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Sony Animation’s Bob Osher Makes $1.25 Million A Year, But Don’t Compare Your Salary To His

Sony tries to trick animation students with "advice" on how to be a successful employee at their studio.

Watch A Roundtable with Oscar-Contending Animation Directors and Producers

A 40-minute video roundtable with six feature film directors and producers contending for an Oscar this year.

Books

Focal Press to Publish Andreas Deja’s Book on Disney Animation Techniques

Focal press has released cover art for what is sure to be one of next year's most popular animation titles: Andreas Deja's "The Nine Old Men: Lessons, Techniques, and Inspiration from Disney's Greatest Animators."

Awards

Barack Obama Finally Honors America’s Greatest Animation Artist

On Monday, Jeffrey Katzenberg became just the second animation figure to receive the National Medal of Arts.

Events

San Diego Comic-Con Animation Open Thread

San Diego Comic-Con 2014 begins tonight. If you have an animation-related project or merchandise that you want attendees to know about, post it in the comments.

Untold Tales

‘Mouse in Transition’: The Disney Animation Story Crew (Chapter 3)

Larry had me writing sequence scripts for "The Fox and the Hound," which turned out to be my assignment for the next six months. Part of the package was attending Woolie Reitherman's marathon story sessions, which often left me drained and dazed. There were also Woolie's marathon take-selection meetings, which left me drained and bewildered.

motion capture

‘Lord of the Rings’ Animation Supervisor Randall William Cook Speaks Out On Andy Serkis

Our post on Andy Serkis's inflammatory rhetoric about the limited role of animators on his motion capture performances generated a robust, often heated, discussion in the comments. By far, the most informative comment was provided by 3-time Oscar winner Randall William Cook, who was the animation supervisor and designer at WETA on the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy that was released between 2001 and 2003.

TV

How The Producer of ‘Green Lantern’ Learned That Animation Focus Groups Are Nonsense

"Green Lantern: The Animated Series" showrunner Giancarlo Volpe drew a mini-comic about his first experience attending a focus group for his series.

Books

Why Giannalberto Bendazzi’s Animation History Book Must Be Published

Giannalberto Bendazzi's "Cartoons" is an indispensable animation history book . Why won't any American publisher take a risk on the updated version?

Business

Patreon Offers a New Way to Crowdfund Animation

There are countless crowdfunding sites nowadays, but none have offered a viable alternative that challenges Kickstarter and Indiegogo's dominance. Patreon may change that though. The crowdfunding site offers a twist on the crowdfunding model that may prove attractive to filmmakers who want to produce content regularly.

Cartoon Brew Pick

Bob Godfrey Answers the Question “What Is Animation?”

British animation legend Bob Godfrey (1921-2013) answers the question “What Is Animation?” in this short film directed by Martin Pickles. …

Educational

Everything You’ve Learned in Animation School (In Song Form)

This song gives a pretty good description of everything you'll know (or think you know) when you graduate from animation school.

Ideas/Commentary

How BingTangHuLuer Is Building China’s Indie Animation Community

Yesterday we looked at "Boonie Bears," a Chinese attempt to emulate Western-style computer animation. But at the risk of overgeneralizing contemporary Chinese animation on the basis of their most derivative and commercial efforts, I wanted to offer another perspective.