AnimationWorld Magazine :: Complete Article List

Career Coach: Advice and Wisdom from Dear Old Dad

Posted In | Magazines: AnimationWorld | Columns: Career Coach | Site Categories: Jobs & Recruiting, People
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With Father's Day just around the corner, Pam asked a few people, “What is the best advice you ever got from your dad related to work or career?” Here are some of their answers.

Book Review: The Art of Brave

Posted In | Magazines: AnimationWorld | Columns: Fred Patten's Book Reviews | Site Categories: Art, Books, Films
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This new book celebrates in wonderful detail the art, rather than the making, of Pixar’s latest feature film.

New Fur Power in Madagascar 3

Posted In | Magazines: AnimationWorld | Site Categories: 3D, CG, Films, Technology, Voice Acting
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Find out how "Madagascar 3" ramps up the franchise for DreamWorks.

Inside Disney’s New Animated Short Paperman

Posted In | Magazines: AnimationWorld | Site Categories: 2D, CG, People, Short Films, Technology
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Director John Kahrs and Producer Kristina Reed take us inside Disney’s new 2D-CG hybrid animated short.

ParaNorman: John Carpenter Meets John Hughes

Posted In | Magazines: AnimationWorld | Site Categories: 2D, Films, Places, Stop-Motion
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Bill Desowitz reports back from a recent trip to Laika in Portland.

Book Review: The Art of Madagascar 3

Posted In | Magazines: AnimationWorld | Columns: Fred Patten's Book Reviews | Site Categories: 2D, Art, Books, CG, Films
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This “making of” book takes an in-depth look at the concept and production art of DreamWorks’ upcoming animated feature, Madagascar 3.

The 10 Best Cartoon Villains – Part Two: The Evil Villains

Posted In | Magazines: AnimationWorld | Site Categories: Cartoons, Films
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See if you agree with Joe Strike’s selection of the all-time 10 Best Evil Cartoon Villains.

Dr. Toon: Two Films, Two Concerts

Posted In | Magazines: AnimationWorld | Columns: Dr. Toon | Site Categories: Films, People
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Dr. Toon examines how two famous animated films bookended the Sixties counterculture.

Career Coach: The Right Tools for the Job of Job Hunting

Posted In | Magazines: AnimationWorld | Columns: Career Coach | Site Categories: Business, Jobs & Recruiting
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My mom always says that you need the right tools for the job. Finding work is a job. Here are the tools you need:

Oscar Rodeo Rules: Short Animation Submission Qualification and Rule 19

Posted In | Magazines: AnimationWorld | Site Categories: Awards, Short Films
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AWN attempts to set the record straight and eliminate confusion surrounding the submission rules for short film Academy Award qualification.

Mind Your Business: Is NAB for TV Creators?

Posted In | Magazines: AnimationWorld | Site Categories: Television
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NAB just had their giant, leg-numbing conference in Vegas. Their byline is “Where Content Comes to Life.” Is it really a place for content creators? The answer is yes and no.

A Pirates Life for Aardman

Posted In | Magazines: AnimationWorld | Site Categories: CG, Films, Stop-Motion, Visual Effects
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Peter Lord gets in the swashbuckling mood for AWN.

The Animation Pimp: Beauty and the Stink

Posted In | Magazines: AnimationWorld | Columns: The Animation Pimp | Site Categories: 2D, CG, Films
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The Animation Pimp dishes up a rather cynical, vulgar and surprisingly hostile list of his favorite and not so favorite animated feature films.

Book Review - Anime’s Media Mix: Franchising Toys and Characters in Japan

Posted In | Magazines: AnimationWorld | Columns: Fred Patten's Book Reviews | Site Categories: Anime, Books, Business
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Marc Steinberg’s book discusses the importance of character merchandising on the popularity and cultural influence of anime.

Feeling Chipper about the Great Outdoors

Posted In | Magazines: AnimationWorld | Site Categories: Education and Training
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See how Let’s Go Chipper!, an eco-educational property, uses books, animated shows and interactive applications to teach young kids about character, community and caring for the environment.

The 10 Best Cartoon Villains - Part One: The Funny Villains

Posted In | Magazines: AnimationWorld | Site Categories: Films, Voice Acting
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Joe Strike’s selection of the all-time funny 10 Best Cartoon Villains contains a number of surprising choices.

MIPCube 2012 – On the Go! Chasing and Keeping Eyeballs

Posted In | Magazines: AnimationWorld | Site Categories: Television
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The inaugural MIPCube conference showed how new technology is fueling a seismic shift in TV, as the infestation of ‘second screens' fundamentally changes the broadcast world.

Book Review: Tashlinesque: The Hollywood Comedies of Frank Tashlin

Posted In | Magazines: AnimationWorld | Columns: Fred Patten's Book Reviews | Site Categories: Books, Cartoons, Films, People, Short Films, Writing
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Fred Patten reviews the first American book devoted to the work of a master of comedy in both animated shorts and live-action features.

Pixar Previews Brave

Posted In | Magazines: AnimationWorld | Site Categories: 3D, CG, Films, Technology
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Pixar screened the first half-hour of Brave last week and Bill Desowitz reports his impressions and speaks with director Mark Andrews.

Book Review: Tricky Women: Women In Animation

Posted In | Magazines: AnimationWorld | Site Categories: 2D, Books, CG, Films, People, Short Films
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Nancy Phelps discusses the 12 collected essays analyzing women and their history and involvement in animation.