Pam Brady Talks 'Neighbors from Hell'
The exec producer tells us about TBS' first original animated series.
Category: 2D
Nicktoons Defends Voltron Force
World Event Prods. and Classic Media have announced that VOLTRON is returning with a new series on Nicktoons and a toyline from Mattel, reports VARIETY.
World of Color Brings Animation to California Adventure
For the first time, Disney has merged media and images with water to create a visual show that will transform the guest experience, evoking a range of emotion from laughter, drama, insanity and beauty similar to an onscreen performance.
Putting 'Jonah Hex' in Motion
Ian Kirby explains how Sequence made Jonah Hex jump off the page in its Motion Comics series.
A brief conversation with Kent Buttetrworth who created and produced his own film and loved doing it!
Read how someone made and found a home for their own film and didn't go completely nuts or broke in the process.
Where are the standards? How come the film industry is always behind in adopting and creating new developments?
How come that every cheapo 100-Dollar point-and-shoot digital still camera automatically records EXIF data (metadata) about lens size, F-Stop, etc., and I can put any autofocus lens on every 500-Dollar SLR camera out there, and it does the same, but the 20/50/180,000-Dollar (or the I'm-so-expensive-you-can-only-rent-me) digital film cameras don't have that?
17th Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film
The 17th edition of the International Trickfilm Festival of Animated Film, May 4 through 9 in Stuttgart, Germany was definitely bigger and better than ever. The only problem I had was that there was so much to see and do that I had to make some difficult choices.
Digital Distractions...searching for peace, quiet, and a way to stay creatively focused in the digital workplace
Multi-tasking on the computer these days is enough to spread anyone's brain cells out pretty thin. Throw in our so-called 'smart' phones, iPods, etc, and what are our chances of getting any work done?
Avatar: The Last Airbender Complete Book 1 Collector’s Edition Debuts in June
Take a magical, mystical, action-packed journey with Avatar: The Last Airbender, the animated series that quickly became a phenomenon, creating a huge fan base that spans the globe.
Book Review: Expanding 'The Animator's Survival Kit'
Richard Williams has updated his legendary Survival Kit and Don Perro explores why it's more invaluable than ever.
4Kids Entertainment International Picks Up Penelope
4Kids Entertainment International Limited has added preschool property “Penelope” to its brand portfolio for representation across the world, excluding Asia and France.
Plymptoons Launch on Atom.com
Today Atom.com launched a collection of animated shorts from legendary cartoonist Bill Plympton titled Plymptoons.
Napoleon Dynamite Toon in the Works
FishbowlLA reports that Fox is developing an animated TV version of NAPOLEON DYNAMITE.
Disney Sets Pooh, Ralph Toon Dates
Disney has announced the release dates for its next toons WINNIE THE POOH and REBOOT RALPH, reports VARIETY.
Cartoon Network’s 'Up-Front': What Won’t They Think of Next?
Robots, superheroes, teen-age angst, the return of Bugs Bunny – and free lox; it’s Cartoon Network’s annual ‘up front’ unveiling of its new schedule.
Bilbao Chamber of Commerce and DigiPen Launch DigiPen Europe - Bilbao
The Bilbao Chamber of Commerce and DigiPen Institute of Technology (USA) today launched DigiPen Institute of Technology Europe - Bilbao, a school dedicated to growing innovation in the video game and animation industries.
Jesus Getting Cartoon on Comedy Central?
Comedy Central is developing a new animated show called JC, following Jesus Christ in modern times, reports CNN.
4Kids Completes Broadcast Deals For Dinosaur King At MIP-TV
4Kids Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: KDE), the diversified children’s entertainment and media organization, has signed two key broadcast agreements for the popular animated series “Dinosaur King” at the just concluded MIP-TV market in Cannes, it was announced today by Brian Lacey, Executive Vice President, International, 4Kids Entertainment.
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Dark Toons Accompany Academy's Summer Noir Film Series
This summer the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will offer "Oscar Noir: 1940s Writing Nominees from Hollywood's Dark Side" at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.
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Sony Online and Rockin’ Android Announce Doujin Games for PSNetwork
The doujin genre itself is quite interesting. As fan-made, amateur products they normally incorporate famous anime characters – the actual copyright holders normally ignore such infringement, perhaps viewing it as both a source of free marketing and a means to create a stronger fan base. So, it doesn’t get more otaku than this.
Bluescreen vs Greenscreen - How to choose
Marc explains the difference between bluescreen and greenscreen (except for the obvious, that is). And why and how do you choose green over blue?
Devin Clark Talks 'Ugly Americans'
The creator of the hot new Comedy Central animated series tells us what it's like creating a satirical world full of not so scary monsters.
Here I am hip deep in GACKS and MIMIS. The dark side of the force has tried to lure me to its side. “Go ahead…just start ..."
Larry Lauria highlights the thumbnail process that precedes the animation process.
Sony Classics Acquires Chomet's Illusionist
Sony Pictures Classics has picked up the North American rights to Sylvain Chomet's THE ILLUSIONIST, reports IndieWire.
4Kids Signs Dragon Ball Z Kai for TheCW4Kids Saturday Morning
4Kids Entertainment (NYSE: KDE) has reached agreement with FUNimation Entertainment and Toei Animation Co., Ltd., to license the U.S. broadcast television rights to the new animated television series “Dragon Ball Z Kai”.
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