Creative Focus :: 2D

Three Directors Discuss Their Not A Monty Python Animated Film

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The directors of A Liar’s Autobiography discuss their new animated feature about “the dead one,” Monty Python’s Graham Chapman.

Book Review: The Art of Rise of the Guardians

Posted In | Magazines: AnimationWorld | Columns: Fred Patten's Book Reviews | Site Categories: 2D, 3D, Art, Books, Films
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This book explores the beautiful art behind the new DreamWorks film Rise of the Guardians

VFX Supervisor Dan Glass Confirmed to Present Cloud Atlas at VIEW

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VIEW director Maria Elena Gutierrez announced that vfx supervisor Dan Glass will give a world premiere presentation on the feature film “Cloud Atlas.”

Hotel Transylvania Gets a 2D Transfusion

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Genndy Tartakovsky and Sony Pictures Animation describe the demands of imposing a hand-drawn aesthetic on his debut feature.

Genndy Tartakovsky Talks Hotel Transylvania

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The legendary creator of Dexter’s Laboratory and Samurai Jack tackles his first feature for Sony Pictures Animation.

Anomalia Short Film Education Project Nears Completion

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Tomorrow is the final day for the unique CG short film animation training project created by Czech animation education group Anomalia and taught by Arconyx Animation Studio head Kenny Roy.

Max Howard - On the Road from Moscow to St. Petersburg

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Surprise, surprise - I’m not at 30,000 ft. as I write this latest blog but on a high-speed train, traveling from Moscow to St. Petersburg in Russia.

Weldon Owen Releases Two New Snow White Books

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In honor of the 75th anniversary of Walt Disney’s first feature-length film, “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,” Weldon Owen is releasing two new collections that chronicle the complete making of the ground-breaking animated movie.

Tom Perlmutter and Canada’s Venerable NFB

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Heading into his second term, the NFB Chairman discusses his plans for keeping things artistically and fiscally relevant.

Tiny Markers Animates Furious Frank’s Lament

Posted In | News Categories: Internet and Interactive, Music and Sound, People | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: 2D, Internet and Interactive, Music and Sound, People
Justin Witte of Tiny Markers creates the animation for “Lament,” a stand-out track from Furious Frank’s most recent album, The Map & the Territory from Southern Love Records.

VIEW Conference Unveils 2012 Highlights

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Dedicated to bringing together experts from around the world to inspire, engage, teach, and astound, VIEW, Italy’s leading computer graphics symposium, proudly announces highlights from its upcoming 13th annual confab.

Saban Launches New Julius Jr. Series

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MarVista Entertainment appointed exclusive international distributor for animated preschool television series.

The Magical Junk-Filled World of Jiří Barta

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The Czech stop-motion director talks about his latest film, Toys in the Attic.

Pixel Farm Releases PFDepth

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The Pixel Farm Ltd announced the immediate availability of PFDepth: a new, fully integrated toolset for total scene reconstruction, 2D-to-3D conversion and depth map creation.

CelAction2D Drives Cartoon Forum Shows

Posted In | News Categories: Cartoons, Stop-Motion, Technology | Geographic Region: Europe | Event: Cartoon Forum | Site Categories: 2D, 3D, Cartoons, Stop-Motion, Technology
CelAction announces that seven pitches made using CelAction2D animation software will be at this year’s Cartoon Forum.

Superjail! Returns to Adult Swim

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Season three of “Superjail!” premieres september 30th at 12:15 a.m. (ET/PT) on Adult Swim.

The Battle For Celebrity Deathmatch, Part 3

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With the success of Deathbowl ’98 a symbolic battle had been won. But the war to get this stop-motion slugfest on the air as a regular series still remained.

Z Animation Creates RBFF PSA

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Z Animation pairs directors Robert Pope and John Vondracek to produce a PSA for Canada’s Recreational Boating and Fishing Foundation.

Bakshi Blues Seeks Animator

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Animation Legend Ralph Bakshi is searching for one "old-school, traditional, full animation-style” animator for the forthcoming “Bakshi Blues.”

Book Review: Animation Under the Swastika: A History of Trickfilm in Nazi Germany

Posted In | Magazines: AnimationWorld | Columns: Fred Patten's Book Reviews | Site Categories: 2D, Books, Cartoons, Short Films
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Fred Patten takes an in-depth look at a new book chronicling the history of animation under the Third Reich.