'Popeye' Sails Again... In 3D!
King Features tells Janet Hetherington how it has joined forces with Mainframe Ent. to create Popeye's first CGI adventure, Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy for TV and DVD.
Career Coach: Thanks is for Giving
The Career Coach gets into in the Thanksgiving spirit and reflects on the helping hands that gave us aid during the previous year.
Brad Bird & Pixar Tackle CG Humans Like True Superheroes
Bill Desowitz interviews Incredibles director Brad Bird, supervising technical director Rick Sayre and effects supervisor Sandra Karpman about bringing human CG superheroes to the big screen.
Dr. Toon: Boxed In?: 'The Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 2'
Dr. Toon takes a look at the new Looney Tunes box set for the improvements over the first Golden Collection and what the future may behold for the more non-PC shorts on DVD.
'Drew Carey's Green Screen Show': Going With the Flow
In this third installment, Greg Singer provides an overview of the technical workflow and challenges of the Green Screen Show production.
Fantastic Planet: Surveying the World History of an Artform in 'Animation Art'
In this months excerpt from Stop Motion, Susannah Shaw describes how to work with companies that make models for you.
Fresh from the Festivals: October 2004's Reviews
Taylor Jessen reviews five short films: Backseat Bingo by Liz Blazer, Fowl Play! by Christopher De Santis, Save Virgil by Brad Ableson, A Work in Progress by Wes Ball and Tricks for a Treat by Jeff Mednikow. Includes QuickTime movie clips!
Gamma, Gamma, Hey!: Alphanim, Betacam, 'Delta State'
Is it live-action? Is it animation? Christopher Panzner looks at Alphanim's new rotoscoped series Delta State to find out more about the buzz that's spreading across Europe.
Adult Animation Surges in 2004
Joe Strike takes a look at the new moves in adult animation, which continues to grow around the world.
The Light That Might Have Failed
Dr. Toon takes a philosophical look at the possible economic, artistic/aesthetic and cultural effects that may have occurred if Walt Disney's gamble on Snow White would have failed.
Faith-based Animation on the Rise
Karen Raugust delves into how more animation producers are going after the growing faith-based market, feeding the need for family-friendly programming.
Model Makers — The Professionals
In this months excerpt from Stop Motion, Susannah Shaw describes how to work with companies that make models for you.
Career Coach: Scary Stuff — How to Drive a Stake Through the Heart of Your Network
In the spirit of Halloween, the Career Coach gives some helpful hints on how not to scare off your network on contacts and connections.
The Drive to Realism — Part 2: CG Takes the Wheel
CG changed the world of animation but will we control it or will it control us? In Part 2 of this series, Ellen Besen examines the nature of CG and how its development affects realism in animation.
Cartoon Forum 2004
Bob Swain travelled to the 15th Cartoon Forum in Santiago de Compostela and reports back about how the event continues to move forward from strength to strength.
'Drew Carey's Green Screen Show': The Director's Cut
In this second installment, Greg Singer speaks with animation directors of the Green Screen Show to learn how they are integrating animation with the show's live-action improv.
Diving Into the Digital Deep End With 'Shark Tale’s' Rafferty
Ellen Wolff discusses how DreamWorks pulled off its funny 3D-animated fish tale with CG supervisor Kevin Rafferty.
Learning the Art & Science of Non-Entertainment 3D
Marisa Materna looks at training in a totally different world of animation -- non-entertainment science-based 3D.
New from Japan: Anime Film Reviews
In this months excerpt from Stop Motion, Susannah Shaw continues her look at character design with making your own model.
Going the Distance: Online Learning
Karen Raugust looks at how convenience and flexibility make distance learning a viable option for animation education and training.