“American History” (1992) By Trey Parker
From the archives, here’s the 1992 student film that Trey Parker, co-creator of “South Park”, made at the University of Colorado – a film …
Animators
A Must-Read Interview With Forgotten Animation Legend Phil Monroe
Golden Age animator Phil Monroe (1916-1988) is rarely discussed, even amongst animation cognoscenti, which is unfortunate because he had …
It’s Time For 365 Days Of Ward Kimball
A companion to my upcoming biography of Ward Kimball, 365 Days of Ward will be updated EVERY SINGLE DAY for the next year. The site is a …
Animated Wine Labels
If you can’t make it to Annecy this week – you can always stay home with a case of wine, with labels drawn by an international collection …
Glen Keane Talks About His Post-Disney Plans
How’d I miss this? In late-April, Glen Keane spoke for the first time about his post-Disney plans. He talks about wanting to return to …
LeSean Thomas Is The Seoul Brother
Seoul Sessions is a well-made mini-doc series by Creative Control about animation director LeSean Thomas (The Boondocks, The Legend of …
New Investigation Into The Police Shooting Death Of Animator Paul Boyd
A new video has surfaced that shows the Vancouver police department shooting Paul Boyd to death. Boyd was a director on Ed Edd n Eddy and …
Let Frank Tashlin Teach You His “SCOT Art” Cartooning Method
Frank Tashlin’s extremely rare 1952 cartooning booklet How to Draw Cartoons has been posted online in its entirety. In the book, Tashlin …
John Lasseter on the Future of Animation
“No one goes to Milt Kahl – or Marc Davis or Ollie Johnston or Frank Thomas – ‘Wow’ what pencil did you use?” That’s my favorite quote …
Dreamworks Animators “Push It”
This year’s intro video to Dreamworks “Animation Day” (a day long acting workshop for their animators) is a hoot. Look closely and you’ll …
“Where Wild Things Are” Author Maurice Sendak Dies
Maurice Sendak died this morning due to complications from a recent stroke. The New York Times says he was “widely considered the most …
Buzz Potamkin (1945-2012)
Sad news to report. Buzz Potamkin, one of animation’s most beloved producers on both coasts, passed away from pancreatic cancer on …
Bill Presing’s Banana Girl
Beautiful! All of Bill Presing’s pin-up girls are gorgeous. Here’s an unabashed plug for a product and artist I like a lot: Pixar …
Amid Interviewed About The Ward Kimball Biography
Didier Ghez, editor of the important Walt’s People anthologies and proprietor of the Disney History blog, interviewed me about my …
Web Roundup: Art Babbitt, Organized Animation Tips and Creating a TV Show
Jake Friedman emailed yesterday to tell me about BabbittBlog.com, a site dedicated to all things Art Babbitt. Jake has been researching a …
Remembering John Halas
If you are unfamiliar with the life and work of John Halas (1912-1995), or simply know his name from his feature length Animal Farm …
Thomas Kinkade, RIP
The self-proclaimed painter of light, Thomas Kinkade, died unexpectedly on Friday at the age of 54. Before becoming a fine artist, …
Walter Lantz in 1948
Posting random classic photos has become the raison d’être of Facebook, but I just couldn’t resist sharing this vintage 1948 photo of …
“Casting The Birds” by Uli Meyer
Animator/director Uli Meyer’sCasting The Birds is not a new film, but a beautiful limited edition print Meyer’s been selling online. It’s …
“Footage Loose”
DreamWorks animators David Stodolny and Steve Meyer created this little short, filming all over the Dreamworks campus, during breaks over …
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