Warm up with these cool winter and holiday-themed shorts in the new Chill Out playlist.

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THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL is the big holiday VFX release and Jeff Okun, the overall supervisor, guides Alain Bielik through a very scientific approach in the retelling of this legendary classic.

This week in AWN's Forums, a member wants to know where it's possible to find copies of animation series pitch bibles, either for free or for a fee. Moderator Larry Lauria has created an online Animated Christmas Festival on his blog. What's the best way to go about selling a concept to your employer? And there is cry for help with Flash PNG files. What codec should a person save to when streaming 2D Quicktime files. A discussion continues on how to quickly and efficiently add thick outlines in Flash.

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With a chill in the air, it's time for humorous shorts that look at love as a cold-hearted kick in the...

The new PRINCE OF PERSIA videogame from Ubisoft retains the 2D quality of concept art, which producer Ben Mattes explains this week to Peter "The Rizk" Rizkalla.

This week in AWN's Forums, a member wants to know if voicing a character will help the animation of that character. Discussion over the current economy and what that means for animators continues. How do you portray mental shifts in animated characters? A member wants some advice in searching for a studio space in Germany. A thread has been started touting Christmas animation: link away.

Test your skills and challenge your brain with AWN's Animation Trivia Quiz.

In memory of Forrest Ackerman, the man who coined the phrase "sci-fi," this week's playlist salutes the genre he championed his entire life.