Learn How A Dolly Zoom Can Add Emotional Force To An Animated Scene
An effect made famous in live action also has application in animated filmmaking.
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Cartoon Brew’s The Weekly: Could The Mass Layoffs At Disney Have Been Prevented?
Jen Hurler looks at the mass layoffs announced at the Walt Disney Company and whether they could have been avoided if the company had more sustainable business practices.
Barry Jenkins To Make Animation Directing Debut With ‘Lion King’ Sequel
Barry Jenkins, known for the Oscar-winning “Moonlight,” is in the animation director’s chair for the first time.
VES Awards 2020: ‘The Lion King’ Wins Most Awards, ‘Missing Link’ Takes Top Animation Honor (Complete List Of Winners)
Who’s winning at the VES Awards tonight?
Oscar Animation Analysis: Netflix Triumphs, Shorts Get Diverse, ‘Frozen 2’ Snubbed
The animation categories of the Academy Awards offer more than a few surprises this year.
VES Awards: ‘The Lion King,’ ‘Toy Story 4,’ ‘Alita: Battle Angel’ Lead With 5 Nominations
Check out all the nominees for the 18th annual VES Awards, which recognize outstanding vfx artistry.
BAFTA Awards Analysis: A Rare Four Animated Feature Nominees, Diverse Shorts, And ‘The Lion King’ Up For VFX
A few snubs, an eclectic shorts category, and a victory for Disney’s disinformation campaign: here are our takeaways from this year’s nominees.
Don’t Believe Everything You Read: ‘Frozen 2’ Has NOT Become The Highest-Grossing Animated Film Of All-Time
The Walt Disney Company cannot stop lying to the public.
Golden Globes Nominees: Disney Dominates, ‘Lion King’ Finally Acknowledged As Animation
Here are the the Golden Globe nominations for best animated feature.
ANALYSIS: Netflix Overtakes Disney In 2019 Annie Award Nominations
See the complete list of 2019 Annie Award nominations.
Record 32 Animated Features Submitted For 2020 Oscars
The previous record was 27 features for the 2017 Academy Awards.
Four Resources That Will Help You Understand How The New ‘Lion King’ Was Made
In our round-up of articles, the senior crew explain how they created — and, in some cases, fudged — the film’s photorealism.
‘The Lion King’ Surpasses ‘Frozen’ As Highest-Grossing Animated Feature Of All-Time
The Walt Disney Company has finally found a worthy competitor that can beat its films at the box office: The Walt Disney Company.
$91.5 Million Debut Of ‘Nezha’ Crushes Animation Records In China
In China, “The Lion King” was no match for “Nezha.”
‘The Lion King’ Topples All-Time Opening Weekend Record For An Animated Film
Photorealistic animation is here to stay.
‘The Lion King’ Is Eyeing All-Time Opening Weekend Record For An Animated Film
Two things are for sure: the remake of “The Lion King” is animated, and it’s going to do well at the box office.
Jon Favreau Made An Animated ‘Lion King,’ But He Still Doesn’t Want You To Call It An Animated Film
“The Lion King” is a big technical leap forward for the art of animation. Innovation in the art form deserves to be celebrated, not belittled and hidden from the public.
Here’s Every Disney Movie Being Released Theatrically In 2019
Animation will play a huge role in Disney’s 2019 output.
Top Disney Executive Believes Disney’s New ‘Lion King’ Isn’t Animation Or Live-Action
Don’t call “The Lion King” an animated film. Or a live-action film.
Disney Writer Linda Woolverton Unhappy About Being Locked Out Of ‘Lion King’ And ‘Beauty And the Beast’ Remakes
“”I’m not happy that I don’t get to participate. Who would be?,” says Woolverton.
Don’t Let Disney Gaslight You: ‘The Lion King’ Remake Is An Animated Film. Here’s The First Teaser.
I’ll eat my shoe if this is a live-action film.
A Virtual Production Explainer: What It Is, And What It Could Mean For Your Project
Cartoon Brew makes sense of the virtual production phenomenon, and provides resources that filmmakers can use to start experimenting with virtual production techniques.
17 Big Animated Movies Coming To U.S. Theaters In 2019
If you thought 2018 was a big year for animated features, just wait until 2019.
Get It Right: Disney Is Doing An Animated—Not Live-Action—Remake of ‘The Lion King’
If you described today’s announcement of a “Lion King” remake as a ‘live-action film,’ you really shouldn’t be covering the film industry.
VIDEO: DreamWorks CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg Fights A Lion
This lion learned his lesson the hard way: don’t mess with Jeffrey Katzenberg.
From ‘Bambi’ to ‘The Lion King,’ Disney Legend Mel Shaw Lassos a Retrospective
Check out our image gallery of Mel Shaw artwork, which will soon be on display at the Walt Disney Family Museum.
Cartoonist Faces Up To 25 Years in Prison For Failed ‘Kung Fu Panda’ Lawsuit
The FBI alleges that a Massachusetts cartoonist falsely claimed that DreamWorks stole his characters and story for “Kung Fu Panda.”
‘Minions’ Is Now the Third-Highest Grossing Animated Film of All-Time
The minions have passed “The Lion King” on the all-time list and has now set its sights on “Toy Story 3.”
Roger Allers On His Struggle to Make Films at Disney Post-‘Lion King’
Roger Allers opens up about his struggles to make a feature film at Disney after directing “The Lion King.”
Disney Junior To Premiere ‘Lion King’ Spinoff Series in 2015
“It’s kind of like “The Lion King” meets “The Avengers,” says Nancy Kanter, general manager of Disney Junior, when describing their upcoming preschool series “The Lion Guard.”
Is This How You Listen to “Lion King” Music?
French animator David Besnier who was featured here last week for his impressive Flash website banner returns again with a humorous short revealing how he listens to music from Disney’s “The Lion King.”
Artist of the Day: Barry Johnson
Barry Johnson has worked on feature animated films for Aardman, Disney and DreamWorks as a story and development artist. Barry …
“The Lion King” in CGI
CG remakes of hand-drawn cartoons are generally a letdown. This is the exception.
Fun Things To Try With A Garbage Can
This clip is a pretty good example of why Frank Welker is one of the most skilled, not to mention prolific, modern day voice actors:
Hand-Drawn Animation Tops Box Office for 1st Time since 2009
Disney’s re-release of The Lion King in 3-D defied both box office expectations and the downward trend of 3-D by taking over the American …
“Beauty and The Beast” and “Lion King” coming in 3D
Disney Home Entertainment announced its plans to release 15 movies in 3D Blu-ray in 2011. Among the fifteen are a pair of 3D-conversions …