Disney

The John Basmajian Collection online

In 1984, Christie’s East held a pivotal auction from the John Basmajian Collection of Walt Disney Animation Art. No one had ever seen …

Animators

Christmas Cards by Ollie Johnston

Check out this rare collection of holiday cards by Disney legend Ollie Johnston from the 1980s and ’90s. They’re from the collection of …

Shorts

Procrastination by Johnny Kelly

Excellent mixed-media student short by Johnny Kelly of the Royal College of Art. I was going to post it last weekend, but, well, you know…

Animators

Brad Bird on Ollie Johnston

Ollie Johnston’s cameo in Brad Bird’s The Iron Giant We asked Brad Bird, Oscar-winning director of Ratatouille and The Incredibles, if …

Animators

John Canemaker on Ollie Johnston

Oscar winning animator, animation historian and author of Disney’s Nine Old Men, John Canemaker sent in this tribute to Ollie …

Animators

Ollie Johnston 1912-2008

The end of an era. The last of the Nine Old Men, Ollie Johnston, passed away today in Sequim, Washington at the age of 95. Jenny …

TV

John K. on Rocky & Bullwinkle

John Kricfalusi has posted a fascinating visual analysis of the early episodes of Rocky & Bullwinkle. If there’s one bit of advice that …

Shorts

John K. Analyzes The Hep Cat (1942)

John Kricfalusi’s visual analysis of Bob Clampett’s The Hep Cat offers interesting ideas about why this particular cartoon works so …

Animators

Bill Littlejohn Interview

Above: Bill Littlejohn at Playhouse Pictures in 1962 Whenever I’m depressed about the state of contemporary animation, I think about …

Animators

John Canemaker Events

Two upcoming John Canemaker events in the New York area: The Tribeca Film Festival will salute the animator with The Animated World of …

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