Continuing our week of looking at some of the artists behind Blue Skey’s Epic, we focus on storyboard artist Tom LaBaff. “Print illustration is one of Tom’s passions,” according to the bio on his website. Tom creates editorial and book illustration work in addition to working on animated features. Tom extends the energetic, rough line often used during the animation process to his illustration work. He works with ink and watercolor washes and sometimes with a digital/analog hybrid technique demonstrated in this time-lapse video: Tom also has a blog here where you can…
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Bob Clampett Centennial Screening in Zurich
Cartoon Brew22 May 2013 | 10:43 amOn Thursday, May 30, the Filmpodium Zurich in Switzerland will present a screening of nine Warner Bros. shorts directed by the legendary Bob Clampett. The show is being presented in honor of his centennial, which was earlier this month. Clampett’s work isn’t well known in Switzerland and the film lineup is a solid primer to his work: Porky in Wackyland (1938) A Tale of Two Kitties (1942) A Corny Concerto (1943) Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs (1943) Draftee Daffy (1945) Book Revue (1946) Baby Bottleneck (1946) Kitty Kornered (1946) The Great Piggy Bank Robbery (1946) Click here to… -
Detail Helps Draw the Eye
Temple of the Seven Golden Camels19 May 2013 | 4:57 pmThis is a panel from the "Prince Valiant" comic book that was available on Free Comic Book Day. It caught my eye because it's a good example of the way I like to use detail in drawing.There's a good balance of empty areas and areas with detail, and I think the contrast makes for a pleasing drawing (contrast is always a useful method for creating a good illustration). And the artist also was very smart about where the detail was placed. Detail will always draw the eye in and encourage it to linger in an area, while the eye tends to flow through big empty areas quickly and easily. And the story… -
New 60 Second 'Monsters University' Trailer!
Upcoming Pixar22 May 2013 | 12:35 pmStill eager for more Monsters University previews? iTunes Movie Trailers has your back with a new minute-long video titled It All Began Here. Accompanying the frenetic new footage is Axwell and Sebastian Ingrosso’s new track for the film, Roar, which will (interestingly) be getting a separate release on June 4 ‒ weeks before the full Monsters University soundtrack on the 18th. The movie itself will follow on June 21, which is now less than a month away! How are you getting ready for Monsters U? -
Ape Step by Step
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Get ready for The Snow Queen, but not Disney’s version
22 May 2013 | 5:24 pmThe Snow Queen appears to be be a popular story to adapt into animation. News about Disney’s Frozen skims the web like an early frost, but another adaptation from Russia melts away in the morning light from too little publicity. Keeping the same name as Hans Christian Andersen’s tale, Deadline says that Vertical Entertainment has bought the US rights to distribute the film. Western fans might recognize the Russian distributor and co-producer Timur Bekmambetov, with credits to his name as 9 and Kikoriki Team Invincible. He released the film in Russia under his company the Bazelevs… -
Animation Addicts Podcast #38: How To Train Your Dragonite…I Mean, Dragon
22 May 2013 | 6:39 amLearn more about The Rotoscopers! Morgan, Chelsea, and Mason are flying high as they discuss DreamWorks’ How to Train your Dragon! Highlights: • What’s going on in everyone’s life? Awesome podcast plug: Talkin’ Toons with Rob Paulsen! We’re fans. • Bring on the news! Big Hero 6, Disney Withdraws Trademark Application for ‘Dia de los Muertos’, DreamWorks plans sequel for The Croods. • Main Discussion: How to Train your Dragon. • Pokemon Tangents! Were did the accents come from? • Box office and character analysis, Hog Hunters, and the parallels to life. -
MoviePass – How It Works
21 May 2013 | 8:13 amIf you’re the kind of person who regularly reads entertainment websites like Animated Views, chances are good you’re a movie lover. But a night at the theatre can be expensive and therefore something reserved for only the most anticipated of films, with everything else being caught on home video a few months later. But thrifty cinephiles have a new option. Since its founding in 2011, MoviePass has been billed as “Netflix for theatres”. They offer a subscription service that allows users to see almost all the movies on the big screen they want. Unfortunately, their… -
New Toy Story Toon revealed: Mythic Rock
21 May 2013 | 4:02 amLast week, readers got their first glimpse of the Toy Story of Terror TV special. Now word has arrived on another Toy Story project in the works: Mythic Rock, as listed on the résumé of Pixar producer Kim Jorgensen Adamsthe. Mythic Rock appears to be the latest entry in the Toy Story Toons line of shorts, following Hawaiian Vacation, Small Fry and Partysaurus Rex. At this time, the short’s plot is unknown, as the title could refer to anything from Buzz finding a moon rock to Bonnie adopting a pet rock to the toys having a jam session. What is known, however, is that if the short… -
Screenwriter Jon Vitti catches Angry Birds
21 May 2013 | 12:37 amRovio Entertainment has announced Jon Vitti will pen the screenplay for the film adaptation of the Angry Birds video game franchise. Among his numerous honors, Vitti has been particularly celebrated at the Emmy Awards: he won one as a writer-consulting producer on King of the Hill, and was nominated for his work on The Simpsons and The Larry Sanders Show. He also shared an Annie nomination as a writer for The Simpsons Movie. Details are skim regarding the comedic adventure Vitti will pen for Birds. Nonetheless, audiences can catch the frustrated fowls when Sony Pictures releases them into…
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Bob Clampett Centennial Screening in Zurich
22 May 2013 | 10:43 amOn Thursday, May 30, the Filmpodium Zurich in Switzerland will present a screening of nine Warner Bros. shorts directed by the legendary Bob Clampett. The show is being presented in honor of his centennial, which was earlier this month. Clampett’s work isn’t well known in Switzerland and the film lineup is a solid primer to his work: Porky in Wackyland (1938) A Tale of Two Kitties (1942) A Corny Concerto (1943) Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs (1943) Draftee Daffy (1945) Book Revue (1946) Baby Bottleneck (1946) Kitty Kornered (1946) The Great Piggy Bank Robbery (1946) Click here to… -
“Epic” Artist of the Day: Tom LaBaff
22 May 2013 | 9:02 amContinuing our week of looking at some of the artists behind Blue Skey’s Epic, we focus on storyboard artist Tom LaBaff. “Print illustration is one of Tom’s passions,” according to the bio on his website. Tom creates editorial and book illustration work in addition to working on animated features. Tom extends the energetic, rough line often used during the animation process to his illustration work. He works with ink and watercolor washes and sometimes with a digital/analog hybrid technique demonstrated in this time-lapse video: Tom also has a blog here where you can… -
Sneak Peek: Cartoon Network’s “Steven Universe” by Rebecca Sugar
21 May 2013 | 8:34 pmRead more about Rebecca Sugar. Cartoon Network has released a seven-and-a-half-minute preview episode of their upcoming series Steven Universe. The show was created by Adventure Time artist (and Singles director) Rebecca Sugar. Notably, she is Cartoon Network’s first-ever solo woman series creator. -
From Animation School to the Real World
21 May 2013 | 8:34 amLast week, I flew out from Los Angeles to New York to attend the annual Dusty animation screening at the School of Visual Arts. I watched forty thesis films from this year’s graduating class—a very solid year, I might add—and witnessed many of the students experience pre-show jitters and post-show relief. It was a fun night getting to see a lot of my old classmates, friends and teachers again, but most importantly it made me reflect on my own experiences since my own thesis screening two years ago. While graduation was a big deal, the thesis screening was really the big night for… -
“Epic” Artist of the Day: Sang Jun Lee
21 May 2013 | 6:57 amContinuing our week of looking at artists who worked on Epic, we focus on Sang Jun Lee. Sang Jun has designed characters and concepts for many blockbuster movie franchises including Star Wars, Pirates of the Caribbean and Men In Black. After a stretch of working in California on these live-action films, he moved to New York to work on Blue Sky features such as Horton Hears a Who, Rio, and most recently, Epic. Sang Jun’s website has a generous amount of drawings and digital paintings to explore. He also keeps a blog here.
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The Blackwing Diaries
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Bob Clampett, 100 and counting
13 May 2013 | 12:29 pmI was just visiting one of the most important animation blogs on the 'net-Michael Barrier's, to catch up, and saw he'd done a lovely post marking the 100th birthday of Bob Clampett, on May 8th. Good grief, I missed it. Of course, every day is a good day to remember Clampett-that wonderful, nutty, brilliant and lovable cartoon genius. Following is my Bob Clampett birthday post from 2006:I volunteered to work during the ASIFA annual cel sale in 1981; Bob Clampett happened to be there signing these preprinted drawings; his wife Sody was with him. I introduced myself, finally,… -
Adam and Dog: The ineffable beauty of drawn animation
20 Feb 2013 | 6:50 pmDrawings of Dog by Minkyu Lee. Drawing of Adam by Minkyu Lee. in·ef·fa·bleɪnˈɛfəbəl Show Spelleadjective 1. incapable of being expressed or described in words; inexpressible: ineffable joy. One late night about eighteen months ago, my officemate and fellow story artist Justin Hunt walked in with an animation sequence under his arm. It was old-school 2D, immediately identifiable by the sandwich of paper and cardboard secured with extra-long rubber bands. Here was something novel! Surrounded by cintiqs and working on cg… -
Para-nimation
14 Aug 2012 | 12:27 pmA model of the title character's house from "ParaNorman" on display at an Arclight theater.There's a nice article about Laika in the New York Times today. While not tremendously in-depth, it's a neat bit of context for the release of the Portland studio's"ParaNorman" this Friday. Moving Ahead in Stop Motion/With ‘ParaNorman,’ Laika Aims to Push Animation BoundariesIt's a wonderful and fairly astounding thing that not one but several studios are busy making animated features in this viscerally appealing, supposedly "throwback" technique. At SIGGRAPH in… -
"Art of Brave" Book Signing and Talk at Gallery Nucleus This Saturday
21 Jun 2012 | 1:07 pmThis Saturday, June 23, Gallery Nucleus is hosting an "Art of Brave" panel. Present, signing and speaking-and in the case of the two esteemed Pixar artists, showing-will be myself, story artist Emma Coats and visual development artist Paul Abadilla.Nucleus, by the way is a great space, and always has interesting art in its constantly changing exhibits and on sale in its store-often by animation artists exercising their creative urges outside of their day jobs. It's well worth a visit when in Southern California. See you there!Art of BRAVE Artist Panel & Book… -
The New York Times on the design of Brave's Merida
20 Jun 2012 | 5:15 pm Matt Nolte's early sketch of Elinor tangling with Merida's unruly mane. c. Disney/PixarOn June 15th the New York Times ran a very nice piece dealing with the design development of Merida, the heroine of "Brave". See it here.And not only see, but hear: as is often done at the Times, there's an accompanying slide show of artwork with narration by production dsigner Steve Pilcher and directors Brenda Chapman and Mark Andrews.I've been looking forward to seeing the finished film for some time, and will finally get my chance this Friday. I saw it three times (most recently in…
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Cross Pollination
22 May 2013 | 9:07 pmMarvel Animation preps its Avengers launch. The series premieres July 7th ... Marvel Animation has been working on this series since last year out of its studio in Glendale, California. This is the maiden effort of Marvel's new studio, with The Hulk being #2 (and scheduled to arrive in the not too distant future. Marvel now does its pre-production out of nine thousand square foot space snugged against Flower Street and Circle Seven Drive. MA has ambitions to expand its current lineup, but it will have to move to larger headquarters to do it. Because the studio will be packed to overflowing if… -
Why American Animation Still Dominates
21 May 2013 | 10:35 pmBut might not for much longer. Animation producer Martin Baynton explains: ... "Some of the production scales I have seen here in China don't allow any proper development process. They want to race in animation. ... It should take a year to write a script. But people here try to write a script in one week." "Everybody is working too fast." ... On the other hand, animated features in the U.S. have shorter and shorter production schedules. Maybe our fine, entertainment conglomerates are striving to imitate the Chinese. (On the other, other hand, the development process seems to be stretching… -
Cannibalization
21 May 2013 | 10:06 pmSo maybe Fox miscalculated. The Croods managed $3.02 million this weekend, bringing its domestic total to $177.02 million (worldwide, it's made an astonishing $550.3 million), but, with 20th Century Fox/Blue Sky Studios' Epic coming out, it's going to be tough reaching $200 million. ... DreamWorks Animation's cave family did more than accumulate another three million bucks. It climbed back into the fifth position inside the Top Ten, and it beat fourth place Pain and Gain on both Saturday and Sunday. Not bad for a feature that's been out for two months ... Chris Sanders now has two… -
Star Wars Forever
20 May 2013 | 8:56 pmThe Mouse moves briskly. With Lucasfilm firmly ensconced in Disney land, production has begun the next animated Star Wars TV series. Two months after The Clone Wars was forced to surrender following a five-year run on Cartoon Network, Star Wars Rebels is massing its forces for a fall 2014 attack. It will premiere as an hourlong special before the series kicks off on Disney XD outlets ... But Disney isn't wasting time on the cross pollination process. Phineas and Ferb have ended their regular series, but there are close to a half-dozen hour Star Wars specials featuring P & F that will be… -
More Chances For a Little Gold Man
20 May 2013 | 4:41 pmThe Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences becomes more generous: The Academy has relaxed the rules for winning an Oscar for Best Animated Feature, allowing more individuals to take home statuettes. In rule changes approved by the AMPAS Board of Governors, the filmmaker with producer credit will now receive an Oscar in the category, along with the film’s credited director. In cases where a two-person team has shared director credit, a third statuette can be awarded. In the past, the Animated Feature Oscar went to the single individual with the most creative input into the film,…
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2013 Badge Resale
20 May 2013 | 2:06 pmComic-Con is happy to announce a badge resale will open sometime in June 2013. If you have a Comic-Con Member ID, you will be sent the resale date and time via email. To receive this email notification, please be sure to sign in to your Member ID account and confirm that you did not "opt-out" of email correspondence from Comic-Con International. This information is found in the "Change My Preferences/Unsubscribe" section once you have logged in. If you have selected to “opt-out” of email notifications from Comic-Con, you will not be notified when badges go on sale. -
Bill Finger Award Recipients Announced
17 May 2013 | 8:12 amWHO WINS THIS YEAR'S AWARD?Bill Finger Award Recipients AnnouncedMark Evanier and his blue-ribbon committee have decided who will receive this year's Bill Finger Award for Excellence in Comic Book Writing. Read more -
2013 Russ Manning Promising Newcomer Nominees
10 May 2013 | 8:50 amWHO IS THIS YEAR'S PROMISING NEWCOMER?2013 Russ Manning Promising Newcomer NomineesAnnouncing this years nominees for the Russ Manning Promising Newcomer Award. This year's recipient will be announced as part of the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards on Friday, July 19, during Comic-Con International. Read more -
Terry Moore: Stranger in Paradise, Part Two
3 May 2013 | 8:30 amTHE TOUCAN INTERVIEWTerry Moore: Stranger in Paradise, Part TwoPart two of our interview with Strangers in Paradise creator Terry Moore spotlights his later series, Echo and Rachel Rising. Read more -
Terry Moore: Stranger in Paradise, Part One
30 Apr 2013 | 7:30 amTHE TOUCAN INTERVIEWTerry Moore: Stranger in Paradise, Part OneThe Toucan Interview returns with a career-spanning talk with Comic-Con 2013 special guest Terry Moore. The fan-favorite writer/artist is celebrating the 20th anniversary of his signature creation Strangers In Paradise and this first part of the interview focuses on Katchoo, Francine, and SIP! Read more
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Disneyland Most Instagrammed Place in America
22 May 2013 | 8:33 amThe Happiest Place on Earth can add one more accomplishment to its long list of magic; it’s been named the number one most-Instagrammed place in the U.S.. So far there have been more than 8 million photos posted to the photo sharing app that were snapped while at the Disneyland Resort. Not too shabby. Disneyland also announced that they’ve joined in the fun with an official Instagram Channel @Disneyland where they will feature fan-sourced images. Tag #Disneyland or @Disneyland with your photos and maybe they’ll be included on the channel. And of course, you can follow our… -
Rafiki atop the Sydney Opera House
22 May 2013 | 12:52 amDisney’s The Lion King musical has made its way down under. To help promote the occasion, they placed Buyisile Zama in her role as Rafiki atop the Sydney Opera House. Here’s the inspiring video: They actually did a whole video series on the casting and production of The Lion King in Australia. Check out the most recent episode below the jump: The show itself doesn’t open until December. But tickets are on sale now if you’re going to be in Sydney. Rafiki atop the Sydney Opera House originally posted on The Disney Blog - Disney News and Information -- by fans, for fans . -
Should I Rent a Car?
21 May 2013 | 11:31 pmOne question I get a lot is “Should I rent a car when I visit Walt Disney World?” If you’re not staying on property, the answer is pretty simple: Yes. There are no resorts within convenient walking distance of Walt Disney World, even the Downtown Disney resorts, and most resort shuttles are so inconvenient they’ll wreak havoc on your schedule. If you’re staying on property however, the answer is a little bit trickier. First, no one staying on Disney property needs to rent a car since Magical Express, Disney’s free shuttle service that runs between… -
Hyperspace Hoopla Highlights from Star Wars Weekends
21 May 2013 | 12:48 amI really thought this was one of the better Hyperspace Hoopla versions I’ve seen. So I went back through my footage and editted together a highlight reel from the 2013 show. I apologize for the sound distortion during parts of it. I’ll have to figure out how to reduce the bass when recording from right in front of the stage. There are still three weekends left at Star Wars Weekends. Here are the remaining celebrity lineups: May 24-26 Ray Park (Darth Maul, “Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace”) Warwick Davis (Wicket the Ewok, “Star Wars: Episode VI —… -
New TV Spot for The Lone Ranger – The Masked Man
21 May 2013 | 12:32 amA new TV spot for The Lone Ranger plays on the Masked Man story. From producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Gore Verbinski, the filmmaking team behind the blockbuster “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise, comes Disney/Jerry Bruckheimer Films’ “The Lone Ranger,” a thrilling adventure infused with action and humor, in which the famed masked hero is brought to life through new eyes. Native American spirit warrior Tonto (Johnny Depp) recounts the untold tales that transformed John Reid (Armie Hammer), a man of the law, into a legend of justice—taking the audience…
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New 60 Second 'Monsters University' Trailer!
22 May 2013 | 12:35 pmStill eager for more Monsters University previews? iTunes Movie Trailers has your back with a new minute-long video titled It All Began Here. Accompanying the frenetic new footage is Axwell and Sebastian Ingrosso’s new track for the film, Roar, which will (interestingly) be getting a separate release on June 4 ‒ weeks before the full Monsters University soundtrack on the 18th. The movie itself will follow on June 21, which is now less than a month away! How are you getting ready for Monsters U? -
Disney Channel Airs New 'Monsters University' Clips!
18 May 2013 | 6:58 amWith just over a month to go until the movie’s premiere, Disney Channel has been airing a slew of new Monsters University clips and featurettes. These promos have finally made their way online, thanks to a few Youtube uploaders. First off, an extended version of the scene we saw on Jimmy Fallon earlier this year: Animator Scott Clark explains the process behind a very funny dance scene: And finally, another promo which, most notably, features a brief clip of Steve Buscemi as Randall: We’ll update with higher-res versions if they become available. For now, though, enjoy this dosage… -
'Monsters University' Soundtrack Gets Cover Art & Track Listing!
16 May 2013 | 4:27 pmThe soundtrack for Monsters, Inc. is easily one of Pixar’s finest, with its energetic and memorable jazzy style. With Randy Newman back at the musical helm for Monsters U, there’s no doubt that he’ll inject the same exuberant mood into the prequel. For those looking forward to Newman’s score, Amazon has updated its product page for the soundtrack CD with some new details. In addition to the cover art, the page includes a full song listing for the soundtrack. Disappointingly, there doesn’t appear to be any lyrical music from Randy Newman. Check out the list below… -
Brad Bird Talks a Possible 'Incredibles' Follow-Up!
16 May 2013 | 12:16 pmFans have been clamoring for a sequel to The Incredibles for some time now, but director Brad Bird has had his hands full; after a thrilling live-action debut with 2011’s Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, he’s now busy developing an original project, Tomorrowland, with Disney. But could he eventually return to the world of animation? While Bird has always been open to an Incredibles follow-up, he often reiterates that he won’t make it unless he finds a worthwhile direction to take the characters. But in a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Bird disclosed that… -
'Monsters University' Teacher's Pet TV Spot!
15 May 2013 | 11:34 amThere are just over five weeks until Monsters University arrives in theaters, so Disney/Pixar have begun to air some new TV spots. Watch the latest one below, uploaded by themoviebox.net: It’s a credit to the Pixar animators that the characters show so much personality in such short bursts of animation. Expect more ads in the next few weeks; Monsters University is nearly here! UPDATE: Added a high-res version straight from Disney/Pixar’s Youtube channel.
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Sizzle Reel Shows Off World of Planes
17 May 2013 | 12:00 pmDisney released this new sizzle reel yesterday for Planes, the non-Pixar Cars spinoff flying into theatres August 9. Big on visuals, which are pretty good; light on story, as expected. Watch— -
Musical Teaser Trailer for Blue Sky's Rio 2
15 May 2013 | 11:45 am20th Century Fox has released the first, very musical teaser for Blue Sky's Rio 2, opening in theatres April 11 next year. I fear the young ones will play this on a loop. Watch— The sequel to 2011's Rio will find Jewel, Blu and their three offspring leaving their urban "domesticated life" for a journey to the Amazon, where they 'encounter menagerie of wild characters'. Rio 2 will reunite the -
Angry Birds Movie Flocks to Sony Pictures
15 May 2013 | 11:04 amSony Pictures Entertainment announced today that it has acquired the rights to distribute Rovio Entertainment's upcoming feature based on its massively popular Angry Birds gaming franchise. The CG film is set to project on screens worldwide on July 1, 2016. Developed in-house by Rovio, the Angry Birds movie is being produced by Despicable Me producer John Cohen and executive produced by -
Minions are Everywhere on New Despicable Me 2 Poster
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Opinion: Princess Merida Makeover Controversy is Ridiculous
13 May 2013 | 5:09 pmOn Saturday, before a crowd of thousands at the Magic Kingdom, Princess Merida of the Clan DunBroch was proclaimed an official Disney Princess, joining Belle, Cinderella, Rapunzel, and crew. To mark the investiture, Disney gave the Pixar character a slightly different look in some stylized artwork, as shown above. Innocuous, right? Wrong, if you believe the critics who have
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22 May 2013 | 1:35 amAmong the remains of the material saved by Vince Cafarelli, there was this newspapaer, The News World, dated Tues. May 23, 1978. On the same page, there were two articles about animation. Once was a piece about Disney’s Jungle Book, which was just about to be released. The second was an article about Perpetual Motion Pictures. This, of course, was the company where Vinnie and Candy worked with Buzz Potamkin producing and Hal Silvermintz designing. Below, I post first the two parts of the Disney article (I’ve also singled out just the type in case you want to read at a larger… -
Tissa’s Nidsummer Night Dream
21 May 2013 | 2:11 am- From 1983-85, Tissa David teamed with three other friends in Holland to begin work on an animated version of Mendelssohn’s Midsummer’s Night Dream. This film would introduce several animated characters from Shakespeare’s play over a live action orchestral performance of Mendolssohn’s music. These characters chased each other around the orchestra until, eventually, the animation took over, and the orchestra melted away. The tympanist, himself, melded into Bottom. This film was completely animated by Tissa, including all inbetweens and layouts. She was the film’s… -
Illusions – of Life
20 May 2013 | 2:54 amI started discussing some of the thoughts put forward in The Illusion of Life, the book by Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston. I had some major problems with some of the discrepancies in that book. Here’s the second, a continuation of that post. It cannot be doubted that without the speedy roughs, there would never have been the brilliance of Tytla‘s best work or Ferguson’s great comic animation. - On page 39 of the book, we read, “Walt introduced two procedures that enabled the animators to begin improving. First, they could freely shoot tests of their drawings and… -
WOTY – again
19 May 2013 | 3:09 am– I’ve posted a couple of pictures from Woman of the Year (called WOTY by those in the know) in the past but thought I go a touch deeper now. Woman of the Year was a project that came to me in the very beginning of my studio’s life – 1981. Tony Walton, the enormously talented and fine designer, had gone to Richard Williams in search of a potential animator for WOTY (as we got to call the name of the show.) Dick recommended me. But before doing WOTY, there were some title segments needed for Prince of the City, a Sidney Lumet film. (I’ll discuss that film work… -
Q&A
18 May 2013 | 2:30 amASIFA East is preparing for their annual festival which will take place tomorrow evening, Sunday, May 19th. The program will take place at Tishman Auditorium at The New School (66 West 12th Street, NYC) from 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm. Following the program and the small party upstairs (open to everyone) there will be a party at Fiddlesticks, located at 56 Greenwich Ave starting at 11:30pm. This is just downtown a couple of blocks from the New School. A cash bar will be in operation for this party. The Awards Ceremony and Reception afterwards are free and open to the public. We would appreciate the…
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Grab your tiaras & doubloons For Disney Junior Live On Tour
16 May 2013 | 8:17 pmAvast, me hearties ! Walking the plank off the television screen and into an arena near you, look for some popular Disney Junior characters to make a stop in your hometown. Jake and the Never Land Pirates and Sofia the First will be hitting the road starting this summer as Feld Entertainment announces it will stage a live production based on the top performing Disney Junior cable television programs. Feld, famous for Disney On Ice and Disney Live! extravaganzas, along with its Ringling Brothers and...(read more) -
Mike & Sulley join the long parade of Pixar & Disney stars who "Got Milk ?"
15 May 2013 | 8:32 pmSo what's the drink of choice in Monstropolis these days? Milk, of course. And if the college-aged versions of James P. Sullivan & Mike Wazowski are to be believed, milk doesn't just do the human body good. It also does wonders for a growing monster. Giving Sulley a thicker coat of fur and -- in Mike's case -- stronger nails on his hands & his feet. Copyright California Milk Processor Board / Pixar. All rights reserved Mind you, these stars of Pixar 's first-ever prequel,...(read more) -
Video: "Disney's PLANES Takes Flight" Features Music by Mark Mancina
15 May 2013 | 7:20 pmFrom above the world of "Cars" comes "Disney's Planes," an action-packed 3D animated comedy adventure featuring Dusty (voice of Dane Cook), a plane with dreams of competing as a high-flying air racer. But Dusty's not exactly built for racing-and he happens to be afraid of heights. So he turns to a seasoned naval aviator who helps Dusty qualify to take on the defending champ of the race circuit. Dusty's courage is put to the ultimate test as he aims to reach heights...(read more) -
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D23: The Official Disney Fan Club Announces New Free D23 Membership Level, Weird Disney & More
15 May 2013 | 7:19 pmMembers Will Have Online Access to Vast Array of Exclusive Disney Content Disney to Celebrate Expansion With New Free D23 Membership Level BURBANK, Calif. - May 16, 2013 - On June 17, D23: The Official Disney Fan Club , will launch a massive reimagining of its D23.com website, opening up the wonderful worlds of Disney like never before to its members. The site will provide access to newly digitized content that delves deeply into The Walt Disney Company's vault of material, past and present,...(read more)
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17 Apr 2013 | 11:19 pmDaniel is destined to be the next Frank Welker. Alan is a happy go lucky Scotsman. Tea was very talkative. Here is world famous painter, Drake Brodahl with the fruit of his loins. Check out his own fancy-pants cartoon art: My Mom is really going to be impressed that I drew Lee Aronsohn - the co-creator of 2 and a Half Men and Big Bang Theory. And here is Chris - again with his -
More CTN Pictures
16 Apr 2013 | 7:16 amThis fella is my best likeness yet. Here is the first man to successfully clone himself. Luc here is not impressed. Jesse collects snake ladies. They needed an ad for their tanning salon. Love is everywhere! Dan is a web producer for the mouse factory. I told him to run the old ones and get rid of the new redubbed voices. He promised. Good catch, Neil! -
CTN Caricatures 1 April 2013
14 Apr 2013 | 8:55 pmHere's my best friend, River who is the world's biggest cartoon fan. These are my friends from the most creative animation studio. Nico displays his soul-patch. Kyra waited patiently and sat very quiet and didn't refuse to smile. Her sister will appear soon. Here are two lovers brought together by their favorite cartoon couple. Chris demanded this instead of a caricature.
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MARK ANDREWS: Higan
1 May 2013 | 4:15 amALEX WOOAnd here's a couple of special moments from Alex Woo, tellin' it how it is. Inks, sans color...a bit of process for you working schlubs. DAN SCANLON: The Snowman JamboreeCheck these beauties out! Panels from Dan Scanlon's THE SNOWMAN JAMBOREE. Go give Dan more love here.EMMA COATS: BellsHere's a thumbnail color study from Emma's story, which is looking AMAZING. She's promising to use gouache for the actual colors, but was trying to get some ideas from watercolor...pretty good ideas if you ask me. More Emma love on her blog!JOSH COOLEY: The Loneliest Unicorn on EarthJosh… -
Afterworks
1 May 2013 | 4:09 amAfterworks 1 is a collection of seven short stories compiled into one handsome volume.The book is 152 pages, Perfect Bound, Black & White w/ Color Cover. 6 5/8" x 10 1/4"Here are some sample pages from each of the stories. We hope that you enjoy reading this book as much as we enjoyed putting it together.Click on the pages to read:"Brothers" by Robert Kondo010203"Blip Atomic" by Kevin O'Brien010203"Friday Night Fights" by Louis Gonzales010203"Champion - Chapter 1" by Simon Dunsdon010203"The Visit" by Nathan Stanton010203"Loopholes" by Sanjay… -
Jennifer Chang
17 Apr 2013 | 12:59 amYou know you love these beautiful watercolors..MARK ANDREWS: HiganAs promised, more from Mandrews!
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Ice-Cream Monster Toon Cafe
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Work-in-progress of my book
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Cultiv Interview
20 May 2013 | 11:15 amCultiv InterviewMy interview with Cultiv just release on-lineDear friends,Cultiv invites me to do an interview with them, it's now on-line. Hope you will enjoy the posting:7 with Alina Chau:"7 is an interview series exclusive to Cultiv where we ask the artists we love 7 questions about who they are and about their craft. Most recently worked as a 3d Story Artist on Star Wars - CLONE WARS, and is currently illustrating her own series of Art Books, developing 3 animated E-books, and is the Illustrator/Co-creator of TreeHouse Heroes & the Forgotten Beast. The series continues today… -
Japanese garden
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Logo design
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Wine Country sketch
1 May 2013 | 10:03 amSonoma Wine CountryWatercolor5.25 x 8.25 inch
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Daily Peril
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Horoscope Honeys Part 2
14 May 2013 | 10:57 pmI'm letting air the dirty laundry on this post. There are some stinky drawings in here. All part of the process I guess. The stinky part.Anyway, now that I've figured out my pin-up concepts for each horoscope sign, it was time to start the character designs. In addition to finding lots of personality profiles there were also tons of information regarding the physical appearances associated with each sign. You can see in my notes below I went a little crazy with all that information, but I think it really helped me to come up with unique body types for each character.To help solidify my design… -
Horoscope Honeys Part 1
23 Apr 2013 | 8:47 amI've always wanted to do a pin-up calendar, it's probably the most classic vessel for the pin-up that I can think of. Well I've finally gotten my chance to make one with Gallery Nucleus called Horoscope Honeys. It'll be a 2014 calendar and there will also be an exhibition and release party on June 29th 2013 at Gallery Nucleus.I thought I'd take you through the process from the very beginning this time. It was my wife's idea to do a horoscope themed calendar, which I thought was a great idea. Since horoscopes are basically personality profiles, I thought it would be great to imbue each pin-up… -
Spring is in the Air
28 Mar 2013 | 1:43 pmI've done a small sketchy painting which will be for sale at Tr!ckster's "Spring is in the Air" show this Saturday March 30th at 6:00 pm. Hope to see you there!2631 Ashby Ave, suite A, Berkeley, CA 94705510-665-8900 -
1 Feb 2013 | 11:00 am
1 Feb 2013 | 11:00 amIn light of tomorrow's gallery show at Feelmore 510 I thought I'd post my rough drawings for the new pieces. (click to see uncensored)Here's an alternate to number 2 that I was thinking about.And my color study. -
Gallery Time
25 Jan 2013 | 1:22 pmI've got a couple gallery shows coming up.The first will be a small show at Feelmore 510 in Oakland California next week.Feelmore is an, AHEM, adult gallery/boutique filled with the kinds of things you'd expect to find in such a place. It's very posh though, tastefully done. A classy joint to say the least.I'll be at the show opening reception which is at 6:00pm Saturday February 2nd. The address is:Feelmore 510 Adult Gallery 1703 Telegraph Ave.Oakland, CA 94612 tel. 510-891-0199The show is largely signed/framed prints but I did three new original nude pieces exclusively for it. They will be…
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Disney History
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16 May 2013 | 12:03 am
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16 May 2013 | 12:01 am
16 May 2013 | 12:01 amI just learned over the weekend that Tom Sito's book about the history of computer animation had just been released. It is a great read and it contains quite a lot of info about Disney, Pixar and... WDI's role in that story. A "must-have" according to my criteria. -
15 May 2013 | 12:01 am
15 May 2013 | 12:01 amThis just in from Gunnar Andreassen:[Found on ebay:A nice Laurel & Hardy mug by Ferdinand Horvath.] -
14 May 2013 | 12:02 am
14 May 2013 | 12:02 amThis just in from Gunnar Andreassen:[Found on ebay:A drawing by "Grim", probably Natwick, of Mae West.] -
13 May 2013 | 12:01 am
13 May 2013 | 12:01 amThis just in from Gunnar Andreassen:[Some drawings found on Ebay recently:Story gags by HR. Could this be Harry Reeves ?]
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Temple of the Seven Golden Camels
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Detail Helps Draw the Eye
19 May 2013 | 4:57 pmThis is a panel from the "Prince Valiant" comic book that was available on Free Comic Book Day. It caught my eye because it's a good example of the way I like to use detail in drawing.There's a good balance of empty areas and areas with detail, and I think the contrast makes for a pleasing drawing (contrast is always a useful method for creating a good illustration). And the artist also was very smart about where the detail was placed. Detail will always draw the eye in and encourage it to linger in an area, while the eye tends to flow through big empty areas quickly and easily. And the story… -
Create The Thing You Want To Exist In The World
13 May 2013 | 9:55 amSo I've been working on my own project outside of Disney for quite a while. In July, I will have put three years into it already. I've been thinking a bit about personal projects and what I think are important considerations to think about before undertaking one. So this is the first in a series about things to consider when planning a personal project.Every one of us is all too familiar with the life cycle of creative endeavors; countless personal projects are started with a ton of passion and the best of intentions, but are abandoned at some point along the way and never completed. -
Expanding Your Mental Toolbox
1 May 2013 | 10:24 pmI apologize for letting so much time pass since my last post. I've been spending all my meager spare time working on my own project, as well as writing and re-writing long-winded blog posts that aren't ready to be published yet. So, in the future, inbetween these longer posts I will make an effort to create smaller posts in an effort to update things around here more often!When I was animating at Disney long ago, after your first attempt at animating a scene, you would show your animated scenes to the Supervising Animator of whatever character you were working on. You'd give them your stack… -
Drawing Tips From Comic Book Artists (Part Two)
10 Apr 2013 | 9:01 pmAll these examples come from the same two sources as last time: "The Mighty Thor, Vol.1", artwork by John Romita Jr. and Klaus Janson, and "Jonah Hex#30", artwork by Jordi Bernet. Surface Lines Romita and Janson's work on Thor has a lot of surface lines covering every character. Surface lines, when used correctly, can add a lot of depth and form to a drawing. But they can also quickly turn into a mess if you don't use them right. It sounds obvious, but they should never be added arbitrarily and they should always describe the form they're on. In this example they are drawn so that they… -
Drawing Tips From Comic Books (Part One)
2 Apr 2013 | 11:04 amLately I've been using the Comixology app on my iPad to buy and read comics.I still like buying comics on paper too (and I want to support comic book stores), but one of the best things about the app is how easily you can take snapshots of the pages.I took a few snapshots and thought I'd just point out some basic drawing and composition stuff that occurred to me as I was reading. None of this is really groundbreaking or mind-blowing, I suppose...but there's not much to be said about art that is. It's just the basics, reworked and reapplied in different ways, I find.All these examples come…
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THE THIEF
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30 Apr 2013 | 3:56 pm
30 Apr 2013 | 3:56 pmWith Neil Boyle's permission I'm re-posting his recent post about the just released “THE ANIMATOR’S SURVIVAL KIT” iPad app. His original post can be found HERE.Animator's App. One of the most professionally rewarding - and happiest - two years I ever spent was working with legendary director/animator Richard Williams, and producer Mo Sutton, on 'The Animator's Survival Kit - Animated' DVD series, originally released in 2008. When I started work on this project I had already worked with Dick Williams on commercials, and two feature films: Who Framed Roger Rabbit and The Thief and… -
Master Animator
19 Apr 2013 | 12:43 pmDick is profiled in the UK Guardian to promote the release of his Masterclass appThe big news:"He and Mo are taking advantage of technical advances to digitally restore his archives. He is also working on a new "big film" ("the subtitle is: 'will I live to finish it'"). He says he is in excellent health despite a heart bypass operation a few years ago. As a thank you to his medical team, he animated some graffiti by Banksy – another Bristol artist – for his doctors to show at a medical conference. In it Banksy's masked rioter suffers a heart attack while throwing a bunch of flowers, "and… -
Mr Naisbitt's Amazing Brain!
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Cardboard Automata
19 Nov 2012 | 4:35 amIt has been pointed out that Roy Naisbit is one of the few real geniuses in animation.However, that isn't just limited to providing funky layouts that mess with your mind when you pan along them.A shortage of motorized peg-bars on a rostrum camera will ultimately limit ones ability to have complicated multi-layer scenes.Here is, reconstructed from memory, a background Roy once showed me in the basement of 138 Royal College Street.I can't vouchsafe for the total accuracy of my version, but in principle, that's how it worked.It was big, about 4 feet by 4 feet and it was the most beautiful thing… -
Downpipes
17 Nov 2012 | 6:51 amEver wondered where Mr. Williams got the idea for the elaborate outdoor assembly of pipework from?Living in London, I guess.Terry Gilliam once pointed out that he was so baffled by London's outdoor plumbing, added onto Victorian buildings as an afterthought, that he based the ducts in "Brazil" on it.One big umbilical, connecting it all
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Spline Doctors
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Amazing new live online classes in Story, Set/Character Design and Animation – Fall 2013
10 May 2013 | 8:37 pmI’ve been helping to get some Animation Classes off the ground called the Art Department. This Fall, we will have 4 new offerings with some AMAZING talent: Here is what we have lined up… Story with Head of Story on Monsters University, Kelsey Mann Character Design with an amazing Pixar Sketch Artist Daniel Holland Animation Principles with Pixar Veteran Animator/Director Theme Parks Stephen Gregory Production Design with Pixar Veteran Art Director Anthony Christov Weight and Physicality in Animation with Industrial Light and Magic veteran Animator Peter Kelly. -
Animators Survival Kit on Ipad
26 Apr 2013 | 10:03 amI got the chance to check out the animators survival kit on the ipad the other day and I think its a great alternative or addition to the book. Its very easy to use and lets you flip through the examples from the book. I highly recommend it for students and anyone in need of the classic examples of animation.. Link to itunes app -Andrew -
Original Spline Doc Lego Man
26 Mar 2013 | 4:44 pmOne of the original Spline Doctors, Angus Maclane, friend, co-worker and now director talks about some really cool Lego stuff in the video. -
Mark Walsh Podcast! Finally!
6 Jan 2013 | 6:12 pmHappy New Year everyone! Here is a great podcast with old friend Animator/Director Mark Walsh. Mark talks about a lot of really great stuff. There really is alot of gold in this interview. Mark Talks about the transition from animator to director which is information that is very useful. Enjoy! Sorry it too so long and I hope to do more in 2013. LINK TO MARK WALSH PODCAST Andrew -
New Spline Cast Soon!
26 Nov 2012 | 11:15 pmI will be posting a new SplineCast with good Friend Mark Walsh (Director of Partysaurus Rex in a couple of days. Spline Casts are coming back!!!! Here is a preview….. Walsh SplineCast Preview
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Videos
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Villager News (Minecraft Animation)
26 Apr 2013 | 9:01 amVillager News (Minecraft Animation) What do the villagers really get up to when there's no one around? Want your own MineCraft server? Check this out: http://www.elementanimation.com/hosting If... From: Element Animation Views: 1699127 65729 ratings Time: 03:51 More in Comedy -
RWBY "Black" Trailer
22 Mar 2013 | 12:43 pmRWBY "Black" Trailer Get the soundtrack here: iTunes: http://bit.ly/ZxOJY0 Google: http://bit.ly/12t8z83 Amazon: http://amzn.to/178D6cn The third trailer for the animated show RW... From: Rooster Teeth Views: 1735183 40724 ratings Time: 05:18 More in Film & Animation -
Despicable Me 2 - Official Trailer #3 (HD) Steve Carell
19 Mar 2013 | 8:56 amDespicable Me 2 - Official Trailer #3 (HD) Steve Carell http://www.joblo.com - "Despicable Me 2 - Official Trailer #3" Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment's worldwide blockbuster, Despicable Me, deli... From: The JoBlo Movie Network Views: 4642117 19995 ratings Time: 02:32 More in Entertainment -
Best Of Catbug - Bravest Warriors on Cartoon Hangover
12 Mar 2013 | 2:04 pmBest Of Catbug - Bravest Warriors on Cartoon Hangover Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=CartoonHangover Catbug is the adorable pet that hangs out in the Bravest Warrior's invisible h... From: Cartoon Hangover Views: 1138194 24878 ratings Time: 01:50 More in Film & Animation -
Ultra Wankershim (Bravest Warriors - Ep. 10 Season 1 on Cartoon Hangover)
21 Feb 2013 | 9:01 amUltra Wankershim (Bravest Warriors - Ep. 10 Season 1 on Cartoon Hangover) Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=CartoonHangover Cartoon Hangover presents "Ultra Wankershim" Breaking the laws of physics, Wan... From: Cartoon Hangover Views: 1006791 13551 ratings Time: 06:13 More in Film & Animation
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Lineboil
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Animator Neuhaus a Finalist in UPS Contest
22 May 2013 | 8:10 amBerlin-based animator Vincenz Neuhaus was recently named as a finalist in the UPS Student Film Competition, a partnership with University of Film and Television “Konrad Wolf” Potsdam-Babelsberg. His submission blends stop-motion animation with 2D work produced in TV Paint and special effects from Cinema 4D. -
2013 Student Academy Awards Animation Winners
16 May 2013 | 5:30 amThe 2013 Student Academy Awards were recently announced and we’ve collected videos from all three award winners in the ‘Animation’ category. Only Will, Eusong Lee’s 4-minute film related to the 9/11 events, can be seen in its entirety. Congrats to all the creators…. Will - Eusong Lee Dia de los Muertos (clip) – Lindsey St. Pierre and Ashley Graham Peck Pocketed (clip) – Kevin Herron -
Simpsons Couch Gag Sequence From The Robot Chicken Team
15 May 2013 | 5:24 amThe guest-artist campaign initiated at The Simpsons has brought us brilliant ‘couch gag’ sequences from the likes of John Kricfalusi, Bill Plympton and now the Robot Chicken team. Stoopid Buddy Stoodios has crafted a stop-motion intro that leaves you wanting more: -
New Animated Oreo Spots Are Wonderfilled
14 May 2013 | 6:11 amA new campaign for Oreo cookies that employs some delicious looking animation. If you think the vocalist sounds alot like Owl City (Fireflies), well that’s because it is. Here’s 2 of the spots I’ve seen so far, but supposedly there’s more on the way: Directed by Martin Allais by way of Studio Animal From Royale -
Riahi Paints His Animation Turquoise
13 May 2013 | 9:43 amPlaying off the theme of ‘exotic travels,’ Iranian-born animator Reza Riahi produced this 1-minute short titled Turquoise. It was created at French animation school La Poudrière, and the results are very engaging and gorgeous.
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Comedy For Animators
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Fred
20 May 2013 | 9:26 amThis short isn’t supposed to be funny, but I think the stop motion animation is excellent. Misha Klein spent several years working on it between jobs. I’ve been there myself, and he deserves a tip of the hat. Fred from Misha Klein on Vimeo. -
Fashioning movement
16 May 2013 | 10:00 amWhile perusing my library for blog material, I picked up Charlie Chaplin’s One Man Show, by Dan Kamin. For studying Chaplin’s physical performance, you can’t find a better book. But the passage that caught my eye isn’t specifically about Charlie. It’s about studying performance in general: One of the difficulties of watching films from a past era is in distinguishing what is intended to be stylized playing and parody from the mannerisms and movements characteristic of “real” people of the period. From century to century, and even from decade to decade, fashions in… -
Bring back the Charley Bowers DVD
13 May 2013 | 3:15 amI don’t recall what inspired me to buy the Charley Bowers DVD set a few years ago, but it was more than a pleasant surprise. I was introduced to a great talent in comedy, and animation. Before seeing the DVD’s I had not heard of him, he is not mentioned in any of the many books on silent film that I had read. If it weren’t for an essay by the surrealist Andre Breton praising his work, he probably would have been lost to history. It took some film historians years to collect his surviving films from dusty collections around europe. Charley Bowers began his entertainment career… -
Panini Attack
10 May 2013 | 10:30 amI find this to be hysterical. Panini Attack from Maxime Chillemi on Vimeo. -
Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow
9 May 2013 | 9:32 amHere is the very best documentary on Buster Keaton.
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Extracurricular activities
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Snows
17 May 2013 | 10:00 amIt's been unseasonably warm in LA and I've had winter on my mind. -
Character Study for a comic
11 May 2013 | 10:00 amSo I'm doing a comic(or at least I'm planning to try to tackle one). Here's a quick stab at a character design. Hope to have some more time to work on development work for it soon. -
Weekly Sketch
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Quick Sketch
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Tree Sketch
20 Apr 2013 | 5:35 pm
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Toon Radio
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Toon Radio is back online and streaming
14 May 2013 | 2:18 pmI have a headache at the moment. So, I'll make this post short.Toon Radio is back online and streaming. You can catch the stream over at ToonRadio.net or by clicking the Radio link in the nav bar here.I plan to add a few new tracks over the weekend. If you got any suggestions feel free to send them in. -
Frederik Wiedmann to Score 'Beware The Batman' And 'Justice League'
5 May 2013 | 8:22 pmLooks like WB has tapped composer Frederik Wiedmann for their next two DCAU projects.According to Film Music Reporter, Fedrick Wiedmann will be producing the music for Warner Brothers’ upcoming series Beware The Batman. The DCAU reboot will feature all the characters you know and love with the voices of Anthony Ruivivar, J. B. Blanc, Lance Reddick, Sumalee Montano, Kurtwood Smith, Udo Kier and Cree Summer.Wiedmann has already made the music for the upcoming DCAU DTV movie Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox. Directed by Jay Oliva, the film features the voices of Justin Chambers, Kevin… -
Going Back to Toon Radio Science
1 May 2013 | 7:51 amI’m going to restart the Toon Radio Science podcast this weekend. The series is going to remain audio-only but I am going to upload the episode to YouTube. This will give me something to put there while keeping the show stream-ready. My long range plans are to record the podcast live on the stream, but pre-recording them now seems like a good idea. My internet is still too slow to handle live events even if the stream was online. I am going to upload two episodes a week for now. The first episode will be a new one, and the second will be the backlog. I will then switch the blog posts for… -
Considering some restructuring
30 Apr 2013 | 11:39 amHappy May Day to everyone! Still trying to raise funds to get the stream back, but I’m still rolling with ideas for it. It’s been tough being offline, but things have been getting better. My problem now is procrastination, and that something I have to deal with.I have been considering restructuring the entire Toon Radio ecosystem including what I should do with this blog once the stream gets back. I have to eventually move the blog to the stream server as I can’t stay I Blogger forever, how and when to move is an issue. I keep the blog here to keep it on even when these downtimes… -
Newbie Free Birds Music And YouTube
22 Apr 2013 | 8:54 amHello, my fellow cartoon music fans! Things are going great and it appears that I will have the fund to bring back Toon Radio this week. The money should be available Thursday. So, I expect GoDaddy to have the server ready by Saturday. (Yes, I will be going with GoDaddy again.) In the meantime, I have been considering my options for the YouTube Channels. Like the blog, I haven’t posted a video to the channels in months. I’m still not sure what I should do with them too. I might end up using the TRMeson channel as a blog (tied to Toon Radio Science) and put all my productions on the Toon…
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Toon Boom Blog
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Youth Media Alliance – 2013 English-language Awards of Excellence Gala
21 May 2013 | 10:09 amToon Boom will have the pleasure of attending the Youth Media Alliance – 2013 English-language Awards of Excellence Gala. The event recognizes the importance of high quality television and interactive content for Canadian Kids. Toon Boom will be represented by Sergio De La Cruz, Director of Sales, Canada. The gala which will take place on Tuesday, May 28, … -
Animatix Studio is Guyana’s first animation facility
17 May 2013 | 12:45 pmGreat news out of Guyana today, there is now a commercial animation production facility based in that country. The country’s first animation facility is Animatix Studios a division of BrainStreet Group, the successful ICT firm. The basis of the eventual creation of this studio was the Memorandum of Understanding signed between the BrainStreet Group and Toon Boom Animation in 2011 … -
Toon Boom Animation to give presentation at Max the Mutt Industry Evening 2013
14 May 2013 | 7:46 amToon Boom’s Senior Director of Sales, Sergio De La Cruz,will be giving a special presentation at the Max The Mutt Industry Evening in Toronto on May 29th. The presentation will be on “Digital Animation: Bridging the Gap between Industry and Education“. Where: Max the Mutt Animation School952 Queen Street WestToronto, OntarioM6J 1G8When: Industry Evening will take place … -
Engaging Students with Digital Media at eLearning Africa
7 May 2013 | 11:29 amThe core reason behind any gathering of educational professionals is the development of students characters and minds. Creating 21st Century systems which can engage the interest of students and hold their attention is one of the most challenging aspects of education. Toon Boom Animation‘s CEO Joan Vogelesang is set to speak at eLearning Africa – the … -
Technology and Socio-Cultural Issues Bond to Improve Planet
2 May 2013 | 9:22 amMelding tech with socio-cultural issues to make a better world… many strive toward it, but in the case of Decode Global they actually managed to obtain that rare goal and make a difference. So how were they successful where others have failed? In short, after meeting Angelique Mannella the founder and CEO of Decode Global in …
