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Must-Read Commentary on Pixar, Joe Ranft and the “22 Rules of Storytelling”
In 2011, Emma Coats, a now-former Pixar story artist, tweeted out a series of twenty-two storytelling tips she’d picked up during her …
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Book Review: “Animating Your Career” by Steve Hickner
Steve Hickner's "Animating Your Career" promises practical advice for artists entering the animation field. Does the book deliver?
Pixar Veterans Launch ToyTalk’s First App “The Winston Show”
When Oren Jacob left his post as CTO at Pixar to start ToyTalk, it wasn’t clear what kinds of projects the new company would undertake. …
“i” by Isabela Dos Santos
Hand-drawn animation and dance performance intersect and interact in a piece that asks, Who am I?
Why Animators Should Care About The Recording-Breaking Debut of “Grand Theft Auto V” [UPDATED]
Publisher Take-Two Interactive reported that first-day sales of Grand Theft Auto V topped $800 million, a record for the video game industry.
The GEICO Gecko Does Not Like Being Called A Cartoon
Sometimes a TV commercial is just a TV commercial. But not this time. This new spot for auto insurance company GEICO is noteworthy for …
Why Must Animated Kids’ Movies Promote Self-Esteem Myths?
Luke Epplin writes convincingly in The Atlantic about the supremacy of the ‘magic-feather syndrome’ in kids’ animated features, which is …
“Van Gogh Shadow” by Luca Agnani
This curious experiment by Luca Agnani adds movement and lighting effects to thirteen paintings by Vincent van Gogh. You can judge for …
Watch a New Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck Short “No Service”
A second new Mickey Mouse short, No Service, has been made viewable (for American viewers) on Disney’s website. This short is night and …
How Etsy Is Using Vine and Stop Motion to Build Its Brand
Vine, Twitter’s mobile looped video app, is less than a year old and still remains a new frontier. Not everyone is sure how to use it and …
Max Headroom And The Strange World Of Pseudo-CGI
Fake CG animation was a big deal in the early-1980s. What can digital animators today learn from this short-lived trend?
U.N. Millennium Development Spots by Daniel Og
Brew reader Leo Santos introduced me to the fantastic work of Brazilian animator Daniel Og, who animated this series of eight 30-second …
LOST FILMS: “El Sombrero by Bob Balser
Fans of classic animated shorts are undoubtedly familiar with John and Faith Hubley’s 1964 short The Hat, but there was another short …
Trailer for “Blood of Eden,” An Iranian CG Feature
This trailer for the animated feature Blood of Eden is among the more cinematically ambitious pieces of Iranian animation I've encountered yet.
The Disney Purchase of Lucasfilm: What Does It Mean?
Disney’s $4.05 billion acquisition of Lucasfilm has generated more questions than answers. The Mouse has made it clear that they bought …
Disney Buys Lucasfilm, “Star Wars” Franchise for $4 Billion [UPDATED]
It’s not April Fools’ Day. The Walt Disney Company is acquiring Lucasfilm and the Star Wars franchise for $4.05 billion. The press …
Toon Boom And Bento Box Entertainment Team Up To Develop Unique Paperless Digital Animation Pipeline
Toon Boom Animation Inc. (“Toon Boom”) and Bento Box Entertainment (“BBE”) have combined their expertise to develop an exclusive …
Warner Brothers Releases CG Looney Tunes Shorts Online
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cYMoxBWEZw&feature=youtu.be Warner Bros. Animation has released two new Looney Tunes Theatrical …
A Chat With Ottawa Festival Artistic Director Chris Robinson
First staged in 1976, the Ottawa International Animation Festival is no spring chicken. Only the animation festivals in Annecy (France) …
CBTV Student Festival: “Gum” by Noam Sussman
Side effects of this film may include heart palpitations, pregnancy and fits of uncontrollable laughter.
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