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How Much Will That Film Make?

Animation Guild president Kevin Koch has written a fascinating post on the Guild blog about how to predict an animated film’s final box …

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Bargain Book Notice

Just a quick note: Amazon currently has a good deal on my book, THE ART OF ROBOTS, as well as on THE ART OF THE INCREDIBLES Each book is …

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WALLACE & GROMIT

Unless I’m mistaken, I’ve now seen every substantial theatrical animated feature of 2005 (except CHICKEN LITTLE). MADGASCAR, CORPSE BRIDE …

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“Art of” Book Bargains

If you haven’t picked up my book THE ART OF ROBOTS yet, now might be a good time to grab a copy on Amazon. There is currently a “bargain …

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NY Dispatch #1

This past week I’ve been hanging around New York City on a business trip of sorts, though admittedly, business in my case is fairly …

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Pixar and The Uncanny Valley

I stumbled across an interesting blog post over at RobotJohnny.com that again mentions the “Uncanny Valley” theory and how Brad Bird has …

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THE NEW “TOON BOOM”

Evidence that a new “toon boom” is upon us – with the highly anticipated release of THE INCREDIBLES, ROBOTS, CHICKEN LITTLE, MADAGASGAR, …

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