More about the closure of Wild Brain San Francisco
It’s been a tough year in San Francisco. First, The Orphanage shut down, and then we reported earlier this month that Wild Brain is a …
Amid Amidi
Shrek the Musical Flops, Will Close Soon
Here’s a shocker: people aren’t willing to spend their hard-earned money to see a Broadway musical with a lead character that looks like …
Classic Cartoon Mural in Montreal
After the stress of judging the Ottawa International Animation Festival (more about that soon), I decided to unwind for a few days in the …
3 Dog Band by Paul Rudish
Worth checking out: a hi-res version of the Cartoonstitute short 3 Dog Band directed by Paul Rudish (Dexter’s Lab, Star Wars: Clone …
Interviews Worth Reading and Hearing
Filmmaker Michael Sporn interviews Jennifer and Bert Klein about their ambitious new animated short Pups of Liberty and the lengths they …
Cartoon Brew TV: Together!
Prepare yourself! That’s all I can say about David Sheahan’s Together! (2009). The first time I saw this film was like a punch in the …
Wild Wind by Leo Campasso
Twenty-one-year old Leo Campasso, an animator at Buenos Aires studio HookUp Animation, created Wild Wind in his spare time. The short is …
The Decemberists Perform with Animation
If I were in LA next Monday, I’d go to see this multimedia music/animation performance by The Decemberists at UCLA’s Royce Hall. With …
“Fort Knox” by Mike Scott
This morning, an example of animation from South Africa. Animator Mike Scott created this video for the band Goldfish. Software and tools …
Stan VanDerBeek Retrospective in Ottawa
There’s a lot of good stuff happening at the Ottawa International Animation Festival this week. Eric Goldberg, Henry Selick, David …
THIS THURSDAY: Peter de Sève in Paris
This Thursday, October 15, Galerie Arludik (12-14 rue Saint-Louis en l’ÃŽle, 75004 Paris) presents a one-man show of the work of …
Joe Murray Plans Animation Video Site
Joe Murray is in the planning stages of a new site called KaBoing TV, which he envisions as “an all cartoon, all animation channel, not …
The Creative Integrity of William Golden
Recently I revisited The Visual Craft of William Golden, a book published in the early-Sixties about the legendary CBS creative director. …
“Wail to God” Video by Anthony Schepperd
Don’t miss Anthony F. Schepperd’s video for Ape School’s “Wail to God.” The immediacy and intensity of his drawn animation is a real …
Cardboard by Sjors Vervoort
A graduation film by Sjors Vervoort of The Netherlands, with sound design by Steven Aerts. While I would have liked to see the interplay …
Fantaisie in Bubblewrap by Arthur Metcalf
Arthur Metcalf let me know that his first film, the festival-fave Fantaisie in Bubblewrap (2007), is finally online at YouTube’s …
Henry Selick leaves Laika
Oregon Live is reporting that Henry Selick is leaving his home base at Laika. The studio did not explain the departure other than to say …
Carlos Ramos on The Beatles Rock Band trailer
Carlos Ramos, the creator of Nickelodeon’s The X’s, ponders on his blog, Why can’t we have more hand-drawn animated features like Pete …
Kurt Vonnegut’s Rules
Kurt Vonnegut’s eight rules for writing short stories. With a few modifications, they also serve as a nice set of rules for makers of …
Wild Brain SF Shuts Down, Special Agent Opens for Business
Earlier this week, Wild Brain co-founder Phil Robinson and Wild Brain producer Amy Capen officially announced the launch of a boutique …
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