Artist of the Day: Taylor Price
Taylor Price is a student at CalArts who hails from Vancouver. She posts her assignments and personal drawings on two …
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Does A ‘CalArts Sensibility’ Exist?
A minority of CalArts alumni take great offense if you imply that the school’s illustrious Character Animation program has a recognizable sensibility…
Platform International Animation Festival Makes Its Los Angeles Debut October 26-28, 2012
The festival celebrates animation from the past, present and future with a diverse slate of programs and events at REDCAT in downtown Los …
John Lasseter helps CalArts celebrate Chuck Jones 100th Birthday
What’s up, Doc? California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) celebrates 100th Birthday of Director and Animator Chuck Jones Chief …
Meet “ParaNorman” Character Designer Heidi Smith
On August 17th, ParaNorman, the second feature film from Oregon-based animation studio Laika (Coraline), will hit movie screens …
“Drifters” by Ethan Clarke
There are people who hate stuff like this — and then there are the rest of us. Ethan Clarke’s wonderful and disturbing thesis film from …
“38-39°C” by Kangmin Kim
Kangmin Kim impressed in 2010 with his student short Visit. He has continued to evolve his labor-intensive mixed-media approach with his …
“Little Boat” by Nelson Boles
How minimalist can a lead character be in an animated short and still elicit an audience’s emotional reaction? CalArts student Nelson …
Three Student Screenings: CalArts vs. USC vs. SVA
I’ve been to three student screenings in the past week: the USC and CalArts Experimental showcases in LA, and the School of Visual Arts …
“Drop’d” by Manny Hernandez
Another impressive outing by a CalArts student: Drop’d is second-year effort by Manny Hernandez. One of the big reasons I’ve been so …
“Girl Wallet” by Skyler Page
A fresh and funny animation style combine with skilled storytelling in Skyler Page’s Girl Wallet. We featured Skyler’s second-year …
USC, CalArts, Woodbury and UCLA Student Showcases
It’s student film season. Below is a list of the student screenings taking place in LA over the next month. Admission is free to all the …
Two Tiger Toons
Two sweet student films each involving tigers. Both completely different, both fine examples of character animation. First up, Taylor …
TONIGHT: Computer-Animated “Adventure Time” by Ke Jiang
A new episode of Adventure Time airs tonight on Cartoon Network, and the show will feature a 5-1/2 minute long computer animated segment. …
“Catatonic” by Einar Baldvin
Einar Baldvin created Catatonic as his thesis film for the CalArts Experimental Animation program. The film combines hand-drawn cut-outs …
How Jeffrey Katzenberg Convinced Me To Drop Out of CalArts
Katzenberg (left) speaking at CalArts last October (Photo via 24700 blog) Good read: a delightfully bizarre blog post from last …
“Bottle” by Kirsten Lepore
The first time we wrote about Kirsten Lepore, she was studying at Maryland Institute College of Art where she’d made an inventive …
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