This weekend, Film Roman, Inc., producers of THE SIMPSONS and KING OF THE
HILL, launched Level 13.net, an innovative multi-channel animation network
to be delivered via the Internet. Level 13 is the industry's first
regularly scheduled, animated television-like network made directly for the
Web. William Shpall, Chief Operating Officer of Film Roman, and architect
of the company's Internet strategy, said, "While many of today's
entertainment and Internet leaders are still testing enhanced television

Like Woody and Buzz, Visual Magic Magazine is back. After a period of
inactivity, your favorite visual effects & 3D animation magazine is back on
the web sporting a brand new look, a new way of publishing, and a renewed
commitment to providing superior articles and news to visual effects and
animation professionals and enthusiasts. The only thing we don't have is
Tom Hanks and Tim Allen. But that can be arranged (maybe). "Toy Story 2" is
hitting our screens very soon, and of course, you can expect full coverage

Mondo Media, one of the Bay Area's largest independent animation studios,
is looking for TRADITIONAL 2D CHARACTER ANIMATORS and DIRECTORS who are
interested in participating in the creation of original on-line
entertainment. The Mondo Mini Shows are currently featured on Netscape's
Netcenter, Shockwave.com, and Altavista, as well as other affiliate sites.
Contract and staff positions available. Job Requirements: Traditional
character animation experience; Timing; Poses; Knowledge of basic

Shockwave.com, owned and operated by
Macromedia Inc., and Stan Lee, Inc. have teamed up to bring Stan Lee's
first episodic Web animation series to life. Stan Lee, the genius behind
classic comic characters like Spider-Man, the X-Men, and the Incredible
Hulk, will create his new 5-minute "Web-isodes" using Macromedia Flash
technology. According to Lee this new venture will allow the whole world to
be part of his new creations without limitations. This exclusive deal
includes Macromedia, Inc.'s $5 million purchase of Stan Lee Media Inc.

Macromedia, the producers of popular web and graphics tools Flash, Director, and Freehand, recently announced a new product bundle: Dreamweaver 3 Fireworks 3 studio. The bundle contains new versions of Dreamweaver and Fireworks, however, both of the new versions will be available as stand-alone applications. Dreamweaver, the most popular web authoring tool available to designers, boasts several new features, most notably a new feature which allows users to customize Dreamweaver itself using Javascript, HTML, and XML.

Several weeks ago (Animation Flash 9/28/99) Oxygen Media, Geraldine Laybourne's company founded to
provide content for women, announced its online production team. Now Oxygen
Media has named seven executive producers for its original cable television
line-up. CARSEY WERNER MANDABACH will oversee seven hours of original
programming each day on the 24-hour-a-day, 7 day-a-week cable network. The
new appointments are: LINDA CORRADINA (former Senior Vice President,
Programming and Production, VH1) will join Giselle Benetar as Executive

New York City-based Oxygen Media,Geraldine Laybourne's company founded to provide content for women, has
reached an agreement with Insight Communications to distribute the Oxygen
cable network. Insight is the 8th largest cable operator in the United
States, serving more than one million customers in six states. Under the
terms of the agreement, Insight Communications will launch Oxygen across
the majority of its systems. The new Oxygen cable network, which launches
on O2/O2/2000, will be integrated with Oxygen's existing online properties

Macromedia, the industry leader in web design and web graphics tool
development, announced several moves and agreements which gear the
company toward taking e-commerce to a new level, and making Macromedia a
central part of this growing sector's evolution. The company unveiled its
eBusiness Infrastructure strategy, i.e. plans to provide 'solutions' for
content creation, management, personalisation and management of Extranet
and Internet sites.


The company also made several other significant announcements, most notably

Burnaby, British Columbia-based CDIS is offering a one-day industry
introduction to Macromedia's Flash 4.0 on October 23 from 9 am-4:30 pm.
Cost is $225, which includes lunch. By the end of the seminar, you'll know
how to prepare graphics for Flash, use the interface, sketch and draft
ideas for animation and interactivity, create symbols and manipulate
instances for actions, combine the final pieces into your own 30-second
animated banner with sound, and post the final product to the web with FTP.

Set your own hours. Work on your own projects. Be your own boss. Be
creative. This company is taking greeting cards to a new level of artistry
and interactivity. Ecards.com utilizes Macromedia Flash technology to
produce the most dynamic and exciting electronic greeting cards on the Net!
If you are proficient in Flash and can artistically conceptualize, here is
a variety of creative jobs for you. Ecards.com offers freelance Flash
Designers the creative freedom to design compelling and entertaining