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This Week's Animation Trivia Quiz for Feb. 16, 2009

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

AWNtv Becomes Smitten Again

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AWNtv becomes smitten again with another featured playlist embracing the sweet and the sour of love.

AWN Discussion Forums - What's New? for Feb. 9, 2009

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This week in AWN's Forums, members are discussing last weekend's Annie Awards. Did WALL-E and Pixar get snubbed, or is that just the way it goes? What are the 'Do's and 'Don't's for your pitch bible's design and layout? What are some good ways to develop empathy in animated characters? A member is having Flash issues, come help!

As well as, tools for teaching animation, the business of animation and, as always, brand-new stuff to check out in show and tell!

Digital Musings From the Editor:

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This week, London-based Peerless Camera Co. and Digiscope discuss creating the signature "push" effect and more for PUSH.

This Week's Animation Trivia Quiz for Feb. 9, 2009

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

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As we head into the Oscar homestretch, it's time for VFXWORLD's sixth annual chat with the nominated supervisors, so we spoke with Digital Domain's Eric Barba (THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON), Double Negative's Paul Franklin (THE DARK KNIGHT) and ILM's Ben Snow (IRON MAN) about achieving more realistic-looking CG and what they thought of each other's work. Meanwhile, the Academy's Sci Tech Awards dinner is Saturday night at the Beverly Wilshire, so Ellen Wolff caught up with Bonner Medalist Mark Kimball and I spoke with Ed Catmull, who's receiving the Gordon E.

AWNtv Unveils 20 Web Toons You Need To See

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Animation World Magazine and AWNtv have compiled their annual list of Web Toons You Need To See.

AWN Discussion Forums - What's New? for Feb. 2, 2009

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This week in AWN's Forums, a junior member is selling off a 12-field Classical Animation Disc, with five-peg Oxbury panning peg bars, a three-peg ACME peg bar and more.

Digital Musings From the Editor:

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Well, as we head into the final Oscar stretch -- and congrats to VFX nominees THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON, THE DARK KNIGHT and IRON MAN -- there are new movies coming out now.

This Week's Animation Trivia Quiz for Jan. 26, 2009

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Test your skills and challenge your brain with AWN's Animation Trivia Quiz. Check out the latest installment from quizmaster Karl Staven, an accomplished independent animator and head of the Animation Department at The University of the Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Paul Winchell was a legendary ventriloquist, he may best be known to the current public for his cartoon voice work. From 1986 through 1999 he provided the voice for one of the more well-known Winnie the Pooh characters for various Disney shorts and features.