‘Mouse in Transition’: ‘Disney’s Newest Hire’ (Chapter 1)
The first chapter of Steve Hulett's memoir about working as a writer at Disney in the late-Seventies and Eighties.
The first chapter of Steve Hulett's memoir about working as a writer at Disney in the late-Seventies and Eighties.
Tensions run high during the high school championships, and all eyes are on the showdown between Kong and Smile. The third episode jumps abruptly from Smile's training in episode 2 right to the championships, and to a Smile who has begun to gain the confidence to show his true potential.
Determined to unleash Smile's potential, Coach Koizumi devises a relentless schedule of training that culminates in a death match pitting old veteran versus young hopeful. Smile's resistance finally cracks under the pressure, and he begins to get serious. Meanwhile, the appearance of a new rival - the tough-looking Ryuichi Kazama - sets the stage for a later showdown.
A recap of the first episode of Masaaki Yuasa's new series "Ping Pong."
Animator and filmmaker Michael Sporn, a man who represented the spirit and vitality of New York's animation scene as much as any other single individual, passed away from pancreatic cancer on January 19. He was 67.
The creators of Guru Studio's "Justin Time" talk with Cartoon Brew about the secrets of making a stylish and entertaining preschool series.
When animators in Burbank get hungry, there's Moore’s Deli, which has a back room decorated by animation artists, many from the nearby studios of Cartoon Network, Nick, DreamWorks and Disney. Now say you went to New York City, and you wish for an opportunity to emulate, or at least echo, the doodles which caught hold at Moore’s Deli.
We reveal the top 30 Cartoon Brew posts of the past year based on the number of pageviews each post received.
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.
It's Frozen week on Cartoon Brew's Artist of the Day, and so we continue to feature artists who worked on Disney's latest feature. Bill Schwab works as a character designer and visual development artist at Walt Disney Animation Studios. On "Frozen" he is credited as supervising the character design work.
Jesse Balmer draws with skillful lines and renders his creations with tactile forms. His strange ideas multiply the visual impact of his …
Flower sniffing, carpet calisthenics, and other restless leisure-time activities. Domestic life can be tough. Finally, day breaks.
An MTV Animation studio alum who worked on the television shows Beavis & Butt-head and Daria, Brooklyn-based Willy Hartland is an …
As an animation professor at the School of Visual Arts, I try to keep abreast of all the latest animation how-to books. There are many …
A year or two ago, when I visiting Van Eaton Galleries in Sherman Oaks, the gallery’s proprietor, Mike van Eaton, showed me one of his …
Every decade or so, there is talk of an animation museum in the United States, and while none has ever been built, two new museums on the …
LeSean Thomas’s path as an artist has taken him from the South Bronx, to Los Angeles, to Seoul, and back to Los Angeles again. Starting …
Colin Howard is working as a character designer on Steven Universe, the new show in production created by Rebecca Sugar. You can see …
If you want something done right, you have to do it yourself. Walt Kelly had had a regrettable experience making The Pogo Special …
Looking for the perfect unique gift for that special animation nerd in your life? Or maybe you just want to give yourself a special …