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JOESEPH BARBERA (1911-2006)
Word is circulating around Hollywood today that Joe Barbera has passed away. UPDATE (3:29 pm): The sad news has just been confirmed by …
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Santa Now A “Disney Character”
The BBC reports that at DisneyWorld in Florida, park officials told a man that he would have to leave the park if he didn’t stop looking …
No AI, Perpetual License, Developed By Artists: Moho’s Free Side Quest Update Now Exports 2D Characters To Unity, Unreal, Godot, And Blender
Moho’s free 14.4 Side Quest update lets animators export full 2D rigs and animations to Unity, Unreal, Godot, and Blender using the glTF format.
Chris Sanders No Longer Directing American Dog
The Internet started buzzing last Thursday when the blog Newlywed in Dubai reported that Chris Sanders (LILO AND STITCH) had been “fired” …
GREAT TV ANIMATION: MINUSCULE
I wrote about the charming pilot for the TV series MINUSCULE back in September. MINUSCULE is a new CG series from France created by …
Happy Holidays from Framestore CFC
This is a nicely designed Flash holiday greeting from the British cg/vfx house Framestore CFC. Plus, at the end of the piece you can help …
MORE FROM NEAL GABLER
Neal Gabler has an front page editorial in today’s LA TIMES on how Walt Disney represented the best and the worst of Amerian ideals, pop …
Ray Harryhausen Creatures
A four-and-a-half-minute compilation of every Ray Harryhausen creature in feature films, presented in chronological order. Pure 3D …
Jerry Beck Interview
ASIFA-East president David Levy has an interesting interview with fellow Brewer Jerry Beck in this month’s ASIFA-East newsletter. I …
Mad Scientist Friday
Can you guess who the scientist on the left is? Steven MacLeod has the answer on his blog, and it may surprise you.
Stefan Bucher’s Daily Monster
This has nothing to do with animation but it’s a delightful character design project worth noting. Last month, LA-based graphic designer …
Adrienne Tytla (1914-2006)
Howard Green sent us the sad news that Bill Tytla’s widow, Adrienne, passed away yesterday at her farm in East Lyme, CT. It was the same …
Animation’s Holy Grails
Atlanta animation director Ward Jenkins has posed an excellent question to his blog readers: “What would you consider The Holy Grail of …
When Frank Lloyd Wright Met Disney
In my book CARTOON MODERN, I mention briefly the story of what happened when legendary architect Frank Lloyd Wright visited the Disney …
Lasse Gjertsen
It’s a full-time job trying to keep track of all the emerging animation stars of the online world. One of the newest hit-creators is …
Not bird, not plane, not even a frog
Sad, but true… Ain’t It Cool News has posted the awful one sheet poster to the live action UNDERDOG movie coming out next summer. …
The Importance of Sympathy
Mark Mayerson has posted a terrific analysis on his blog of the different ways that sympathy can be created for animated characters. He …
NUCKIN’ FUTS
In case you missed it on last night’s TONIGHT SHOW or this morning’s TODAY SHOW, here is the latest JibJab masterpiece, Nuckin’ Futs. …
Animation Still Key At Nickelodeon
While Cartoon Network continues to abandon cartoons in favor of live-action productions, this article in yesterday’s NY TIMES reaffirms …
LEN LYE’S PEANUT VENDOR
Stop-motion animation teacher/historian Ken Priebe (The Art of Stop Motion Animation) has posted on YouTube what he calls “the creepiest …
Richard Williams Interviews Ken Harris
Thanks to digital tools available nowadays like Flash and various CG packages, everybody knows how to move a character, but very few …
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