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Couple of Links

This new Disney blog seems like it could become a promising source of Mouse news. It’s run by John Frost, whose grandfather was early …

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No Experience Necessary

Here’s a TIME MAGAZINE story about Imagi, the Hong Kong studio that’s producing the animation for the upcoming DreamWorks TV series …

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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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THE BUZZ ON “PRIDE”

This doesn’t sound too good:Silence greeted the NBC sales presentation of FATHER OF THE PRIDE, the Dreamworks CG animated comedy based on …

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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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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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The TV Animation Business Part 3

What If You’re Not a Multinational? The multinational corporations are not the only companies making animated TV series. But if …

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Articles of Note

A few interesting articles for today: here’s an INTERVIEW with background painter Ron Dias, who started at Disney during SLEEPING BEAUTY …

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From Winsor McCay To This…

As long as we’re posting examples of inappropriate uses of CG (like the image from the new GARFIELD movie below), here’s a look at the …

Ward Kimball

DAD, CAN I BORROW THE CAR?

Ward Kimball (1914-2002) was a great animator, but the reason he’s my personal favorite of Disney’s Nine Old Men reaches far beyond his …

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