Sue Nichols Maciorowski, Veteran Artist Of Modern Disney Films, Dies At 55
She worked as a visual development artist, character designer, and story artist on most of Disney’s 2d features of the 1990s.
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Here’s Every Disney Movie Being Released Theatrically And On Streaming In 2020
The Walt Disney Company has 25 features slated for theatrical release in 2020.
Golden Globes Nominees: Disney Dominates, ‘Lion King’ Finally Acknowledged As Animation
Here are the the Golden Globe nominations for best animated feature.
‘Frozen 2’: Which Box Office Records It Has Broken, And Which It Hasn’t
Disney’s sequel is a huge hit — but the studio is presenting it as an even bigger success than it is.
An Argument For Why ‘Atlantis: The Lost Empire’ Is One Of The Greatest Disney Films
No cute sidekicks, few songs, strange plot holes, and plenty of Plato: Disney’s 2001 feature is a masterpiece, according to this video essay.
Making ‘Frozen 2’: Disney’s Team On How They Approached The Story, Design, And Animation
The artists behind the sequel have described their creative process in a range of interviews. We’ve compiled their most intriguing comments.
Walt Disney Animation Studios Emphasizes Diversity In Its New Slate Of Directors
At least three of its four newly announced directors have an ethnic background.
SIGGRAPH 2019 Offers Biggest Offering of Immersive Content Ever
Among the offerings is the world premiere of Disney’s second vr project, “A Kite’s Tail.”
‘Frozen 2’ Teaser: Disney Offers First Look At Sequel To Its Hit Franchise
Teaser highlights the adventure elements of the story and reveals new characters.
Disney Animators Are Helping Bring To Life New ‘Beauty And The Beast’ Audio-Animatronics
Get a sneak peek of the Beauty and the Beast ride, opening at Tokyo Disneyland in 2020.
Disney Animation’s First VR Project, ‘Cycles,’ Will World Debut At SIGGRAPH
Walt Disney Animation Studios is experimenting with virtual reality.
Watch The First Public Appearance Of Jennifer Lee, Disney Animation’s New Chief Creative Officer
In her first public appearance as Disney Animation’s chief creative officer, Jennifer Lee speaks about Disney’s #DreamBigPrincess initiative.
Walt Disney Co. Discussing Ways To Bring Back John Lasseter, Report Says
#MeToo? Not at the Walt Disney Company.
Disney Animation Sets ‘Day Of Listening’ For Staff Amid Uncertainty Over John Lasseter’s Future
The artists at Walt Disney Animation Studios will have their say tomorrow.
Walt Disney Co. Declines To Say Whether It Is Investigating Allegations Against John Lasseter
The Walt Disney Company has thrown up a wall of silence around John Lasseter.
The Effects Tech Behind ‘Moana’
New videos explore the water and volcano effects simulations in ‘Moana’.
New ‘Moana’ Featurette Highlights Cultural Inspirations
A new featurette from Disney Animation focuses on the Pacific islands cultural history that inspired “Moana.”
Disney, DreamWorks and Sony Describe Artists’ Wage-Theft Lawsuit As ‘Futile’
The major studios filed a motion last Friday in federal court asking a judge to dismiss the antitrust wage-fixing lawsuit that had been filed by animation industry employees.
Artist of the Day: Will Finn
Today we look at the work of Will Finn, Cartoon Brew’s Artist of the Day!
Artist of the Day: Jeff Turley
A look at the work of Jeff Turley, Cartoon Brew’s Artist of the Day.
Artist of the Day: Romain Barriaux
A look at the work of Romain Barriaux, Cartoon Brew’s Artist of the Day.
Artist of the Day: Guillaume Fesquet
Guillaume Fesquet is a French artist who works in visual development on animation productions.
Artist of the Day: Leo Matsuda
Leo Matsuda is a Brazilian artist who works in the story department at Walt Disney Animation Studios.
Artist of the Day: Kenard Pak
Kenard Pak is an artist in San Francisco who has worked as a visual development artist at DreamWorks Animation, PDI/DreamWorks, and Walt Disney Animation Studios.
Artist of the Day: Stef Choi
Stef Choi is an artist living in Portland, Oregon. She creates illustrations, videos and other multimedia projects as part of her collaborative enterprise Belly & Bones that she runs with Tony Candelaria.
Artist of the Day: Jin Kim
Cartoon Brew’s Artist of the Day concludes “Frozen” week with a look at the work of Jin Kim, who was recently written up here for his caricatures of Disney co-workers.
Artist of the Day: Lisa Keene
“Frozen” week continues on Cartoon Brew’s Artist of the Day. Lisa Keene could justifiably be called a Disney veteran. Her credits on Disney films date all the way back to 1985’s “The Black Cauldron” on which she was a background painter.
Artist of the Day: Bill Schwab
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.
Like Father, Like Daughter: Claire Keane Leaves Disney Animation
Ron Husband wasn’t the only Disney artist who left the company on September 20. Visual development artist Claire Keane also left Walt …
Jin Kim Caricatures His Disney Co-Workers
Disney character designer Jin Kim drew this suite of twenty-five caricatures of co-workers for Disney’s annual in-house caricature show. …
Disney Announces New Animated CG Pic “Zootopia”
Yesterday at D23 expo, Walt Disney Animation Studios announced Zootopia (working title), a feature slated for 2016 that will be directed …
Access the Disney Animation Vault with New Interactive iPad App
Walt Disney Animation Studios has partnered with Touch Press, the digital book publishers behind Elements and Leonardo DaVinci: Anatomy, …
Artist of the Day: Ryan Lang
Ryan Lang works as a visual development artist at Walt Disney Animation, including on the upcoming Disney/Marvel pic “Big Hero 6.”
You Won’t Believe How Long Burny Mattinson Has Worked at Disney
This afternoon, there was a big celebration at the Walt Disney Animation Studio in honor of Burny Mattinson’s incrdible anniversary.
Walt Disney Animation Studios Debuted Newly Restored, Once-Thought-Lost 1928 Oswald Short “Hungry Hobos” At Telluride Film Festival
BURBANK, Calif. (Sept. 4, 2012) —Walt Disney Animation Studios (WDAS) debuted a newly restored digital print of the once-thought-lost …
Walt Disney Animation Studios Launches Open Source BRDF Explorer
Innovative and Versatile New Toolset Unveiled at SIGGRAPH Takes Viewing BRDFs to New Levels of Accuracy and Efficiency BURBANK, Calif. …
Theatrical Debut of Groundbreaking Animated Short “Paperman” Slated For November 2, 2012, In Front Of Walt Disney Animation Studios’ “Wreck-It Ralph”
BURBANK, Calif. (June 15, 2012) — Walt Disney Animation Studios (WDAS) announced today that Paperman, a groundbreaking short film …
Walt Disney Animation Studios Unveils Epic Adventure “Frozen”-In Theaters November 2013
Film/TV/Stage Star Kristen Bell and Tony® Award Winner/film/TV star Idina Menzel Lend their Singing/Acting Talents Broadway Greats …
