Ambling Around: Most Discussed Posts

Li Songsong in New York

skatz — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 14:27:30 -0700

Chinese artist Li Songsong is showing new paintings at The Pace Gallery in New York until August 5, 2011

Steven Woloshen: At the Heart of Experimental Animation

skatz — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 20:17:00 -0800

Steven Woloshen creates animation in cars, at work, in airports, on planes… in other words wherever and whenever he has ten consecutive minutes to play. We chatted over bottled water at the Ottawa International Animation Festival this past October, and continued by email after his return to Montreal.

The Lyrical Lines of Tsvika Oren

skatz — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 07:24:04 -0700

Tsvika Oren has been deeply involved in animation for the better part of 30 years - creating, teaching, writing, judging, jurying…

Sound Design For Animators - free webinar

skatz — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 19:31:56 -0800

David Sonnenschein, professional sound designer and author of “Sound Design: the Expressive Power of Music, Voice, and Sound Effects in Cinema” has invited me to co-host a free sound design webinar for animators (all filmmakers are welcome!) on March 17, 2011 at 9:00 am PST / noon EST.

William Kentridge - 5 Themes

skatz — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 22:24:54 -0700

A grand show of early animation and current work by South African artist William Kentridge.

Teach Yourself - Getting A Project Off the Ground

skatz — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 05:49:23 -0700

So you’ve got an idea for a first film... Where do you go from here?

YouTube Play: Corralling Wild Cattle

skatz — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 13:28:43 -0700

Since 2005 YouTube has given us a prime venue for quick and dirty moving images. And now the powers that be in the ART world are going to use that forum to judge us filmmakers!

YouTube Play - Presenting The Jury

skatz — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 13:19:21 -0700

The YouTube Play jury list is out and it's mostly made up of hard driving experimental artists.

What Does Cave Art Have To Do With Animation

skatz — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 10:40:04 -0800

Could the paleolithic men and women who created rock wall paintings have been the prehistoric ancestors of current animation artists?

But Is It Art?

skatz — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 12:30:51 -0800

Two billion videos are viewed daily on YouTube. Is any of it art? And does it matter?