Artist of the Day: Stefan Gruber
Stefan Gruber is an artist, animator, musician and teacher. He founded and teaches in the animation department of the alternative high …
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“Mulan” Director Tony Bancroft Will Teach You How to Direct Animation
Animation veteran Tony Bancroft (co-director of Mulan) has an interesting sound book in the works. It’s called Directing for Animation: …
Exploring The Unique Production Process Of Netflix’s Stunning ‘Blue Eye Samurai’ (Exclusive Video)
Watch a conversation with ‘Blue Eye Samurai’ supervising director and producer Jane Wu and production designer Toby Wilson.
Annecy Announces 23 Animated Features for 2013 Festival
Annecy, the longest-running and largest animation fesival, has announced the feature film selections for their upcoming festival in June. …
Animation Editor Jay Lawton, RIP
Animation editor Jay Lawton has died at age 51 after a battle with cancer.
Artist of the Day: Marlo Meekins
Marlo Meekins’s observational, drawing and painting skills are exceptional. She fantastically distorts specific shapes and forms of …
Why Is It So Difficult to Make Cute Cartoon Characters?
Audiences can instantly recognize a cute cartoon character when they see one, but why are memorable cute characters so difficult to create?
“Stammer” by Shen Jie
A man plus an ice cream cone is not the recipe for tension-filled drama unless the film is Stammer. This playful experimental piece by …
Mickey Mouse Short “Get a Horse!” Will Debut at Annecy
Disney announced today that they will release a ‘lost’ Mickey Mouse short called Get A Horse! featuring Walt Disney himself as the voice …
Artist of the Day: Michael DeForge
Michael DeForge produces a lot of work. He contributes designs and storyboards to Adventure Time and produces comics and illustrations …
“I Am Art” by David Stodolny
DreamWorks animator by day, independent filmmaker by night—David Stodolny keeps busy for sure. His pop culture parodies of The Hulk and …
Joe Pitt Shares the Artwork That Inspires Him
Industry artist Joe Pitt has started a new Tumblr called Straights Against Curves to share “a collection of animation related art, …
The Rise and Fall of 38 Studios
The NY Times offers an infuriating and detailed article about the recklessly stupid Rhode Island politicians who gave $75 million to …
Frenzer Foreman Animation Forum #1: Liz Artinian
Cartoon Brew’s new podcast Frenzer Foreman Animation Forum debuts today with guest Liz Artinian. Liz is the owner of the …
Executive Pay at DreamWorks Animation Was Up in 2012
Whew, for a second there, we were worried that DreamWorks Animation was struggling, but if their executive pay is any indication, they’re …
“Kairos” is the Most Exciting Hand-Drawn Animation You’ll See Today
What’s that? You say that no one is making exciting 2D animation anymore? You say that you’d like to see some drawn animation that’s so …
Artist of the Day: Mr. Doob
Ricardo “Mr. Doob” Cabello is an innovator in using WebGL technology in modern web browsers to create advanced interactivity and …
DreamWorks Animation’s Chinese Arm Announces Live-Action Movie Franchise
DreamWorks Animation is moving into live-action. At a Beijing news conference last week, Jeffrey Katzenberg announced a co-production …
Amazon’s Animated Pilots Are A Big Disappointment
Last Friday, Amazon released 14 pilots on their online streaming service in the latest bid by an Internet company to unseat network TV …
Beware of Misidentified Animators on Google
Don’t believe everything you read—or see—online. One of the newer Google search features is to include a biography box for …
Richard Williams Reveals Details About His Secret Animated Film
On Friday, the Guardian published a long profile of Richard Williams. It’s an inspiring read even if you’re familiar with the man. …
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