FACULTY POSITIONS Film & New Media NYU Abu Dhabi

Posted by on Aug 27, 2012 in Job Board | No Comments

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)

Posted by on Aug 22, 2012 in Feature Articles | 2 Comments
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!

Posted by on Aug 21, 2012 in Feature Articles | No Comments

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

Posted by on Aug 14, 2012 in Feature Articles | No Comments
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!

Posted by on Aug 3, 2012 in Feature Articles | No Comments

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

Posted by on Jul 30, 2012 in Industry Events, International Update | No Comments
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

Posted by on Jul 27, 2012 in Feature Articles | No Comments
“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

Posted by on Jul 18, 2012 in Feature Articles | 2 Comments
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

Posted by on Jul 18, 2012 in Feature Articles | No Comments
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 […]

Six Point Harnesses the Power of Crowdsourcing to Bring the Masses a Dick Figures Film

Posted by on Jul 4, 2012 in Feature Articles | No Comments
Six Point Harnesses the Power of Crowdsourcing to Bring the Masses a Dick Figures Film

Article by Susan Godfrey. Truly we’ve all seen a lot of Kickstarter campaigns.  Kickstarter, Indiegogo, and other crowdsourcing platforms have become a fixture in all the mission-accomplished stories of our […]