Today was a Lakeside walk through and the ever-popular 401(k) enrollment. And I ran across a crew member on The Croods who said: "I thought the picture had some issues a year ago, but they've licked the problems and made things work. We're having a crew screening today at 4:30 so we'll see how it looks." I observed that Chris Sanders is famous for making lots of tweaks along the way. Also that animated features usually get better as they go (The Black Cauldron being a notable exception.) Another artist said he wished the picture made more money and cost less. I replied that when you have two…
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TAG Blog16 May 2012 | 12:44 amWhen it's late and my frontal lobes shut down, I either mistake male Cal Arts students for females or ... ... post weird live-action/animation mashups of well-loved super heroes. (Dark Knight Rises soundtrack. Batman, the Animated Series visuals.) Thank you Ben Price of White Plains, New York. -
Mondo Disney
Cartoon Brew16 May 2012 | 2:05 amThank you Facebook, for allowing us to to see another side of Disney – off model Mickey’s, awkward Donald’s and suggestive Pigs – courtesy of postings from around the world. Just had to share some of my favorites: Cartoon Brew | Permalink | One comment | Post tags: Mickey Mouse -
Spain’s 7-Seat Animation Theater Is Back
Cartoon Brew16 May 2012 | 8:28 amWhat if a couple of guys decorated a van with colorful images, drove around the countryside, and invited children to come into their van to watch cartoons? Normally, I’d caution parents to be wary, but Spanish artists Carles Porta and Toni Tomàs are the real deal. Their whimsical art project on wheels, Puck Cinema Caravana, is returning for its fourth season. They bill themselves as the smallest cinema on earth, and with only seven seats in their van-theater, they’re probably pretty close to that. The trailer above, created by Carles Porta, promotes this year’s programming… -
Crayon Dragon
TAG Blog15 May 2012 | 12:16 amAs we were saying, Cal Arts' animation department isn't a male* bastion the way it used to be. For instance: Toniko Pantoja created the short directly above as her his second-year project. As Toniko says: "A girl is commissioned to paint over an old concrete illustration, in which to her surprise, sinks into. She befriends a painted dragon who has a wing missing." (Find Toniko's blog here.) * Ha. Toniko Pantoja is male, now that I dig more deeply. My mistake, for which apologies.
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Maurice Sendak Joins The Wild Things At 83
14 May 2012 | 8:19 pmSorry for being a little slow on the uptake, but Where The Wild Things Are author Maurice Sendak passed away at 83. The NY Times has a in-depth article on his life. Sendak is renowned for turning the world of children’s literature upside down. His books are some of the first to depict kids as bad, angry and capable of horrific nightmares. He instated a sense of realism into overly moralistic stories. He illustrated hundreds of books and in the later stage of his career focused on theatrical design. Another creative genius has passed away. -
Brave gets PG rating
12 May 2012 | 6:32 pmDisney and Pixar’s Brave has been rated PG for “scary action and some rude humor,” according to ComingSoon.net. The movie marks only the third time that Pixar has gotten such a rating for one of their films. It opens everywhere this June. -
Family Guy and American Dad both renewed
12 May 2012 | 6:26 pmFans of Stan Smith and Stewie Griffin won’t have to worry about them going away anytime soon. THR is reporting that FOX has ordered new seasons for both Family Guy and American Dad this fall, bringing the hit cartoon shows to their 11th and 8th seasons respectively. The Cleveland Show, on the other hand, might be nearing the end of its days, as it has yet to be renewed by the network. Easily the worst reviewed of Seth MacFarlene’s shows, Cleveland saw a ratings dive during its most recent season. -
X-Men Anime
10 May 2012 | 9:51 pmMadhouse (2011), Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (April 24, 2012), 2 discs, 287 minutes plus supplements, 1.85:1 ratio, Dolby Digital 5.1, Not Rated, Retail: $19.99 Storyboard: The X-Men reunite a year after the passing of Jean Grey, in order to investigate the disappearance of a mutant girl in Japan. The Sweatbox Review: Marvel Comics appears to be taking over the world right now, at least in terms of its feature film franchises. On the animation side of things, however, Marvel’s record has been a bit spotty, though there have been a few highlights, including the respectful 1990s… -
McDonald’s Gundam Toys, Go!
7 May 2012 | 8:59 pmMcDonald’s makes mecha history by giving away Gundam toys in their Happy Meals…but only in Japan where they are called Happy Sets. Anime News Network has the basic rundown. The Happy Set toys will feature miniature mecha and trading cards from Mobile Suit Gundam UC and Mobile Suit Gundam AGE. Japanese McDonalds will release the toys May 18th and all other Gundam fans outside Japan should check Ebay for those toys after that date.
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Spain’s 7-Seat Animation Theater Is Back
16 May 2012 | 8:28 amWhat if a couple of guys decorated a van with colorful images, drove around the countryside, and invited children to come into their van to watch cartoons? Normally, I’d caution parents to be wary, but Spanish artists Carles Porta and Toni Tomàs are the real deal. Their whimsical art project on wheels, Puck Cinema Caravana, is returning for its fourth season. They bill themselves as the smallest cinema on earth, and with only seven seats in their van-theater, they’re probably pretty close to that. The trailer above, created by Carles Porta, promotes this year’s programming… -
Mondo Disney
16 May 2012 | 2:05 amThank you Facebook, for allowing us to to see another side of Disney – off model Mickey’s, awkward Donald’s and suggestive Pigs – courtesy of postings from around the world. Just had to share some of my favorites: Cartoon Brew | Permalink | One comment | Post tags: Mickey Mouse -
Michael Dudok De Wit Is Directing A Feature Co-Produced By Studio Ghibli
15 May 2012 | 2:02 pmFrench newspaper Le Figaro confirms that Oscar-winning Dutch short filmmaker Michael Dudok de Wit (Father and Daughter, The Monk and the Fish) is directing his first feature film The Red Turtle. Dudok de Wit is long overdue for his shot at helming a feature, and whatever he comes up with, it’s surely guaranteed to be thoughtful, original, and high quality. More intriguingly, Studio Ghibli is co-producing the film, along with French companies Why Not Productions and Wild Bunch. A few months ago, animator Roger Mainwood posted a 6-second animation test from the film: [update: video was… -
The Hub Hopes Men Will Start Calling Themselves “Belly Bros” and “Care Dudes”
15 May 2012 | 1:04 pmNext month, The Hub network will debut another revival of a 1980s toy commercial, Care Bears: Welcome to Care-a-Lot. Their earlier series, My Little Pony Friendship is Magic, sparked an unlikely following among adult males, otherwise known as the Brony phenomenon, but one fandom isn’t enough for the Hub. They think their Care Bears show needs an adult male fanbase, too, and they’re shamelessly encouraging it themselves. Their PR firm sent us the following press release, which besides not understanding the distinction between drawn and CG animation, suggests names for potential… -
FEATURE PREVIEW: “Ernest et Célestine”
15 May 2012 | 3:33 amA funny thing has happened: as hand-drawn studio-produced animated features have all but disappeared from the American animation scene, European and Asian studios are enjoying a mini-renaissance of drawn feature films. The latest example is Ernest et Célestine, adapted from a French children’s book series about the unlikely friendship between a gruff bear with artistic ambitions and an intelligent mouse who doesn’t want to become a dentist. The clip above gives a taste of the film’s breezy visual style that mixes broken-line characters with watercolor-style…
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Hybrid Trailer
16 May 2012 | 12:44 amWhen it's late and my frontal lobes shut down, I either mistake male Cal Arts students for females or ... ... post weird live-action/animation mashups of well-loved super heroes. (Dark Knight Rises soundtrack. Batman, the Animated Series visuals.) Thank you Ben Price of White Plains, New York. -
At DreamWorks Animation
16 May 2012 | 12:01 amToday was a Lakeside walk through and the ever-popular 401(k) enrollment. And I ran across a crew member on The Croods who said: "I thought the picture had some issues a year ago, but they've licked the problems and made things work. We're having a crew screening today at 4:30 so we'll see how it looks." I observed that Chris Sanders is famous for making lots of tweaks along the way. Also that animated features usually get better as they go (The Black Cauldron being a notable exception.) Another artist said he wished the picture made more money and cost less. I replied that when you have two… -
"Why don't we have a roster?"
15 May 2012 | 3:01 amWe get this question from time to time, typically from members who are (understandably) frustrated at the tendency of some studios to hire inexperienced newcomers when veterans are unemployed.Some union contracts restrict hiring of inexperienced workers, others don’t. Under the Taft-Hartley Act, however, no union contract can require an employer to hire a union member in preference to a non-union member. That’s been illegal since 1947.The Animation Guild, like SAG, the Writers Guild and some other IA locals, has no roster from which employees are supposed to be hired. TAG has a seniority… -
Crayon Dragon
15 May 2012 | 12:16 amAs we were saying, Cal Arts' animation department isn't a male* bastion the way it used to be. For instance: Toniko Pantoja created the short directly above as her his second-year project. As Toniko says: "A girl is commissioned to paint over an old concrete illustration, in which to her surprise, sinks into. She befriends a painted dragon who has a wing missing." (Find Toniko's blog here.) * Ha. Toniko Pantoja is male, now that I dig more deeply. My mistake, for which apologies. -
TAG 401(k) Factoids
14 May 2012 | 11:18 pmI spent most of today in TAG 401(k) Trustee meetings. Some of the bullet points about what I learned: TAG 401(k) Plan Assets -- $153,476,900 Participants -- 2,275 Average Account Balance -- $67,462 Age breakdown of Plan participants: 21-30 yrs = 90 30-39 yrs = 548 40-49 yrs = 969 50-59 yrs = 527 60+ yrs = 141. When people get into their 30s, and particularly their 40s, the idea that they'd better build up assets for old age starts to take hold. Twenty-somethings? They seldom have much interest in building nest eggs, as can be seen above. (Makes sense, I suppose. Many of them are single and…
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ABC Previews New Fall Series: Last Resort
16 May 2012 | 9:41 amYesterday, ABC rolled out its new fall season of shows to whet the appetite of fans and open the pocket books of advertisers. Rather than run down the litany of shows, I want to highlight a few of the ones I think will be big hits. Up first is ‘Last Resort’. This one seemed a big unlikely to work as a series to me, but then I watched this sizzle reel and now I’m really anticipating the show.Here’s the set up: 500 feet beneath the ocean’s surface, the U.S. ballistic missile submarine Colorado receive their orders. Over a radio channel, designed only to be used if… -
Final Answer. Dancing With the Stars, Week 9 Results Show
16 May 2012 | 9:12 amThe results show began with an encore performance of William and Cheryl’s perfect scoring samba. Next, we saw that Katherine’s back was feeling much better as she jumped for joy upon hearing that she and Mark, this week’s low scorers, made it to the finals. The Macy’s Stars of Dance performance was the design-a-dance featuring a samba danced by Tristan and Chelsie.After a performance by Alanis Morissette, Maria and Derek, this week’s leaders, learned they were in jeopardy. WHAT THE WHAT? “Rock of Ages” stars Julianne Hough, Mary J. Blige, and Diego Boneta rocked… -
Olympic Competitor David Payne at ESPN Wide World Of Sports in a Lighter Moment
16 May 2012 | 6:40 amTurkey Legs. Or are they?Walt Disney World is known for attracting tourists from around the world to visit it’s beautiful parks and resorts, but in the sports world it’s also known as a world class training facility. Competitors like Olympic Medalist David Payne stop by to train and try to win another medal at this year’s London Summer Olympics.Of course, this being Disney World it’s hard not to engage in a little bit of good natured fun too. Disney’s Gary Buchanan is a fan of Payne’s and challenged him to a race with a Disney character… but not, as… -
Three Years Later: A Look at Disney’s Acquisition of Marvel
16 May 2012 | 3:19 amNearly three years ago, Disney fans and comic book geeks alike did double takes as they looked at the latest news: Disney bought Marvel Entertainment for $4 billion. While this was less than Disney spent for PIXAR, there were no previous projects between Disney and Marvel, other than Disney having acquired Stan Lee’s POW Entertainment in 2008. After the success of Marvel’s The Avengers (distributed by Walt Disney Pictures), let’s take a look at who owns the characters and a glimpse at the future:This purchase did come with a lot of tangled red tape, as the rights to many of… -
Car Masters Weekend Returns for 2nd Year at Downtown Disney, June 2-3
16 May 2012 | 2:05 amI’m of the opinion that Downtown Disney is under-utilized as an event space. The Festival of the Masters has a long running success and last year they tried adding a car show. That must have been a success too, because it’s back again this year, even without a freshly released ‘Cars’ movie from Pixar to tie it to (not to say they aren’t trying).Car Masters Weekend is held at Downtown Disney June 2-3, 2012. It celebrates everything “Cars,” in a free, two-day event with a car show presented by Hess Express, plus meet and greets with Lightning McQueen, Mater and…
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Woody's News Round-Up! (05/15/12)
15 May 2012 | 2:49 pmBrave‘s release is only about a month away! In preparation, Disney has been working to promote the film and to tie it into the company’s various branches. Merida Meet-and-Greet Premieres at Walt Disney World: We previously caught a glimpse of Disney Parks’ Merida face character, but the Fairytale Garden in the Magic Kingdom has finally been renovated for Merida’s upcoming debut. Although it doesn’t officially open until next week, Inside the Magic has put up a gallery of images from the meet-and-greet area, clearly heavily inspired by the film. (Via Pixar Times)… -
'Brave' Family Portrait: Meet the King and Queen!
12 May 2012 | 12:07 pmDisney continues to put out new Brave promos and featurettes in anticipation of the film’s approaching release. Like two previous clips, the newest Brave featurette provides an introduction to Merida and her royal family. This time, Queen Elinor and King Fergus, Merida’s parents, take the spotlight. Fergus is presented as courageous and headstrong, while Elinor is more restrained and struggles to tame Merida’s spirit. View it below or on the Disney homepage: This is also the first promotional material to include Brave‘s MPAA rating: PG for some scary action and rude… -
New 'Brave' Clip: Tart Thieves!
11 May 2012 | 3:37 pmAMC Theatres has premiered a new clip from Brave on their Youtube channel. The new clip showcases Merida’s three little brothers and the trouble they go through to obtain sweets, much like another recent clip. Hamish, Hubert, and Harris are sure to provide some fun comic relief throughout the film. Watch below: Brave hits American cinemas on June 22. Your thoughts? -
Celebrate Mother's Day with New 'Brave' Promo!
9 May 2012 | 5:08 pmFor months we have been told that the emotional core of Brave is the relationship between the rebellious Princess Merida and her mother, Queen Elinor. Bits and pieces of their interactions have been in previous promotional material, but this Mother’s Day Brave promo is the best look at the two yet. The featurette encapsulates the bond between Merida and Elinor through the years, hitting all the right emotional beats. It also includes our first look at flashback scenes of a younger Merida. View it below: Bring some tissues to Brave when it arrives in North America on June 22. Your… -
First Footage from 'Brave: The Video Game'!
9 May 2012 | 1:09 pmOver the past few years, Pixar’s video game tie-ins have shown a level of creativity that has placed them above other run-of-the-mill movie-based games. Disney Interactive Studios recently sent over the first gameplay footage from Brave: The Video Game, set to launch for the Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Wii, Nintendo DS, PC, and Mac this June. All three versions of the game build upon the adventurous and magical aspects of Brave; players will control Merida as they fight mystical creatures and solve puzzles in environments inspired by the film. The console versions also feature local…
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New Brave Clip: Tart Thieves
11 May 2012 | 6:43 pmAMC Theatres debuted this extended clip from Pixar's Brave today. It's the scene shown in the trailers wherein Merida's triplet brothers—Harris, Hubert, and Hamish—pilfer shortbread tarts. Watch— -
Teaser for Wallace & Gromit Jubilee Short
7 May 2012 | 1:50 pmHere's a teaser for Aardman Animations' new Wallace & Gromit short, Wallace & Gromit’s Jubilee Bunt-a-Thon. It will play at historic National Trust properties across the U.K. next month and will likely be released online after that. As the you might have guessed, Bunt-a-Thon is themed to the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II (puzzled Americans, see here). It's directed by franchise -
Academy Panel to Explore Development of Digital Animation
2 May 2012 | 2:15 pmThe Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will be hosting a panel 'exploring the development of the digital animator' in Beverly Hills the evening of May 21 at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. Disney/Pixar's John Lasseter, visual effects animation director Phil Tippett (Star Wars, Jurassic Park), and Antz co-director Tim Johnson (animator of the first CG Pillsbury Doughboy) -
Paperman Poster Shows First Look at Character Design
26 Apr 2012 | 3:05 pmBehold the poster for Walt Disney Animation Studios' Paperman (read more). It was posted on Disney's official Facebook page for the short film last night. Gorgeous design. -
Brave Will Test 'Breakthrough' Dolby Sound System
25 Apr 2012 | 12:38 pmAmid all the Disney/Pixar news at CinemaCon yesterday, Dolby Laboratories announced that Brave will be the first film to be mixed in the new Dolby Atmos multichannel audio format for theatres. Dolby plans to install the system in ten to fifteen cinemas worldwide in time for opening day. Under the supervision of Pixar's master sound designer Gary Rydstrom, Skywalker Sound will prepare an Atmos
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Rebecca Sugar writes some of the best songs for Adventure Time,...
14 May 2012 | 1:32 pmRebecca Sugar writes some of the best songs for Adventure Time, and she also writes some of the best stories for the show. This is an earlier work of hers that demonstrates the further depth of her brilliance. (via Cartoon Brew TV #21: Singles | Cartoon Brew) -
What a beautiful way to spend 8 minutes! This stop-motion...
14 May 2012 | 10:26 amWhat a beautiful way to spend 8 minutes! This stop-motion animation, carved out of foam and made entirely of highlights and shadows, follows the life (from pre-birth!) of a scientist obsessed with time. Gorgeous. It has a ginormous list of (well-deserved) awards. And you can see some making-of shots here. (via The Eagleman Stag: A BAFTA Winning Stop-Motion Short Film by Mikey Please | Colossal) -
Jack Davis was born in Atlanta, Georgia on December 2nd 1924. He...
14 May 2012 | 9:55 amJack Davis was born in Atlanta, Georgia on December 2nd 1924. He had his first piece of work published in Tip Top comics at the age of twelve in December 1936. In his teens he carried on working for different pubications, then in 1952 he became one of the founders of the well-known American humour magazine ‘Mad’. (via Voices Of East Anglia & hat-tip to Kevin Church!) Ah, Mad Magazine’s Jack Davis! :) And if you’re under 35 you may not know that at one time, movie posters were allowed to have word bubbles on them. According to this post, Davis was once the highest paid illustrator in… -
“I KNOW THAT VOICE” is a new documentary on...
11 May 2012 | 9:12 am“I KNOW THAT VOICE” is a new documentary on voice-over acting by John Di Maggio. While I’m generally in the “don’t show me how the magic trick work because then you ruin the magic” camp when it comes to seeing behind-the-scenes anything in animation, I admit I laughed pretty hard when I watched Billy West as Dr Zoidberg say: “Young lady, bring me a sandwich from the dumpster.” Also, June Foray is still alive?! -
explore-blog: Maurice Sendak’s unreleased drawings
9 May 2012 | 1:36 pmexplore-blog: Maurice Sendak’s unreleased drawings
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Popeye Storyboard - part 2
16 May 2012 | 4:53 am- I continue posting this storyboard from the 1949 Popeye cartoon, “Barking Dogs Don’t Fite.” This is part of the late Vince Cafarelli’s collection of animation artwork. He’d saved it from the different studios he worked at. The storyboard was by Jack Mercer and Carl Meyer, and I’m not sure as to who drew what. There are definitely two different styles in there especially in the way Popeye and Olive are drawn. Bluto also has an original look here, but he seems to stay constant. Each drawing is done on inexpensive 8½ x 11 paper. One wonders if they even… -
Les Passagers de la Grande Ourse
15 May 2012 | 5:40 am- Back in 2006, I posted a couple of pages of this book and, having found the film now on line, I thought it time for a new look at this Paul Grimault classic from 1942. - In 1942 Paul Grimault released an animated film entitled Les Passagers De “La Grande Ourse.” The film had actually been completed in 1939 and titled The Passengers of the Great Bear, but because of the outbreak of WWII the film suffered setbacks and was released in 1942 with the new title. Several years ago, John Canemaker gave me a gem of an attractive little book that was illustrated with images from the film. -
Magic Fluke Color Continuity
14 May 2012 | 4:16 am- The UPA Jolly Frolics DVD set includes a set of extras which showcases a good deal of artwork from the films. For the Fox & the Crow film, The Magic Fluke, there is a color continuity board by Herb Klynn which indicated how the art should be painted for the individual scenes. This gave me the opportunity of putting the finished film side-by-side with the color continuity boad and find out where they diverge. (The numbered images with a letter attached {e.g. “2a”} are frame grabs from the movie.) 1 2 The differences start with the titles, right from the get go. 2a 3 The… -
A letter from Mrs. Gove Nichols
13 May 2012 | 6:12 am- We’re coming down the home stretch for our Indiegogo campaign to raise money for a sampler of the work from POE, the animated feature I’m trying to put together. It’s going wonderfully, and I hope we’ll be able to raise the money in these next two weeks. This has all given me a new lease on life in the project, and I expect it’ll help kick things off. One positive thing has been my writing these Sunday pieces about Edgar. I enjoy doing it. This week, I’d like to write about a little sidebar note from the ever-revising script. A letter from a Mrs. Gove… -
ASIFA East - 1980 / Babbitt /
12 May 2012 | 4:56 am- Howard Beckerman brought a DVD of his home movies of he ASIFA East Animation Festival of 1980. (Actually, I think there are two separate years on this video. People are wearing different clothes in the latter half. However, I can’t be sure.) These are the faces of the crowd who came to those wine and cheese gatherings before the awards. Now, you have sandwiches, wine, beer and soda AFTER the awards. It’s still the place to see a large group of the animation cognoscenti in NY. I’ve tried to identify as many people as I can and have printed out some stills to do just that.
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11 May 2012 | 7:23 pmreceived my pre-ordered copy of RAV 6 yesterday — if only all my mail came in such stylish envelopes RAV 6 & envelope art by Mickey “graveyard ducks” Z BUY RAV 6 -
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Sketch Day
14 May 2012 | 2:30 pmYesterday was spent SKETCHING in the company of that incomparable urban sketcher MATT JONES, and his pals MARK STANLEIGH and JASON SPENCER-GALSWORTHY. After a very pleasant early morning walk across town, I met them all at the JAPANESE TEA GARDEN in Golden Gate Park. In my recent location sketching, I’ve attempted to record all the detail as accurately as I can, with mixed success. For a change, this time I tried to distill what I saw into some sort of a gesture. Hence the scribbly approach, where tried to imply detail with scribbles of a ballpoint pen, without actually drawing it all. -
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France Sketches
6 Feb 2012 | 10:22 pmLast Weekend, Julia and I returned from a fantastic 2-week visit to France. Our first few days in Paris were a blur of activity; sight-seeing, and meeting with my old friends, and the next few days at the FESTIVAL in Angouleme were more of the same, with book-buying besides! By the time we got to SAINTES on the Atlantic coast, for a visit with my Dad, the pace slowed down enough to finally fit in a little sketching, though nowhere near as much as I would have liked. These first two drawings show some of the Roman artifacts that are highlights of a visit to the region around Saintes, including… -
Revolver
12 Jan 2012 | 11:03 amREVOLVER (directed by Jonas Odell, Stig Bergqvist, Marti Ekstrand and Lars Ohlson) is one of my favourite animated shorts ever. I first saw this film at a festival in the early 1990s and I was mesmerized immediately. (Seeing it projected in a theatre is definitely the right way to go). “Cyclical” is the only way to describe the structure and the end result is evocative, poetic and haunting, at least to me. I had a copy on VHS which went missing (permanently borrowed, is my guess). So years later, when in Sweden, I made a trip to Film Tecknarna to buy the copy I have now. I was… -
As seen on TV
1 Nov 2011 | 12:34 amThe older I get the longer a haircut takes, despite having fewer and fewer actual hairs on my head to cut. A similar principal is in effect at a grand-master chess match: fewer game-pieces on the chessboard means longer deliberations between moves. Despite receding hair, getting a haircut now causes me no anxiety whatsoever. Ironically, I most worried about my hair when I had plenty to spare. As a small boy, I saw the world through an unruly mop, but even attempts by my mother to merely WASH my hair caused me to howl with as much tonsil-quavering gusto as being dragged to the dentist. The…
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What aspect of xPass / FASTPASS+ will Disney field test next?
15 May 2012 | 10:28 pmOkay. The first field test of xPass / FASTPASS+ officially wrapped yesterday. And while Disney correlates all of that data which they collected from those 4200 individuals, groups and families who agreed to take part in this pilot program at the Magic Kingdom , the Company's already reaching out -- via e-mail -- to those Disney's Magical Express passengers who were recruited at Orlando International Airport to take part in this two week-long trial run, asking them questions like ... Did you...(read more) -
Is Disney now ready to really step up its game when it comes to videogames?
14 May 2012 | 8:21 pmWith "Marvel's The Avengers" having sold a billion dollars worth of tickets worldwide after just 19 days in theaters, the ripple effect that this Joss Whedon film is causing will be felt for years yet to come. Children will grow up dreaming of robot suits and flying aircraft carriers, some will undoubtedly be the next generation of visual effects artists, engineers and programmers. Toys, cartoons and action figures will all get a boost this summer and holiday season. Parents and kids...(read more) -
Disney Legend Alice Davis finally honored with her very own Window on Main Street
14 May 2012 | 9:07 amSo why exactly did so many reporters & photographers make a special trip out to Anaheim last Thursday? Was it because some star was making a special appearance at Disneyland Park ? Photo by Noe Valladolid Well, not a star per se. But -- rather seamstress to the stars, Disney Legend Alice Davis . Who spent much of the 1960s creating colorful costumes for the Audio-Animatronic figures found in " Flight to the Moon ," " Walt Disney's Carousel of Progress " and -- of course...(read more) -
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We have a winner for Contest No. 4 / It's time for JHM's "Once Upon a Time" trivia contest to begin
10 May 2012 | 9:33 pmThere certainly seem to be a lot of Spider-Man fans who read JHM. Because this site just got bombarded with entries for last week's trivia contest , with all sort of folks competing for that Disney XD goody bag full of "Ultimate Spider-Man" swag. Copyright Marvel Studios. All rights reserved Sadly, this time around, there could one winner. So the lucky JHM reader -- who was randomly selected from all of the entrants who correctly answered all four of these Disney spider-related questions...(read more)
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Neutral Colors
9 May 2012 | 6:47 pmOk, time to get at the neutral colors...Neutral colors are colors that are not primary or secondary colors. They are colors not easy to name because they are much more subtle blends. "Brown" is the simplest form of a neutral color but even "brown" is usually too harsh to use as a main area of color.Gray is neutral too, but there are many tints of gray. Add a touch of blue for a cool gray, a touch -
Blue Nose
8 May 2012 | 4:43 pmI always bugger up Stimpy's nose. I can never get the right kind of blue out of a marker.The names of the colors and the colors on the label tend to lie about what color the ink actually is. COLOR TIP: Don't be influenced by the names of colors on your paints, markers, crayons - whatever. Test each color first and judge it by your eye and taste.I have the worst luck in finding good light blue -
Naked Colors
7 May 2012 | 11:47 amI separate my flesh colors into 2 groups:1) Pinkish flesh colors. -for people who sunburn easily2) Yellowish flesh colors. - for people who tan easilyRen is basically a naked Mediterranean man. he always has a slight tan.I start with an orangey brown color for shaded areas.Then I use "buff" to do his lighter areas. I do his main color fill with "Light Sand".Next: Stimpy's Blue Nose
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More Tree House Heroes sketches!
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East Coast Writer Takes Over West Coast Artist's Blog (Kind of)
22 Apr 2012 | 1:53 amPhil Amara here, Alina's writer/collaborator on TREEHOUSE HEROES, our hard-fought, first-ever kid's picture book coming out in late 2012 from Immedium. Just 'round the corner! Wow! Alina might be one of the top three busiest people I personally know, so I'll occasionally be posting here to give her a well-deserved break now and again. Which is fine by me, 'cause it gives me a chance to show you some work -- and sides to Alina herself! -- that you don't normally see. Some of you might know that I left my career as a comic-book editor years ago to pursuing teaching. Best decision ever (though I… -
News!! News!! News!!
3 Apr 2012 | 11:59 amBeen super busy with work and my children picture book lately, so haven't been up-date my blog for a while. But today, I have two exciting news to share with everyone!Character Engage featured me in their Easter edition, please come and check it out!Also my Ghana ABC book is now available on-line at the official page of the book site:http://tfs-africa.org/gifts.htmand our project page here:http://9degreesnorthproject.wordpress.com/You can check out the book and order it off of their site for $20. For $30 you would send an extra copy to Ghana PLUS send a soccer ball!! Please help us…
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Why Wayne is so cool
3 Apr 2012 | 2:51 pmQuick backstory: my friend Wayne learned about my childhood wish of owning my own etch-a-sketch animator. ...and this movie is why he is so awesome. -
Farewell Glenn!
29 Mar 2012 | 9:06 pmAn amazing 38 years at Disney Animation. Wish you all the best, and I will miss you sir
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Daily Peril
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Fifi Cleans Up America
16 May 2012 | 12:15 pmI recently did a four page comic for the May issue of the French magazine Fluide.G.If you live in France it should be on the stands now.I'm not entirely sure if the French are aware of the American stereotype of a French maid, so I'm curious what kind of reaction It'll get. If you're French and you've read it, let me know what you think.Here's a preview. -
Banana Girl Realized
30 Apr 2012 | 10:00 pmMy Banana Girl piece is now a statue! Sculpted by my friend Anders Ehrenborg in association with Digital Banana Studio. As I write this she is well into production with a ship date of late June this year. She stands 6 1/2" tall (Including the base) and is individually numbered and limited to an edition of 225 copies.A limited quantity is now available for pre-order, once they're ready they'll ship directly from the manufacturer to you.I've set up a separate blog to showcase additional photos and information as well as handle orders.Click here to pre-order!Also available is this nude variant,… -
Taiyaki Mermaid
22 Apr 2012 | 4:51 pmA drawing I did for my friend Steph. She likes Taiyaki. -
Gwendolyn
17 Apr 2012 | 12:16 pmI'm here to plug my good friend Bill Robinson's yet to be released children's book Gwendolyn and the Underworld.Gwendolyn and the Underworld is an illustrated storybook about a young Pet Reaper (think Grim Reaper + dead pets) who ventures to solve the mystery behind her Overworld roots. She uncovers a rotten conspiracy with her corpulent corpse aunt, a sidekick Peacodgehog, an army of Skellies, and slew of part-this and part-that creatures.On Kickstarter.Gwendolyn on Facebook,$30 to pre-order the 64-page hardcover, signed, first edition (with spot gloss and foil stamped title)Lots of cool… -
Out of Stock (temporarily)
12 Apr 2012 | 10:40 pmIt looks like I've already sold my entire supply of Comix Buro Presing: Sketchbooks. They went much faster than I anticipated. If you missed out, don't worry, I'm expecting a new shipment of inventory from the publisher. As soon as I get them I'll put them back up for sale here on the blog.If you already ordered your copy before I disabled the button, no worries, it's coming.Thanks for waiting!
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Disney History
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11 May 2012 | 2:04 am
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11 May 2012 | 2:03 amA few great books whose covers have been released recently on Amazon Poster Art of the Disney ParksThe Fairest One of All: The Making of Walt Disney's Snow White and the Seven DwarfsSnow White and the Seven Dwarfs: The Art and Creation of Walt Disney's Classic Animated Film -
11 May 2012 | 2:02 am
11 May 2012 | 2:02 amAstonishing item discovered recently on ebay by Mark Sonntag. According to the caption:[This is an extremely rare original 1938 homemade Christmas Card from Herman and Ethel Schultheis, done as a photo montage or collage from a photograph taken outside the Walt Disney Studios (with the signage showing the Mickey Mouse statue logo and Silly Symphony Sound Cartoons), with colored in photo drawings of Herman and Ethel posing alongside Disney characters Mickey, Donald Duck, and Pluto in the foreground. The noted animator and camera effects artist Schultheis, who was instrumental in creating the… -
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11 May 2012 | 2:01 amDisney Historian Jim Korkis and Disney Legend Bob Gurr will be the guest speakers at the Dayton Disneyana Show at the Wyndham Garden Hotel in DaytonOhio on June 30th and July 1st. The event is open to the public. For further information, go to this link. -
11 May 2012 | 2:00 am
11 May 2012 | 2:00 amDo not miss today:- Will Rogers and the American Adventure by Jim Korkis- Once Upon A Time In A Land Faraway... - Chim-Chiminey, Chim Chiminey, Chim-Chim Chiree! When you’re with a Behind the Scenes Pic of the Day you’re in glad company! (Thanks to Jim Korkis for the link)
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The Daly Blog
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Molly and Mog Store
27 Apr 2012 | 2:33 pmMy web comic "Molly and Mog" now has a store at Molly and Mog! You can follow their mobile adventures at thedalyblog directly on instagram, the platform it was created for, or by following Molly and Mog on facebook. Hooray.© Daly 2005-2012 -
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Rock Star
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The Ward-O-Matic
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Vinyl Kid T-shirt Design
14 May 2012 | 2:44 pmOh yay! My very first t-shirt design for Shirt.Woot is now available! Titled, Vinyl Kid, it's part of a special sale on the site called Jukebox Heroes, featuring all music-related designs. The shirt will be available for ONE WEEK ONLY! Sale ends Sunday, May 20th.If you love vinyl (and I know you do, since you're reading this blog), then go and buy a shirt (or 2, or 3) for yourself - or for your favorite crate-digger. -
Coast to Coast, Baby!
11 May 2012 | 2:07 pmI guess you could say that it's a soft release, but I'll have you know that my two newest books are now out! Behold, the covers: NEW YORK, BABY! SAN FRANCISCO, BABY! One of the coolest things about the social networking aspect of having books released are the responses from friends who've spotted your books in storefronts or bookstores and then send you pics of the books. Checkit:New York, Baby! spotted in a Brooklyn window by my friend Justin Lee: San Francisco, Baby! spotted in a San Francisco window by my friend Bill Robinson: What's even better is that these photos are… -
On the Eve of Teaching
7 May 2012 | 1:10 pmI am sitting here in a mad scramble to finish up these notes for my very first class I'll be teaching tomorrow. Yes, that's correct. I'll be teaching a class on children's book illustration for Portland State University for the second half of this semester. I'm scrambling to get these notes together, to make sure I don't sound like an idiot and what am I doing? Posting something for the blog? I know, it doesn't make sense, but I don't care. I need a little bit of a break from all this note-taking and image-gathering, just to gather my thoughts somehow. It's been a long time coming, some folks… -
Cool 45 covers
3 May 2012 | 1:16 amWhen Andrea & I vacationed in Italy back in 1999, we checked out this cool flea market in Rome with lots of fun old stuff. Found this 45 record (above) in a record bin. Love the design. I've always cherished it. One of these days I'm gonna listen to this record. It's imperative that I do. -
Fun Characters from Pageant
1 May 2012 | 12:55 pmHere are some fun characters by a mysterious "Greenwald R." They're from Pageant Magazine, a smaller, "digest" size magazine for the "gentleman." Bordering on the cheesecake from time to time, the magazine actually has an interesting connection to Mad Magazine. Well, I wish I knew more about "Greenwald R." I've seen similar work done by this artist, but never have been able to find anything more about him/her.
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Toon In... to the World of Animation
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UPA Gala at AniMazSpot 2012
13 May 2012 | 1:25 pmMagoo at the Alex, on September 15th, will be the feature event at the AniMazSpot 2012 festival this year, from September 9th through the 16th. Actually, there are two events planned, so far, at the historic 1,400 seat theater in Glendale, California, in the center of the Los Angeles Animation community. The late afternoon event will be animation luminaries talking about UPA’s influence on their work, showing some of their own animation, as well as illustrious clips from UPA classics. The evening event will be the screening of all 15 Oscar nominated and winning shorts, plus five… -
Magoo meets AniMazSpot 2011
6 Jun 2011 | 1:48 pmThe non profit organization Animazing Spotlight has two events happening this year with related VIP events and special collectable gifts, all four events are found at www.animazspo.com. AniMazSpot 2011 has a weekend full of fascinating animation programs and screenings and awards, in mid-September. From animation techniques for Avatar, to award winning shorts from India, to Magoo Makes News, and “OMG it’s Godfrey”, a tribute to the unorthodox British humor of the great Bob Godfrey (his short “Great” won the first British Oscar for animated shorts). Next up,… -
Memorable Animation Festival
21 Sep 2010 | 7:46 pmApologies for neglecting our Toon in website, but help is on it’s way. We hope to be able to start adding more interviews before the end of the year. In the meantime, we had our first public presentation of a program created from 3 dozen of our Toon in interviews. It was called “I Did it My Way”, ran about an hour, and it was shown on Sunday, September 5th, at AniMazing Spotlight’s 2nd Annual Weekend of Animated Shorts Festival, at Woodbury University, in Burbank. You can find out more about it at www.animazspot.com. We are all involved in both projects. -
Toon in event at Animated Shorts Festival
15 Aug 2010 | 8:23 pmThe AniMazing Spotlight website is full of information on this year’s festival, coming up in just 3 weeks, September 4 & 5, at Woodbury University, in Burbank. Visit their web site at www.animazspot.com, then click the big white panel at the top of the Home page, with Lou Romano’s Juggler, which he designed exclusively for the festival. Clicking this panel takes you to their Festival page. If you scroll down you see all the festival events, one of which we’ll talk about next, screenings of all the shorts nominated in various categoies, advertising opportunities,… -
Own a Piece of Animation History
26 May 2010 | 3:39 pmOn May 31 an auction ends for an original cel from “Ragtime Bear”, the very first Mr. Magoo cartoon (1949), directed by John Hubley, and written by Millard Kaufman. Place your Bid on the home page of the UPApix site at www.upapix.com. Scroll down the red panel for instructions on how to bid for this piece of movie history www.upapix.com Bidding ends on May 31 at 9pm, Pacific Time
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Temple of the Seven Golden Camels
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Picking the Right Moment to Illustrate
1 May 2012 | 1:01 amI know I've talked about this one before, but since I'm on this kick of talking about how to get more storytelling into a drawing or an illustration, this seemed like a good time to revisit the concept and expand on the topic with some new perspectives.When you sit down to do a drawing or painting of an event or a story, how do you know exactly which moment to pick as your moment to illustrate? This can be especially challenging when dealing with a scene full of action and drama. There seem to be two schools of thought on this. The first type is the kind you see on the cover of pulp fiction… -
Contrast Can Be Enough to Tell a Story
15 Apr 2012 | 10:29 amWe've been talking a lot at work lately about ways of getting a lot of "storytelling" into an image. Some artists are masters at painting a beautiful picture and some are masters at telling a story through their pictures. What makes the difference between the two?Sometimes it's as simple as creating a contrast within an image. When you show you audience two things, they compare those two things and create ideas about the differences between them. As simple as that sounds, this can be more than enough to create a story within the mind of the viewer.Norman Rockwell did this very effectively. -
Flat = Funny and Depth = Dramatic
11 Apr 2012 | 11:46 pmOne of the most basic and perplexing challenges a board artist faces is how to get the desired emotional response from the audience. Many times people will board a dramatic and serious scene, only to find that when they pitch it to a room full of fellow board artists, the audience doesn't take it as it was intended and breaks into laughs instead. Or vice versa...a board artist will pitch a scene that's meant to be funny and the room will be totally quiet, with no laughter happening at all.A big part of what makes us feel like we should laugh at a scene or take it seriously is the visual cues… -
Call Northside 777: Every Choice Comes From the Story
15 Mar 2012 | 9:00 pmThe Jimmy Stewart movie "Call Northside 777" is not a great movie, but there were some great choices in lighting and cinematography that I liked. I started out just writing about the values and cinematography, but that led to a few other thoughts about how to make artistic choices, and how every choice you make on a movie comes from the story, which means it's really important for every person on a movie to know what each sequence is about (as well as the overall story).In the film, Stewart plays a newspaper reporter trying to uncover the truth behind a man who he thinks was wrongly sent to… -
Six Years
15 Mar 2012 | 12:16 amI missed my chance to take notice of the six-year anniversary of my blog, which happened on March 4th. It's been a great six years, thanks for all the feedback and words of support!The final preview image of my graphic novel is up here.
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About.com Animation
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Poll: What's Your Take on the Creative Cloud?
14 May 2012 | 12:58 amNow that Adobe's Creative Cloud has launched in full, I've been giving their ...Read Full Post -
Adobe CS6 Launches
7 May 2012 | 2:49 amAfter a lot of talk, a lot of hype, and a lot of anticipation, Adobe Creative Suite 6 finally launched yesterday (note: for purchase only; the Creative Cloud SaaS subscription ...Read Full Post -
One of the Most Exciting Features of Adobe CS6: Subscriptions
29 Apr 2012 | 11:52 pmOne of my biggest gripes with newer versions of the Adobe Creative Suite has been the price. Even with the new features, the new functionality, and the great new enhancements ...Read Full Post -
What's The Difference Between Japanese and American Animation?
4 Mar 2012 | 4:26 pmAsk the difference between American and Japanese animation, and you may get a fairly ugly response depending on whether the person you're asking is particularly invested in one or the ...Read Full Post -
What Are Structural Lines and Center Lines?
2 Mar 2012 | 4:23 pmWhile you don't have to have DaVinci's skills in art, figure drawing, and perspective to be an animator, it helps to have a good understanding of structures and perspective - ...Read Full Post
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Lineboil
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Gillis Invites You To BadBloom, FL
16 May 2012 | 8:35 amRyan Gillis latest project from his studies at USC is titled BadBloom, FL. This traditionally-animated short is formatted almost like a trailer, and from what we learn, it seems as if a nasty fungus is invading the Everglades: -
Lopez Teases Student Film Titled Jamón
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Ernest and Celestine Head to Cannes
14 May 2012 | 7:31 amOn the heels of A Town Called Panic, the 2009 stop-motion film you simply must watch, Stéphane Aubier and Vincent Patar have adapted, along with Benjamin Renner, Gabrielle Vincent’s book series, Ernest and Celestine. The 80 minute, 2D feature will soon screen at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival, and the producers have uploaded a number of French-language clips from the film for your previewing pleasure. You’ll see beautiful water-color world inhabited by bears, mice and lots and lots of candy. -
Pixar Honors Moms With New Brave Trailer
11 May 2012 | 8:10 amThe Disney•Pixar gang have cut a new trailer for the upcoming CG feature Brave just in time for Mother’s Day. We focus in on the relationship between Princess Merida and her mother Queen Elinor. -
Terrible Bandit Helps Student Finish College
10 May 2012 | 7:24 amThe Terrible Bandit is Evee Chriszt’s thesis animation from her final year of studies at Sherican College. There’s not much here in the way of story, but her animation and design are superb.
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Comedy For Animators
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Demobbed
14 May 2012 | 9:15 amFrom the youtube description: Nat Jackley, Dan Young and Norman Evans fooling about in Mancunian Films’ Demobbed (1944) in which Jackley, Evans and Young fresh out of the Army get jobs in a firm, an occupation that leads them to solve a crime and stage a concert party. Some really funny dancing. -
Smile, it’s Friday.
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Tumbling and Tomfoolery
9 May 2012 | 10:40 amFrom the youtube description: Slapstick Music Hall Tumbling Act from 1945. This footage is from a Mancunian Film’s short called ‘Randle and All That’. See www.itsahotun.com for all things Frank Randle and Mancunian Films. Just imagine trying to rig and cloth sim something like this… -
Bob Maloogaloogaloogaloogalooga
7 May 2012 | 7:00 amI love stumbling across great performances of physical comedy. Quite a while ago I saw the movie “Big Man on Campus” on TV. Then I later picked up a VHS copy on a website. Made in 1989, the movie was also known as “The Hunchback of UCLA.” It stars Allan Katz (who was also the writer) as Bob, the hunchback. A student finds him living in a bell tower, hiding from the world, and takes it upon himself to bring Bob out into society. For a good part of the movie, Bob speaks his own made up language, or just acts out his silent comedy. He is brutish, but loving. He is funny, sweet, and sad. -
Kitteh Kitteh Scatman
5 May 2012 | 2:26 pmIf you don’t know what scat singing is, here you go.
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Latest from The Leaping Lamp
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Boundin' Lyrics Now in Dutch
14 May 2012 | 1:14 pmA reader contacted me a few days ago saying how much he and his two year old son love the Pixar short movie, Boundin'. He's from the Netherlands and wished to contribute the Dutch lyrics to this lovely little movie. So please see my Boundin' page and scroll to the bottom to see the Dutch lyrics to the catchy little tune. On this page I've also added a video clip to the making of this short film that I think you will enjoy. -
New Brave Trailer Revealed
23 Feb 2012 | 8:33 amAnxious fans awaiting a new Pixar Brave trailer can now see it here and now! This is a scene where Merida is in an archery competition and she is competing for her own hand in marriage. FirstShowing.net says that Disney has been sly about not giving any more of the story away in these sneek peeks because we have no idea what happens in the last third of Brave, nor do we have any clue as to how the movie will turn out. That's how it should be! -
Toy Story Buddy Packs!
28 Jan 2012 | 9:50 amMini figures are a must-have these days. Each Toy Story Buddy Pack has awesome little figures with great overall customer ratings from both collectors and parents. One of the things you're going to love about these Mattel Toy Story buddy packs are how bright and colorful they are. Reviewers say that the figures have a great amount of detail, which shows you that this is a quality product. The only complaint I've read about is that these figures aren't very poseable, but the good thing about them is that kids as young as three can play with them because they are quite durable. Let's explore… -
The Dude Covered with Rust
20 Jan 2012 | 12:18 pmMy favorite character in Pixar's Cars 2 was undoubtedly, the very adorable Mater. The rusty old truck works in a great manner providing relief against -
Tow Mater Takes the Lead
18 Jan 2012 | 8:26 amTow Mater was the best thing about the original Cars, and made Cars 2 a great movie! His quirky personality and his looks (he is a real bucket) stood out
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Extracurricular activities
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Dragoon
14 May 2012 | 11:30 amA spark of an idea for a story... perhaps a comic. As if I didn't have enough to do already. -
CalArts Demo
7 May 2012 | 11:30 amFor the past two weeks, my wife and I were substitute teaching the Visual Development class at CalArts. We had a lot of fun and spent a lot of time wondering how our lives would have been different if we had gone to school there. I spent a lot of time geeking out over CalArts - A-113, the sublevel, etc.We're also continuing teaching our Visual Development class at the Concept Design Academy. If you are interested in our class, you can find out more about applying here - http://conceptdesignacad.blogspot.com/2012/05/cda-summer-2012-enrollment-starts-now.html -
She said Hang Gliders
30 Apr 2012 | 11:30 amWhen I finish a painting I always show my wife and ask her opinion. This time she said something was missing... a focal point. I asked for a suggestion and the first one was "hang gliders." So hang gliders it is. -
Dead Zero
23 Apr 2012 | 11:30 amAnother collab with my wife. This time for a new compilation of art and comics from those talented guys at Disney Animation. -
Sketchy Landscape
16 Apr 2012 | 11:30 amWe've been busy - only time for a sketch this week.I've been playing with process a lot and seeing what photoshop is capable of. This is mostly custom shapes with some lasso tool and a few brushes.
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Toon Radio
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Kool Kids Klub Podkast Episode 52 - Anime Boston Talkback
11 May 2012 | 12:36 pmIn this weeks episode we are joined by Daft and his buddies in a Beastie Boys fashion to talk about their adventure at this years Anime Boston 2012. Join us with the regular group in this weeks topic.Download!! -
Alan Silvestri to Score The Croods
8 May 2012 | 9:08 pmHollywood.com is reporting that Alan Silvestri (The Avengers) has been tapped by Dreamworks Animation to score their upcoming 3D animated feature The Croods. Written and directed by Chris Sanders (How to Train Your Dragon) and Kirk DeMicare, and staring the voices of Ryan Reynolds, Nicolas Cage, Catherine Keener, Emma Stone, Clark Duke and Cloris Leachman, The Croods follows an introverted family who embarks on a dynamic journey guided by a resourceful newcomer. Produced by Kristine Belson (How to Train Your Dragon) and Jane Hartwell (Shrek), the movie is Silvestri’s first project with… -
Kool Kids Klub Podkast Episode 51 - Hunger Games/Nashicon Talkback
23 Apr 2012 | 7:09 pmJust because ToonRadio.net is down, doesn't mean you should be. In this episode we discuss the recent movie Hunger Games and Zeonic talks about Nashicon 2012. Join the gang as we talk about our topics and other things to discuss in this weeks episode.Download!! -
ToonRadio.net down and offline
21 Apr 2012 | 12:14 pmSince I can no longer affoard the server, the ToonRadio.net server is currently offline. I will bring it back as soon as I have the money. For now, all Toon Radio will be is this blog.If you want to help me get ToonRadio.net back online, free free to donate. I need $83 to bring everything back.But, like I said, I still have the blog. I might as well post more often. Until next time, laters.Please note that with ToonRadio.net sone, so is my email server. If you need to email me, please use my MSN account. -
Legend of Korra Music Preview
19 Apr 2012 | 10:31 pmBack in 2005, Nickelodeon unleashed an action cartoon like none other at the time. In its three year tour, it gained audiences from not only Nickelodeon’s target demographic of kids, but grabbed teenagers and adults as well. This series was Avatar: The Last Airbender. Fast forward to this year, and Nickelodeon is poised to do it all over again with the sequel: The Legend of Korra.A few weeks ago, I had the fortune to receive a preview of the Korra soundtrack. For the uninformed, Avatar: The Last Airbender takes place in a pre-industrial world in which a few benders have the ability to…
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Savage Animation
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VFX Reel
8 May 2012 | 6:01 pmHere's my most recent visual effects reel comprising of a few projects I worked on this year. Programs used: Autodesk Maya, PullDownIt for Maya, Autodesk 3D Studio Max, Rayfire, After Effects, Particular for AE, Twitch for AE, Optical Flares for AE, Twixtor for AE, Photoshop, Boujou, and Protools. Cameras used: Canon 60D, Canon 7D -
Music Video
22 Jan 2012 | 10:26 pmMy friend I recently decided to co-produce a music video for my rapper friend (Rowdy Rage). Using my newly-acquired GoPro HD HERO2 and her Canon 7D, we headed over to San Francisco for the day. This video was edited and color corrected in After Effects and cut together using Final Cut Pro. Some plugins used were: Twixtor (for the slow-mo shot), Twitch, and Optical Flares. -
Even Cooler Intro Animation
23 Oct 2011 | 4:13 pmHere's an even cooler title sequence for Savage Animation than the one I previously posted. I used 3D Studio Max to model and texture the bacteria particles which I then brought into After Effects with the help of Trapcode Particular to instance them as sprites. I used Particular again to make that badass smoky text title appear. I moved the camera around, added some depth of field, and put some Twitch effects on there and voilà this is what I got: -
New Intro Animation
19 Oct 2011 | 3:28 amI managed to find some time in between going to class and doing homework to make this really cool "Savage Animation" title sequence. I followed this tutorial to create the awesome crumbling text effect and then added some lighting, rain, and camera shake to give it my own touch. If you haven't already clicked the link then... click the link! Video Copilot is an awesome website and they have loads of After Effects and 3Ds Max tutorials as well as plug ins. Here's my video: -
Fun With Effects 2
12 Sep 2011 | 7:06 pmHere's the latest and greatest video that I've been working on. This one is more of a test of composting 3D stuff on top of live action footage. I was just messing around with the fluid effects to create fire in Maya and I thought it would be cool to have it in my dorm hallway. Once I get more experience, I am trying to have the camera follow water flowing through the window. Here's the vid:
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News On Toon Boom Animation
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Toon Boom Animation Blog breaks the barrier
16 May 2012 | 1:23 pmThis News on Toon Boom Animation blog has surpassed the total views it got in all of 2011 …and it’s only May! It’s a remarkable piece of news and I would like to thank you all for liking this blog and for being so involved in the animation community. So far this year we [...] -
24 Hour Film Race 2012 – and free Storyboard software
11 May 2012 | 11:16 amThe 24 Hour Film Race 2012 is here and to make it just a bit easier Toon Boom Animation is giving away 100 copies of Toon Boom Storyboard Pro so that you can storyboard your film and get those winning entries in on time. Here is the official 24 Hour Film Race 2012 press release. The [...] -
YouTube Toon Boom Tips Channel – How to export animation in Multiple Output Formats
11 May 2012 | 8:58 amIn the latest installment of our Tip of the Week series of Animation tutorials our resident expert and Professional Product Manager, Lilly Vogelesang, will walk you through how to Export Images & Movies in Multiple Output Formats. The 10 minute video explains about multiple output formats from Animate Pro or Harmony. Lilly begins by talking about [...] -
The CIBC 401 Bike Challenge in support of the Sarah Cook Fund of the Cedars Cancer Institute
7 May 2012 | 1:04 pmThe CIBC 401 Bike Challenge is a 580 km extreme endurance bike ride from the Toronto Hospital for Sick Kids to the Montreal Children’s Hospital over 2.5 days. Toon Boom Animation is a very close friend to 20 year-old Sarah Cook, who has been battling cancer for 12 years. Dr. David Mitchell was Sarah’s primary [...] -
Fundraising for Kids through Basketball – Toon Boom plays at Hoop Fest 2012
7 May 2012 | 9:41 amToon Boom took part in Hoop fest 2012 on Sunday, 6 May at Lower Canada College in Montreal. A fun time was had by all. The coaching was great and the team really pulled together to win and we won both of the games which we were scheduled to play. Congratulations! Check out the video below. [...]
