The Oscar contender discusses how his acclaimed short has captured the retro vibe.

If you enjoyed the movie, you will absolutely love this “making of” book. It answers questions that you didn’t know you had, and you'll want to see the movie again with a more knowledgeable eye.

Director Enrico Casaroa and Producer Kevin Reher discuss the creative and production process behind the gentle and beautifully crafted La Luna.

The director of the NFB's Oscar-nominated short discusses his design challenges and personal inspiration.

The director discusses the genesis and challenges of making his oscar-nominated short film.

Dr. Toon examines decades of evolutionary changes in what makes shorts funny.

Director Gore Verbinski and ILM give us a hefty volume crammed with full-color behind-the-scenes photos, production art and final renders.

Guest columnist Lance Thompson discusses the essence of networking.

There are coffee-table "The Art of …" and "The Making of …" books on just about every new American animated feature. Books about older movies are rarer. Here is one on a 1967 "classic": the stop-motion Mad Monster Party.

Quite a few cartoon characters have made the leap from the animated world to the real one (Scooby Doo, the Smurfs and the Chipmunks for starters) – but how many have gone the other way?

The director of the Spanish Oscar contender gets serious with animation.

The director of the Czech Oscar contender discusses roto for adapting a graphic novel.

Creator Adam Reed’s spy-spoof deftly brings together espionage, workplace drama, dirty sex and automatic weapons. And turtlenecks.

The acclaimed director of Belle Epoque tells us about his first foray into animation and this very adult Spanish Oscar contender.

Dr. Toon speaks candidly in his post-mortem of the Fox animated series, Allen Gregory.

The co-director discusses the challenges of making his Oscar-contending indie.

Pamela Thompson talks with Garman Herigstad, FX Lead at Digital Domain, about setting goals for 2012.

Mark Simon runs down his animated hits and fails from 2011.

Weta's Joe Letteri and Jamie Beard revel in Steven Spielberg's The Adventures of Tintin.

In the first excerpt from the second chapter, Rhoda Draws talks about drawing what you see.