Looking Back on the University Days: A Survey of Alumnae
Talents fresh from the world's top animation schools reminisce about their educations.
Tagged With: Animation
On A Desert Island With....Educators
Jules Engel, Paul Driessen, and Eric Ubben reveal their top ten teaching films.
From Humble Beginnings to the Makings of Superstars
Steve Hulett of the Motion Picture Screen Cartoonists' Union (MPSC Local 839) reviews animation wages of the past, present and future
Kassel: The Little School With a Big Name
Professor Paul Driessen relates his experience at the animation school of Kassel University in Germany.
The First NATPE Animation & Special Effects Expo (ANIFX)
The editors report on the first annual Animation & Special Effects Expo in Los Angeles.
The State of the Recruiting Nation
Boom or eventual bust? We hear from headhunters around the world.
Suggested Reading
A few recommended books for the aspiring animation professional.
One, Two, Three Steps to Success Through the UK Educational System
Richard Taylor hosts a tour of Britain's healthy animation education system.
Scouting For Talent: Where the Recruiters Go.
Independent recruiter Pamela Thompson investigates where the industry's top recruiters look for their next hires.
Never Underestimate the Power of Life Drawing
Master teacher Glenn Vilppu muses on the importance of life drawing in animation.
Editor's Notebook
Greetings from AWN's new Editor-in-Chief.
In ANIMATIONWorld | Columns: Editor
Words From the Publisher
I'd like to take this opportunity to introduce myself, and to share some of the background that motivated me to publish Animation World Magazine and motivates me still in our great and growing venture. I would like also to introduce my esteemed partner in AWN, and co-publisher, Dan Sarto. Dan is our technical guru and the spark behind the creation of the magazine. We have just begun our second year in publication, successfully reaching people in more than 100 countries who all share a common interest, animation. We are connected by our fascination, appreciation...
Cartoons On The Bay
Giannalberto Bendazzi reports on the second annual gathering in Amalfi.
An Interview With Aardman's Peter Lord
Wendy Jackson talks with co-founder and award winning director of Aardman Animation Studio.
Editor's Notebook: May 1997
Commercials Many years ago, when I was an undergraduate student, I volunteered to transcribe an oral history interview with Hans Richter, one of the pioneers of European avant garde cinema, whose career dated back to the 1920s. One of the comments that stuck with me all these years was about an offer he had to make an advertising film. As he considered himself first and foremost an artist, he refused. Later, after seeing the resulting film, he was so delighted that he changed his mind towards working on such films. Today, with the likes of Spike Lee making...
Colossal Pictures Proves There is Life After Chapter 11
Karl Cohen chronicles the saga of San Francisco's (Colossal) Pictures.
The 21st Hong Kong Film Festival
Gigi Hu screens animation in Hong Kong on the dawn of a new era.
WAC-a-WAC-a-WAC-a The 1997 World Animation Celebration
The return of Los Angeles' only animation festival was bigger than ever.
Ray Tracers: Blue Sky Studios
Susan Ohmer profiles one of the leading edge computer animation studios working in the U.S.
Fumes From The Fjords
Gunnar Str investigates the history behind pre-WWII Norwegian animated cigarette commercials.
Making the Cel: A Profile of Women in Commercials
Bonita Versh profiles some of the commercial industry's leading female animation directors.
The PGA Connection
Gene Walz offers a look back at Canadian commercial studio Phillips, Gutkin and Associates.
Event Preview: NATPE's Animation & Special Effects Expo
Renowned drawing instructor Glenn Vilppu continues with his ninth "sketching on location" teaching installment. This month we learn about creating a silhouette and the importance of positive and negative shapes.
Software Review: Web Painter
One of Totally Hip's "Hip Clips"In the last issue, I looked at Macromedia's Flash, a program that allows you to do animation for the Web. This month, I tested out Totally Hip Software's WebPainter, a program with the same general purpose as Flash, but aimed at a different market. While Flash works with vector-based images and allows a considerable amount of interactivity for a rather high price; WebPainter allows you to easily create GIF animations, and is inexpensive, but lacks the interactivity and more professional look that Flash is capable of.
If you already have a program like...
"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.
