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• New Despicable Me Trailer Now Online

  Dacey

  6 Nov 2009 | 8:16 pm

  A second teaser trailer for Universal Pictures’ upcoming animated comedy Despicable Me can now be found online over at Apple.com. Me tells the story of Gru, a supervillain voiced by Steve Carell who plots to steal the moon. Also starring Jason Segal, Russell Brand and Julie Andrews, Despicable Me is set to strike theaters on July 9, 2010.

• Walt’s Museum, a drab Muppet Christmas, plus more Up!

  Ben

  6 Nov 2009 | 9:08 am

  November 6, 2009 — Didier Ghez talks about the opening of the Walt Disney Family Museum, Muppets’ Letters To Santa reviewed, plus the final four Up poster giveaways! I very much support Disney historian – and editor of the Walt’s People series of interview books – Didier Ghez’s call for a “grouping” of historical Disney artefacts, important documents and interviews to be collated and preserved, so that the authentic legacy of Walt Disney and the company that bears his name is available to future generations. All too often, on Disney’s…

• A Muppet Christmas: Letters To Santa

  Ben

  6 Nov 2009 | 8:31 am

  Muppets Studio/Disney/NBC (December 17 2008), Buena Vista Home Entertainment (September 29 2009), single disc, 56 mins plus supplements, 1.78:1 anamorphic widescreen, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, Not Rated, Retail: $26.99 Storyboard: When Gonzo misses the last mailing day before Christmas, The Muppets gather around to help him get his post to the North Pole. The Sweatbox Review: It’s extremely painful to have to declare, but the old Muppets magic has finally and sadly faded in A Muppet Christmas: Letters To Santa. The Muppets have always been among the most heart-warming characters to spend…

• A Christmas Carol opens today

  James

  6 Nov 2009 | 6:29 am

  Disney and ImageMovers Digital’s A Christmas Carol opens today, in 3,683 theatres according to Box Office Mojo. The film is getting mixed reviews, garnering a 57% Tomatometer rating from Rotten Tomatoes — though only a 40% Top Critics score. BoxOffice.com projects it should easily win the weekend with $42 million.

• The music of The Princess and the Frog

  James

  6 Nov 2009 | 6:15 am

  Disney has posted a feature on the music of The Princess and the Frog, hosted by the voice of Princess Tiana, Anika Noni Rose. Check out the full video here:

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• Interview: Up Writer/director Pete Docter and writer/co-director/Dug voice Bob ... - Ultimate Disney

  6 Nov 2009 | 9:33 pm

  Ultimate DisneyInterview: Up Writer/director Pete Docter and writer/co-director/Dug voice Bob Ultimate DisneyMany fans of Up, the tenth and latest feature film from Pixar Animation Studios, are too young to remember a world without computer-animated cinema. Up Blu-ray ReviewTheHDRoomInterview With “UP” Writers And Directors Part 1DisneyDreaming.comStarring: Ed Asner, Jordan NagaiWebster Kirkwood TimesMovieWeb -Bigpicturebigsound.comall 16 news articles »

• A Christmas Carol - DVDTOWN.com

  6 Nov 2009 | 8:33 pm

  New York TimesA Christmas CarolDVDTOWN.comGranted, this new version was made to hype up some moderate action sequences because of its 3D animation. However, this film at no time deviates from 'A Christmas Carol' movie review: Animated tale soars when it sticks to DickensThe Star-Ledger - NJ.com'Carol' uses animation as a crutchMilwaukee Journal SentinelDir: Robert Zemeckis; US animated, 2009, 96 minutes; Jim Carrey, Gary Oldman The Copenhagen PostMoviefone -WOAI -2TheAdvocateall 1,869 news articles »

• Animation gets new focus at Ventana - Variety

  6 Nov 2009 | 6:07 pm

  Animation gets new focus at VentanaVarietyBuenos Aires' Expotoons, Ventana Sur's second sister event, rolls out its third edition this year, as Latin America's animation industry Ventana spotlights Latin American offeringsVarietyall 3 news articles »

• Hollywood's ingenuity on line for holidays - MarketWatch

  6 Nov 2009 | 6:01 pm

  Hollywood's ingenuity on line for holidaysMarketWatchPlus, the planet's natives are created via a sort of "performance-capture" animation, sort of like what was done with "The Polar Express" and "Beowulf," as and more »

• Infinity Ward's Emslie: Animation 'First And Foremost' Key To Visual Realism - Gamasutra

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:34 am

  GamasutraInfinity Ward's Emslie: Animation 'First And Foremost' Key To Visual RealismGamasutra"First and foremost, it's getting animation right. The human eye picks up on everything. It doesn't need very many pixels of movement to realize that and more »

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• Filmmaker Zemeckis shares draw of 3-D films

  7 Nov 2009 | 3:23 am

  Robert Zemeckis may just be the father of the performance-capture, 3-D mania sweeping through Hollywood.

• Justin Timberlake, Dan Aykroyd and Anna Faris in Talks for Yogi Bear Movie

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:56 pm

  Bubbly "pic-a-nic" basket thief Yogi Bear is set to have his own live action/CG animated film in the near future, and casting is already underway.

• Jim Carrey 'A Christmas Carol' Mirrors Own 'Depression Journey'

  6 Nov 2009 | 6:34 pm

  Jim Carrey says his latest film, 'A Christmas Carol', mirrors his own journey out of depression.

• This week's cinema highlights - 06.11.09

  6 Nov 2009 | 2:08 pm

  THE festive spirit takes over cinemas this week with the release of a Christmas Carol, an animated retelling of the classic Charles Dickens novel.

• The timeless appeal of 'A Christmas Carol'

  6 Nov 2009 | 9:40 am

  It has been staged, animated, turned into a musical, incorporated in "Sesame Street" and made with Muppets.

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  Cartoon Brew: Leading the Animation Conversation

• THIS WEEKEND: Animation Seminars at the Egyptian

  jerry

  6 Nov 2009 | 7:00 pm

  Sorry for the late notice, but if you are in L.A. this weekend you might check out the animation panels going on at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood: On Saturday 11/7 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM: A Crash Course on Character Animation with Eric Goldberg. 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM: Commercial Television Spots: Shortest Shorts with Bob Kurtz. 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM: The Incestuous History of Technology & Animation with Bill Kroyer. 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM: The Importance of Story in Animated Shorts with Jim Capobianco. On Sunday 11/8 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM: The Making of Pixar’s Partly Cloudy with Peter Sohn. 2:30 PM…

• Love

  jerry

  6 Nov 2009 | 3:00 pm

  The soundtrack of Fantastic Mr. Fox, like all Wes Anderson films, is loaded with great music that punctuate the situations. Anyone who combines Burl Ives, The Beach Boys, The Rolling Stones and the Wellingtons’ classic Ballad of Davy Crockett in one film is okay in my book. Anderson also pays homage to Disney’s foxy Robin Hood (1973) by using its Oscar nominated song, Love. Huston Huddleston edited this video (embed above) using a discarded, unreleased recording which his late father, Floyd Huddleston, co-wrote (with George Bruns) and his mother, Nancy Adams, sang. Huston…

• A Christmas Carol Opens Today

  amid

  6 Nov 2009 | 8:01 am

  Robert Zemeckis’s A Christmas Carol opens today to a chorus of negative reviews and a rotten rating on Rotten Tomatoes. A particularly harsh assessment comes from Joe Morgenstern in The Wall Street Journal: To put it bluntly, if Scroogely, Disney’s 3-D animated version of “A Christmas Carol” is a calamity. The pace is predominantly glacial—that alone would be enough to cook the goose of this premature holiday turkey—and the tone is joyless, despite an extended passage of bizarre laughter, several dazzling flights of digital fancy, a succession of striking images…

• Curious Pages, a blog of illustrated children’s books

  amid

  6 Nov 2009 | 4:39 am

  My favorite site of the moment: Curious Pages, a newly launched blog about obscure but outstanding children’s books from the 1800s all the way up through today. The brief descriptions of the books are often quite funny, and the selection is eclectic, such as this Czech version of The Wizard of Oz painted in a Paul Klee style or the Art Deco-ish etching of A Head for Happy, which is about a headless doll. There are even a couple of animation-related items, like Mel Crawford’s adaptation of UPA’s Gerald McBoing Boing (picture above). The impeccable curation can be attributed…

• Five Nominees for Best Animated Feature?

  amid

  6 Nov 2009 | 1:19 am

  The potential gamechangers in the Oscar race (clockwise from upper left): The Missing Lynx, A Town Called Panic, The Secret of Kells, Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure As Jerry pointed out a few weeks ago, the big question for the animated feature Oscar category this year is whether they’ll reach the magic number of sixteen qualifying features, which triggers the five-nominee playing field. Fifteen qualifying features or less results in only three nominees. It will be close. One of the films that entered, Evangelion 1.0: You Are (Not) Alone was recently disqualified on a technicality,…

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  The Blackwing Diaries

• Richard Williams' A Christmas Carol

  Jenny Lerew

  6 Nov 2009 | 7:12 pm

  Everything published on Blackwing Diaries is copyright Jennifer Lerew 2007; no unauthorized swiping and reposting of text or images from this site will be tolerated. Linking is one thing(I do too, of course), but plagarism is bad, bad, bad. Do NOT do it.

• A Disney Dream realized: The Walt Disney Family Museum is about to open

  Jenny Lerew

  24 Sep 2009 | 2:37 pm

  Interior of one of the galleries of the Museum. Photographed by and used with the permission of David Lytle.Last year out of the blue I received an email asking about one of the photographs I've featured on my blog. This happens fairly often, but this time the source knocked me for a loop: it was the people who were amassing exhibits for the long-awaited Walt Disney Museum underway up in San Francisco, in the stunningly beautiful Presidio. Would I be amenable to helping? Is Fred Moore my favorite good girl artist? Is the Blackwing a pencil?The circa 1890 barracks at San Francisco's Presidio.

• Animtip Tuesday: Tweeting Animation Tips

  Jenny Lerew

  4 Aug 2009 | 10:40 am

  For people who use Twitter, this is of interest: today a lot of animation artists who use the keep-it-extra-short internet communication thing Twitter are tweeting tips--tagging them all with the hashtag #animtip. If you tweet have a peek.I stumbled on this thanks to Clay Kaytis, owner/operator of The Animation Podcast and Animation Supervisor of Disney's eagerly awaited feature, "Rapunzel" in his day job.EDITED TO ADDIf you work in or study animation, tweet and have a helpful tip please dive on in and contribute.Everything published on Blackwing Diaries is copyright Jennifer Lerew 2007; no…

• Moving Daze

  Jenny Lerew

  30 Jul 2009 | 2:30 pm

  a shockingly accurate picture of my packing approach, from "Moving Day" © Walt Disney CompanyYour Blackwing blogger has been very busy away from the computer of late. Obviously posts have been few, but I have some very fun items coming up to write about, hopefully by the end of week. Unfortunately my life just now has been given over to the horrors of moving house lock, stock and books-thousands upon thousands of books. Due to this sweaty work(no A/C in this c.1907 house I'm packing up, and it's been blistering in Southern California) I've had to forgo too many fun events to count: a…

• Torch Tiger tales

  Jenny Lerew

  14 Jul 2009 | 8:13 pm

  Cover painting by Paul FelixLast year the story department at Walt Disney Feature Animation put together an amazing book, "Who Is Rocket Johnson?" just in time for the San Diego Comic Con. It sold out in very short order, and remains a bright gem of a compilation. Utterly unique and as representative of the talents at work at Disney as anything could be. One should never miss the chance to see--and own--the personal work of men and women like this-mostly story, a couple of directors and animators in there too-who are at the top of their game. No sooner had he pulled the first copies of Rocket…

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• Christmas Time, by Ralph Hulett

  Jeff Massie

  7 Nov 2009 | 3:12 am

  On Christmas Eve, Santa summons the reindeer from out a forest of NOEL trees. © 1955 by the Estate Of Ralph Hulett. Click on the thumbnail to see a full-sized image.See Ralph Hulett Christmas card designs at TAG's art gallery, open weekdays 8:30 am-5 pm.Here are more Ralph Hulett Christmas cards.

• Layoffs and Hirings

  Steve Hulett

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:26 pm

  Warners employees called today to explain: "The series Laff Riot is laying off most of its artists. They told us today that the show is retooling, going in a different direction, and won't be carrying staff while it takes eight or ten weeks to revamp. They expect to ramp back up mid to late January. How many of us will be coming back, they didn't say." I know this is a big disappointment to designers and board artists who were anticipating a year or more of steady work on the twenty-six half-hours of Laff Riot. "Wanted you to know what's going on over here," a production board artist said to…

• Nick Counter, Rest in Peace

  Steve Hulett

  6 Nov 2009 | 9:11 pm

  Whoa. This took me by surprise: Nick Counter, the long-standing former negotiator for the major studios who squared off against Hollywood's writers during a 100-day strike in 2008, died Friday night. He was 69. The former president of the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers was taken to West Hills Hospital earlier this week after collapsing in his Los Angeles home. His family declined to specify the cause of death ... TAG representatives sat in negotiations with Nick Counter at every IA Basic negotiation, even though Nick pushed TAG out of the bargaining unit in 1982. He was…

• Box Office Prognostications

  Steve Hulett

  6 Nov 2009 | 12:05 pm

  Leave it to Moviephone to beat around the bush: Disney's A Christmas Carol' cost upwards of $150 million to make and will earn that back and a lot more. Unlike your ordinary blockbuster, early Christmas movies tend to play well through the holiday itself. Add the appeal of Jim Carrey, in the multiple roles of Scrooge and the three ghosts, and the appeal to parents of the Disney label and you have a movie for every demographic. Opening domestically in more than 3,500 theaters -- in flat, 3D and IMAX 3D formats -- the movie should gross more than $40 million this weekend and top $200 million by…

• The End of Civilization ...

  Steve Hulett

  5 Nov 2009 | 10:38 pm

  ... as we know it. ... [Dan] Aykroyd will voice Yogi, and Justin Timberlake could supply the voice of Yogi's constant companion, Boo Boo ... We can only be grateful that Bill and Joe didn't live to see it happen ...

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  ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive

• Voice Acting: The Stan Freberg Show 1957

  Stephen Worth

  3 Nov 2009 | 5:44 pm

  This post is just the tip of the iceberg... see reason number 4 on our The Top Ten Reasons To Support The A-HAA for links to more great biographies of important artists.Daws Butler and Stan Freberg accept theEmmy Award for "Time For Beany".Archive supporter, Rich Borowy has been contributing some wonderful material to the ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive. Here's another one of his treasures... the premiere episode of the legendary short lived radio musical variety show created by Stan Freberg.In the Summer of 1957, CBS debuted a comedy program to replace The Jack Benny Program. It…

• FREE EBOOK: Zim's Cartoons and Caricatures Part 09 of 20

  Stephen Worth

  28 Oct 2009 | 2:51 pm

  Before we get to today's post, a couple of announcements... We will begin deleting the earlier posts in this series next week, so if you haven't downloaded them yet, do it now. Also, we have only 15 sets of the Zim Cartooning Course left. We may not be able to get more copies before Christmas, so if you hope to have them under your tree, order now. Thanks!This is the ninth of twenty posts where we plan to post a complete set of high resolution scans of Zim's Cartoons & Caricatures, or Making The World Laugh (1910). These 100 pages are packed with great cartoons, helpful drawing tips,…

• Illustration: Bozo And His Rocket Ship

  Stephen Worth

  25 Oct 2009 | 6:16 pm

  This post is just the tip of the iceberg... see reason number 3 on our The Top Ten Reasons To Support The A-HAA for links to more great posts about 50s children's book illustrators.In 1946, a young producer at Capitol Records, Alan Livingston was assigned the task of developing a children's line for the fledgling record company. He came up with the idea of a read-along record and book set featuring a circus clown named Bozo. The album, Bozo At The Circus sold over a million copies, and helped to push Capitol to the top of the charts. Livingston went on to create read-along sets featuring…

• Filmography: Gandy and Sourpuss in Aladdin's Lamp

  Stephen Worth

  23 Oct 2009 | 12:49 pm

  This post is just the tip of the iceberg... see reason number 7 on our The Top Ten Reasons To Support The A-HAA for links to more great cartoons to study.Over at John Kricfalusi's blog, All Kinds of Stuff, John posted an appreciation Gandy Goose and Sourpuss- the cartoon comedy team that were one of the inspirations for Ren & Stimpy.I've long thought that the Gandy Goose cartoons are underappreciated. They're funny, well animated and have a great deal of variety. The early ones, in particular "Doomsday", have lavish production values. "Aladdin's Lamp" is a typical…

• Re: Online Drawing Lessons

  Stephen Worth

  22 Oct 2009 | 2:01 pm

  Recently, John Kricfalusi decided to make his blog available to be viewed by invitation only. I am working with John to make the lesson posts from his blog available to students who want to work from his articles. It will take a few days to work out the details, so please be patient.ThanksStephen WorthDirectorASIFA-HollywoodAnimation Archive.

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  Comic-Con International

• 4-Day Memberships Are Sold Out!

  6 Nov 2009 | 9:00 am

  We said it would happen, and boy did it ever -- we've sold out of 4-Day Memberships both with and without Preview Night, the fastest we have in our history. But that doesn't mean you can't still get a membership to Comic-Con. We'll be selling One-Day Memberships for each day of the show in the near future...so stay tuned to our feeds (or now at Twitter) for announcements.

• In Memoriam - Shel Dorf

  5 Nov 2009 | 9:25 pm

  Shel Dorf's love of comic books and their creators had no equal. It was his appreciation of this art form and his keen foresight that helped to create what is Comic-Con. It is with a heavy heart that we -- the Board of Directors, Committee, Staff and Volunteers of Comic-Con -- mourn the passing or our dear friend Shel. Follow the link to read a tribute written by Shel's longtime friend R. C. Harvey (Comics Journal).

• 2010 Film Festival Submissions Open Dec. 1!

  28 Oct 2009 | 10:15 am

  The Comic-Con International Independent Film Festival (CCI-IFF) will open to submissions starting December 1. The deadline for submitting films is March 15, 2010. All film submissions must be be accompanied by the official entry form and postmarked between Dec. 1, 2009 and March 15, 2010. The official rules and entry form will be posted on this page on or before Dec. 1. Please check back for more information.

• Attendee Preview Night Memberships are Sold Out

  7 Oct 2009 | 10:30 am

  Because of the increasing number of attendees on Preview Night each year, we have decided to limit attendance for Preview Night in 2010. It is impossible to accommodate every person who registers for a four-day badge on Preview Night, so we made available four-day memberships with and without the Preview Night option. While no more Preview Night badges are currently available, regular four-day memberships are still available.

• Mail-In Form for Comic-Con 2010 4-Day Attendee Memberships

  1 Oct 2009 | 12:15 pm

  We've provided a downloadable PDF Multipurpose 4-Day Attendee Registration Form for those who'd like to register by mail with check, money order, or credit card. The 4-day membership form is valid only while Comic-Con 4-day memberships (with or without Preview Night access) are still available. Once they're sold out, the form is no longer valid and will be returned. Memberships are selling quickly, so if this is your preferred method of purchase, you should send it in FAST! Online purchase is still the quickest way to assure that you can purchase your 4-Day Membership with Preview Night.

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• Around the Hub – Fright Night Lights

  John Frost

  6 Nov 2009 | 6:04 pm

  It’s Friday Night. If you’re not out watching High School Football, then perhaps you’re planning your next trip to Walt Disney World. Me? I’m posting the latest Disney news and links roundup. Trevor Hogg is writing a three-part profile on Pixar Studios being posted by the UK film website Flickering Myth. Part Two will be posted on Nov. 11 and Part Three on Nov. 18. A.O. Scott of the New York Times actually gives “A Christmas Carol” a positive review. Other than a few uncanny valley problems and a weak third act, he thinks Zemeckis did justice to the subject…

• Flash Forward, Episode 107: “The Gift”

  Barry

  6 Nov 2009 | 7:08 am

  Well, this episode was a good deal better than the last.  We finally get an answer to whether the futures seen in the flashes can be changed, as well as a heck of an unexpected cliff-hanger.  That and an almost word-for-word replay of a scene from the premiere of “V” two days earlier (perhaps they themselves were having a flash-forward…).  What more could you want? 1) Our Heroes’ private lives continue to be tossed in turmoil as the effects of their seemingly inevitable flashes continue to mount.  We find out who the Blue Hand group is, apparently – a…

• El Capitan Theater Hosts A Christmas Carol Spectacular

  mfeige

  6 Nov 2009 | 5:17 am

  Every year at the beginning of the Holiday season my family went to see the Radio City Christmas Spectacular in New York City. When I attended in the early and mid-nineties the show included a version of “A Christmas Carol”, which to this day I still remember vividly and brings me back to the wonder of the holiday season in New York. Needless to say I entered with high expectations and hopes that Disney’s A Christmas Carol could return that sense of child-like wonderment. As always The El Capitan was an assault on the senses. The garlands strung across the red suede draped interior wall…

• Introducing “Townsquare” – Forums for The Disney Blog

  John Frost

  5 Nov 2009 | 4:18 pm

  I’m proud to announce that “Townsquare“, the official forum for The Disney Blog, is now in open beta. That means there will probably be a few changes, but it’s essentially stable and ready to host all the great discussions I know this community is capable of. Registering is easy. Just head to http://thedisneyblog.com/townsquare (or click the ‘forums’ button at the top of this page) and click where it says ‘register’ in the middle of the page. Or you can go right there by clicking here. Enter your information and a password will be sent to the…

• Interview with Tiana’s Showboat Jubilee Show Director

  John Frost

  5 Nov 2009 | 6:41 am

  One last little bit to share from the media event for Tiana’s Showboat Jubilee at the Magic Kingdom. I got the chance to meet and interview Tara Anderson, Show Director from Creative Entertainment at Walt Disney World Resort. Her previous work at the Magic Kingdom includes the Move It! Shake It Celebrate It! Street Party – which shares a very similar energy to Tiana’s Showboat Jubilee. A good thing in my book. In the three and a half minute interview we discuss coordinating development of the show on both coasts, the song choices, and more. [Audio clip: view full post to…

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• Ronnie del Carmen On "Special Mission"

  martini833

  6 Nov 2009 | 6:14 am

  As you’re aware, Dug’s Special Mission is coming very soon. But did you know that there’s already a possibility for more Up shorts? At least, that’s according to director Ronnie del Carmen in his latest interview. Animation Magazine talked to del Carmen about his story work on Up and his brand new, hilarious short starring the loveable mutt! Del Carmen explains that Special Mission is told in Dug’s distorted memory of moments leading up to his encounter with Carl and Russell. "Dug has such a fragmented attention span that his continuity is likely…

• Luxo/Disney Settle Over Jr. "Custody Case"

  martini833

  4 Nov 2009 | 6:17 pm

  A few months back we were all surprised by Luxo AS’s lawsuit over Disney/Pixar’s new uses of it’s iconic mascot, and more importantly, what would come of this court case. According to The Hollywood Reporter’s Esq., both companies came to an "amicable settlement" over the conflict. It almost plays out like a custody case determining who has rights to Jr. The mess all started when Disney decided to manufacture and sell Luxo Jr. lamps packaged with the Up Blu-ray. Understandably, the lamp manufacturing giant didn’t take a liking to this move…

• Celebrate Up's Blu-ray/DVD Release at Fenton's Creamery!

  martini833

  4 Nov 2009 | 1:24 pm

  As many fans are aware by now, Fenton’s Creamery which was featured in Up is a real life business located in the Bay Area just like Pixar! In Pete Docter’s latest, you’ll remember Fenton’s plays a small but emotionally significant role in the plot. Now you too can have an "Up" moment with The Spirit of Adventure Sundae served for one night only at the legendary ice cream parlor! Of course, this is because Pixar and Fenton’s have come together to hold an ice cream social celebrating the November 10th release of Up on Blu-ray/DVD!

• It's Always Pixar vs. DreamWorks Isn't It...?

  martini833

  3 Nov 2009 | 2:30 pm

  Note: This is not meant to be a DreamWorks Animation hate thread so please be respectful with your opinions in the comments section. Yahoo! Movies has released a very interesting analysis of the big Pixar versus DreamWorks Animation debate. You may remember this very goal was attempted earlier in 2009 through an… interestingly accurate cartoon. Anyway, the findings show that as a studio, Pixar has performed considerably better overall than DreamWorks Animation over the span of their respective careers. But that’s a widely known fact. The specifics, though, may…

• Upcoming Pixar Reviews Monsters, Inc. on Blu-ray!

  martini833

  31 Oct 2009 | 3:53 pm

  It seems almost impossible for someone to walk down a store isle and not notice the eye-catching packaging of Monsters, Inc. on Blu-ray. But as you know, what’s inside this holofoiled release is what really counts! Fortunately, fans won’t be complaining after getting their hands on the 4-Disc release of Pixar’s 2001 classic which looks and sounds better than ever! The set includes 2 Blu-rays, the original DVD release and a digital copy of the film. The new content inside really does warrant a purchase all by itself. You don’t want to miss Filmmaker’s…

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• Ronnie del Carmen talks Dug's Special Mission

  Mike

  5 Nov 2009 | 7:55 pm

  Animation Magazine just published an original Q&A with Ronnie del Carmen, Up story supervisor/head of story and director of the feature-based short film Dug's Special Mission, exclusive to the Up DVD/Blu-ray.Del Carmen answers nine questions about the new short in the interview. Curiously, in a couple of his responses he appears to hint at the chance that we might someday see more of Up's canine

• Jobs named CEO of the Decade

  Mike

  4 Nov 2009 | 10:07 pm

  Steve Jobs is named "CEO of the Decade" in the latest issue of Fortune magazine, primarily for his achievements at Apple Inc., but also for his work 'nurturing' Pixar.Jobs, co-founder of Apple and Pixar, Chairman and CEO of Apple, former CEO of Pixar, board member and largest individual shareholder of The Walt Disney Company, certainly deserves the title. Apple's outstanding, world-changing

• Luxo lawsuit settled [UPDATE]

  Mike

  4 Nov 2009 | 8:42 pm

  An "amicable settlement" to the Luxo, Jr. trademark infringement spat has been reached, reports The Hollywood Reporter's law blog THR, Esq.Luxo ASA, the Norwegian lamp manufacturer responsible for creating the original Luxo lamp upon which Pixar's Luxo, Jr. mascot is based, withdrew its 2-month-old lawsuit against The Walt Disney Company, Pixar's corporate parent, on Tuesday.No details on the

• Links...

  Mike

  4 Nov 2009 | 12:19 pm

  Clearly, there hasn't been much major Pixar news in the last week or so. But a few minor items have emerged that may be of interest to readers. And here they are:Up DVD/Blu-ray launch party at Fentons Creamery [/Film]Hi-res versions of retro Up posters released [Collider]DreamWorks Animation releases craptastic trailer for upcoming film [Film School Rejects] Pixar Short Films marathon to air on

• Review: 'Up' on DVD and Blu-ray

  Mike

  30 Oct 2009 | 10:23 am

  With only ten days left until Up arrives in stores on DVD and high-definition Blu-ray Disc on November 10, I received my advance copy of the 4-Disc Blu-ray/DVD combo pack (box art pictured above) yesterday. Boy is it cool!Certainly, naturally, and of course, Up has everything you now expect of a Pixar DVD or Blu-ray release, like fantastic picture and sound, and solid bonus features. The

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  Drawn! The Illustration and Cartooning Blog

• Baidi

  Leif Peng

  6 Nov 2009 | 6:00 pm

  “One morning Nayah is playing hide and seek with her big brother Baidi, when suddenly the room is destroyed and Nayah has disappeared. Baidi sets off on a wild quest in a fantasy world.” Teaser for the animated series created by Charles Lefebvre / Thierry River / Slimane Aniss BAIDIRby slimTUGG baidir.fr Posted by Leif Peng on Drawn! The Illustration and Cartooning Blog | Permalink | One comment Tags: baidir

• Tintin Sketchbook

  Matt Forsythe

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:28 am

  Check out Leigh Walton’s Tintin sketchbook Flickr set. Lots of great Tintins. And Haddocks. And Snowys. Posted by Matt Forsythe on Drawn! The Illustration and Cartooning Blog | Permalink | No comments Tags:

• Jen Stark

  David Huyck

  6 Nov 2009 | 9:18 am

  If you haven’t heard of Jen Stark yet, you’re missing out. Well, not anymore: she has a new website that is stuffed with her amazing brightly-colored creations. I’ve mostly seen her cut-paper sculptures like the one above, but she makes similarly bright drawings in two dimensions as well. Here’s a beautiful cut-paper animation she made as well: “Streaming Gradient” by Jen Stark from Jen Stark on Vimeo. (via @friendswithyou) Posted by David Huyck on Drawn! The Illustration and Cartooning Blog | Permalink | No comments Tags: Animation, cut paper, Drawing, Jen…

• New popular edition of Charley Harper: An Illustrated Life

  John Martz

  6 Nov 2009 | 8:49 am

  One of my most prized books is the beautiful, and massive Charley Harper: An Illustrated Life. It’s a book filled with Harper’s brilliant modernist nature illustrations, and one that I think belongs in every illustrator’s collection. Two factors otherwise prohibit more people from adopting the book into their libraries: the book’s physical size (it’s so big, mine hides away in a drawer because no bookshelf can handle it, and it’s big enough to be its own coffee table) and its hefty $200 pricetag ($135 on Amazon). As a book, it’s a work of art itself,…

• Fuggy Fuggy: Thrift

  John Martz

  6 Nov 2009 | 7:56 am

  Thrift is the latest superfun Fuggy Fuggy short from the Brothers McLeod. Their blog has recently been updated with some Fuggy Fuggy sketches, too. Fuggy! Posted by John Martz on Drawn! The Illustration and Cartooning Blog | Permalink | No comments Tags: Animation, Brothers McLeod, video

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  Michael Sporn Animation - Splog

• Ed Benedict - Animafilm Intvw

  Michael

  6 Nov 2009 | 4:41 am

  - Amid Amidi in Animation Blast #8 printed a brilliant interview with Ed Benedict. There was another interview in the European magazine Animafilm 6, 1980. It was written by Dana B. Larrabee. Ed Benedict on Animation We have often dealt in our journal with the prospects of computer animation. We believe that also the views of an advocate of the traditional methods of animated film deserve popularization. Ed Benedict first spoke to me on the telephone about an animated tv spot I had done for a local car dealer. When 1 learned of his extensive hack-ground in animation, I asked it” we might…

• Yankees / Scrooge

  Michael

  5 Nov 2009 | 4:56 am

  GO YANKEES _______________________________ - Zemeckis’ Disney’s Christmas Carol was reviewed in the trades. Uh, oh! Here are some pieces of the Variety review by Todd McCarthy: Shortchanging traditional animation by literalizing it while robbing actors of their full range of facial expressiveness, the performance-capture technique favored by director Robert Zemeckis looks more than ever like the emperor’s new clothes in “Disney’s A Christmas Carol.” Charles Dickens’ 1843 novella and screen perennial has been retrofitted here as a so-called thrill ride…

• Hoppity walk

  Michael

  4 Nov 2009 | 4:27 am

  - Hoppity Goes To Town is a feature I’ll always love. The second and last feature from the Fleischer brothers’ studio is a bit limited in its animation, but I like the story and the way it’s told. Admittedly, this film is something of a personal favorite because I first saw the film in my formative years, age around 10. Today, I recognize some of the problems it has, yet I find it a completely charming and entertaining animated film. The Fleischer studio had figured out how to make a cartoon, and this one was arguably ahead of its time. It’s the first animated feature…

• Lmtd anim8n

  Michael

  3 Nov 2009 | 4:40 am

  - There was a quiet day at the studio during the production of Tubby the Tuba. Johnny Gentilella and I were left alone for a few minutes during our lunch break. I took the opportunity to ask him a question I’d just about rehearsed asking for months prior. While working together previously on Letterman for the Hubleys, I was the person who assisted all of the animators and inked all of the drawings. This was for 20 mins. of animation done in 2½ months in 1973. As a relative newcomer to the business, I studied and absorbed every drawing and exposure sheet that came my way. I was working…

• Medical Dilemma

  Michael

  2 Nov 2009 | 4:25 am

  - One of the best, most intelligent films I worked on was a short film R.O.Blechman made for NBC television. The network was doing a three hour evening dedicated to the state of health care and hospitals in America. They wanted Bob to make a film about over-testing to find things to resolve a patient’s complaints. Bob and I made numerous trips to Columbia Presbyterian Hospital to get information about procedures for testing the brain. This was back in 1977. CATscan tests were just then starting to come into their own. It wasn’t as frequently used as it is now. Other tests were…

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  DUCK-WALK

• Now THIS is my kind of script

  Marc Deckter

  6 Nov 2009 | 7:40 pm

  “HOW DID THAT DANG DEAL GET HERE?” click image or text above for movie clip Steve Martin SNL 13 October 1979 (Season 5, Episode 1) greatest script ever

• OPEN SESAME

  Marc Deckter

  4 Nov 2009 | 12:47 pm

  HAPPY 40TH, SESAME STREET! BERT AND ERNIE- BANANAPHONE

• life drawings

  Marc Deckter

  26 Oct 2009 | 8:39 pm

  click any image to supersize

• COLESLAW

  Marc Deckter

  22 Oct 2009 | 10:50 am

  More drawings from the CalArts Sunday life drawing workshop… click any image to enLARGE

• crab your pen and paper and let’s draw

  Marc Deckter

  12 Oct 2009 | 1:10 pm

  click any image to supersize Finally made it back to the CalArts Sunday life drawing workshop. More info HERE. Workshop host, Steve Brown, made it extra interesting by projecting Ray Harryhausen’s Mysterious Island, as well as other films, onto the wall next to the model’s stage. “MYSTERIOUS ISLAND” (1961) TRAILER

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  Persistence of Vision

• Cookie Kid

  Ethan

  13 Oct 2009 | 5:49 am

  Emilie Goulet, one of my students from last semester just finished rendering and adding sound to her short film. I think it really turned out great, here it is:Cookie Kid from Emilie Goulet on Vimeo.

• New Simon's Cat

  Ethan

  30 Jul 2009 | 6:16 am

  I'm sure your well aware of how much I like the Simon's Cat shorts. A new one hit the tubes and I can't resist posting it. As a cat owner I think they do a good job characterizing the cat. This one they have the cat doing that weird jaw thing that cats do when they get excited about seeing something they want to chase. Obviously the creators are cat owners, I've seen my cats do that several times and wonder why. I'm not a big fan of of the cat pointing like a human, I wish they could stay in character more. But it is funny so I'll let it…

• Drawing for CG Animators

  Ethan

  30 Jul 2009 | 5:58 am

  Other Things has a great post about the value of drawing in CG animation. Couldn't have said it better myself so I'm just going to post the link to it: http://www.otherthings.com/blog2/?p=243#more-243

• Still Doing Stuff

  Ethan

  28 Jul 2009 | 5:56 pm

  Haven't posted in a while, not because I don't have anything to say, I've just been up to my tits in life stuff. Moving, packing, flying that sort of thing. It has kinda consumed my life. Hopefully things will settle down in the next few weeks and I'll be able to post more.

• Latest Goeblins shorts

  Ethan

  21 Jun 2009 | 8:38 am

  The latest shorts from Goeblins, need I say more. These are great looking shorts. I especially like the one with the sun.

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  The Business of Animation: A Commentary

• How To Train Your Dragon

  Staloren

  3 Nov 2009 | 10:21 am

  This trailer came out a few days ago and for the most part, I liked it. However, a couple of things threw me off. First of all, the character "Hiccup" seems to have a voice that is hinging on the side of boring or even worse, annoying. Seems like an odd choice. I can't really put my finger on it, but something rubs me the wrong way. Second, I was a little disappointed with the dragon character

• Sony Pictures Animation

  Staloren

  27 Oct 2009 | 9:30 am

  During my downtime, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs released. I was actually surprised the movie did as well as it did. Congratulations to SPA. I still haven't seen the movie. Many of my friends ask how I can be in this business and not go to see every animated film when it releases. There are many reasons. Everything from having a wife and kids (too young to go to the theater) to spend

• Astro Boy fails on lift off

  Staloren

  27 Oct 2009 | 9:16 am

  I haven't seen this movie. And judging by the box office, not many others have either. From what I understand, Gatchaman is next up to bat. I think Imagi is asking for another bomb. Sadly, the best business move for them would be to try and replicate the type of stories that typically make animated movies successful. From a creative standpoint, I'm all for variety, but from a pure business/

• Don't forget about Twitter

  Staloren

  27 Oct 2009 | 9:14 am

  Oh yes, this old man has joined the Twitter revolution. Follow my tweets (okay, now I sound ridiculous) here: http://twitter.com/Staloren

• I'm famous!

  Staloren

  26 Oct 2009 | 10:45 pm

  It's 10:45pm on a Monday. I can't sleep. After writing the previous post, I decided to take a trip around the internet.In my travels, I stumbled across Cartoon Brew. And low and behold, there was a post about the closing of the San Fran version of Wild Brain. And in that post was a mention and link to this crappy blog you are reading now!I can't say for sure, but I'm almost positive Cartoon Brew

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  FALLOUT

• KAT & TELLY

  James Baker

  25 Oct 2009 | 1:59 pm

  You are welcome to download this mini for free.

• APE 2009

  James Baker

  19 Oct 2009 | 5:02 pm

  Over the past few months, I have formulated a bunch of ideas for mini-comics and longer stories, all in various stages of completion. Just last week it occurred to me that I needed to get something in production for APE. Here is the KAT & TELLY mini comic I made for this Year’s Alternative Press Expo, which happened this past weekend. After a few days of wondering which idea to actually do (a common problem for me) I started drawing KAT & TELLY in earnest on Tuesday morning (based on some drawings and ideas that had been frying in the brain-pan for sometime) and finally…

• The Magnificent Seven

  James Baker

  27 Sep 2009 | 9:06 pm

  PROLOG I meant to post this earlier, but got waylaid by technical difficulties and the distractions of real life. So, without further ado, here’s the story of an adventure from this time LAST year. In September 2008, I went back to my hometown, met up with 6 childhood friends– Some having known each-other ever since kindergarten— and together the 7 of us, foolhardy middle-aged gits one and all, went on a back-breaking, thigh-quivering, mind-punishing, yet soul-stirring and ultimately-uplifting 5-night/4-day backpacking trek though the bush. THE INCITING INCIDENT This idea…

• MY TV, RIP

  James Baker

  22 Sep 2009 | 3:50 pm

  Sony Trinitron TV set: Jan 2001-Jun 2009. This ballpoint sketch of my TV also accurately shows the level of clutter in but one tiny corner of my crummy apartment… and so it is with the clutter inside of my mind. Not long ago, when television broadcasting here in the Bay Area switched from analog to all-digital, my old Sony Trinitron TV set, the constantly-chattering room mate that has shared my apartment since 2001, went silent. I do not plan to replace it. I love watching TV, and that can sometimes be a problem, for I can sit in front of bad television for hours with my mouth lolling…

• BUSY

  James Baker

  8 Sep 2009 | 12:28 pm

  In honour of my Dad’s visit to San Francisco last week, here is another image from our elephant book collaboration from a year or two ago. My father and his wife Wendy landed here on the home-bound leg of an around the world trip, and I played host to them at my tiny apartment. I also took on the role of turbo-tour-guide as I showed them as much of San Francisco as possible in the brief time that they were here, which made for a sometimes tiring schedule, especially as it is still tourist season so we had lots of competition in trying to get onto cable cars, buses and ferries and into…

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  JimHillMedia.com

• London’s original musical “Mary” is now Broadway’s newest nanny

  Jim Hill

  5 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm

  Jim Hill talks with Laura Michelle Kelly, the Oliver Award-winning actress who has just begun appearing at the New Amsterdam Theatre in Disney & Cameron Mackintosh’s long-running production...(read more)

• Toon Thursday: When Dad's a Disney Legend, that's a tough act to follow

  Floyd Norman

  4 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm

  Floyd Norman looks back on the careers of Peter Kahl, John Kimball and Dale King. Each of them a talented artist in their own right. Who then had to struggle in order to escape the shadows of their far more famous fathers...(read more)

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  4 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm

• “Mister Magoo’s Christmas Carol” book is sure to be a hit with baby boomers

  Jim Hill

  3 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm

  Jim Hill reviews Darrell Van Citters’ making-of book. Which takes you behind-the-scenes on the production of TV’s first animated holiday special...(read more)

• Tube Tuesday: "V" is a very entertaining update of a dated sci-fi franchise

  Jim Hill

  2 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm

  Jim Hill reviews ABC's new sci-fi series. Which goes the "Battlestar Galactica" route by taking a cheesy TV show from the 1980s and then reimagining it as smart entertainment for today's audiences...(read more)

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  JOHNKSTUFF

• The correct way for animators to hold a chainsaw

  JohnK

  6 Nov 2009 | 4:04 pm

  My friend Spaz (Steve Wiliams) - the man behind the dinosaurs in Jurassic Park - is helping me to see how you really hold a chainsaw because it is hard to draw such a tricky grip and he's sick of us animators being made fun of for being girly-men. A real man should be able to draw a chainsaw grip - while watching Popeye cartoons.ok, John. this is the correct way to hold a saw. Pay some Goddamn

• Cartoonists, Lumberjacks and Middle Meddlers

  JohnK

  5 Nov 2009 | 10:30 pm

  What a modern day lumberjack would be like. But let's go back in time, shall we?Now George Liquor has a natural talent for cutting down trees. In fact, some say he was born with a chainsaw in his mouth. He has been chopping down trees every day since he was a wee lad. And boy, was his Ol' Man proud.He has even won the medal of freedom for his great contribution to the depletion of our essential

• Corporate Flaccid Saw

  JohnK

  5 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pm

  If animation producers ran the chainsaw business, this is the tool they would give you.Next:The whole lowdown

• Toenails 6 -

  JohnK

  5 Nov 2009 | 8:29 am

  Continued from:http://johnkstuff.blogspot.com/2009/10/toenails-5-underpants-opus-and-big.htmlOr you can start at the beginning:http://johnkstuff.blogspot.com/2009/10/kaspars-toenails.htmlKaspar, being a creature of nature, is not sure what he has wrought, but just knows it feels so right.His job is done.His grip relaxes, releasing the ruined man thing.With cocksure deftness he closes up the man's

• Another Gift From The Sharp Bros.

  JohnK

  4 Nov 2009 | 10:13 pm

  Thanks guys!http://www.sharpbrothers.com/

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  2719 HYPERION

• The Treasures of a Bold Renegade

  Jeff Pepper

  5 Nov 2009 | 8:30 am

  Good news, bad news.We'll get the bad news out of the way first. There are only two titles being released this year in the Disney Treasures DVD line. And unfortunately, neither features animation, anxiously awaited Disney anthology series content, nor material relating to Disney theme parks.The good news however, is that the titles that have arrived, Zorro - The Complete First Season and Zorro - The Complete Second Season, are top-of-the-line productions and welcome additions to the Disney Treasures family.The Zorro sets are unconventional Treasures. It is the first time Disney has ventured…

• 13 Tombstones: Francis Xavier

  George Taylor

  3 Nov 2009 | 7:28 pm

  REQUIESCATFrancis XavierNO TIME OFFFOR GOODBEHAVIORRIPOur 13th and final tombstone is dead-icated to X. Atencio. (The "X" standing for Xavier.) He joined the Disney Studio in 1938 and worked on numerous animated features through the 1950s. He was the person behind the clever animated title sequences from The Parent Trap and Babes in Toyland. In 1964, Walt Disney asked Atencio to transfer to WED Enterprises to assist in the creation of the Primeval World diorama for Disneyland. He went on to develop dialog and music for attractions such as Adventure Thru Inner Space, Pirates of the Caribbean…

• 13 Tombstones: Dear Sweet Leota

  George Taylor

  2 Nov 2009 | 8:30 pm

  DEAR SWEET LEOTABELOVED BY ALLIN REGIONS BEYOND NOW,HAVING A BALLAs most Haunted Mansion enthusiasts know, Madam Leota is the Mansion's resident medium. Leota Tombs was an artist at WED Enterprises. During the Mansion's development, Tombs served as a model stand-in during concept testing for the crystal ball character in the attraction's seance room. She did such an excellent job that the test performance was used in the final version, and the character was named in her honor.

• 13 Tombstones: Brother Dave

  George Taylor

  2 Nov 2009 | 9:04 am

  DEAR DEPARTEDBROTHERDAVEHE CHASED ABEAR INTOA CAVEDave Burkhart began his career with Disney in 1967 serving as an artist model maker, building architecture and show models, including some full scale sets and props. He subsequently became a show designer and field art producer, working on attractions such as the Haunted Mansion, Swiss Family Treehouse and 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.

• 13 Tombstones: Good Friend Gordon

  George Taylor

  1 Nov 2009 | 2:31 pm

  RIPGOOD FRIENDGORDONNOW YOU'VECROSSED THERIVER JORDONGood friend Gordon refers to Gordon Williams, who was an audio designer and also an authority on audio-animatronics. He was the Imagineer largely responsible for all of the sound effects in the Haunted Mansion.

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  The Pen Addict

• Doane Paper Utility Notebook - Traffic Light Series Winners

  dowdyism

  6 Nov 2009 | 5:34 am

  At just over 300 entries, this giveaway was one of the most successful yet.  Big thanks to everyone who entered, and of course thanks to Doane Paper for providing these great giveaway items.  The winners are listed below - here is what I need each of you to do:1. Leave a comment on this post.2. Email me your mailing address using my email address on the sidebar.You have one week to claim your prize.34 E said...love the doane utility pads. these colors are great!Reply November 02, 2009 at 09:35 AM77 AB said...Sign me up...Reply November 02, 2009 at 11:52 AM249 Kristi said...Hi from…

• Review: Uni Pin Fine Line

  dowdyism

  5 Nov 2009 | 4:11 am

  Raise your hand if you have heard of the Uni Pin before.  Some of you may have, but this is a brand new one for me.  I think it may have even elicited a few ooohs and ahhhs from me when I freed it from its envelope.  Yet another pen passed on to me from my friend Carmen (I bet I have over a dozen more to review as well), and another big winner in my book. By the looks of it, this is Uni-Ball's stab at the art/drawing/technical pen market.  I know they have the Posca marker line, but do they come in this fine of a point?  The barrel design reminds me a lot of the Sakura Pigma Micron, and…

• Review: Lamy Vista Clear Ballpoint

  dowdyism

  4 Nov 2009 | 4:11 am

  This is another pen from the Carmen Collection, and I was very anxious to test it out.  Lamy makes some of the best looking pens in my book, but outside of the Safari, I had never really put one to the test in its original state.  A Lamy Vista was on my short list to try, so I was excited to see this one make it my way from Europe. As you would expect from Lamy, this is a very well built pen.  The plastic barrel and overall construction are top notch, and the moving parts such as the plunger and the clip are solid as well.  Lamy has turned me into a fixed grip placement fan, with their…

• Carnival Time!

  dowdyism

  3 Nov 2009 | 7:06 am

  Get thee over to Black Belt Productivity for The Fourth Carnival of Pen, Pencil, and Paper. Great stuff as always!

• Giveaway: Doane Paper Utility Notebook - Traffic Light Series

  dowdyism

  2 Nov 2009 | 4:11 am

  Chad Doane has been a great friend and a great sponsor of The Pen Addict, and has sent along some goodies from his online store for me to giveaway.  Part one of the Doane Paper giveraway is for three 3-packs of the Utility Notebook - Traffic Light Series.  This is the newest addition to the Doane Paper lineup, and may be the coolest yet.  I am a big fan of the colored covers, and of the notebook itself.  My dryer enjoys them very much also, chomping down on one I left in my back pocket a few weeks back. There will be three winners of the contest, each taking home one 3-pack of Utility…

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  Ice-Cream Monster Toon Cafe

• Snorrie's adventure continue

  Alina Chau

  6 Nov 2009 | 6:01 pm

  To be continue ...

• Work in progress ...

  Alina Chau

  2 Nov 2009 | 1:10 pm

  A storyboard I am working on these past couple of days ... ^________^ The story is adapted from the Septimus Heap series. This is from book five - Physik, when we first meet Snorri Snorrelssen, the little northern trader girl!! I kind of change the story a bit ... Err ... for the boards. LOLTo be continue ...BTW, I make some up-date to my web-site, please come and check it out!!

• Pasadena and Flash stuffs

  Alina Chau

  27 Oct 2009 | 6:20 pm

  More paintings from Saturday Bill Perkins' painting workshop. The weather is beautiful that day, it's a lot of fun and take my mind off job hunting and worry for a bit!! ^_____^ And the bottom are 2 FLASH illos for Global Wonders. The flash illos are copyrighted by the studios.Going to start cooking up story idea and add extra seasoning in my portfolio WOO HOO!!

• Outdoor fun!!

  Alina Chau

  24 Oct 2009 | 11:44 pm

  I just up-dated my on-line portfolio for seeking new career adventure, please come by and check it out!!

• Zoo and my 4th Podcast!!

  Alina Chau

  20 Oct 2009 | 10:14 pm

  I sign up for the Infectious site!! Please stop by and vote for my illo! Kind of busy lately ... been a bit slow with posting drawings. These zoo drawings are from last week.And the bottom piece is another Global Wonders Flash illo, copyrighted by the studios. Oooh I have a new new radio Podcast with AM 1430 on-line!! This time I talk about my funny work experience in the Game Industry. And I would love to invite you to my up-coming art show opening reception on Sat!Monkeyhouse Toys & Art Gallery proudly presentsUP UP AND AWAY!!!A friendly neighborhood Super Hero group showCurated by Jonathan…

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  Hyrumosmondanimation

• Prep & Landing (Behind the Scenes)

  Hyrum Virl Osmond

  5 Nov 2009 | 8:49 am

• Rapz animation crew ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!

  Hyrum Virl Osmond

  5 Nov 2009 | 8:29 am

  Story is great, the team is amazing...This movie is going to be awesome.

• This years costume

  Hyrum Virl Osmond

  30 Oct 2009 | 5:39 pm

  I decided to be a unibrow for Halloween this year....again. oh, and check out the cool optical illusion that my head is being crushed. -- Posted from my iPhone

• Launch Photo

  Hyrum Virl Osmond

  28 Oct 2009 | 9:04 am

  -- Posted from my iPhone

• Ares Rocket Test

  Hyrum Virl Osmond

  28 Oct 2009 | 8:53 am

  Ares Rocket was just launched a few minutes ago!!!!!! So cool!!!!-- Posted from my iPhone

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  Daily Peril

• This Weekend

  bpresing

  5 Nov 2009 | 10:10 pm

  This weekend I have two different pieces for sale at two different art shows. Charity auction Purrcasso to raise funds for the East Bay humane society:The event will be held at1809 4th StreetBerkeley, CA 94710The auction runs Saturday, 7:00-9:30 p.m. (bidding ends at 9 pm)And QUINQUENNIUM EXHIBITUM: NUCLEUS 5 YEAR ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION:210 East Main St, Alhambra CA 91801Opening Reception is 7:00- 11:00 p.m.I know they're at the same time. I'd love to go to both but since I live in the bay area it'll just be Purrcaso for me.

• Feathers

  bpresing

  29 Oct 2009 | 9:36 pm

  A Gruau inspired piece I finished recently for the Gallery Nucleus QUINQUENNIUM EXHIBITUM: NUCLEUS 5 YEAR ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION. November 7, 2009 - November 30, 2009. Just around the corner!

• APE Commissions

  bpresing

  20 Oct 2009 | 11:40 am

  APE was a blast this year. Better than last in my opinion, but who am I to say?

• APE! this weekend.

  bpresing

  13 Oct 2009 | 10:41 am

  I will be attending APE this weekend. Splitting space with Scott Morse as usual, tables 315 and 316.I've finally received a supply of my new book from Fluide Glamour! They're imported from France and I've only a limited amount of them, so I'll be selling half at APE and saving the other half for CTN.I've also got a new print to sell, my recent Flying Tiger piece.

• Playtime

  bpresing

  5 Oct 2009 | 9:57 pm

  I finished my Purrcasso piece early for once!This original piece of art will go up for auction November 7th and/or 8th to help raise funds for needy animals. See the official Purrcasso website for show details as they develop.

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  Disney History

• 6 Nov 2009 | 3:07 am

  Didier Ghez

  6 Nov 2009 | 3:07 am

  No time to update the blog today and Monday is a holiday in Spain. See you all on Tuesday.

• 5 Nov 2009 | 2:18 am

  Didier Ghez

  5 Nov 2009 | 2:18 am

  This photo just in from Pablo Sebastián Fernández.It shows Walt with the Argentine artist Burone Bruche. We know that part of El Grupo met with the vary prominent Argentine "animation master" Quirino Cristiani, but this is the first time I hear about this other meeting.Pablo is also trying to find out if El Grupo ever met with the other Argentine artist Juan Oliva. No news about this yet.

• 5 Nov 2009 | 2:10 am

  Didier Ghez

  5 Nov 2009 | 2:10 am

  Do not miss today: - Toon Thursday: When Dad's a Disney Legend, that's a tough act to follow by Floyd Norman- Wild Life by Mark Mayerson

• 4 Nov 2009 | 1:05 am

  Didier Ghez

  4 Nov 2009 | 1:05 am

  A while back I wrote an article for the magazine Tomart's Disneyana Update about pre-1945 Disney books in Argentina.My favorite Argentine book series has always been the one released by Editorial Tor. In the article I was able to show all the books from that series save two. Two years ago I located one of the "missing" two that I featured on the blog. Yesterday I managed to buy the other one, which you can see here.

• 4 Nov 2009 | 1:02 am

  Didier Ghez

  4 Nov 2009 | 1:02 am

  Do not miss today:- Mickey, Donald, Pluto and the Boy Scouts by David Lesjak

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  The Daly Blog

• CTN ANIMATION EXPO

  donnachada

  2 Nov 2009 | 2:00 am

  I am very happy to be part of the CTN ANIMATION EXPO, the most anticipated gathering of animation artists of the year. To get in at a discount of 10% off any 1 day or 3 day pass, use my code....DALYX09Come find me and say hello. If you've seen me at the conventions before, you'll know how much I love showing you how to see my 3D images and sharing my work with you.For professional animators, studio executives and art students, the most anticipated trade show in animation is on in Burbank Calif, from Friday November 20th - Sunday November 22nd.. The Creative Talent Network Animation Expo…

• Even Things Up

  donnachada

  19 Oct 2009 | 2:00 am

  Very happy to announce that legendary guitarist and Grammy Award-winning producer, Pete Anderson, who was Dwight Yoakam's front man for many, many years, asked me to contribute artwork for his new album. I drew up his signature guitar, and he added it to the front cover. Even Things Up is going to be hit the shelves this Tuesday.Subscribe to our Scullery Press (The Daly Blog) NewsletterSubscribe to The Daly Blog RSS Feed© Daly 2005-2009 Technorati Tagsillustration design sketches doodles art the daly blog All images copyright Donnachada Daly 2005-2009

• 3D Stereogram, Moongirl

  donnachada

  12 Oct 2009 | 2:00 am

  I had the moon on my mind this week with all the talk about it. For those that haven't seen my Live Color 3D Mixing before, here's one just for you. As usual, cross your eyes just enough to see three images, and not only will you see the one in the middle in 3D, but your noggin will blend the colors for you. Subscribe to our Scullery Press (The Daly Blog) NewsletterSubscribe to The Daly Blog RSS Feed© Daly 2005-2009 Technorati Tagsillustration design sketches doodles art the daly blog All images copyright Donnachada Daly 2005-2009

• Last of the Summer

  donnachada

  10 Oct 2009 | 10:59 pm

  Seasons changing. Keeping things warm here. Time for a non 3D image to give your eyes a rest. Subscribe to our Scullery Press (The Daly Blog) NewsletterSubscribe to The Daly Blog RSS Feed© Daly 2005-2009 Technorati Tagsillustration design sketches doodles art the daly blog All images copyright Donnachada Daly 2005-2009

• 3D Stereogram, Yellow Dress

  donnachada

  7 Oct 2009 | 10:28 pm

  Stereogram with a yellow dress? Sure! Starting to ramp up the number of posts, so check back for your 3D Stereogram fix. It's good for your eyes too. Cross your eyes just enough to see three images and you'll see it in 3D.Subscribe to our Scullery Press (The Daly Blog) NewsletterSubscribe to The Daly Blog RSS Feed© Daly 2005-2009 Technorati Tagsillustration design sketches doodles art the daly blog All images copyright Donnachada Daly 2005-2009

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  The Ward-O-Matic

• This Week Vacation Guide 1949

  Ward Jenkins

  5 Nov 2009 | 8:46 am

  This Week Magazine: Vacation Guide, 1949. No mention of illustrator. Lowell Hess, perhaps?This is a wonderful cover to a rather dull magazine. It's one of those informational publications, with no ads, a few photos, but mostly information like travel times from city to city, etc...- actually, it says that This Week is part of The Sunday Magazine, "issued jointly by 24 big city American newspapers." The "official govt. map of the U. S." was not found inside. Too bad. Would've been interesting to see that.Things to consider: I love the way that the artist sets the family apart from…

• This is the Ward-O-Matic...5 Years Later

  Ward Jenkins

  3 Nov 2009 | 10:29 pm

  Today marks FIVE years I've been writing The Ward-O-Matic, if you can believe it. Wow. Five years! I can't believe it. So much has transpired since November 3rd, 2004 when I published my very first post. I look back on some of my old posts and wonder, who is this guy? Like flipping through an old diary or thumbing through an old sketchbook, I read some of these words and look at some of these old drawings and try to imagine what was going through my head at the time. It's like I'm reading someone else's blog—it doesn't really feel like me.2004: I was an animation director at Primal Screen…

• In-Store Appearance this Saturday at Barnes & Noble

  Ward Jenkins

  2 Nov 2009 | 11:48 am

  Hey Kids!This Saturday, November 7th from 2-3pm, at the Barnes & Noble at Lloyd Center Mall here in Portland, OR, I'll have my very first in-store appearance and book signing! Check the event's page on Facebook for details if you dig that sort of thing, or you can just read on: So, YES! I'll show up, read the Michael Phelps book I illustrated, How To Train With a T. Rex and Win 8 Gold Medals, sign some copies of the book, show some of the original drawings, maybe juggle a few stuffed animals, you name it! It'll be for the Boise Eliot Bookfair. (Boise Eliot is a school here in Portland.)Added…

• Good Halloween Fun

  Ward Jenkins

  29 Oct 2009 | 3:32 pm

  I'm always a big fan of Halloween! However, the Jenkins household has now turned into the Den of Sickness. Ava was out of school for an entire week two weeks ago and now, both Andrea and Ezra have been hit with the same bug. It's only a matter of time for it to hit me, I guess. In the meantime, I've scanned some pages from a cool textbook reader originally published in 1957. Checkit:From Billy's Neighbors, a reading textbook by Follett Publishing Company. Authors are Alta McIntire & Wilhelmina Hill. Illustrated by the very talented Janet LaSalle. ©1957; this edition, 1962.If I could scan…

• Where The Wild Things Are: an Observation

  Ward Jenkins

  17 Oct 2009 | 3:40 pm

  Where The Wild Things Are, by Maurice Sendak. All images here © 1963, HarperCollins Publishers.With all the talk about the film, I thought I'd share with you some observations about the iconic children's book by Maurice Sendak from 1963. Have you ever noticed the way Sendak constructed the story for Where The Wild Things Are visually? There's a lot more going on. Notice how small the first image of Max is here. He's completely surrounded by white space - a victim of being boxed in. A reason for his mischief? Who knows. It's possible.You turn the page and now the actual image has grown ever…

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  Story Boredom

• My new cat. How to eat a cat sandwich.

  Willis Carrier

  15 Oct 2009 | 3:37 pm

  I just got a new cat and she is awesome. I do this thing where I pretend to eat her in a sandwich.Step 1. Get awesome cat.Step 2. Make cat sandwich bread with your hands like this.Step 3. Rotate.Step 4. Bring cat sandwich up like this and open mouth.Step 5. Pretend to take about 3 bites out of your cat sandwich.Step 6. Say "Cat Sandwich" and release cat.This is how NOT to eat a cat sandwich:

• Tribute to a genius.

  Matt

  7 Sep 2009 | 12:05 pm

  Drawing instructor and mentor, E. Mike Mitchell passed away yesterday. More than that, obviously, he was a brilliant artist. He impacted a lot of people for the better, myself included. Another former student of his posted this great tribute to him his blog. R.I.P., E. Mike Mitchell.Thanks for the great tribute, Spencer Rockwell. Click on the link below to see Spencer's page.OCK: To The Greatest Mentor I Will Ever Know

• The Wonderful World of Animation Storyboarding

  Willis Carrier

  19 Aug 2009 | 8:41 am

• I HATE BLUE CHEESE!

  Willis Carrier

  29 Jul 2009 | 7:51 pm

• Medals

  Matt

  17 Jul 2009 | 4:06 pm

  I drew these for a company work party. People could compete in events at this party and win these medals. It's one of the only things I've drawn for fun in I don't know how long.UPDATE: Only after I post this, so I see Willis has posted just today! I haven't posted here in a year maybe!!! Sorry to crowds you Willis!

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  Temple of the Seven Golden Camels

• Basic Staging Principles (part 1)

  mark kennedy

  3 Nov 2009 | 9:25 pm

  I gave a talk at work the other day about staging. It seems like I always end up giving talks about staging and yet I find it's always a hard thing to talk about. I've never heard anyone else give a talk about staging so I have nothing to compare my talks to. I'm constantly re-writing my talks based on how confused the listeners look at each point of my talk, to try and find the right information and the best way to explain it.I think one thing that was successful this time around was the following handout on really basic staging principles. This stuff seems so basic that I know people tend…

• Haunting a House

  mark kennedy

  27 Oct 2009 | 10:47 pm

  So it's a Halloween tradition: posting this page from the Famous Artists Course by illustrator Stevan Donahos, where he talks through his process on how he draws a house to make it looks like it's haunted. I like this page because its a good example of an artist talking through his process and explaining how he thinks and works.

• CTN-X Expo

  mark kennedy

  25 Oct 2009 | 4:18 pm

  Sorry I've been so absent for so long. Work is very very busy....more posts coming soon.Tina Price from CTN was nice enough to offer a special discount for Seven Camel readers who plan on attending the upcoming CTN-X Expo(see below for info and code).The Creative Talent Network (CTN) is proud to bring “Animation Week” to the city of Burbank with the first annual CTN Animation Expo (CTN-X) beginning Friday, November 20th – Sunday, November 22nd. Designed for students, professionals and fans this 3-day event includes recruiters and industry leaders from Digital Domain, DreamWorks,…

• The 180 Rule and When to Break It

  mark kennedy

  26 Aug 2009 | 10:31 pm

  The 180 degree rule is the most basic rule in filmmaking. There is a really good short primer on it here (thanks wikipedia!). I will attempt to explain it briefly for those who are unfamiliar with the rule, but mostly I want to talk about the fact that live action filmmakers break it occasionally, while in animated films (at least in my experience at Disney) it is considered a big taboo. On most of the animated films I've worked on it would never even be considered as a remote possibility, and I think that is too bad, because sometimes breaking the 180 rule can result in a better visual…

• Milt Kahl Academy Videos

  mark kennedy

  25 Aug 2009 | 8:10 am

  In a similar vein to the post below, here's more interesting Disney history: a few videos from the Milt Kahl Discussion at The Academy are now online here.I found the videos quite interesting. They cover some interesting anecdotes about Milt's time at the Disney Studio and some insights into his working methods and approach to animation.

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  Mad About Cartoons

• Mighty B Halloween Special

  william wray

  17 Oct 2009 | 1:59 pm

  Find it, watch it, talk about it, write Nick and say you love it. No I didn't do the art above.

• Background Preview and teaser

  william wray

  15 Sep 2009 | 4:38 pm

  Hi all....please spread the word. Trying to get this teaser out to as manypeople as possible. Here's what to do:Go to http://www.nick.comVideo will automatically start playing in the top right cornerBelow the video are thumbnails of other video selections. Scroll forward(using orange triangles) until you see Bessie, and click on her.When our video starts playing, click the "RATE THIS" button directly belowthe video screen. Rate 5 stars!Please forward this to anyone and everyone!Thanks!

• B news

  william wray

  2 Sep 2009 | 10:37 am

  Watch out for new Shows in September. I'll post a teaser reel soon. Here are some more titles to get you excited. The quality on the show has gone up on every level as the players involved have become more seasoned, the characters in the show have evolved. The Awwwsome title card is based on a sketch by Eddie Trigueros from a fantastic Katie Rice board. We miss you K!

• 28 Mar 2009 | 6:29 pm

  william wray

  28 Mar 2009 | 6:29 pm

  final (with a layout re- draw by the legendary Cary Yoest who is doing amazing work on the show) the rest are all me.Here is a special preview for you all of the title cards being done for the up coming Mighty Bee episodes. I've included some roughs to give you an idea how the choices are made. Obviously there are a few that I submitted that I knew were to raunchy for a kids show, but hope springs eternal and it's nice to have a laugh with my semi- indulgent boss Erik Wiese. roughsfinalalternate with spelling error that will not be used. finalfinal

• The B is Green!

  william wray

  17 Aug 2008 | 5:36 pm

  Hey Everybody!On Monday, Sept 8, the MIGHTY B! hits the air with a week of all new episodes, every day at 5pm. First up, Monday at 5pm, is "Bee Patients" with special guest star Rob Corddry. It's one of our favorites episodes, and we hope you'll tune in. Got a blog? A MySpace page? Signal fire? We'd really appreciate it if you got the word out to animation and comedy fans. Here's the entire schedule:Mon, 9/8 @ 5:00 - "Bee Patients" (paired with "Ten Little Honeybees") Tues, 9/9 @ 5:00 - "Night Howl" (paired with "Bee Patients") Wed, 9/10 @ 5:00 - 13B "Hat Trick" (paired with 13A "Night Howl")…

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  Spline Doctors

• Happy Halloween…Getting Ready for another Spline Cast

  Dr. Gordon

  31 Oct 2009 | 10:38 pm

  We are in crunch at work so, not much posting will be done for a bit. I hope to record a couple more Spline Casts. Any suggestions for who you might want to hear can be sent to the comments section. I hope to get some technical artists soon as well.. Again, thanks for all the support… -Andrew

• A Gesture Here, A Gesture There…

  Dr. Gordon

  15 Oct 2009 | 10:18 pm

  When animating, it is very hard to come up with original gestures. Gestures can be something that describes how a character is feeling, like a rub of the nose or touching of the mouth. They can also be the obvious hand gesture. We quickly fall back on the easiest ones. The neck rub, the W pose, The Point. The ones that dont really require alot of thinking or were original 40 years ago. I am guilty of having characters gesture too much. You could say that Mike Wazowski does alot of gestures. As you can see, I hit the old W gesture on this scene…I blame this on my family origins and the…

• CTN Expo Noc 20th - 22nd

  Dr. Gordon

  11 Oct 2009 | 9:54 pm

  There will be a really cool event going on in the Los Angeles area called the Creative Talent Network Expo. It has been organized by Tina Price. Many animation artists will be speaking about their craft. I hope to make it down there as well and give some sort of talk.  Here is the link… -Andrew

• Cube Dudes by Angus

  Dr. Gordon

  22 Sep 2009 | 1:56 pm

  Former Spline Doctor and Pixar Animator Angus Maclane has been doing these really cool Lego characters. Angus has made some real masterpieces out of lego. His simplicity in design makes them so appealing. Great work Angus. You can see them ALL here…

• Some Cool Links…

  Dr. Gordon

  22 Sep 2009 | 9:15 am

  I wanted to post an addendum to the Ricky Nierva Spline Cast. Ricky was talking about some inspirational art that he got from Bill Pressing. The artist is Ludwig Hohlwein. German poster artist, died in 1949. Here are some links: http://giam.typepad.com/100_years_of_illustration/ludwig_hohlwein_18741949/ http://www.yaneff.com/html/artists/hohlwein.html Some other cool sites that have been floating around: http://penciltestdepot.blogspot.com/ Here is a great site with some free downloads on animation education. Jason is a great animator at Dreamworks who really does a great job putting together…

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  Harald

• 22 Oct 2009 | 1:56 am

  HaraldSiepermann

  22 Oct 2009 | 1:56 am

• Vader

  HaraldSiepermann

  4 Oct 2009 | 11:41 pm

• 28 Sep 2009 | 12:23 am

  HaraldSiepermann

  28 Sep 2009 | 12:23 am

  I have been uploading a lot of vintage sketchbookstuff on my facebook-profile. For all those of you, who refuse to become a memberof facebook, here's the update. You can also check it out on Flickr. Enjoy...

• Save the date!

  HaraldSiepermann

  13 Sep 2009 | 11:58 pm

• UP im "Spiegel"

  HaraldSiepermann

  13 Sep 2009 | 3:57 am

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  Karen J Lloyd\'s Storyboard Blog

• A Woman and Her Cintiq

  Karen J Lloyd

  29 Oct 2009 | 11:10 pm

  Oh, dear blog of mine. How I have neglected thee. Yes, I’m kinda busy with that ‘work thing’ and all. (Damn that rent and eating thing!) But I figured something out. Like in my Mini Critiques where I’d rather record my feedback to an MP3 than write it out, I’m going to do the same here. Better some kind of post than no post, right? Plus, you get to mock me in the process. So I present to you: a new video post! And look! I have another stupid expression on my face. *sigh* It’s kind of long (almost ten minutes) so those of you with slow internet connections…

• An Updatey Type of Thing

  Karen J Lloyd

  12 Oct 2009 | 1:41 am

  This one will be short and sweet. First off, go see ‘Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs’. Fun, fun stuff. For the kids and adults. It was a ‘cartoon-cartoon’ and one heck of a ride. I went out of my way NOT to see it in craptastic ‘Real 3D’ and I have to say, there was not one second when I thought “Hey, I wish this was blurrier and stuff was flying at my face.” Not once. Between this and ‘Surf’s Up’ (love that one), Sony Pictures Animation has earned my total respect. They are making some great stuff over there. Thank you Sony…

• One Artist’s Process: The Revisions. For Real This Time

  Karen J Lloyd

  29 Sep 2009 | 11:06 pm

  I’m here! I’m here! It’s the long-awaited Aidan storyboard revision follow-up. With my comments and everything. TA DA! Since it’s been a short lifetime since I started this series, feel free to refresh your memories with the introduction post to Aidan Casserly’s storyboard he has created for his portfolio. Then you can check out his brainstorming and thumbnail post, his first pass storyboard and my feedback on them in part one here and part two here. Then he took my notes and made some revisions. He didn’t do every single thing I suggested and that’s…

• I’m Back

  Karen J Lloyd

  21 Sep 2009 | 9:55 pm

  Oy. What the heck happened there? How long have I been absent? Way too long, apparently. Funny how time can slip away from you when you’re working 16 hour days, huh? Sorry about that, but I just couldn’t summon up the brain power or the time to write anything. But I have returned! (If anyone cares.) And yes, that photo is totally silly. So here’s a couple of things. I’m teaching again. Yes, I am once again the storyboard instructor at the Vancouver Film School. If you are planning on attending there in the near future, it will be I who whips you into storyboarding…

• One Artist’s Process: The Revisions

  Karen J Lloyd

  24 Aug 2009 | 9:58 pm

  Okay. So I know I was going to post up Aidan Casserly’s revised storyboard a week ago and my comments on them to finish off the fabulous series of  ‘One Artist’s Process’. Which can be found at the intro post, the brainstorming and thumbnails, the first pass storyboards and my feedback of them as part one here and part two here. But I didn’t, did I? I’m sure Aidan is off grumbling in the corner wondering where the heck his revision post is. Well here it is! Kinda. Sorta. Unfortunately, it’s just the revisions of his storyboard. Not my comments on…

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  Arts & Animation Videos

• balls 1° episode "the box"

  6 Nov 2009 | 8:39 am

  a funny video of balls... Blubby met a box...Author: ballsvideoKeywords: balls color funny animation 3D episode Added: Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:39:45 GMTVideo codes to display this video on your website!http://www.livevideo.com

• Art Institutes Poster Design

  6 Nov 2009 | 8:39 am

  For high school seniors interested in pursuing a creative arts education, The Art Institutes announces The Art Institutes and Americans for the Arts Poster Design Competition, a program which awards up to a full-tuition scholarship to study at a participating Art Institutes school. To view Multimedia News Release, go to http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/artinstitutes/40685/Author: multivuKeywords: The Art Institutes Poster Design Competition high school seniors student graphic design arts education scholarship Americans for the Arts 2010 MultiVu 40685 Added: Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:39:20 GMTVideo…

• Bank Of America in holland

  6 Nov 2009 | 7:42 am

  3d studio Jerobon50 animatie en films jerobon50@yahoo.com Tel: +31652600263Author: JEROBON50Keywords: Bank Of America in holland Added: Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:42:30 GMTVideo codes to display this video on your website!http://www.livevideo.com

• Stu - Megablast by TOONDRA

  6 Nov 2009 | 6:38 am

  Experimental animation music video for Stu (8 bit and electro musician from Swizerland). Animation created by TOONDRA animation studio (www.toondra.ru)Author: satimKeywords: toondra stu megablast animation cartoon 8 bit music art experimental design creative flash Added: Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:38:44 GMTVideo codes to display this video on your website!http://www.livevideo.com

• UP: 99 Red Balloons

  6 Nov 2009 | 6:08 am

  A short AMV I made of the movie Up to Nena's song 99 Red Balloons.Author: DannyAndSam4EVERKeywords: Disney Pixar 99 Luftballons Red Balloons Nena Added: Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:08:38 GMTVideo codes to display this video on your website!http://www.livevideo.com

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  About.com: Animation

• DVD Review: NFB's Animation Express

  31 Oct 2009 | 10:09 pm

  It's a little ironic (or more like coincidental, Alanis) that on the weekend my partner and I went haring off on a spontaneous trip to the Canadian side of Niagara Falls, the National Film Board of Canada contacted me asking if I'd like to review Animation Express, a veritable kaleidoscope of Canadian animation talent compiled into a single collection. I can't say I enjoyed all of the 26 shorts on the 2-disc DVD set, but it's impossible for everything to appeal with such a broad gamut of styles and stories portrayed. Talent was the universal factor across each animation, though, and many were…

• Poll: Do you still use AS2, or have you switched to AS3?

  29 Oct 2009 | 10:02 pm

  Flash CS3 and CS4 allow you to choose if you're going to work with ActionScript 2.0 or ActionScript 3.0. ActionScript 2.0 is familiar, easy to use...but all the bells and whistles and shiny new functions come with 3.0, and it's growing every day. I'm curious to know how many people have learned the new format for 3.0, and how many have stuck to what they know. What I'd really like to know is why, whether you've stuck with AS2 or moved on to AS3 - and that's why this blog comes with a nifty comments section. Join in and add your opinion! Poll: Do you still use AS2, or have you switched to AS3?

• Using Google Adsense with Flash

  27 Oct 2009 | 11:13 pm

  These days, it's almost a given that when you start a website, you're looking to make some money from it - whether you're starting your own business or just trying to nab some pocket change from ad revenue. Google Adsense is one of the most common and easy ways to generate a little incremental revenue from your web pages...but if you want to use Flash, you might find yourself running into some problems with incorporating the Google Adsense code into your page. Luckily there are workarounds for that - but better still, those workarounds are pretty darned easy.Using Google Adsense with Flash…

• Flash Tip: Using Markers

  25 Oct 2009 | 12:56 am

  When I hear the word "markers" I automatically cringe - likely because I remembe the trials of long ago, when my baby brother first discovered that pristinely painted white walls made a wonderful canvas for his Sharpie art. Flash markers, thankfully, won't require a new coat of ecru gloss after use - but they will make onion-skinning your animation much easier by allowing a greater degree of control over the range of visible frames.Flash Tip: Using Markers originally appeared on About.com Animation on Sunday, October 25th, 2009 at 07:56:43.Permalink | Comment | Email this

• Flash Tip: Accessing Document Properties from the Timeline

  23 Oct 2009 | 1:01 am

  You might wonder why you'd even want to open the document properties window from the timeline; what does the timeline have to do with the document's size, background color, etc.? Well, the document properties also control the frame rate...and what is the timeline made up of? Frames. Makes sense why they'd hide a nifty little shortcut in there now, doesn't it?Flash Tip: Accessing Document Properties from the Timeline originally appeared on About.com Animation on Friday, October 23rd, 2009 at 08:01:12.Permalink | Comment | Email this