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JERRY IN OTTAWA
Today’s a travel day. I’m on my way to Ottawa to attend the International Animation Festival, this time as a spectator. Last year I was a …
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HARVEY COMICS BOOK
Like the Famous Studios cartoons which inspired (and ultimately dominated) them, Harvey Comics has gotten little attention (or respect) …
POLAR PLAYMATES
Three nice cels from Polar Playmates (1946) are currently up for sale on ebay.Polar Playmates, directed by former Disney animator Howard …
SketchCrawl #11 This Saturday
Here’s a wonderful event that’s open to anybody and everybody, anywhere and everywhere throughout this planet. This Saturday, September …
I’ve been Barrier’d
In the world of animation, you can’t get Punk’d, only Barrier’d. For those who aren’t aware of the meaning of this new verb I just made …
Amid in Ottawa, Eh?
Tomorrow I’m off to the yearly North American gathering of the animation tribe, otherwise known as the Ottawa International Animation …
ROCK BOTTOM RISER
ROCK BOTTOM RISER is a sublime music video by Australians Paul McNeil and Brendan Cook for the band Smog. The visuals, painted …
Bill Justice on the SNOW WHITE Wrap Party
Disney historian Jim Korkis follows up on my post about the SNOW WHITE wrap party and sends in this excerpt from an interview he did with …
First Horton Image
Yesterday’s USA TODAY had a short ARTICLE about Fox/Blue Sky’s next animated feature HORTON HEARS A WHO (March 2008), which also included …
3-D CARTOON FESTIVAL
I’m telling you for the last time! Tomorrow afternoon, Saturday September 16th at 3:30pm, a once in a lifetime screening of all six …
Bernard Wolf (1911-2006)
Animation veteran Berny Wolf died last week at the age of 95. He had incredible success in the field, with work ranging from pioneering …
Best Animation Party…Ever!
In 1938, after Disney’s first feature SNOW WHITE was a bona fide success, Walt held a huge crew party for his artists at a place called …
Little Mermaid Panel at El Capitan Theatre
Last week in Hollywood was the premiere of the remastered version of Disney’s THE LITTLE MERMAID. At the premiere, there was a discussion …
WHAT THE DICKENS?
There’s a really good Flash animation piece on the BBC website created as biographical background relating to their mini series of …
Sony Animation in LA TIMES
With the upcoming release of OPEN SEASON, all eyes are on Sony and whether its CG feature animation division will be a hit or a flop. The …
Hans Bacher’s AFTER MIDNIGHT
Over the past couple months, Hans Bacher (production designer, MULAN) has been posting some absolutely stunning concept art for a short …
Essential Drawing Tips
Even though I’ve mentioned this before, I think it’s worth doing so again. Disney story artist Mark Kennedy has been posting an excellent …
Baxton Benefit Auction results
The Baxton Benefict Auction at CalArts this past weekend was a huge success, raising over $32,000, which will be going directly towards …
Pat Smith Says It So I Don’t Have To
AWN has a good INTERVIEW with NY indie Pat Smith. One thing Pat says in there really stood out to me: The pitching system is a bad …
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