3-D

Jeffrey Katzenberg Defends 3-D …Again

Jeffrey Katzenberg talks about how he plans to sustain the 3-D fad during this interview with The Wall Street Journal. He also discusses …

Animators

Happy 97th Birthday, Don Lusk!

It’s always sad to say goodbye to our animation heroes and inspirations, so any opportunity to wish them well in their later years is …

Animators

Bill Littlejohn (1914-2010)

Word has just reached us that veteran animator Bill Littlejohn passed away in his sleep last night. He was 96. Littlejohn was born in …

Classic

Who was Herbert Iwerks?

The abundance of information on-line has a curious way of creating more mysteries than solving them. For example, everybody knows who Ub …

Animators

The Battle of the Animation Bands

A Battle of Animation Studio Bands? Women In Animation International (WIA) is planning a “Battle of the Animation Bands” concert, an …

Books

Craig Yoe’s FELIX THE CAT book

Craig Yoe’s latest book is a beautiful love letter to the comic book legacy of Otto Messmer/Joe Oriolo’s Felix The Cat. As usual, Yoe has …

Classic

Betty Boop Fest to honor Grim Natwick

This weekend in Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Rapids Betty Boop Festival will celebrate its native son: Myron “Grim” Natwick, the designer and …

3-D

The Dirty Side of 3-D Filmmaking

3-D films may make a lot of money, but Hollywood is no longer an art form accessible to the masses. From BoxOfficeMojo: Toy Story 3 …

Classic

Original MGM Cartoon title art

The image above left is the original art, for the original title card of Rudolf Ising’s 1940 MGM Cartoon, The Fishing Bear. The image …

Shorts

Urban Stencil

ADA SPORT (ADA standing for Animation Dance Association) is a web competition where animation teams create quick short films which …

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