Don't Believe Your Eyes: It is Real or is it Animation?
It is real, or is it animation? Bill Hilf explores the aesthetic implications of our new digital realm.
Category: AWN Profiles
2D and 3D: Together For The Better
Sean MacLennan Murch describes how companies are integrating 2D and 3D animation in order to obtain the best of both worlds.
Digital Animation Programs: Three School Profiles
With digital animators being the hottest commodity on the market, AWM profiles three schools that have recently received major donations from leading corporations. Mike Scroggins profiles CalArts. Dr. Richard Weinberg discusses USC's program, while Robin King describes the Sheridan College experience.
The Whitney Archive: A Fulfillment of a Dream
Michael Whitney relates a few of his father's ideas and achievements and his own hopes to fulfill his father's dream of creating an official archive of films and materials.
Censorship In Comics: Is This the United States?
Susan Alston of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund describes the shocking state of the nation.
An Archive Profile: The John Canemaker Animation Collection at NYU
John Canemaker explains the contents of his extensive newly created archives at NYU.
Strip-Mining For Animation
John Cawley looks at the relationship between comics and animation over the years, from Gertie the Dinosaur to Men In Black.
Dreamland Japan: Manga's Paradise
Frederik Schodt explains to Maureen Furniss a few aspects of the Japanese culture behind manga and its huge success.
Popeye From Strip To Screen
Mark Langer chronicles the evolution of one of the most enduring characters in animation history, the sailor man who got his start in comic strips.
Global Trends: It's a Tough World Out There for Native Comics
As the world becomes smaller, individual countries' comics industries are changing. John A. Lent explains.
Comic Strips and Animation: The Belgian Tradition
Philippe Moins explores Belgium's long tradition of comics and animation.
BD et Animation: Une Tradition Belgique
Philippe Moins explores Belgium's long tradition of comics and animation.
Scouting For Talent: Where the Recruiters Go.
Independent recruiter Pamela Thompson investigates where the industry's top recruiters look for their next hires.
Looking Back on the University Days: A Survey of Alumnae
Talents fresh from the world's top animation schools reminisce about their educations.
An Interactive Teaching Tool Comes to Life
Alice Carter leads us through a day in the life of the groundbreaking collaborative educational program, the ACME Virtual Training Network.
The Digital Demand
Tammy Glenn reports on California Governor Pete Wilson's proposal for a scholarship initiative to feed the industry's appetite for talent.
From Humble Beginnings to the Makings of Superstars
Steve Hulett of the Motion Picture Screen Cartoonists' Union (MPSC Local 839) reviews animation wages of the past, present and future
The State of the Recruiting Nation
Boom or eventual bust? We hear from headhunters around the world.
One, Two, Three Steps to Success Through the UK Educational System
Richard Taylor hosts a tour of Britain's healthy animation education system.
Colossal Pictures Proves There is Life After Chapter 11
Karl Cohen chronicles the saga of San Francisco's (Colossal) Pictures.
Acme Filmworks: The Independent's Commercial Studio
Marcy Gardner explores the vision and diverse talents of this unique collective production company.
Ray Tracers: Blue Sky Studios
Susan Ohmer profiles one of the leading edge computer animation studios working in the U.S.
Fumes From The Fjords
Gunnar Str investigates the history behind pre-WWII Norwegian animated cigarette commercials.
Making the Cel: A Profile of Women in Commercials
Bonita Versh profiles some of the commercial industry's leading female animation directors.
The PGA Connection
Gene Walz offers a look back at Canadian commercial studio Phillips, Gutkin and Associates.
