Interesting piece over at Fast Company by Ed Catmull, president of Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar Animation Studios, on creativity. You may be thinking, How is the Braintrust different from any other feedback mechanism? There are two key differences, as I see it. The ?rst is that the Braintrust is made up of people […]
)I love Steve Martin. Hits theaters November 26th.
French animation director Sylvain Chomet has created a couch gag for The Simpsons. Sylvain is best known for the acclaimed feature animation Triplets of Belleville and The Illusionist. It’s fun to see what a French version of The Simpsons would be.
For those of you who follow this blog, you know I’ve promoted Smith Micro’s products before (Manga Studio, Anime Studio, etc.). I like their software. Much, much easier to learn and easier to make your static comics come alive. This week Smith Micro released Anime Studio® Pro 10 and Anime Studio Debut® 10. It’s a […]
Last night was the Oscars. In the animation categories, Disney’s Frozen took the Best Animated Feature category beating out The Croods, Despicable Me 2, Ernest & Celestine, and The Wind Rises. On a related note, the song Let It Go from Frozen took Best Music (Original Song). In the Best Animated Short, the winner was […]
Hollywood Reporter reports that after the surprise success of The LEGO Movie, a sequel is already in the works for a Memorial Day release in 2017. The announced date is significant. February is typically a month for not-your-blockbuster movies which I think is why The LEGO Movie proved to be so successful – nobody was […]
Interesting post over at Mental Floss about 21 notable actors who did voice work for various animated series and movies. I didn’t know John Ritter voiced Clifford the Big Red Dog.
On May 4 an entire Simpson’s episode will be in the form of Legos. The article from The Guardian suggests it’s due to the success of The LEGO movie, but that seems like a quick turn-around. Regardless, it’s also the 550th episode.From The Guardian: Thanks to heavy marketing including an entire ad break recreated with […]
I saw this story last year, but doesn’t look like I linked to it. Background: Army Sgt. Kimberly Walker, a big fan of SpongeBob SquarePants, was murdered last Valentines Day. Her family erected a large SpongeBob SquarePants headstone over her grave site. The cemetery initially approved the headstone, but after complaints they later removed them. […]
Pardon the blasphemous headline, but it wrote itself, so I’m completely absolved of any offense. Now on to the news…From Cartoon Brew: As anticipated, Warner Bros.? The LEGO Movie, directed by Phil Lord and Chris Miller, destroyed the box office with a $69.1 million (estimated) opening. Not only did it become WB?s biggest animated opening […]
Legendary animator, cartoonist, voice actor and director Tex Avery will be honored in his hometown of Taylor Texas on February 22. That day will be Tex Avery Day and a varieties of festivities will be held. Taylor is only a half hour drive from Austin.From Cartoon Brew: In his own time, Avery inspired and motivated […]
Wacom interviews The Norm creator Michael Jantze about his process of animating The Norm and posting them on YouTube. What are the tools and software you use to create The Norm and edit it for YouTube? I’m still drawing on paper. I use a printer’s card stock similar to Bristol or Bristol (honestly, whatever is […]
Thanks goes out to this week’s sponsor, Smith Micro. Smith Micro is a company with software geared towards artists. Two such products include Anime Studio and MotionArtist.Anime Studio is a great piece of software for animating your cartoon. They sent me a demo version of Anime Studio a year or so ago and I found […]
I’ll admit the first three minutes went right over my head, but from then on I got excited with the possibilities. One step closer to blurring the lines (visually) between computer generated and hand drawn animation.I hope someone is getting a sizable Christmas bonus.
Universal Studios has announced that they will release a Despicable Me 3 in the summer of 2017 and a remake of the animated Dr. Suess’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Despicable Me, I can handle. Another remake of How the Grinch Stole Christmas? Bahumbug!