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CHINESE TOM & JERRY

Reader “Lyris” sent this in: “You may or may not know about this, but there’s a DVD in China of Tom & Jerry featuring all the …

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DUCKOMENTA

A German exhibit of art through the ages – as it might seem in Duckburg: Die DUCKOMENTA – is online.Recreating great moments in art …

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A Cartoon with Bite

The WASHINGTON POST’s Lisa de Moraes files an amusing report (“On NBC’s Lineup, ‘Pride’ but No Shame”) from NBC’s 2004 upfront for …

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TICKET TO JERUSALEM

This may be the oddest film I plug on the Brew:Next week at the REDCAT they are showing a feature film psuedo documentary called TICKET …

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The Art Of Silver

With the plethora of sketchbooks being published by animation artists nowadays, it takes a little extra effort to stand out from the …

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BOOKEXPO & LICENSING SHOW

Two big industry events are right around the corner – BOOKEXPO AMERICA June 3-6 in Chicago and LICENSING INTERNATIONAL June 8-10 in New …

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Thanks and Some Requests

This is going to be my last contribution to Cartoon Brew. I’d like to thank Jerry and Amid for having me as a guest for a few weeks …

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Directing TV Animation Part 3

It’s rare in TV animation these days for the director to be in the same location as the animators. On Monster By Mistake, we were …

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FOLLOW-UP: JONES MURAL SAVED!

This just in from John Tebbel:Great news. The power of Chuck Jones triumphs.Due to the pitching in of lots of folks, chief among them …

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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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Directing TV Animation Part 1

The job of directing an animated TV show varies with each production. There’s no single way to approach it and how much power a …

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The TV Animation Business Part 5

How Companies Keep Their Costs Down: Co-production Imagine this scenario. You live in the United States, but when you turn on your …

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The TV Animation Business Part 4

How Companies Keep Their Costs Down: Outsourcing Because the number of channels is growing proportionally faster than the number of …

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ON THE FRONT LINES

What can I say? It’s amazing!I never thought I’d live to see the day they’d release restored, perfect copies of DER FUEHRER’S FACE, …

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LORENZO

I had a bittersweet experience yesterday, during a screening at the Disney studios.I saw Mike Gabriel’s new five minute animated short, …

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Fractured Fairy Tales

Anybody who thinks their life is pathetic will feel a lot better after reading this. Micah Ian Wright, a former writer for Nickelodeon’s …

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PINTO COLVIG

The late Pinto Colvig (1892-1967) has never been honored for being the first person to portray “Bozo the Clown.” As of May 28, 2004, that …

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Art Deco Cartoon Screening

Sounds like a fun event taking place in San Francisco this Friday evening, April 30. Here’s the press release: Enjoy an evening of Art …

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