Coat Hangers for Armatures — Making Your Own Model
The newest excerpt from Susannah Shaws Stop Motion book covers character design, working with modeling clays and making your own puppet.
In and Out of the Woods
Weston Woods, that is. I feel that my best films are the least known. My greatest fans still are teachers and librarians, and I spent 25 years of creative fulfillment in pleasing them.
New from Japan: Anime Film Reviews
Fred Patten went again to Anime Expo 2004 and reports back that anime convention had fallen behind the professional standards of the previous ones and there was a serious effort to stop pirating.
Dubbing Japanese Animation: A Pleasure or a Pain for Voice Actors?
Anime expert Fred Patten talks with a host of voice actors about the pleasure and pain of dubbing Japanese animation into English.
Sidebar
Philippe Moins and Don Duga give us two varying looks at Annecy 2004. Moins interviews the festivals artistic director Serge Bromberg and Duga presents us with his pictorial diary of the event.
Carpe Diem: Nancy Cartwright's Voice-Over Advice
Top voice talent Nancy Cartwright (the voice of Bart Simpson), relays how she got her start in voice acting under the tutelage of voice master Daws Butler. This is the first in a series of article she will be writing for Animation World Magazine. Stay tooned until September for the next installment.
Making a Living in Voice-Acting: An Interview with Lia Sargent
Rick DeMott interviews veteran voice actor/director Lia Sargent about how someone goes about making a living in the world of voice acting.
Annecy 2004: A Look Back
Philippe Moins and Don Duga give us two varying looks at Annecy 2004. Moins interviews the festivals artistic director Serge Bromberg and Duga presents us with his pictorial diary of the event.
Anime Expo 2004: Bigger But Not Necessarily Better
Fred Patten went again to Anime Expo 2004 and reports back that anime convention had fallen behind the professional standards of the previous ones and there was a serious effort to stop pirating.
Fresh from the Festivals: July 2004's Reviews
Taylor Jessen reviews five short films: Fragile by David Cumbo, Cats by Chris Choy, The Box Man by Nirvan Mullick, Going Up? by Marci Ellis and Tales of Mere Existence by Lev Yilmaz. Includes QuickTime movie clips!
Not Fade Away
Dr. Toon encourages adults to bring cartoons out from the caves of their childhood memories and embrace the nonsense sometimes.
Storyboards: What it Takes — Part 1
First in a three-part series on what one needs to know to be a top-notch storyboard artist, based upon a course Larry Latham taught at Walt Disney TV Animation.
Zagreb 2004: The Perfect Animation Festival
Greg Singer visits the biennial Animafest in Zagreb, Croatia to see what all the excitement is about.
Career Coach: It’s Showtime
Joe Strike sets out to find out how independent animators find work within the system while keeping their independence.
The Giants Win and Lose
A whole new area of work opened up for me just as the Soviet forces were breathing smoke around the borders of Czechoslovakia, and I made a film called The Giants that the communists banned for 20 years. For me, it was a point of pride.
Coat Hangers for Armatures — Making Your Own Model
From Susannah Shaw, this is the first in a number of adaptations from the new book Stop Motion published by Focal Press.
New from Japan: Anime Film Reviews
Taylor Jessen reviews five short films: Lemmings by Craig Van Dyke, Rex Steele: Nazi Smasher by Alexander Woo, Rock the World by Sukwon Shin, Ryan by Chris Landreth and Flashbacks from My Past: Starry Night by Irra Verbitsky. Includes QuickTime movie clips!
Model Sheets vs. Business Models: How Independent Animators Work Within the System
Joe Strike sets out to find out how independent animators find work within the system while keeping their independence.
Don’t Budget Yourself Out of Business… Or Budget Blues
Independent producer/director Mark Simon talks about the death nail to independent production underbids and over-promises.
'Dumb Luck' on 'Sloppy Seconds' for 'Superman on the Couch': Three Book Reviews
Taylor Jessen takes a short look at Bill Plymptons Sloppy Seconds, Gary Basemans Dumb Luck and Danny Fingeroths Superman on the Couch.
Licensing Show Upbeat and Energetic
Traveling to Licensing Show, Karen Raugust checks out the animated properties of all types showcased at annual convention.