Editor's Notebook: May 1997

Commercials Many years ago, when I was an undergraduate student, I volunteered to transcribe an oral history interview with Hans Richter, one of the pioneers of European avant garde cinema, whose career dated back to the 1920s. One of the comments that stuck with me all these years was about an offer he had to make an advertising film. As he considered himself first and foremost an artist, he refused. Later, after seeing the resulting film, he was so delighted that he changed his mind towards working on such films. Today, with the likes of Spike Lee making...

By Harvey Deneroff | Thursday, May 1, 1997 at 12:00 am

Posted In | Magazines: AnimationWorld

In fact, it continued to be read widely for several months after it became a back issue!) The same freedom to print longer articles, without worrying about running up printing bills, has also allowed us to print articles in an author's original language as well as in English.

But perhaps the most important freedom I found is the ability to reach out across international borders and address the worldwide animation community with unparalleled ease. And it is for this opportunity that I will always remain grateful.