Disney Gives Credit, 1932
As a follow-up to Amid’s post yesterday on Disney’s Pinocchio trade ad, David Lesjak (who runs two of the best Disneyana blogs on the …
As a follow-up to Amid’s post yesterday on Disney’s Pinocchio trade ad, David Lesjak (who runs two of the best Disneyana blogs on the …
Apparently it’s the season for children’s books by animation artists. A couple weeks ago, we wrote about the new kids’ book by Tom …
George Pal came to America in 1940 with a contract to make animated shorts for Paramount. His Madcap Models (later Puppetoons) were a …
Fans, Friends and Followers: Building an Audience and a Creative Career in the Digital Age may be this year’s must-read book for anybody …
Starting today, Warner Bros. begins opening their film vaults by making hundreds of previously unavavilable movies available on DVD. For …
As our outgoing Commander-in-Chief is fond of saying, “Fool me once, shame on you–fool me…you can’t get fooled again.” So while I …
Tamás Patrovits (aka “Patro”) is a 40 year-old Hungarian animator and illustrator – and also the president of ASIFA Hungary. Six months …
Hey, I really like these guys. Their work is strange – but fun. Back in August Amid linked to a United Airlines spot by the …
British department store Harvey Nichols has concocted a brilliant advertising campaign starring Wallace and Gromit. It heralds the …
“White Winter Hymnal,” directed by Sean Pecknold, is a stop motion music video for Seattle-based Fleet Foxes. While I enjoy slickly …
Heads-up, Pixar’s latest short Presto is now available on iTunes for $1.99. It’s currently the #1 selling short film download on Apple’s …
Blue Sky animator Jeff Gabor recently posted on his website a comparison reel from Horton Hears a Who! that shows his live-action …
While Disney artists bring their imaginations to life through animation, Disney executives are living a lifestyle that animators can’t …
Kansas City-based motion graphics/design collective MK12 recently completed their long-awaited epic short The History of America. I, …
These two recent music vid discoveries make me very happy. • “Umo” is a primarily stop motion video directed by …
It’s not just blogs that offer valuable animation-related content nowadays. Here are three recent audio podcasts with three super …
The CBC has a followup article about the tragic police shooting of Vancouver animator Paul Boyd, mentioned here yesterday. The article …
Not sure why I’ve never linked to this before but here is an illuminating 1991 interview with legendary animation background designer …
Here’s the reminder: yours truly, Jerry Beck, will appear on a live Internet radio chat today at 7pm Eastern/4pm Pacific. I will be …