On A Desert Island With....Digerati
Computer animators Steve Williams, Webster Colcord and Doug Dooley reveal their top ten animated films.
Category: People
Going Digital And Loving It
Traditional animator Guionne Leroy describes her first digital experience. Currently working on a new clay short, she is shooting it with a digital camera and having a blast with the new opportunities.
Both Sides of the Coin: Comics Into Animation
Take a look at comics and their animation counterparts by Bill Plympton, Todd McFarlane and Christian Clark.
On A Desert Island With....Comic Informants
Ben Edlund, Stan Lee, Bill Plympton and Jerry Beck.
Stan Lee: Comic Guru
Michael Goldman probes the life and times of Marvel's exuberant creator of such titles as Spider Man, The X-Men, The Incredible Hulk and many more.
Getting That Big Call And Entering Development!
MainBrain's Tom Mason (Dinosaurs For Hire), Steve Rude (Nexus) and Randy and Jean-Marc Lofficier (The Garage) describe their experiences in the world of development.
Virtually Melting Down: The Quest to Produce an Animated Independent Feature
Randy Lofficier describes how she and Perfect World Entertainment are doing the impossible.
Tick Fever Endures
Ben Edlund, the creator of The Tick, talks to Deborah Reber about the evolution of everyone's favorite blue superhero and what's next on his horizon.
Phyllis Craig: A Woman of Many Colors (1929-1997)
Color key veteran and friend to all, especially students, passes away.
A Tribute to Jerry Smith (1936-1997): World Ambassador
Friends and colleagues say goodbye to a pioneer of international television production.
On A Desert Island With....Educators
Jules Engel, Paul Driessen, and Eric Ubben reveal their top ten teaching films.
The Surrealist Conspirator: An Interview With Jan Svankmajer
Wendy Jackson talks with the renowned Czech surrealist filmmaker upon the release of his new film and receipt of a lifetime achievement award.
Kassel: The Little School With a Big Name
Professor Paul Driessen relates his experience at the animation school of Kassel University in Germany.
On A Desert Island....Commercial Free?
Ron Diamond, Darrel Van Citters and Paul Vester.
An Interview With Aardman's Peter Lord
Wendy Jackson talks with co-founder and award winning director of Aardman Animation Studio.
The Ink and Paint of Music
Amin Bhatia recounts a day in his life as an "electronic composer" for animated TV shows, explaining his tools and techniques.
Carl Stalling and Humor in Cartoons
Daniel Goldmark shows how Carl Stalling, who may have been the most skilled and clever composer of cartoon music Hollywood ever had, used music to create gags and help tell a story at the same time.
Desert Island Series....If a Tree Falls on a Desert Island, Does Anyone Hear It?
Alf Clausen, Howie Mandel, Will Ryan and Luc Hamet.
"A Screw Here, a Crank There"e;: Payut Ngaokrachang and the Origins of Thai Animation
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The father of Thai animation, Payut Ngaokrachang, tells John A. Lent how he got his start through a set of fortuitous circumstances.
The Burgeoning of a Project: Pierre Hébert's La Plante humaine
Andrea Martignoni delves into Pierre Hert's radical method for marrying animation with music.
La crescita di un progetto: La Plante humaine di Pierre Hébert
Andrea Martignoni delves into Pierre Hert's radical method for marrying animation with music.
An Interview With George Griffin
Ann C. Phillipon talks with "quintessential independent American animator, George Griffin" about his life and art.
Sporn's Choice: An Independent's Struggle
New York producer Michael Sporn's commitment to making films about human issues has lately led him to animated documentaries for which the children's market has been most receptive. Janet Benn reports.
Yvonne Anderson: Profile of a Pioneer
Wendy Jackson details the career of Yvonne Andersen, founder of the Yellow Ball Workshop, and pioneer of teaching animation to children.
Folk Animation: Low Tech Art in the High Tech Age
John Serpentelli relates his experiences teaching the folk art of animation to children in Philadelphia.
