
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