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REVIEWS DERAIL POLAR EXPRESS

Manohla Dargis, in reviewing THE POLAR EXPRESS in today’s NY TIMES, makes a few good points worth posting here:”The Polar Express” is a …

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The 2D Expo: Flash Panel Wrap-up

I was planning to post a summary of the Flash & TV Animation panel that I moderated a few days ago at ASIFA-Hollywood’s 2D Expo, but …

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Annecy Report #3

In Robert Kohr’s Thursday Annecy report posted at AnimatorsUnite.com, he writes about the jubilant atmosphere of the screenings: the …

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Annecy Report #1

I’d originally planned to write daily reports from Annecy, but there’s so much to see and do here that I’m not exactly finding a whole …

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Directing TV Animation Part 2

Directors don’t always have input into character designs for a TV series, but they should. There are many design issues that have …

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At least he’s still pink

MGM apparently decided that the best way to celebrate Pink Panther’s 40th anniversary was to hire pop illustrator Shag to redesign him so …

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Deep Thoughts For A Monday Morning

“I’ve always felt that characters should be uncomplicated, then put the complicated things into the animation.” – Grim Natwick “The …

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JERRY IN HARVEY-LAND

I am away from my home base of Los Angeles this week, visiting the beautiful city of Dallas, where I am lending my expertise to the fine …

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