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Olivia and I
We don’t often post about Telenovelas, but since Cartoon Network is going live action, here’s one they might consider: Olivia And I. It …
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Suck It Up, Tate!
It always delights me when animators do their own thing, like publishing sketchbooks, comics, and creating their own characters outside …
Best. Disneyland. Photos. Ever!
Here’s a few Kodak Moments that I’ll bet Disneyland would rather soon forget. Several blogs and news agencies are posting these …
The Amazing Mr. Bickford
Clay puppets, miniature sets, cutouts, replacement animation, aluminum foil, “strato-cut” slices, molten wax, and other techniques… …
Mid Year Survey
For those (like me) who keep score, it’s interesting to note that as of this week Pixar’s Wall•E and Dreamwork’s Kung Fu Panda are …
A Very Blue Beard
There’s no use even attempting to explain this 1979 Russian animated short–A Very Blue Beard (below in two parts). Just enjoy it…or …
Oktapodi Online
The French CG student film Oktapodi has been winning all sorts of awards this year including the “Best Animation” prize at the Imagina …
The Alchemy of Animation
Head’s up on Don Hahn’s new book The Alchemy of Animation, which will be available on October 7th. Hahn is, of course, the producer of …
Three Music Videos
Music videos are such a great place for experimentation with visual techniques and ideas. Here’s three that have caught my attention …
Cartoon Song
Someone made an unauthorized video for Cartoon Song by Chris Rice, a song intended as a parody but taken to heart by the Christian …
New United Airlines Animated Spots
United Airlines has unveiled five new animated spots for the Beijing Olympics. The commercial are elegant, visually-driven and beautiful …
Disney Magazine Illustrators
Kevin Kidney has posted a virtual gallery of rare images of original vintage publication art for Walt Disney’s Magazine, featuring art by …
B&F meet Freleng and Clampett
Once again, I’ve dug out a few embarrassing photos of myself which I thought I’d post online for posterity. In 1982, Will Friedwald and …
Animated Chicago by Joe Fournier
One of the newest, and most unexpected, outlets for original animation nowadays appears be newspaper websites. For the past year or so, …
Animated Features for Grown-Ups
FilmInFocus.com has a series of articles entitled “Adult Animation: A Look at How Cartoons Grew Up.” I wrote a piece for them about the …
Gary Mooney 1930-2008
Bob Kurtz reports that veteran animator Gary Mooney passed away on Tuesday August 5th at age 78. The cause was cancer. Kurtz called …
‘Ideation’ by Jeremiah Dickey
Ideation is a well drawn and very short short by East Coast animator Jeremiah Dickey.
Another Piece of Animal Kung Fu
Chop Socky Chooks is a CG television series produced by Aardman for Cartoon Network UK. The show, starring kung fu chickens, was created …
1948 School Textbook about Disney Studio
About Los Angeles is a 1948 childrens text book published by D.C. Heath and Company, which was distributed mainly to Southern California …
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