Eric Goldberg’s Character Animation Crash Course!
The long-awaited how-to book from master animator and director Eric Goldberg is almost here. Character Animation Crash Course! will be …
The long-awaited how-to book from master animator and director Eric Goldberg is almost here. Character Animation Crash Course! will be …
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences new lobby exhibition, Ink & Paint, opens to the public on Friday May 16th. It highlights …
Simple but thoughtful storytelling in under a minute by Oscar-nominee Alexei Kharitidi. (via Cold Hard Flash)
Last week I had the pleasure of being the guest speaker for Dave Levy’s animation career class at SVA (School of Visual Arts). It was a …
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts announced their nominees for outstanding achievement today: ANIMATED …
Coming up in November is a series of unique animation programs at the Wexner Center for the Arts, on the campus of The Ohio State …
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will be holding it’s 11th annual Marc Davis Lecture (now known as the “Marc Davis …
In early-2005, I declared that 2004 had been the year of the animation blog. It was a good year no doubt, but the same could likely be …
Quick Stop Entertainment has a lengthy interview with Bloom County and Opus creator Berkeley Breathed. Breathed talks about the earlier …
Last week I checked out the CalArts Producers’ Show, the year-end screening where the best student films from the school year are …
What do Brad Bird, Bill Plympton, Mel Blanc, Pinto Colvig, Carl Barks, Matt Groening, Basil Wolverton and Will Vinton have in common? …
The Japan Media Arts Festival has announced the winners of it’s 10th annual competition and have set up a very nice website offering …
While Cartoon Network continues to abandon cartoons in favor of live-action productions, this article in yesterday’s NY TIMES reaffirms …
We’ve needed a good animation festival here in the US for the long time and we may finally be getting it in the form of the Platform …
You’ve seen John Wilson’s work, but may not know his name. Wilson has had an amazing career, starting at David Hand’s studio in England …
Large front page story in the Sunday Calendar Section of the L.A. Times today on animation writers – particularly feature animation …
If you read just one blog post this week, then please make it this one. In the post, Milton Gray, a timing director on THE SIMPSONS, …
Here’s a couple more rare animated shorts that were recently added to YouTube. The first, FLYING MAN (1962), was helmed by YELLOW …
There is a quiet revolution happening in the animation community, and it’s all thanks to the Internet. With the explosion of blogs in the …
“TOMORROWLAND: CalArts in Moving Pictures” is an ambitious film program (curated by Josh Siegel) that aims to document the work of …