The Scribble Junkies Festival of Drawn Animation
August 23, 2012, SVA Theater Bill Plympton and Patrick Smith are two spearheads of independent animation, especially within New York’s own animation scene. Their films are some of the most…
FACULTY POSITIONS Film & New Media NYU Abu Dhabi
New York University has established itself as a Global Network University, a multi-site, organically connected network encompassing key global cities and idea capitals. The network has three foundational, degree-granting campuses:…
In Memoriam: Tissa David (1921-2012)
TISSA DAVID (1921-2012) Tissa David circa 1980 at the ASIFA-East Awards (Photo extracted from footage shot by Howard Beckerman) Animation said goodbye to an animation legend last night in Tissa…
ASIFA-East Back From Hiatus with a Fresh New Look!
Hey everyone! How’s your summer been going? We hope it’s been a blast – June and July were darn hot but August has been darn comfy. ASIFA-East’s back from hiatus…
Paranorman
Article by Tristian Goik. It was an early Sunday morning when animators and regular-folk gathered round to see a special screening of “Paranorman.“ After being reminded by countless email blasts (ASIFA,…
Animation Block Party!
Article written by Caresse Singh. In the three years that I had known about Animation Block Party, this was the first time I had ever attended. No offense to the…
SVA presents Scribble Junkies Festival of Drawn Animation
The School of Visual Arts Animation Department and animators Bill Plympton and Patrick Smith invite you to the Scribble Junkies Festival of Drawn Animation. The festival will be presented August…
“Pretty Loaded” The History of Flash Pre-loaders
Article by Tristian Goik. My first pre-loader was an animated light-saber, which at 56k AOL speeds would have never activated quickly enough to save me from the Sith. Flash pre-loaders…
Mid-Summer Evenings
Article written by Tristian Goik. Fridays are my busiest day at work, something that always seemed backwards to me. And this last weekend I had the opportunity to spend by…
Midsummer Night Toons
This article was written by Susan Godfrey and was reposted from the animation blog, Go Get ’em Girl. All photo credits to Jazzmine Beaulieu. This last Friday night Matt Lee hosted…