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• Up

  Ben

  20 Nov 2009 | 1:02 pm

  Disney/Pixar (May 29 2009), Walt Disney Home Entertainment (November 10 2009), 2 Blu-ray Discs plus DVD and Digital Copy, 96 mins plus supplements, 1080p high definition 1.78:1 widescreen, DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 ES, Rated PG, Retail: $45.99 Storyboard: 78 year old balloon salesman Carl Frederickson longs to fulfil a life-long ambition in memory of his recently passed away wife and, when a care home looks like the only option for his future, he decides to chase the dream, lifting his own home high up into the sky with the aid of thousands of helium filled balloons and setting course for the…

• Oscar races heat up

  James

  20 Nov 2009 | 6:11 am

  The Animation Blog reports that Disney bought the cover of Daily Variety last week to promote Up not only for Best Animated Feature, but for Best Picture as well. The L.A. Times says Fantastic Mr. Fox’s impressive showing during it’s qualifying run and it’s critical success may make it a strong contender for an animated nod. Screen International has a look at three of the directors who may be looking at the animated Oscar this year. And the Irish Times wonders if studios aren’t “flinging second-rate material into cinemas as a way of boosting their prestige…

• Another “Best Animated Movies Ever” list

  James

  20 Nov 2009 | 5:56 am

  With awards season getting ready to kick off, it might be fun to discuss some of the best animation of all time. Entertainment Weekly recently put out their take, and if you’ve ever complained that these kinds of lists are too American or Disney-centric you might want to check this one out. On the other hand if seeing The Iron Giant in the bottom half behind Chicken Run or Toy Story 2, The Incredibles, and Beauty and the Beast not able to crack the top five might upset you, check it out anyway! And feel free to tell us what you think in the Animated Views Forum.

• A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving Feast

  Zach

  19 Nov 2009 | 7:06 pm

  This Thanksgiving Day, ABC will serve up their annual airing of A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving at 8pm/7c. Then after the special, get a extra-helping with This Is America, Charlie Brown: The Mayflower Voyagers.

• Monsters, Inc.

  Ben

  19 Nov 2009 | 5:41 pm

  Walt Disney Pictures/Pixar Animation Studios (November 2 2001), Walt Disney Home Entertainment (November 10 2009), 2 Blu-ray Discs plus DVD and Digital Copy, 92 minutes plus supplements, 1080p high definition 1.85:1 widescreen, DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio, Rated G, Retail: $40.99 Storyboard: James P Sullivan (John Goodman) is Monstropolis’ number one scarer at Monsters, Inc. – the company that takes the screams from sleeping kids and recycles them into energy – his only close rival being the devious Randall (a simply slimy Steve Buscemi). The monsters have an endless collection of bedroom…

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• Globes eye animation - Variety

  20 Nov 2009 | 6:25 pm

  VarietyGlobes eye animationVarietyAnimated movies have been one of the year's major bright spots at the cineplex. Thanks to a new rule, the HFPA can nominate five and more »

• Oscars : Oscars gets record 20 films for “Animated Feature Film” - Entertainment and Showbiz!

  20 Nov 2009 | 5:46 pm

  Oscars : Oscars gets record 20 films for “Animated Feature Film”Entertainment and Showbiz!The next year's Academy Awards has received 20 entries for best-animated feature category – the maximum ever. The last time Oscars saw five nominations in and more »

• Facebook brings animators together for crowdsourced film - San Francisco Chronicle

  20 Nov 2009 | 5:31 pm

  Facebook brings animators together for crowdsourced filmSan Francisco ChronicleDonovan, 26, said he studied computer graphics in college, but that animation "had been more of a hobby. This was my first time working on a real project Mass Animation's Ground-Breaking 'Live Music' Animated Short Film Released WELT ONLINEMass Animation's Ground-Breaking 'Live Music' Animated Short Film Released WebWire (press release)all 33 news articles »

• Animation, pixilation workshops at film festival - Times of India

  20 Nov 2009 | 5:00 pm

  Animation, pixilation workshops at film festivalTimes of IndiaPANAJI: Were you fascinated by "Waltz With Bashir", Ari Folman's Israeli animated documentary screened at Iffi last year? Did it make you wonder how

• Video Previews for Nine of the Ten Animated Short Film Oscar Contenders - RopeofSilicon.com

  20 Nov 2009 | 4:04 pm

  Video Previews for Nine of the Ten Animated Short Film Oscar ContendersRopeofSilicon.comThe Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced the ten animated short films that have advanced in the voting process for the 82nd Academy Oscar 2010: Animated Short Film Semi-FinalistsAlternative Film Guide (blog)10 ANIMATED SHORTS MOVE AHEAD IN 2009 OSCAR® RACERushPRnews.com (press release)LA Film Fest gets $30K grantVarietyall 8 news articles »

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  Topix: Animation

• Mia Wasikowska Circling Jane Eyre

  20 Nov 2009 | 1:20 pm

  Director Cary Fukunaga's follow-up to Sin Nombre is starting to round out the cast.

• This weeka s cinema highlights a " 20.11.09

  20 Nov 2009 | 9:02 am

  THIS week sees the release of the second instalment of the teen vampire saga, Twilight, based on the bestselling novels by Stephenie Meyer.

• Fassy in talks to play Rochester in new Jane Eyre adaptation

  20 Nov 2009 | 4:45 am

  Wasikowska in talks for 'Jane Eyre' Fassbender may also co-star in Fukunaga's adaptation By ALI JAAFAR Mia Wasikowska and Michael Fassbender are in negotiations to star in "Sin nombre" helmer Cary Fukunaga's feature adaptation of Charlotte Bronte's classic novel, "Jane Eyre." Brit shingle Ruby Films' Alison Owen and Paul Trijbits are producing with ...

• From 'Avatar' to 'Nine,' 21 movies for the holidays

  20 Nov 2009 | 12:20 am

  Somewhere in there, the studios hope, you'll find time to see a movie. Which to choose? Fox is hoping it will be "Avatar" , the sci-fi adventure from James Cameron with a reportedly humongous budget of $500 million.

• Entertainment: Cinema review.

  19 Nov 2009 | 7:53 pm

  THE TWILIGHT Saga's New Moon is a vampire love story you can get your teeth stuck into.

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  Cartoon Brew: Leading the Animation Conversation

• The 2000s: TV Animation

  amid

  20 Nov 2009 | 12:33 am

  It’s the time again when critics start compiling their “best of” lists for the decade. We’ll probably do a few ourselves, though the roundup of American TV animation is looking fairly barren from this vantage point. How many shows debuted in the past decade that were entertaining, made a lasting impact on their audience, and have a shot at being remembered by future generations? A handful of American shows come to mind as standouts, most of which were cult favorites rather than mainstream successes—Invader Zim, Superjail, Venture Bros., Samurai Jack, Avatar: The Last…

• Academy Salute to UPA in New York

  jerry

  19 Nov 2009 | 11:05 pm

  I just found out that as part of its monthly Monday Nights With Oscar film series in New York, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present eight 35mm UPA shorts, including Academy Award winners Gerald McBoing Boing (1950) and Mister Magoo’s Puddle Jumper (1956), in a program selected and hosted by Oscar-winning animator and animation historian John Canemaker. The screening will take place on Monday, December 14, at 7:00 pm (EST). Location is the Academy Theater at Lighthouse International (111 E. 59th Street, NYC). Tickets are $5 for the general public and $3 for…

• Fun with Hair

  amid

  19 Nov 2009 | 6:52 pm

  Sometimes all it takes is a little bit of hair and pixilation. The film is by Andy Estep. (Thanks, Marc Deckter)

• Tim Burton Exhibition at MoMA

  amid

  19 Nov 2009 | 2:43 am

  Last night I attended the opening of the Tim Burton exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art, and quite simply, it’s terrific! I’ll be writing more about it soon, but if you are in the NY area anytime between now and next April, make a point of checking out this show. We got in a bit earlier than most folks last night, and while we were looking at the exhibit, Tim Burton walked into the room. If you can forgive the shaky phone video, here’s a sweet little moment I caught between Burton and actor Geoffrey Holder:

• ToonSeum

  jerry

  19 Nov 2009 | 12:05 am

  A new museum of animation, cartoon and comic art has opened in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It’s called ToonSeum and it just had its grand opening last weekend. Reportedly it’s not a huge space, but is nicely done. Their first exhibit focuses on animation art: “Enchanted Drawings: A Century of Animation.” The exhibit will feature original art from Gertie the Dinosaur to Spongebob and more. On display will be rare artifacts, including an original Disney animation director’s desk from the early Hyperion studio. It’s quite an achievement to establish a cartoon…

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  The Blackwing Diaries

• Richard Williams' A Christmas Carol

  Jenny Lerew

  6 Nov 2009 | 7:12 pm

  This youtube posting is not of the very best quality to say the least, but I was reminded of this special yesterday and the impact it made upon me when I first saw it-old Magnavox, living room floor, Hancock Park, the 70s. One viewing cemented Richard Williams for me as someone working among animation's elite, although if I remember correctly he got a lot more press later for his "Return of the Pink Panther" titles. But this TV special was just wild. It still is--even in these few clips, just the layout alone...amazing. And while I'd put the Ghost of Christmas Past in the Alastair Sim version…

• 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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  TAG Blog

• A Mo Cap Tussle?

  Steve Hulett

  20 Nov 2009 | 11:08 am

  Of course, motion capture has been around since the days of Out of the Ink Well, Snow White and Gulliver's Travels. Then it was called "rotoscope." Now it's digitized and goes by the handle "Mo Cap." Whatever the name, SAG looks to be discussing the procedure with movie producers in 2011. ... [T]he Screen Actors Guild is investigating how thesps perform the work -- a signal the issue may emerge as a factor in next year's contract negotiations. In an announcement this week, SAG invited members and non-members who do the work to a Dec. 3 session at the guild's Hollywood headquarters to discuss…

• Fragments of Positiveness

  Steve Hulett

  19 Nov 2009 | 7:36 pm

  Lets face it. TV animation has been a weak link in the cartoon business for a while now. Disney TVA has, of late, been a shadow of its mid-nineties self. Universal Animation Studio has dwindled away to nothing. Nick is doing fewer hand-drawn shows and shifting to three-dimensional computer graphics. Even non-signator Mike Young has cut lots of people loose. In the midst of all this, it's nice to receive at least a little good news ... For instance, yesterday at Disney TVA, a veteran director told me: "This place is going to fill up in the next six months. We're going to have a lot bigger…

• Tooners' Health Costs

  Steve Hulett

  19 Nov 2009 | 2:31 pm

  Down below a commenter asks: What does it cost per/individual for our 'cadillac' healthcare plans? The Caddy Plan of which this person speaks is the Motion Picture Industry Health and Pension Plan. I phoned the Plan this very day, and here are the basic stats ... Motion Picture Health Plan Plan Participants -- 120,000 (100,000 Actives; 20,000 Retirees) Annual Costs: $700+ million Active Participant cost (per participant) -- $11,000 Retiree Participant cost (per participant) -- $8,000 COBRA costs (participant + 2 -- family of 3) -- $18,000 Okay, those are the broad-brush numbers. (Blogging…

• Home For Christmas, by Ralph Hulett

  Jeff Massie

  19 Nov 2009 | 3:12 am

  "Over the river and through the woodsTo grandfather's house we'll goThe horse knows the wayTo carry the sleigh,Through white and drifted snow"— L. M. Child © 1961 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.

• We've Officially Moved Past Penguins

  Steve Hulett

  18 Nov 2009 | 9:56 pm

  Now it's all about owls. The big-budget fantasy film [The Guardians of Ga'hoole], is in production in Sydney and directed by Zack Snyder .... The film follows Soren, a young owl enthralled by his father's epic stories of the Guardians of Ga'Hoole, a mythic band of winged warriors Stands to reason that Animal Logic is staying with the bird thing. Their penguin epic made big bucks.

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  ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive

• A-HAA at CTN-X

  Stephen Worth

  19 Nov 2009 | 2:49 pm

  This weekend, the ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive will have a booth at...CTN-XBurbank Marriott Convention CenterNovember 20-22, 2009http://www.ctnanimationexpo.com/CTN-X=Talent Driven. For professional animators, studio executives and art students, it takes place at the Burbank Marriott Convention Center with ample discounted parking, conveniently located near the Burbank Airport and Amtrak Station.At the booth we will have the entire Archive Database available to browse. Stop by and say hello..

• FREE EBOOK: Zim's Cartoons and Caricatures Part 11 of 20

  Stephen Worth

  18 Nov 2009 | 7:51 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 eleventh 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,…

• Comics: Trog's Rufus and Flook

  Stephen Worth

  14 Nov 2009 | 6:25 pm

  Today, I'm posting a complete story by a comic strip artist whose name won't be familiar to you unless you grew up in England in the 50s and 60s... he went by the name of "Trog". The nickname, short for "Troglodyte", came from his days hunkered down in air raid shelters during WW2. His real name is Wally Fawkes, and he's one of those artists who has had two equally noteworthy careers- one as a cartoonist and the other as a Jazz musician.Fawkes played clarinet in Humphrey Lyttleton's jazz band in the 40s and 50s, and was one of the finest Jazz musicians in Britain. But in…

• Illustration: Felix Lorioux's Le Buffon des Enfants

  Stephen Worth

  11 Nov 2009 | 3:57 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 children's book illustrators.Here's another post about an artist you've never heard of before, but you'll never forget once you look at his work! My pal Tony "Superslice" Mora gave me this book as a birthday gift. It's a real treasure.Felix Lorioux was one of France's best loved artists, but he was a humble, quiet man who did little to promote himself beyond his home country. He was born in 1872 and began as a fashion designer. But his…

• FREE EBOOK: Zim's Cartoons and Caricatures Part 10 of 20

  Stephen Worth

  10 Nov 2009 | 2:50 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 tenth 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,…

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  Comic-Con International

• Judges Named for 2010 Eisner Awards

  17 Nov 2009 | 5:45 pm

  Comic-Con International is proud to announce this years judging panel has been named for the 2010 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards. This blue-ribbon committee will be choosing the nominations to appear on the Eisner Awards ballot. Follow the link to learn the not-so-secret identities of this year's judging committee.

• 1-Day Memberships Go On Sale December 15

  10 Nov 2009 | 12:10 am

  While 4-Day Memberships may be sold out, we have plenty of 1-Day Memberships for each day of the show that we'll begin selling online only on Tuesday, December 15th. Stay tuned for further announcements coming soon.

• Comic-Con 2010 Masquerade Rules and Entry Form Online

  9 Nov 2009 | 11:45 pm

  The Comic-Con Masquerade will return once again to Ballroom 20 on the evening of Saturday, July 24, 2010. If you're interested in being a contestant, our new 2010 Masquerade Rules and Entry Form is now available on our site. A more complete article will be added soon, so stay tuned.

• 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.

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  The Disney Blog

• Christmas with Walt Disney – a new film

  John Frost

  20 Nov 2009 | 3:53 am

  The Walt Disney Family Museum recently asked veteran filmmaker Don Hahn to create a film that would celebrate the holidays through the lens of Walt Disney. Under the direction of Diane Disney Miller, her husband Ron, and executive director Richard Benefield, the genesis of this idea became Christmas with Walt Disney, an enchanting fifty-one minute film filled with the joy and merriment of the holidays as well as some unique looks into the Disney family’s holiday traditions. Mr. Hahn, whose credits include The Lion King and Beauty and the Beast, was tapped to produce this film that will…

• Tim Burton Retrospective in NYC

  John Frost

  19 Nov 2009 | 9:17 pm

  The accurately named CoolHunting blog has an interview with Ron Magliozzi, curator of the Tim Burton Retrospective at NYC’s MoMA. Faced with the responsibility of being the first Museum to present so much previously unseen work from an artist as popular as Tim Burton, who luckily has saved much of what he’s done creatively since adolescence, we felt our first job was to provide some chronological and narrative structure to its exhibition. We’ve attempted to accomplish this by organizing material under “Surviving Burbank” covering the years of Tim’s upbringing in…

• Space Mountain landing in Magic Kingdom this Sunday

  John Frost

  19 Nov 2009 | 5:34 pm

  This Sunday marks the official reopening of Space Mountain at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom. Technically, it’s currently in soft open; which means it might experience some down time. (Heck, it might even experience downtime after Sunday). While not exactly the major overhaul that many thought Space Mountain deserved, this rehab has brought some fairly significant changes to the attraction. Okay, it’s mostly a fresh coat of paint, some new projections, and some queue enhancements. But hey, it’s open again. To celebrate I’m calling mini-meet, or Tweetup if…

• Union Dispute with Disneyland now putting Guests at Risk

  John Frost

  19 Nov 2009 | 4:08 am

  In a ‘choose your own villain adventure’ the dispute between Disneyland and the unionized hotel and restaurant works of UNITE HERE has now stumbled into dangerous territory where the health of guests is at risk. It’s not that they’re operating dangerous equipment or attractions, but without any paid sick days cast members are coming into work sick, sometimes with flu like symptoms, and interacting with food and guests. There appears to be no easy solution to this matter as neither side has budged in the negotiations in 2 years and 92% of the union members voting to…

• Disney VoluntEARS serve Homeless for the Holidays (and all year round)

  John Frost

  18 Nov 2009 | 11:02 pm

  It’s the time of year to be thankful and to give of your heart. The spirit of giving shines 365 days a year at Walt Disney World Resort, which provides cash and in-kind support to more than 100 local non-profit organizations. One such organization, Coalition for the Homeless of Central Florida, provides food and shelter to approximately 600 people each night, including many families with children. Coalition for the Homeless is more than a shelter; it is a comprehensive program designed to empower homeless men, women and children to become self-sufficient. In addition to food and…

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• Unidentified Flying Mater TV Premiere Tonight! [UPDATE]

  martini833

  20 Nov 2009 | 4:21 pm

  Tonight, Cars Toons is back with an intergalactic bang! Unidentified Flying Mater, part of Mater’s Tall Tales, follows the rusty-but-trusty tow truck as he encounters and quickly befriends a UFO named Mator. Radiator Springs’ go-to-guy enlists the help of McQueen when their space friend is captured by the military! Catch the brand new short, directed by John Lasseter and Rob Gibbs, at or around 9:30 PM ET/PT tonight on Disney Channel! If it’s as funny as the 30-seconds I saw, UFM could be my favorite in the Cars Toon series! Here’s a…

• Dylan Brown Presents Pixar Canada

  martini833

  19 Nov 2009 | 8:06 pm

  Details about Pixar’s upcoming studio have been on the down low since its surprise announcement back in May. Dubbed Pixar Canada (logo to the right), the new production facility will release short films based on Pixar’s "legacy franchises" like Toy Story and Cars. The Vancouver, BC satellite, headed by Ratatouille supervising animator Dylan Brown, has just started hiring and will reportedly launch next fall! But besides the names of a few other execs, that’s all we’ve got so far… Brown, now known as Creative Director of Pixar…

• George & A.J. Now Available on Facebook!

  martini833

  19 Nov 2009 | 1:17 pm

  What’s "Up" with the storyboarded short film, George & A.J., that was (unfairly) only available as an iTunes exclusive? Well, now this Josh Cooley directed vignette can be seen by everyone on Disney•Pixar’s official Facebook fanpage! George & A.J. is laugh-out-loud hilarious and certainly well thought out as it expands on the film’s background story. It’s too bad that this short wasn’t a part of the Up Blu-ray/DVD, it would’ve made for another great addition. Plot:…

• Weird: Presto Magically Duplicates Himself?

  martini833

  18 Nov 2009 | 7:04 pm

  Remember The Little Cars, What’s Up? or Ratatoing, those bizarre Pixar knock-offs which got major attention for being so unintentionally hilarious? Well here’s a change of pace. Instead of totally ripping an idea straight out of a Pixar trailer and butchering it to death, someone was out to literally mimic one of the studio’s final products. At least that’s what was recently attempted with Pixar’s 2008 theatrical short Presto. But don’t get concerned too quickly! We don’t really know who produced this "remake" or for…

• What Does It Take to Go Up?

  martini833

  17 Nov 2009 | 6:07 pm

  Up’s brave ‘For Your Consideration‘ campaign has got people asking, what does it take to go up? I mean, up the awards ranks, especially in a year where the odds are all for Pixar’s 10th film. The Hollywood Reporter took that question and showed us a whole new side of Pete Docter’s production in the magazine’s latest Anatomy of a Contender piece. The little known stories and original perspectives (with quotes from the team) make this article a must read for us fans. As it’s widely known, Pixar films take many years to produce and even more to…

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• Pixar Canada creative director at VFS

  Mike

  19 Nov 2009 | 4:50 pm

  Following the listing of the first career opportunities for Pixar Canada in Vancouver, Pixar animator Dylan Brown, creative director for the satellite studio, was on hand yesterday at the Vancouver Film School (VFS) to speak about what's in the works. Pictures of his visit and presentation are on Flickr.In his presentation, Dylan revealed what looks to be the logo for the Vancouver studio. Quite

• First Pixar Vancouver studio job listings

  Mike

  16 Nov 2009 | 7:54 pm

  The first job listings for Pixar's future studio in Vancouver, British Columbia have appeared on the web (here and here) at two independent websites (they're not yet posted on the careers page at Pixar.com).The positions Pixar is seeking to fill are Manager of Information Systems, Production Manager, and Layout Artist. The Production Manager will report to the general manager of the Vancouver

• 'Up' "For Your Consideration" ad in Daily Variety

  Mike

  14 Nov 2009 | 7:07 pm

  In true Hollywood style, Up was advertised to as "the best reviewed film of the year" on the front page of yesterday's edition of Daily Variety, as part of the ongoing Oscar campaign for the film.Expect a lot of similar ads promoting the film to A.M.P.A.S. members in the coming weeks. Academy Award nominations will be handed out on February 2.Thanks reader David S. for linking to this in comments

• 'George & A.J.' [UPDATE]

  Mike

  12 Nov 2009 | 1:59 pm

  This is interesting: Along with theatrical short Partly Cloudy and DVD/Blu-ray short Dug's Special Mission, the iTunes Extras [requires iTunes] release of Up (in standard definition and HD) includes an exclusive feature-based short storyboard film entitled George & A.J., not available on the DVD or Blu-ray.I haven't seen it, considering I got the Blu-ray, so I really can't say much, only that it

• Twenty animated features submitted for Oscars

  Mike

  11 Nov 2009 | 6:12 pm

  A record twenty animated feature films, including Pixar's Up, have been submitted to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (A.M.P.A.S.) for consideration in the Best Animated Feature Film category at the upcoming 82nd Academy Awards.According to A.M.P.A.S. rules, if at least sixteen of the films qualify for competition (and they should) there will be five nominees in the category rather

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  Drawn! The Illustration and Cartooning Blog

• Best Use of Exploitative Tactics

  John Martz

  20 Nov 2009 | 9:05 am

  Best Use of Exploitative Tactics by Curtis Baigent and Sean Dekkers. Never has animated fruit been so, er, uh, evocative. Posted by John Martz on Drawn! The Illustration and Cartooning Blog | Permalink | No comments Tags: Animation, food, video

• Challenge Your World

  John Martz

  20 Nov 2009 | 8:03 am

  Enjoy this short promo for yesterday’s Challenge Your World event in Montreal. Created by Yann Benedi and Céline Desrumaux, I like the combination of 2D and 3D techniques, and the nod to An Inconvenient Truth. Check out Céline’s blog for some process drawings. Posted by John Martz on Drawn! The Illustration and Cartooning Blog | Permalink | No comments Tags: Animation, environment, video

• Ty Wilkins

  John Martz

  20 Nov 2009 | 7:54 am

  Designer and illustrator Ty Wilkins (founder of Type Theory) has a small (but hopefully growing) collection of animal illustrations made up of a nice mix of vector shapes and hand-painted textures. Posted by John Martz on Drawn! The Illustration and Cartooning Blog | Permalink | No comments Tags: animals, Ty Wilkins, Typography, vector

• The Red Shoes by Sun Young Yoo

  Matt Forsythe

  20 Nov 2009 | 5:48 am

  One of the most eye-catching books in the bookstore this season is The Red Shoes [Amazon Link] – illustrated by Sun Young Yoo. The book is a re-telling of the classic Andersen fairy tale with lush linework. It’s dark illustrations evoke Edward Gorey with a touch of Manhwa (Korean comics). Definitely check it out if you can. This is my favourite page… the hair becomes a river. The book is published by Ammo books who just released the popular edition of Charley Harper’s ouevre (our review here). Looking forward to more from Ammo. Posted by Matt Forsythe on Drawn! The…

• Drumskin art by Aimée van Drimmelen

  Matt Forsythe

  19 Nov 2009 | 9:26 am

  Totally check out these amazing drumskin paintings by Aimée van Drimmelen. And Etsy shop! Here’s another… Posted by Matt Forsythe on Drawn! The Illustration and Cartooning Blog | Permalink | No comments Tags: Aimée van Drimmelen

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• Tezuka on DVD

  Michael

  20 Nov 2009 | 4:53 am

  - Kino Video has an excellent DVD available of the work of Osamu Tezuka. Called The Astonishing Work of Osamu Tezuka, the disc covers a wide range of this truly experimental filmmaker’s films. He was probably most famous for the Manga he created which became Astro Boy. The creator of the big-eyed cartoon character, he’s often credited as the father of Anime. This video contains none of that work. What it does include, is a number of shorts - 15, to be exact, - which are always interesting, sometimes peculiar, and in a couple of cases great. For me two films stand out: Jumping and…

• Norstein Comics

  Michael

  19 Nov 2009 | 4:47 am

  - A week or so ago, there was a gentle knock on my door. It was a messenger coming from Richard O’Connor, one of the proprietors of Asterisk Animation. He had sent me a gift of a little treasure book; one printed in Japan which contained dozens of cartoon caricatures of Yurij Norshtein and his staff. The cartons are done by Tanya Usvayskaya. Let me post her own introduction. I’ll follow that with two of the chapters from the book. The text is a bit hard to follow, so I’ll retype it below each cartoon to make it more legible. Honourable friends! Hello! My name is Tanya…

• 3 Animated Features

  Michael

  18 Nov 2009 | 4:57 am

  - Three animated features in the past four days. That’s a lot - at least compared to what I see theatrically in the rest of the year. Only one was in the running for the Oscar, this year; all three were brilliant in their own ways. All three were directed by forceful directors with something on their minds. - That one running for the Oscar was The Fantastic Mr. Fox. This is the work of a live-action director, Wes Anderson, who has built a personality for himself on film. All of his feature work has been eccentric, all have featured a cast of regulars; none of his films have been…

• Norshtein 1980

  Michael

  17 Nov 2009 | 4:43 am

  - This article, written by Yurij Norstein, appeared in Animafilm 5, March 1980. How could I not reproduce it, since it appears nowhere else on line or in print, that I know of. Just Art L’Art tout court by Yuri Norstein WHAT IS ANIMATION FOR ME? Just a field of art, I suppose. T don’t regard it as something separate, I don’t think it has its own laws different from those applying to art in general. Another thing is that being a new field of art, it is looked down upon by feature film, just as film itself was once looked down upon by the theatre. People often treat animated…

• Prince of the City

  Michael

  16 Nov 2009 | 4:39 am

  - When you have an animation studio, and you have to keep paying the overhead, you end up taking some pretty unusual jobs. I once had a man who thought his poodle would make a great talk-show host. He wanted us to produce a talking poodle trailer which he would release on YouTube. The Royce Report was an entertaining two week job to push through. We shot the dog in live action against a green screen, We animated the dog’s mouth to the voice of the dog’s owner (who’d also written the piece) and pasted him into the photo backgrounds I shot. It paid a couple of bills for the…

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  Opinionator

• Whose Recession Is It, Anyway?

  By TOBIN HARSHAW

  20 Nov 2009 | 5:14 pm

  Polls show that the public is increasingly blaming Democrats for the economy. Will they drag Obama down?

• Free At Last

  By DOUG GLANVILLE

  20 Nov 2009 | 4:12 pm

  The ins and outs of baseball free agency.

• Introducing Opinionator

  By THE EDITORS

  19 Nov 2009 | 1:15 pm

  Introducing a new Opinionator, a site for exclusive online commentary from The Times, with columns today from Linda Greenhouse and Timothy Egan and The Conversation with Gail Collins and David Brooks.

• Western Men Are Doomed

  By DAVID BROOKS AND GAIL COLLINS

  19 Nov 2009 | 1:11 pm

  Are certain groups of people better suited to a changing world?

• iPols

  By TIMOTHY EGAN

  19 Nov 2009 | 1:11 pm

  Two women, both rich, accomplished, confident and full of ideas, are trying to become the fresh face of the G.O.P.

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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

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• 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

• Video Refrence for Fantastic Mr Fox

  Ethan

  20 Nov 2009 | 10:44 am

  Here's a interesting look at Wes Anderson doing video reference for Fantastic Mr Fox. I can understand how Wes Anderson wanted to make sure he got the performance that he needed for each take this was probably the best way for him to do that. I've seen video of Nick Park doing the same thing for Chicken Run, although he had his animators do the same thing. I wonder how much of the film Wes acted out, I wouldn't be surprised if he didn't cut the film together three or four times using live action and story boards. He probably felt more comfortable that way and it probably kept Wes off the set…

• Lost And Found by Studio AKA

  Ethan

  20 Nov 2009 | 6:59 am

  My family has been a big fan of the book Lost and Found by Oliver Jeffers. I was very pleased to see that Studio AKA produced the short film of the book. AKA has done some really nice work in the past. Judging by the the trailer it looks like they did a good job sticking to the style of the book while bringing it into 3D.

• 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

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  The Business of Animation: A Commentary

• CG Sesame Street

  Staloren

  16 Nov 2009 | 1:54 pm

  Visit the link above to see a new CG muppet short. You may be surprised to hear that I wasn't completely disgusted by it. While it doesn't look real close to the muppets we've all come to love, it does have a nice feel to it.And when you compare it to other kids animated product (as a parent, I've had to sit through plenty), it actually has a pretty high production value. Take a look and let me

• Madagascar Christmas

  Staloren

  16 Nov 2009 | 1:44 pm

  Unfortunately, or perhaps fortunately, I missed the DreamWorks MvA Halloween special a few weeks ago. Lucky for me, the networks are already thinking about Christmas and DWA has a second tv special about to air.Tomorrow night, the Madagascar Christmas special will take place. Hopefully I can remember to watch this one. And shortly, Disney will have their own called Prep and Landing.I love

• Despicable Me

  Staloren

  16 Nov 2009 | 1:06 pm

  Another trailer came out for Despicable Me a week or two ago. For those living under a rock, this is a film through the new animation arm of Universal called Illumination Entertainment. The actual animation production is being done at Mac Guf Ligne, a studio in France.I really enjoyed this trailer. It was well done on all fronts. Upon reflection, the first trailer was pretty good as well, but

• 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

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  FALLOUT

• The DORK side of the FARCE

  James Baker

  9 Nov 2009 | 7:00 pm

  Halloween is perhaps my favourite American holiday. Some of my earliest happy impressions of America were in seeing the cities of New York and San Francisco throwing themselves into this tradition with gusto. The spectacle of Werewolves, Popes, and Cowgirls… Zombies, Witches and Animals of all ages, shapes and sizes, out en masse, walking the streets, or riding buses and trains, was new to me and I liked it. Although Halloween has been become popular over the past decade or so in Australia, I don’t remember ever celebrating it in my childhood. The closest equivalent was…

• 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…

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  JimHillMedia.com

• CTN X brings animation community together to network, help out their fellow artists

  Jim Hill

  19 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm

  Jim Hill talks up this weekend’s event at the Burbank Marriott. He also spotlights Tony Bancroft & Chad Frye’s efforts to help the Hodges family...(read more)

• Disney XD uses out-of-the-box thinking to promote out-of-this-world TV movie

  Jim Hill

  18 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm

  Jim Hill talks with Richard Loomis, senior vice president of Marketing and Creative at Disney Channel Worldwide about the innovative promotional campaign that this network put together to promote its first original TV movie, “Skyrunners”...(read more)

• “Disney’s A Christmas Carol” serves up quality holiday schmaltz

  Jim Hill

  17 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm

  It’s a two-fer today as Jim Hill reviews Robert Zemeckis’ latest movie as well as the new making-of book that Diana Landau wrote about this ImageMovers Digital production...(read more)

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  17 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm

• Toon Tuesday: How to have a rockin' good time on Mickey Mouse’s birthday

  Jim Hill

  16 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm

  Looking for different ways to spend November 18th? Jim Hill's suggestions takes you from a museum to Broadway, from rock 'n' roll memorabilia auctions to theme park attractions...(read more)

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  JOHNKSTUFF

• Chuck Jones Drawings

  JohnK

  20 Nov 2009 | 7:22 pm

  All these great Chuck Jones drawings use the basic animation drawing principles, yet they are all uniquely his style.Construction, line of action, negative spaces inside and outside, clear staging, opposing poses, contrasts, organic...everything goodSome folks think that learning good basic drawing is a style. It isn't. The style is what you lay on top of the solid foundation - once you have one.

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• Tiny Toon's Ideal 1

  JohnK

  18 Nov 2009 | 4:49 pm

  Tiny Toons began with a blasphemous premise but some lofty ideals that I agree with. The crew - as Jorge pointed out, was put together mostly from the Mighty Mouse and Beany and Cecil crews. It was quite a star list of talent they had.The cartooniest and most enthusiastic artist was Eddie of course. Here are some of his sketches of the Looney Tunes babies.This Bugs character looks pretty

• National Review Caricatures

  JohnK

  18 Nov 2009 | 8:51 am

  I was watching Fox News the other night and a funny commercial came on for the National Review. I guess it's a super right wing crazy magazine. The ad looked like it was made by a local TV station for 5 bucks.But all the covers had these great caricatures!They must have a really good art director.They showed some killer caricatures of Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid but I couldn't find those on the

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• Rabbit Tales!

  George Taylor

  19 Nov 2009 | 5:35 pm

  An interesting newspaper, complete with loud headlines, greets you upon entering the queue area of Splash Mountain. Even the warning signs in the Magic Kingdom are done with style and flair.--Jeff Pepper

• On Wheels of Progress

  Jeff Pepper

  17 Nov 2009 | 5:30 am

  On September 29, 2006, a mere nine days into my blogging adventures, I wrote a very brief post about one of my most favorite pieces of Disney entertainment--the generally innocuous and now considerably obscure Donald Duck film Donald and the Wheel. I came to feel that my passion for this particular amalgamation of early xerography, rotoscoping and brief snippets of live action was a very rare emotion indeed. But I have come to discover fellow brothers in the Wheel cause who literally span the globe. So I have decided it is time again to celebrate this largely forgotten production that…

• Book Review: Disneyand's Early Years

  George Taylor

  15 Nov 2009 | 7:46 pm

  Disneyland's Early Years Through the Eye of a Photographer by Carlene Thie. 70 pp, 2002.This is the second-volume of a three-volume set. I reviewed volume one, here.Carlene Thie was given all of Mell Kilpatrick's photographs and negatives by her grandmother, Mell's widow. Mell spent 14 years at the Santa Ana Register and became known as one of the best photographers in Orange County. He was able to capture thousands of images of the park under construction and during the first seven years of the park's operation. Carlene decided to collect the photographs in a series of books to share her…

• Bibliography: Walt Disney World History

  George Taylor

  12 Nov 2009 | 10:15 am

  UPDATE! A new title and review links added.A frequent request we receive at 2719 is for books about the history of Walt Disney World. While there isn't one book that covers it completely, there are several titles you can digest that will give you a very good picture. There are a lot of titles available and they come from different sources; check out the ones that look most interesting.The definition of a bibliography is:a complete or selective list of works compiled upon some common principle, as authorship, subject, place of publication, or…

• Up With Monsters

  Jeff Pepper

  9 Nov 2009 | 3:30 pm

  Disney Mathematics 101--Today's Lesson:Pixar + Blu-Ray = Entertainment Heaven.My recent home theater upgrade began late last spring. It started very indirectly with the purchase of a Blu-Ray-compatible Playstation 3. It culminated mid-summer with the acquisition of 40" flat panel HD television and a Yamaha surround sound receiver. Even then, I was still generally reluctant to begin the $-intensive task of upgrading my rather extensive film library.But then I watched the Blu-Ray edition of Cars and whatever reservations I possessed were quickly dispelled. Animation is indeed a marvel to behold…

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  The Pen Addict

• Lamy Safari Winner

  dowdyism

  20 Nov 2009 | 6:34 am

  Thank you to everyone who tossed their name into the hat for the Lamy Safari giveaway, and thank you to JetPens for providing this very cool pen.  The number of entries blew away any other contest I have had here at The Pen Addict, and I am very thankful to everyone.  Random.org decided this morning that comment number 330 was the proud owner of a new shiny black Lamy Safari:330 Abigail Martin said...Ooo! I would love to get my hands on one of these!Reply November 18, 2009 at 06:15 AMCongrats Abigail!  Here is what I need you to do:1. Leave a comment on this post.2. Send me an email using…

• Review: PaperMate Replay Max

  dowdyism

  19 Nov 2009 | 4:11 am

  Aside from a few dabblings here and there with Pilot FriXion's, I have pretty much sworn off erasable pens.  They are usually too inconsistent from a writing perspective, don't erase well enough, or more times than not, both of those things.  Unfortunately for the PaperMate Replay Max, it falls into the both of those things category.I keep threatening to do a bottom five pens post like I have done for the top five, but I just haven't made the time to do it.  If I were to do one tomorrow, I'm pretty sure this pen would be included.  I think it was back in my middle school days when I first…

• Giveaway: Lamy Safari

  dowdyism

  17 Nov 2009 | 5:21 am

  It's time for more giveaway goodness here at The Pen Addict!  This time, I have a beautiful Lamy Safari Shiny Black Body with Chrome Clip and Fine Nib from my good friends at JetPens.  If you have ever used a Lamy Safari before, then you know how nice this pen is.  I am not a big fountain pen guy and I own two of them, mainly because they perform great and are fun to use.  Now is your chance to try your first Lamy Safari, or add another great looking one to your ever growing Safari collection.Here are the rules:1. Leave one comment on this post anytime between now, and Thursday night at…

• Review: Rotring Tikky Ballpoint 1.0mm

  dowdyism

  16 Nov 2009 | 4:11 am

  The Rotring Tikky line has been around for a while, something which I didn't realize until reading a great review of the Tikky pencil line at Dave's Mechanical Pencils.  I had actually already purchased the Tikky Ballpoint by the time Dave's review was posted, so I am glad I got some background on it in the meantime.First of all, this is a fantastic looking pen, and that is really what sold me on it.  JetPens carries them in five barrel colors - black, white, blue, red, and yellow.  While they are all great looking, the yellow really jumped of the page at me, so that was the one that came…

• Ink Links

  dowdyism

  14 Nov 2009 | 4:11 am

  -- Notebooks and Pens from Paris  (Darice de Cuba)-- Stationery Pr0n: Japanese Pens and More from JetPens.com  (Stepcase Lifehack)-- Review: Clairefontaine Basic Notebook  (Miscellany & Cacophony)-- Habana in my Cabana  (Bluebug)-- Breaking the Pilot Precise V5  (Brokecracker)-- Featured Pen - The Parker 51  (Whatever) -- Prismacolor Premier and Pigma Micron  (Not a Book Nerd)-- Recent JetPens Haul  (Spiritual Evolution of the Bean)-- Cross ATX Mechanical Pencil Review  (Dave's Mechanical Pencils)-- A closer look at the Lamy Safari  (Miscellany & Cacophony)-- Quo Vadis…

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  Ice-Cream Monster Toon Cafe

• All of Snorrie!!

  Alina Chau

  11 Nov 2009 | 2:05 pm

  Oh boy!! I think this is the biggest blog post I have ever posted!! Been refining and modified the story here and there. Here is the whole story!

• 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!!

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• Snapshot of Dailies

  Hyrum Virl Osmond

  19 Nov 2009 | 2:45 pm

  These are my notes from Dailies this week, it reads:"Work in progress""Too tense" - Directors wanted me to back off a bit on the facial animation."Reese Witherspoon Legally Blonde" - This was a note from the Directors to go watch Legally Blond for reference...(an assignment my wife thoroughly enjoyed)And the drawing at the bottom...?-- Posted from my iPhone

• Happy Birthday Joe!!!!!

  Hyrum Virl Osmond

  15 Nov 2009 | 10:44 am

  Happy Birthday to my Best Bud/Brother Joe!!!!!For his Birthday I decided to recreate some of the more memorable experiences from our childhood together. The Characters and events in this animation are NOT fictional. This amazing recreation actually happened. It should also be noted that this brilliant animation was created completely on my Iphone...it is my greatest work.Love you Bro!!!!!!-- Posted from my iPhone

• Two things Hyrum loves

  Hyrum Virl Osmond

  14 Nov 2009 | 8:42 pm

  1) Working on awesome projects2) Having said projects well advertised-- Posted from my iPhone

• Thank You

  Hyrum Virl Osmond

  11 Nov 2009 | 10:20 am

  To all who have and are currently serving our Nation, We thank you for your dedication and commitment, we thank you for our freedom. God bless you.

• Frog Party

  Hyrum Virl Osmond

  9 Nov 2009 | 6:18 am

  My wife and I attended the Red Carpet "Princess and the Frog" party. The movie was great and the party was awesome. We had a lot of fun. I even got to shake hands with the voice of "Dr. Facilliegh"-- Posted from my iPhone

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• 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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• Look, A Ship!

  Dani

  15 Nov 2009 | 10:52 am

  I see cargo ships every day on my way to work (under those Imperial AT-AT Walkers at the Port of Oakland ). I'm amazed by the size and capacity of the freighters, and I especially wonder where they're off to. I also love how the departing ships, full to the brim with colourful containers, become real-life Paul Klee paintings.Here is one from the Maersk line.

• November Pause

  Dani

  12 Nov 2009 | 11:25 am

  Not much drawing, a little bit of traveling.

• Pig Headed

  Dani

  2 Sep 2009 | 8:12 am

  My second favourite boar at Four Barrel.

• Tuesday Gestures II

  Dani

  23 Jun 2009 | 5:42 pm

  From a quick session today!

• Tuesday Gestures I

  Dani

  9 Jun 2009 | 2:03 pm

  Inspired by the recent and long overdue publication of Walt Stanchfield's notes, "Drawn To Life", I decided to make time for Tom Gately's Tuesday Gesture Class.Tom was one of Walt's most devoted students and is to this day one of the master's greatest advocates, well committed to the transmission of his legacy. He structures our drawing sessions here at Pixar very much like Walt did at Disney in the 80s and 90s - by asking us to do quick, economic, story and character driven drawings. Here you don't learn about bones or muscles (though anatomy should be second nature), you are not praised for…

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  Disney History

• 20 Nov 2009 | 7:21 am

  Didier Ghez

  20 Nov 2009 | 7:21 am

  As mentioned a few days ago I had a chance of corresponding recently with the granddaughter of Helen Hennesy, first Disney librarian and wife of legendary layout artist Hugh Hennesy. I will post more illustrations linked to this interview next week.Didier Ghez: When and where was Helen born?Charlene Sundblad: Helen Josephine DeForce was born 23 December, 1900 in Spokane, Washington. Her father was a railroad man eventually becoming the Superintendent of the Northern Pacific railroad for the Eastern Division of Washington.Education was important and she attended private schools including…

• 17 Nov 2009 | 6:57 am

  Didier Ghez

  17 Nov 2009 | 6:57 am

  I will be in Barcelona tomorrow and in meetings all day on Thursday. The blog will be updated again on Friday.

• 17 Nov 2009 | 4:21 am

  Didier Ghez

  17 Nov 2009 | 4:21 am

  This photo was sent to me recently by the granddaughter of Helen Hennesy. Not certain when it was taken.[1st row Floyd Gottfredson, Les Clark, Johnny Cannon2nd row Burt Gillett, Jack King, Ted Sears, Roy Disney, Walt Disney3rd row Gerry Geronimi, Bert Lewis, Frank Churchill, Ben Sharpsteen, Al Hurter4th row Wilfred Jackson, Tom Palmer, Webb Smith, Gilles "Frenchy" de Tremaudan5th row Hugh Hennesy, Dave Hand, Charles Phillippi][UPDATE FROM DON PERI: From my Ben Sharpsteen interviews:"This large group of men [is] grouped around a Mickey Mouse celebrating or commemorating the first Oscar that…

• 17 Nov 2009 | 4:17 am

  Didier Ghez

  17 Nov 2009 | 4:17 am

  HELP NEEDEDThis was posted a few days ago on the Disney History Institute. I hope that someone could help us:[J.B. Kaufman sent me an email regarding yesterday’s Institute essay on Walt and DeMolay. The July 6, 1936 clipping from the Kansas City Star was intriguing in that the headline below the photographs stated “Creator Grooms Mickey Mouse for Full-Length Features on Screen”. Of course, J.B. "Mickey Mouse" Kaufman, being the go-to historian on Mickey Mouse, was immediately intrigued and asked if I had the rest of the article. Sadly, I do not, but while we are in the Help Wanted mode,…

• 17 Nov 2009 | 4:15 am

  Didier Ghez

  17 Nov 2009 | 4:15 am

  Waking Sleeping BeautyThis just in from Don Hahn:[We are holding a screening of Don Hahn's animation documentary, WAKING SLEEPING BEAUTY, on Monday, November 23 at 7:00pm at the El Capitan Theater in Hollywood. We have the capacity at the theater to open up the screening a bit wider to include animation friends and former colleagues. We hope that you can help us spread the word by posting the attached invite on your blog. Anyone who sees it can RSVP directly to 818-560-5550 or elaine.lazelle@disney.com. There are a limited number of seats available on a first come, first served basis.]

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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

• New Print up in Etsy: Speaking In Color

  Ward Jenkins

  19 Nov 2009 | 11:00 am

  I'm happy to report that there's a new print up in The Ward-O-Matic Shop!Called Speaking In Color, it features this wonderful little girl (possibly, maybe inspired by Ava?) spreading happiness to the world through her gifted tongue, speaking out against the dull and drab out there. Hooray! I guess you can call her The Color Ambassador. She'd like that. Buy Speaking In Color as a 8.5x11 inch print, or as a 5x7 inch print.

• Sketches

  Ward Jenkins

  15 Nov 2009 | 10:29 am

  I was recently interviewed on Alex Mathers' excellent Ape On The Moon site recently about my sketches and where my favorite place is to sketch. This prompted me to make a new Flickrset called, appropriately enough, Sketches. Most of the drawings that you see featured on this set are done while I was sitting around, doodling, or just working on some ideas for myself. Playing around. Observing. Exploring. Nothing devoted to any particular job. Sketches done for work is an entirely different thing. Even though some of the drawings might look similar in style, drawing for an employer has a direct…

• How about some Ward-O-Matic Holiday Stamps?

  Ward Jenkins

  11 Nov 2009 | 4:54 pm

  Thanks to Dani of Rubber Soul, I've got my own line of holiday stamps! Check 'em out! They were a lot of fun to draw. I drew a whole lot more for this collection, but Dani had to edit down to those particular stamps that would make it fun & easy to be able to tell a story. You know, it's not easy coming up with stamps that are simple and clear enough to be able to tell a story. I credit Dani with her extensive knowledge of stamp making to be able to select from my drawings a great collection of fun holiday-themed images you see here. I mean, there were some that I thought would be perfect for…

• In-Store Appearance Today!

  Ward Jenkins

  7 Nov 2009 | 8:35 am

  Getting prepared for my in-store appearance later on today at Barnes & Noble, people. Kinda nervous, but hey! kinda not! I'm very excited about it. Hope to see you guys there! In case you're wondering: Saturday, November 7th from 2-3pm, at the Barnes & Noble at Lloyd Center Mall here in Portland, OR, my first in-store appearance and book signing! Check the event's page on Facebook for details. I'll be reading the Michael Phelps book I illustrated, How To Train With a T. Rex and Win 8 Gold Medals, show some original drawings from the book, maybe draw a few things, who knows! Remember, it's for…

• 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…

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  Story Boredom

• Story Fence

  Glennard

  17 Nov 2009 | 11:03 am

  Posts = "funny gags"Wire = weak plot stringing it all together.

• Lowly Worm's Surprise

  Willis Carrier

  10 Nov 2009 | 12:06 pm

  HAPPY BIRTHDAY LOWLY WORM!!!!!!!!!!!Hey Lowly Worm, I got this for you. It's called a Rubik's Cube. Just use your hands to turn the-I-I mean... Uh... Oh Jeez.. I Uh...It's okay. Even though I have no hands I can still do awesome stuff. Watch.~SLICE~AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!HAPPY BIRTHDAY LOWLY WORM!!!!!!!!!!!Growing up I loved Richard Scarry's children's books.-end of line

• 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

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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

• another title card

  william wray

  16 Nov 2009 | 5:23 pm

• 9 Nov 2009 | 6:36 pm

  william wray

  9 Nov 2009 | 6:36 pm

• 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!

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  Spline Doctors

• The Stuff That Hangs on Your Wall

  Dr. Gordon

  15 Nov 2009 | 7:06 pm

  When I started as an animator at Warner Bros. 15 years ago, my mentor Frank Molieri gave me a list of things to keep in mind when I’m animting. I kept it pinned up on my board and its hanging on my board at Pixar. I think it came from his days at Bluth. Alot of these lists have been passed on from one animator to another. The other list that I posted was given to me by Chuck Harvey, who is a great old Disney Animator who used to work with the great Milt Kahl. The scan is a photo copy of an original that was sitting in a box of amazing work that was done by Milt which he had. As you can…

• Upcoming Podcasts Cont…

  Dr. Gordon

  11 Nov 2009 | 3:18 pm

  It seems like we have alot of great suggestion for some new podcasts. -TD’s - Female artists -Interns and new hires -More Roundtables. -Lee, Brenda, JL and other directors All these suggestions are great and I will try to get these in the works. Please be patient as I am quite busy. Again, thanks for the support and look for more posts coming soon. -Andrew

• 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

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  Harald

• Extra seats available

  HaraldSiepermann

  17 Nov 2009 | 5:42 pm

  Come on and all!

• 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

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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

• Maja

  20 Nov 2009 | 3:36 am

  http://prosens.plAuthor: dzentelmanKeywords: http://prosens.pl Added: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:36:22 GMTVideo codes to display this video on your website!http://www.livevideo.com

• Ewcia

  20 Nov 2009 | 3:25 am

  http://prosens.plAuthor: dzentelmanKeywords: http://prosens.pl Added: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:25:53 GMTVideo codes to display this video on your website!http://www.livevideo.com

• dance fest

  20 Nov 2009 | 2:58 am

  my daughter and her dancers AUDICITY at weston street festAuthor: buttonmoonKeywords: audicity dance street Added: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:58:26 GMTVideo codes to display this video on your website!http://www.livevideo.com

• sanane

  20 Nov 2009 | 2:46 am

  sananeAuthor: guruclefKeywords: guruclef Added: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:46:12 GMTVideo codes to display this video on your website!http://www.livevideo.com

• Thanksgiving Anime Slideshow

  19 Nov 2009 | 3:19 pm

  a slide show of some thanksgiving themed anime pics.Author: grayowljsvKeywords: thanksgiving anime holiday Added: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:19:12 GMTVideo codes to display this video on your website!http://www.livevideo.com

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  About.com: Animation

• Animation Software Review: Reallusion's WidgetCast

  14 Nov 2009 | 10:54 pm

  Normally I'm pretty excited when I get to review new software; in this case I think I might have shot myself in the foot, as while I enjoyed WidgetCast and it's a darling piece of software with extremely useful features, I nonetheless found it to be a little bit of a letdown (probably because I built it up too much in my head). It's basically Sprout Builder with a few extra capabilities and a much larger price tag - but for what it's worth, it does its job well as a product that can neatly deliver Web 2.0-ready microapplications / widgets, capable of interacting with a range of popular social…

• Balancing Your Pocketbook and Your Animation Habit

  12 Nov 2009 | 11:01 pm

  If you aren't cutting corners with the current economic recession, you're one of the lucky ones. I know I'm scrimping and saving even the tiniest pennies: foregoing new pen nibs for my tablet, buying budget versions of softwae applications, using free trials where I can, clinging to my royalty-free content for dear life. Right now the only way to stay afloat as a freelancer is to save money where I can...and these tips might help you keep your head above water, too.Balancing Your Pocketbook and Your Animation Habit originally appeared on About.com Animation on Friday, November 13th, 2009 at…

• Staying Up-to-Date

  10 Nov 2009 | 11:19 pm

  Competition for work is extremely stiff these days. Everyone's looking for work, looking for new clients, and there are plenty of talented people out there willing to do your job for less money. So how do you make yourself more attractive to potential clients? One way is to stay up-to-date...not just on the latest trends, but on the latest software, developments in the industry, and your own presentation materials.Staying Up-to-Date originally appeared on About.com Animation on Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 at 07:19:46.Permalink | Comment | Email this

• Sakura Pens in Santa's Stocking

  7 Nov 2009 | 5:47 pm

  For you gift-giving types out there, Christmas is next month - and if you aren't shopping already, you're a bit behind the curve. If you know any animators or artists, you might be a bit stumped about what to get them, especially if you're anything like me: disgustingly practical and determined to choose gifts that are appealing and useful. My grandmother used to try to do that, and I'd get socks and ugly sweater-vests. My partner's trying to do it this year, and instead I'm getting a new computer to replace the one that's started crashing any time I try to do something with high-end graphics…

• The Only Snow That Won't Pile Up in Drifts

  5 Nov 2009 | 6:08 pm

  Wondering how the snow was done in the Christmas tree ornament animation? It's pretty easy, just a matter of using random motion and symbol-duplication scripts in Flash to create a mild flurry, a blizzard, a pleasant evening snow - only you'll never have to shovel this snow from your sidewalk, or scrape it off your windshield. The Only Snow That Won't Pile Up in Drifts originally appeared on About.com Animation on Friday, November 6th, 2009 at 02:08:14.Permalink | Comment | Email this