One Minute Fluidtoons on Paper Two and Three by Brett W. Thompson
Happy New Year to all viewers and patrons! We kick off the new year with the work of Brett W. Thompson. Brett’s independent work consists primarily of his Fluidtoons shorts.…
Help The Productive Bring Coworking to the NYC Animation Community
I love the concept of coworking studios. Many have sprouted up throughout New York City over the last few years, but I’m very much looking forward to the opening of…
Great Advice for the New Year
Happy New Year, everyone! Fellow business-woman Stephanie Yuhas has written a wonderful article chock full of advice on getting paid as an artist. I think there’s something in there for…
Ocean Waves
Article by Tristian Goik. I suppose I went to a Studio Ghibli film festival, rather than a Miyazaki one. I had just discovered that Tomomi Mochizuki directed an anime from…
Happy Holidays…
…from all of us at ASIFA-East. For the Viewseum’s first Holiday occasion, here are two clips: one from the past, and one from the present. http://vimeo.com/33453679 The first is a…
Orbis Park by Andrew Kaiko
Orbis Park is a double dedication: 1 to classical animation, and 2 to New York City. Andrew Kaiko’s pursuit of classical character animation during such a trying time for New…
Chatting with Animator Jane Wu
An ASIFA Interview by Richard Gorey This month in our continuing series of visits with New York animation professionals we’re chatting with Jane Wu, whose short film, Book Girl and…
Job Listing: 9th Grade Mid-Winter Institute Production Facilitator – The Cinema School
Derrick Cameron of The Ghetto Film School sends us this job posting. If qualified, please contact him at the email address below. The Ghetto Film School Job Description – October…
Vacuum Attraction by Morgan Miller
Warning: NSFW. Contains graphic nudity, swearing, and a sexual reference to Bea Arthur. I first saw Vacuum Attraction several months ago at a screening, and thought it was one of…
I don’t have a Smart Phone… and other ways I save money as a freelancer.
This is the second in a series of articles on freelancer issues. I hope that by focusing on the life of a freelancer and the everyday challenges that entails, it…