Joe Strike looks at daytime TV successes of 2003 in the U.S and what we can expect from 2004. He talks to industry vet Fred Seibert and network pundits at Kids’ WB!, FOX BOX, Disney/ABC, Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, as well as Linda Simensky, in her new role at PBS.

Continuing our excerpts from the Inspired 3D series, Keith Lango presents part two of a two-part tutorial on lip-sync and facial animation.

Vamsi M. Ayyagari takes a look at what occurred in the 3D industry in Asia and India during 2003.

Heikki Jokinen writes an in-depth review of Chris J. Robinson’s book, Between Genius & Utter Illiteracy: A Story of Estonian Animation.

Former Weta senior animator Jason Schleifer reviews the digital art book, EXPOSÉ 1.

Mark Ramshaw spoke with the visual effects wizards behind the newest live action Peter Pan feature about how they accomplished the startling and massive visual effects.

Continuing our excerpts from the Inspired 3D series, Keith Lango presents part one of a two-part tutorial on lip-sync and facial animation.

Martin “Dr. Toon” Goodman continues his behind the scenes look at Atomic Cartoons to see how much work and time goes into getting a show off the ground.

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Taylor Jessen reviews five short films fresh from the festival circuit: Maanvis (Moonfish) by Isabel Bouttens, I’m A Star! By Stefan Stratil, How To Cope With Death directed by Ignacio Ferregras, How Mermaids Breed directed by Joan Ashworth and Chainsmoker directed by Ulf Lundgren. Includes QuickTime movie clips!

Philippe Moins chronicles the long road taken to get Jacques Rémy Girerd’s Raining Cats and Frogs to the big screen.

Taylor Jessen reviews five short films fresh from the festival circuit: NSPCC Cartoon by Russell Brooke, A Pesar de Todo (In Spite of Everything) by Walter Tournier, Mickey’s Buddy by Pete Paquette, Line of Life by Serge Avedikian, and Show and Tell by Mark Gravas. Includes QuickTime movie clips!

Mark Simon continues his series of 12 excerpts from his new book, Producing Independent 2D Character Animation: Making and Selling a Short Film.

Disney entrusted Hench with finding continuity among Dali’s fantastical images.

Dr. Toon ruminates about whether declaring that the final nail has been driven into the coffin of 2D animation is a bit of a rush to judgment.

Rick DeMott cracks open the box and journeys to the wealth of options provided by the new storyboarding software, FrameForge3D.

This month, the Career Coach, Pamela Kleibrink Thompson, goes tough-in-cheek about her dos and don’ts regarding sending out your résumé to potential employers.

Fred Patten interviews Cliff Galbraith, Fluorescent Hill, MK12, Moneyshots, Girdwood Partners and Zoic Studios to find out more about the role of animation in music videos.

Rick DeMott talks with Tom Kenny to discover there’s a truly animated soul behind the voice of SpongeBob SquarePants.

This month the Career Coach, Pamela Kleibrink Thompson, talks about how to test-drive a job or get your foot in the door via an internship.