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The Princess And The Frog‘s Directors John Musker and Ron Clements take us to “the other side” of animation!
…of Animation, he developed a thorough understanding of the animation process. His fascination with comics, cartoons and Mad Magazine further stimulated his desire to draw. At Loyola Academy, a Jesuit… |
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Get Enchanted! Chapter Five: Animation with James Baxter and Thomas Schelesny
…James Baxter Animation. In addition to animating and supervising, Mr.Baxter lectures frequently on the subject of animation at colleges and animation studios. His impressive credits include King Triton and Ariel,… |
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Floyd Norman: Story Of A Storyman
…take the scenes from rough animation that was provided by the animator and then finalise that animation. That is, put in all the extra drawings that might be necessary through… |
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2022 San Diego Comic Con Exclusive
…Disney animation greats reflect on their careers for an hour. Musker and Clements started very briefly on where they came from and their individual paths into animation. Clements brought up… |
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Full list of 2007 Annie Award Nominees
…Keith Klohn – Cars – Pixar Animation Studios David Stephens – Open Season – Sony Pictures Animation/Columbia Pictures Erdem Taylan – Cars – Pixar Animation Studios John David Thornton –… |
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Get Enchanted! Chapter Four: Artists Harald Siepermann and Troy Quane
…at the animation awards here in Hamburg, which I helped to organize. Quite interesting! AV: How did you come to specialize in the character-design aspect of animation? HS: To tell… |
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Preview Animation from Pencils to Pixels
…Bros. This comprehensive book gives today’s digital animators all the lessons they never had – classical animation techniques used by the most original animators of our time. Animation from Pencils… |
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Get Enchanted! Chapter Six: Director Kevin Lima and exec producer Chris Chase
…If there ever was a Disney movie, that was right this one! It combines animation and live-action: I understand Disney animation, I love classic Disney animation. I should be the… |
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A History of DreamWorks Animation: Part Two – There Is Now A Level Zero
…animation unit was riding high, only to venture out as a separate entity when DreamWorks’ parent studio began to crumble on the tenth anniversary of its creation. DreamWorks Animation was… |
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A History of DreamWorks Animation: Part One – Ogres Are Like Onions!
…borin’.” Chicken Run was the first stop-motion animated feature from DreamWorks Animation as well as the first full-length film from acclaimed production house Aardman Animations. It told the story of… |
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Disney Blu-ray 3D Reissues: Chicken Little / Meet The Robinsons / Bolt / G-Force
…the changing face of Disney Animation throughout the period of switching from traditional hand-drawn features to CGI, the arrival of John Lasseter, and the outside influence of live-action/animation combination family… |
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Great songs never die: how animation students are bringing a fresh touch to Aria For A Cow
…went through the school. He was invited to be an animation lead on The Snake & The Fox due to his knowledge about animation principles, and background experience with 2D… |
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Animation Addicts 100th Episode Spectacular
Learn more about The Rotoscopers! Morgan, Mason, and Chelsea are celebrating the 100th episode of the Animation Addicts Podcast by coming together for the first time ever! Join them as… |
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Thunderbean Roundup: Van Beuren Studio Cartoons and Other Strange and Commercial Rarities
Thunderbean Animation, 1.33:1 original full frame ratios, Not Rated, Average Retail: $15 Storyboard: Steve Stanchfield’s independent Thunderbean Animation label collects more entertaining rarities and curios in five vintage and brand… |
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How director Steve Anderson met The Robinsons!
…animation, we talked about and looked at animation drawings of the classic films, a lot of Chuck Jones drawings from Looney Tunes, saying “that type of animation would fit with… |
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Il était une fois…Walt Disney – Artistic Sources Exhibition
…the master of animation, and he managed to do animation as high art, so it’s really amazing. AV: I guess it worked out for him! 1930/40s – LITERARY SOURCES AND… |
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D23 Expo 2022 Exclusive
…& Walt Disney Animation Studios booth. The Big “A” from the previous Animation Building signage signed by a who’s who of animation greats was displayed at the Pixar & Wat… |
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Eric Goldberg takes us on a Character Animation Crash Course!
…Character Animation Crash Course, which has been gestating in production for some two-and-a-half decades. A contemporary animation legend, Eric has animated on films including Raggedy Ann and Andy, Ziggy’s Gift… |
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AV Roundtable Flashbacks: Titan A.E.
…uncanny valley when you’re watching that film. And here we have Titan A.E. trying to combine traditional animation and CG animation together, and the rushed production time forces them to… |
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From Snow Queen to Pinocchio II: Robert Reece’s animated adventures in screenwriting
…never have the opportunity to pitch the idea. In April 2006, the Walt Disney Company purchased Pixar Animation Studios for approximately $7.4 billion. Wanting to revitalize the company’s animation divisions,… |
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2006: A Year In Review
…growing presence of foreign films in the American market, as well as the rising number of foreign studios investing in animation. Many of the major animation studios from around the… |
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\\Wallace & Gromit\\ leads 2005 Annie Award nominations
…Walt Disney Feature Animation Jason Wen – “Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit” – Aardman Features Martin Usiak – “Madagascar” – DreamWorks Animation Character Animation Claire Billett –… |
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2016 CTN Animation Expo Exclusive
…supervising animator of Mushu. In-between independent animation jobs, the duo have their own popular podcast where the two and many others discuss the animation business. The Bancroft brothers were an… |
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Were-Rabbit hops away with ten Annies
…– “Madagascar” – DreamWorks Animation Rick Glumac – “Madagascar” – DreamWorks Animation Dale Mayeda – “Chicken Little” – Walt Disney Feature Animation Jason Wen – “Wallace & Gromit: The Curse… |
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Walt & El Grupo / The Boys / Waking Sleeping Beauty
…finished animation scenes to tighten the movie, and quickly moves the unit out of the Animation building to a warehouse in Glendale, which leads to thoughts of “the horror, the… |
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DisneyToon Studios and The Sequels That Never Were, with Tod Carter
…the unit. A big name in the animation industry, the award-winning Director of Animation and Story Artist began his 15-year career in film and animation as a graduate of the… |
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A History of DreamWorks Animation: Part Four – Can’t Stop The Feeling
…and animation was refined just enough to still appear wonderful while adding elements here and there that were unique. If the physics animation on Po was incredible in the first… |
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A Conversation with Andreas Deja
…the Animation Research Library. It’ll be mostly animation drawings, but also posters and maquettes and they’re recreating a work station with an animation desk and some paper and pencils and… |
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A Conversation With Andreas Deja
…before I even knew about Clay Kaytis starting his {{link http://www.animationpodcast.com/ Animation Podcast website}} and everything . . . AD: Yeah, I wish he would’ve started with Joe, and I… |
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The Best Of 2009: This Time It’s Personal!
…Pixar Animation, The Muppets, Steven Spielberg’s new DreamWorks, Robert Zemeckis’ ImageMovers and perhaps most excitingly of all, the return of Oswald The Lucky Rabbit to the Studio and the ending… |
