Book Review: ‘Japanese Influence on American Children’s Television: Transforming Saturday Morning’
Gina O’Melia traces the rise of the American Saturday morning cartoon and the challenge to its supremacy from anime shows.
Gina O’Melia traces the rise of the American Saturday morning cartoon and the challenge to its supremacy from anime shows.
Leib created animation for The New York Times and films including "American Splendor" and "American Ultra."
Pixels, Minions, "Ducktales," and Brits: the subjects of this year's new animation books are as varied as they are enticing.
In a new book, Sam Summers sets out to dissect how the Dreamworks formula, with its pop tunes, celebrity actors, wink-wink gags, differs from Disney's.
Warnermedia Kids and Family has come up with a multi-pronged approach to take on Netflix, Disney, Youtube, and Nickelodeon in the highly competitive kids' space.
The streamer has also renewed the adult series "Close Enough" and unveiled a slate of four more series in development.
"Everything in this film was new to me," says Laudenbach.
For the first article in our new series, Gutierrez tells us about the original ending to his 2014 feature — and why he had to change it.
Hedgehogs, ninjas, rainbows, and trolls — kids are well catered for at this year's event.
Haunted castles, warring salamanders, migrants on a magical journey, and more…
West cites delays at ViacomCBS in production and development due to Covid.
Cambodian textile factories, Parisian street urchins, an albino girl with telepathic powers — here lies the future of European feature animation.
The article is a trove of anecdotes about Don Bluth, vegetarian food, psychedelic drugs, and more…
"[It's] kind of like the designs you remember them looking like, not so much what they actually look like," says "Animaniacs" co-executive producer Gabe Swarr.
The lawsuit alleges that Disney has used Evel Knievel's likeness, reputation, and image without the consent of his estate.
Matt Watts talks about an important and often overlooked part of the 2D animation process: character rigging.
Gonzalo Azpiri of Hookup Animation explains how he used the new release of Toon Boom Harmony 20 to create a mixed-media animation sequence.
You know you've created a popular cartoon character when fans turn up at your studio asking to meet her.
Shu, a Toon Boom Ambassador, explains how she used Harmony 20 to create a hand-painted aesthetic.
Two newly digitized sets of flipbooks highlight the links between animation, live action, and print.