On Sale Tuesday: Woody Woodpecker Volume 2
I’m obviously excited about the release next Tuesday of Woody Woodpecker and Friends Classic Cartoon Collection Vol. 2. It’s an excellent …
Previously on Cartoon Brew
Horton Hears a Who! Comparison Reel
Blue Sky animator Jeff Gabor recently posted on his website a comparison reel from Horton Hears a Who! that shows his live-action …
Cartoon Animator 5.3 Introduces Animated Characters For Live Performances
A new feature in Cartoon Animator allows users to activate motions, performances, and effects for characters with a single button press for real-time animation.
Kraak & Smaak’s Flipbook Video
Just when you think everything that could possibly be done with old-school flipbooks has been done, along comes a refreshing example of …
The Secret Origin of Foghorn Leghorn
Animation historian/author and voice actor Keith Scott, a foremost authority on Jay Ward, old-time radio and cartoon voice actors, has …
Pixar’s Presto
I was getting ready to junk a flyer I’d received for the Hiroshima International Animation Festival when I noticed a tiny image printed …
Geri’s Game Remakes
Readers may recall that last year I posted about a group of Brazilian film students who had created a scene-by-scene live-action remake …
Disney’s Gettin’ Lazy
Disney’s reuse of past animation is nothing new. But seeing these sequences in motion, one scene followed by its subsequent reuse, is …
A Cookie model sheet
A Brew reader sent me this link from ebay, wondering ‘what year this Betty Boop model sheet was from, or did the seller mis-identify this …
My Favorite Animated Films
I really like this video of a hardcore cartoon fan offering his opinions about various animated features. Many of us are so heavily …
Little Nemo test film
The tortured history of the TMS feature film Little Nemo: Adventures In Slumberland (1992) could rival that of Richard Williams The Thief …
Disney/Pixar to release 10 features through 2012
Earlier today, Disney and Pixar announced their theatrical line-up through 2012. This is the lengthy press release with story details and …
Käytöskukka
Eliza Jäppinen, a co-founder and creative director of the up-and-coming Finnish animation studio Anima Boutique, recently told me about …
This Way Up by Smith & Foulkes
The Animation Show has announced the film line-up for their fourth annual tour, and the most exciting piece being offered, in my opinion, …
Visit Pixar for $14,700!
How much is it worth to you to visit Pixar? What if we threw in tickets to the world premiere of Wall*E, a tour of Disney Studios Studios …
Sony Imageworks Gag Film About Indian Outsourcing
Digital animators and visual effects artists at Sony Pictures Imageworks created this unofficial short that shows two artists concerned …
GR8-2-B-NOMN8D Part #5
Starting in two weeks, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Beverly Hills will begin the fifth edition of their annual …
Bob Clampett’s First Film
It’s no masterpiece, but it is rare and significant. Below is the first four minutes from the Joe E. Brown comedy When’s Your …
“Mexican Standoff” by Bill Plympton
Bill Plympton just wrapped a new music video for Dutch musician Parson Brown. The video, “Mexican Standoff (Falling Into You)”, intercuts …
Dave Wasson’s New Site
Animation director and designer Dave Wasson has launched a new website DaveWasson.net packed with examples of his design and animation …
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