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Internet Animation Guide: Cartoon Network, Hasbro, ‘Subconscious Password,’ and More
Hundreds of hours' worth of animation is newly available to stream online.
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L.A. Animation Artist Tired of Explaining To Fans He Didn’t Attend CalArts
The talented Ian Jones-Quartey took to Twitter tonight to vent his frustration with young fans who keep asking him how to get accepted into the animation program at CalArts, even though he never attended the school.
Louis Zamperini, Hero of Angelina Jolie’s ‘Unbroken,’ Has An Animation Connection
The story of Louis Zamperini, hero of Angelina Jolie's "Unbroken," seems far removed from anything animation-related, but he did have a significant, and previously untold, connection to the animation world.
Sony Animation’s Bob Osher Makes $1.25 Million A Year, But Don’t Compare Your Salary To His
Sony tries to trick animation students with "advice" on how to be a successful employee at their studio.
A History of the ‘Gay Agenda’ in Animation
Bit by bit, overtly gay characters are making inroads into animation targeted primarily at children, but the fear of gay cartoon characters has existed for years.
DreamWorks Animation and Hasbro Merger Talks End Abruptly
The Hasbro giveth, and the Hasbro taketh away.
‘Gravity Falls’ Does Stop Motion Ray Harryhausen Tribute
The latest episode of Gravity Falls, which is done in an anthology format a la The Simpsons’ “Treehouse of Horror,” includes an ambitious …
Disney TV Animation Begins Production on ‘Pickle & Peanut’
It's getting harder and harder to tell the difference between YouTube cartoons dreamt up by teens in their bedrooms and big-budget TV studio productions created by professionally-trained artists. Today, Disney Television Animation announced the beginning of production on "Pickle & Peanut," a "buddy comedy series about two unlikely friends—an emotional pickle and a freewheeling peanut...two underdogs who dream up plans to be anything but ordinary."
Animation’s Domination Slips on Fox Sundays
While Fox’s Sunday night lineup was dubbed Animation Domination in May 2005, it did not officially become all-animated until 2010. Now, the announcement of their fall 2014 schedule reveals that the cartoons will be ceding some of their Sunday night territory to live-action comedies "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" and "Mulaney," which will be taking over the 8:30 and 9:30 time slots, respectively.
‘Lord of the Rings’ Animation Supervisor Randall William Cook Speaks Out On Andy Serkis
Our post on Andy Serkis's inflammatory rhetoric about the limited role of animators on his motion capture performances generated a robust, often heated, discussion in the comments. By far, the most informative comment was provided by 3-time Oscar winner Randall William Cook, who was the animation supervisor and designer at WETA on the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy that was released between 2001 and 2003.
DreamWorks Animation 20th Anniversary Exhibit Debuts in Melbourne
“DreamWorks Animation: The Exhibition” opened last month at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI). Clearly inspired by “Pixar: 20 Years of Animation,” which was shown at the Museum of Modern Art in New York back in 2005, the DreamWorks show includes over 400 items, and covers the studio's twenty-year history right up to the present—there are displays about "Mr. Peabody & Sherman" and "How to Train Your Dragon 2," which will be released next month. It is the largest exhibition in the twelve-year history of the ACMI.
Interview: Ralph Bakshi on the Animation Industry, Then & Now
Ralph Bakshi pulled himself away from his drawing desk in New Mexico to chat with Cartoon Brew about his legacy, his latest project "The Last Days of Coney Island," which he recently funded on Kickstarter, and what he really thinks about the computer’s role in animation these days.
Japan Will Hold A 4-Day Animation Festival Entirely in An Airport
This fall, the city of Hokkaido, Japan will present the first-ever animation festival to take place entirely in an airport. The New Chitose Airport International Animation Festival will make use of the Hokkaido airport's well-equipped facilities, including its 377-seat theater with 3D capabilities.
This Week in Animation History: Milt Kahl, Porky Pig & Michael Eisner
A look at animation history via Cartoon Brew's archives.
Animation Torrent Festival Will Debut in Chicago Next Month
The United States has surprisingly few animation festivals for a country of its size, but increasingly we are seeing smaller local events that serve as a substitute for the festival experience. Animation Breakdown is an ongoing series in Los Angeles, and Chicago animation fans, who already enjoy the Eyeworks Festival of Experimental Animation, will see the arrival of Animation Torrent next month.
‘Fallin’ Floyd’ by Albert ‘t Hooft and Paco Vink
A humoristic turbo drama. Floyd, after being dumped by his girlfriend, suffers from psychological problems manifested as a little demon who disrupts his everyday life. Floyd has to go through great depths before he can continue his life.
Definitive Proof That Academy Voters Are Ignorant About Animation
Those of us in animation always gripe that the rest of Hollywood doesn't care or know the first thing about animated films. There are tons of anecdotal stories to support this position, but finally, we've got some definitive proof. And if you think Hollywood doesn't understand animation, it's even worse than you could imagine.
How CalArts Came To Dominate Hollywood’s Animation Industry
"Vanity Fair" doesn't write about animation often, but when they do, it's memorable. Their new Hollywood issue has an excellent long read by Sam Kashner about the legendary CalArts animation program of the Seventies and Eighties.
Animation Books To Watch For in 2014
New books about "Adventure Time," Mary Blair, Alex Toth, Disney Golden Books, Pixar, and DreamWorks will be published in 2014.
“Frozen” Head of Animation Says Animating Women is “Really, Really Difficult”
Disney's Frozen won't be released theatrically for another month-and-half, but it's already melting into one giant slushee of controversy.
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