Dave Pruiksma Passes On The Disney Nine Old Men’s Lessons To Young Animators At CAT Animation
Veteran animator Dave Pruiksma ("Beauty and the Beast," "Aladdin") reflects on what he learned at Disney and why he set up an online school.
Veteran animator Dave Pruiksma ("Beauty and the Beast," "Aladdin") reflects on what he learned at Disney and why he set up an online school.
LightBox Expo returns Oct. 24–26 with panels on 'Zootopia 2,' 'Wicked,' 'KPop Demon Hunters,' and more, plus awards honoring Tim Burton and Stan Winston.
Fierlinger carved out a singular path in animation — one marked by a distinct visual voice, a relentless work ethic, and a deep emotional honesty.
The groundbreaking adult animated series premieres this Sunday.
At Chapman University, animation students are mentored by top-shelf artists such as Lauren Faust, Brenda Chapman, and John Musker.
Filmmakers from each of this year's shortlisted shorts shared the first piece of artwork they made for their films.
Eggleston's storied career at Pixar included winning an Oscar for his short "For the Birds."
Uli Meyer speaks to Cartoon Brew about the challenges of adapting Ronald Searle's artwork to animation.
The Adult Swim animator and voice talent died almost penniless, which some say could’ve been prevented.
How the two main characters in Pixar's Oscar-nominated "Lou" were developed.
Michael Eisner lounged his six-foot-four frame in a conference room chair. He was wearing jeans and sweatshirt, but why not? It was a Saturday morning.
When the Disney strike of 1982 ended and the story artists returned to their respective work spaces in the animation building, "Basil of Baker Street" was still running along two sets of tracks. There were storyboards filled with gags and character bits, and boards filled with plot points.
Steve Hulett recounts his role in the the confusing and chaotic production of Disney's most un-Disney-like feature, "The Black Cauldron."
Larry had me writing sequence scripts for "The Fox and the Hound," which turned out to be my assignment for the next six months. Part of the package was attending Woolie Reitherman's marathon story sessions, which often left me drained and dazed. There were also Woolie's marathon take-selection meetings, which left me drained and bewildered.
Disney's head animation writer in 1977 was cartoon veteran Larry Clemmons, who had first been hired at the studio in 1930. At the time of his hiring, he was a Yale graduate with a degree in architecture, but an Ivy League education was of little value in 1930 when the economy was collapsing...and few buildings were being erected.
IN THE EARLY 1980S, CARDON WALKER JR. AND I produced the "Disney Family Album" series for The Disney Channel. It was one of the very first series funded by the Channel, and the first to get any kind of critical acclaim thanks to our nomination for a Cable Ace Award for Best Documentary Series. But we had an even bigger ambition, and that was to land the Great White Whale of Disney myths, the life story of Walt himself.
Ulysse Malassagne is the creator of the comic book "Kairos" which was recently published by Ankama Editions.
Bob Flynn is an artist originally from Maine who lives in Boston. He works as the art and animation director at FableVision Studios. Bob …
Walt Disney Animation Studios has partnered with Touch Press, the digital book publishers behind Elements and Leonardo DaVinci: Anatomy, …
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