Here We Go! Gorillaz Takes Music By Storm
Paul Feldman goes behind the animated personas of the band Gorillaz to discover the creative team that put such a dynamic group together and the record label brave enough to take it on.
Notes from the Underground Part Two — Highjacking Animation (And Taking It Back!)
Jean Detheux returns to look at the path animation has strayed onto a linear, non-experimental path and discusses why and how we should try to bring it back onto the road leading to Art.
The Games That People Play
Greg Singer visited this year's Game Developers Conference and reports on the breadth of events and insights. From testing out the latest games to discussions of Wittgenstein as a means for simulating sophisticated social activity among game characters, there was something for everyone.
Crossing Over Into Gaming
So, you've been reading the articles about how much work there is in gaming, but you don't know if your skills will cross over? Sylvia Edwards gives us an overview of the gaming production process and where its similarities and differences lie from more traditional animation fields.
Make Mine Marceline
Robin Allan paints a vivid picture of Marceline, Missouri, Walt Disney's home town. Walt truly harkened back to his days in this rural American town, which continues to strengthen its bonds with this honored native son.
A New Age for American Independents?
It seems as if the grasp that vertical integration had on the U.S. is beginning to ease...does this mean brighter days for America's independent studios? Mike Young Productions, Curious Pictures and Film Roman respond.
The Animation Pimp: In Search of STUFF Part 2: Yummy and Yucky
The Pimp continues his analysis of art with a look at "taste." How do we assign judgement and why?
Animated Banter With Paul Dini
Will Ryan spars with Batman star Paul Dini on his favorite characters, hangouts and the effects of Green Lantern's incantation.
Fresh from the Festivals: April 2002's Film Reviews
Jon Hofferman reviews five short films fresh from the festival circuit: Boobie Girl by Brooke Keesling, Bill Plympton's Eat, FUV by Marv Newland, (it was . . .) Nothing at All, directed by Candy Kugel and Vincent Cafarelli, and Mona Mon Amour, directed by Michael Sporn. Includes QuickTime movie clips!
ATI Fire GL4: A Solid Contender
Continuing with his reviews of the market's leading graphics cards, John Edgar Park takes on the ATI Fire GL4. This BMW of the graphics card world definitely has its high points.
New from Japan: Anime Film Reviews
Fred Patten reviews the latest anime releases Ah! My Goddess: The Movie, Plastic Little, Princess Nine, Psychic Force and The SoulTaker.
Copy? Right!
As the U.S. Copyright Term Extension Act approaches the Supreme Court, Dr. Toon discusses how it will impact toondom. Is corporate America protecting itself or robbing the public?
After Effects 5.5: Fleshing Out the 3D Environment
Is Adobe's After Effects 5.5 upgrade a significant improvement for animators? George Maestri thinks so. Version 5.5 expands on Version 5's introduction of 3D and now contains over 90 different effects.
Mitsuhisa Ishikawa: On Vampires and Other Weirdos
Will Ryan talks with Mitsuhisa Ishikawa, founder and President of Tokyo's Production I.G.
Tom & Jerry: Produced in Prague
Not all Tom & Jerry cartoons were produced in Hollywood, U.S.A. Gene Deitch tells how a full dozen were made in Prague, Czechoslovakia.
Sketching on Location: Using Photographs
Renowned drawing instructor Glenn Vilppu continues with his twelfth and final "sketching on location" teaching installment. This month we learn how to use photographs as a reference tool that will make your trip last for years.
Japan: A View From Inside Production I.G
Justin Leach left the U.S. to experience animation production in Japan first hand. Taking a position at one of Japan's hottest studios he compares and contrasts two similar but very different worlds.
The 2002 British Animation Awards
Andrew Osmond reports on the U.K.'s leading animated awards. What won? Who was there? Who wasn't? All this and more...
The Career Coach: Networking Increases Your Net Worth
Networking is one of the best skills to have when it comes to finding and keeping a job. Pamela Kleibrink Thompson explains how.
The Animation Pimp: In Search of STUFF Part 1: '(F)art'
The Pimp ponders the true meaning of art. From Plato to Aristotle to Nietzsche to Murder, She Wrote...the Pimp takes it all in and tries to find meaning.
Maya Training Solutions
Don't work in a studio or live next to a school but want to learn Maya? John Edgar Park offers a solution and reviews the best Maya training videotapes around.
TV Review: Tiny Planets
Jerry Beck finds that Tiny Planets teaches big concepts to pre-schoolers in a completely charming way.
TV Review: Saddle Rash
Jerry Beck reviews Saddle Rash another entry for Cartoon Network's Adult Swim. This one may just ride quietly into the sunset...
Defining a New Vocabulary for Voice Characterization
In the world of international voice dubbing, Jacques Barreau sees the need for a universal vocabulary that will help actors properly place their voices and attain the perfect voice that is needed for a job.
Force of Hobbit: Mythmaking at Weta
It is said that love is the mythology that two people create together. At Weta, Ltd., in New Zealand, it is love at first byte.
