There are giants who walk amongst us here in the northeast animation community and it is my pleasure to share this interview with the irreplaceable John Canemaker with you.. -Douglas Vitarelli John Canemaker is an internationally-renowned animation historian and teacher. A key figure in American independent animation, Canemaker’s work has a distinctive personal style emphasizing…
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You never know what you’ll see when you go to Whitney for free on Friday night. The first was a model we hired for one of our figure drawing sessions at Hornet. The next was the animation of Marina Zurkow. She had 2 installations inside and one outside. Being charmed and intrigued by her work…
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A lot of artists are exploring AI and posting their results all over social media but very few are creating complete pieces. I’ve been following longtime NYC Creative Director’s (https://www.kingboss.tv/) posts on LinkedIn about the progress of his all-AI animated short, The Moon’s Tooth. Being a fan of his work since we worked together at…
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Interview with Douglas Vitarelli Mark Stansberry, the owner of Screen Arts Institute, has been producing traditional 2d animation for over 25 years and has worked on everything from network animated series to television commercials to music videos. He has also pitched his own show ideas face to face with major network execs several times. But…
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By Robby Gilbert Published by Palgrave MacMillan. 366 pages Book ReviewBy Douglas Vitarelli Like many animators, I have a decent collection of books on animation, cartoons and graphic novels. Like many animators, my top two books are Disney Animation: The Illusion of Life and The Animator’s Survival Kit. If you’re reading this, you know who…
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Interview with J.J. Sedelmaier Aaron Augenblick is an animator, writer, director, and founder of Augenblick Studios in Brooklyn, NY. Since opening in 1999, his studio has been influential in popularizing the adult animation genre by producing shows like Ugly Americans, Superjail!, Wonder Showzen, and The Jellies. Alongside his commercial work, his award-winning independent short films…
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a conversation with Doug Vitarelli Peter Ahern is a multi-award winning filmmaker, animator and illustrator based in Brooklyn, New York. During his career, he’s worked as a 2D animator and supervisor/director for clients such as Pokémon, the NBA, Sony, Eminem & Snoop Dogg, Netflix, Showtime, Disney and the X-Games. In addition, his independent short films…
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Susan Godfrey is a seasoned production manager, producer, and advocate with over 15 years of experience in creative project management across animation, live-action, and digital content. She is the founder of The Productive Studios and has led the successful execution of a wide range of independent and studio-based productions, including network series, branded content, and…
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by Richard O’Connor There’s a sequence in Drawn From Memory in which a young Paul Fierlinger sits in a bar with his former classmates Václav Havel, Milos Foreman, and the actor Pavel Landovský. They tell the story of a man who slipped through the Iron Curtain by posing as a marker painter along the road…
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Jennifer Oxley was born in Hollywood, California and caught the filmmaking bug early – she made her first film at the age of seven. Since then she’s created loads of short films with her production company SNOWFLAKE FILMS NYC, including segments for Sesame Street and an adaptation of Spike Lee’s children’s book, Please, Baby, Please.…
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