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FRANKENBERRY REDUX

Animator Chris Romano has posted his work on a website, Toonlets, and came up with several clever audition pieces – including this one, …

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COMIC CON WRAP UP

I had a great time at the San Diego Comic Con this year.The convention is so big, so massive, so overwhelming – it’s like an annual …

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HOW TO ENJOY YOUR WEEKEND

The more things change, the more they remain the same.Back in the 1970s, animation fans waited impatiently, for many long tortuous …

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Twisted Pride

Jonathan Groff, exec producer of the forthcoming NBC series FATHER OF THE PRIDE, explains why they’re producing the show in CG animation: …

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LEGO SPIDERMAN

This is terrific!Columbia Pictures and Lego produced a wonderful stop motion piece by Tim Drage and Tony Mines (of Spite Your Face …

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UPA ON HELLBOY

Columbia TriStar’s upcoming 2-disc THE LOST SKELETON OF CADAVERA – because a certain cartoon buff at TriStar insisted it be part of the …

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LOONEY TUNES V.2

I’m bound by a confidentiality agreement not to discuss the contents of the LOONEY TUNES GOLDEN COLLECTION volume 2 (due out in …

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MONSTER ROAD

Monster Road is a feature-length documentary by Brett Ingram (Director/Co-editor) and Jim Haverkamp (Co-Producer/Co-Editor) that explores …

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PLANE CRAZY

I posted this a while ago on my Cartoon Research site, but since the date is coming up soon, I thought I’d repost this info here on the …

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Directing TV Animation Part 2

Directors don’t always have input into character designs for a TV series, but they should. There are many design issues that have …

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GREG BURSON ARRESTED

Animation voice actor Greg Burson, best known for Yogi Bear and Bugs Bunny (“Carrotblanca”) was arrested at his home in Tujunga. Early …

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The TV Animation Business Part 4

How Companies Keep Their Costs Down: Outsourcing Because the number of channels is growing proportionally faster than the number of …

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India’s Talent Crisis

Continuing our coverage of the Indian animation scene, here is an article from THE FINANCIAL EXPRESS that reports while India is expected …

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JOHN SEELY 1923-2004

John Seely recieved music credit on six Warner Bros. cartoons released in 1958 – when Milt Franklin and the Warner studio musicians went …

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The TV Animation Business Part 3

What If You’re Not a Multinational? The multinational corporations are not the only companies making animated TV series. But if …

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The TV Animation Business Part 2

How Multinational Corporations Thrive As I mentioned in the last installment, the paradox of the TV business is that the increasing …

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A COLUMBIA CARTOON ON DVD

THE LOST SKELETON OF CADAVERA on dvd June 22nd. The Ub Iwerks 1937 cartoon “Skeleton Frolic”, a color remake of Disney’s “The Skeleton …

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MICKEY REIMAGINED

Hartman’s MICKEY The New York Times has posted a teriffic article (to be printed in Sunday’s edition) asking if Disney can ever really …

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Kneitel, Sparber & Tytla

Which one of these doesn’t belong? I can’t get over this publicity photo of Disney great Bill Tytla, with Isadore Sparber and Seymour …

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