What the Cool Kids Are Watching These Days: The Legend of Korra
After the Nickelodeon animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender ended in 2008, Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko decided to create a sequel called, The Legend of Korra. The show has…
Snow White and the Several Adaptations
Many fairy tales have been adapted to films and television shows. This year, we have had many adaptations of the story of Snow White. From the ABC television series, Once Upon a Time, to recent…
Maurice Sendak (June 10, 1928 – May 8, 2012)
Passing away at the age of 83, Maurice Sendak was an American children's author and illustrator. He was well known for his children's picture book, Since 1963, there have been many adaptations of…
Let Them Graduate!
There might be 7 months until Christmas, but for some, graduation is in 3 weeks. Tis the season where students prepare for the finale of their last spring semester. For my first post on the Animation…
Trompe L’oeil
By: Tyson Dale and Drayson Helberg Trompe L'oeil from Tyson James Dale on Vimeo.
Artist Spotlight: Ari Gibson
Fans of the Australian musician Gotye most likely enjoyed his recent performance on SNL this past weekend. They also likely have seen his hugely popular music video for Someone I used to know. Well,…
The End Of An Era For Disney
Veteran animator Glen Keane yesterday resigned from Walt Disney Feature Animation, signalling his desire to seek out animation’s “endless new territories to explore” beyond that one studio’s walls.…
“The Cartoon Grows Up” – Mark Mayerson
Excellent interviews found on Mark Mayerson's blog "Mayerson on Animation" regarding how animation in North America is continually pigeon-holed as a medium primarily for "children's…
“The Box” by Dadomani
TheBox - Poltergeist from dadomani on Vimeo. The Box: Poltergeist is a delighful throwback to older animated films where personality animation and movement itself were often the source of…