Interpreting two of Steven Subotnick's films
An in-depth look at TWO and PIG, recent experimental-narrative animations by Steven Subotnick.
Ambling Around
Steven Subotnick
Steven Subotnick is an independent animator working in a unique experimental-narrative style.
What is it ACTUALLY that you do?
Defining what is it ACTUALLY that we do.
Fair use in the visual arts
Wondering about copyright? Finally, a freely available guide to fair use (in accordance with American law) for the visual arts.
Jon Sasaki: Don't Try This at Home
Jon Sasaki is the Charlie Chaplinesque little guy struggling with his Sisyphean challenges. Only the things he’s trying to achieve fall more into the realm of the bizarre and ridiculous than the practical.
Take your drawing skills up a notch
Drawing: A Contemporary Approach is a great book to help take your drawing skills up a notch
The Roots of Abstract Art - Abstract Animation
Abstract animation has its own festival category but how well do we really understand its roots in the world of abstract art?
Maria Lassnig
Remembering Maria Lassnig.
Delete These Paintings?
I’m an artist. I have two Disney plush toys in my studio and I painted them. Am I contravening copyright if I show or sell them?
Do Degree Art Schools Teach You How to Draw a Form in Space?
Do degree art schools teach you how to accurately draw the illusion of a form in space? And do we care?
Animation Gets No Respect
Animation gets no respect. At least not in the highbrow art world.
Teaching Yourself Animation - The Tools Part 4
Learning animation on your own is very doable. This fourth of the four part series on the tools of the trade looks at vector based softwares for animation.
Christmas Presents for Your Animator
Finding the perfect gift for the animator in your life.
Animating in Synthetik StudioArtist
A detailed description of my 2D hand drawn animation process.
Animating Maurizio Cattelan at the Guggenheim
This short time-lapse video tracks the process of installing Maurizio Cattelan’s exhibition “All” at the Guggenheim in November 2011.
Teaching Yourself Animation - The Tools Part 3
Learning animation on your own is very doable. This third of the four part series on the tools of the trade looks at vector based softwares for animation.
An Insider's Guide to Indie Film Distribution - Book review
Planning distribution early in production is key to a film’s success.
Getting Past the Legalese - Book Review
Success brings contracts, and contracts bring legalese. To get past the legalese painlessly, you need a good crib sheet and The Pocket Lawyer for Filmmakers gives you just that.
Teaching Yourself Animation - The Tools Part 2
Learning the basics of animation on your own is very doable. This second of a four part series on the tools of the trade looks at inexpensive, small, and fast storyboarding softwares used for animation.
Teach Yourself - Getting A Project Off the Ground
So you’ve got an idea for a first film... Where do you go from here?
The Art of Documentary Animation - Book Review
Documentary animation speaks to us.
Cowboy Bebop
“Cowboy Bebop” as seen through the eyes of guest writer Shawn Edrei.
In Anime | Blogs: Ambling Around
Teach Yourself Animation - Sound - Book Review
Learning to create animation on your own is very doable. This post, one of a series focusing on the tools of the trade, looks at the basics of creating a sound track for your film.
In Conversation with Georges Schwizgebel - Part 3
In this, the third of three articles on the work of Georges Schwizgel, we follow the production of Romance and examine Schwizgebel's unique way of visualizing his animated world.
Adventure Time
“Adventure Time” as seen through the eyes of guest writer Shawn Edrei
