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. These shorts are generally stream-of-conciousness drawings in which characters morph into and out of one another, all the while dispersing into various shapes. Brett’s drawings…
DetailsI 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 The Productive. Coworking studios are places where freelancers can go to work on their projects, outside of their home environment, and amongst fellow freelancers. They…
DetailsHappy 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 all of us, and so I wanted to pass it along to you! http://americangoulash.org/2012/01/how-to-get-paid-as-an-artist/
ASIFA-East Presents Inside Sesame Street January 12th, 2012, 7pm SVA, 3rd Floor Amphiteatre 209 East 23rd Street, NYC Admission: Free Have you ever wondered how to get to Sesame Street? Join ASIFA-East for a fun and informative panel discussion on the inner workings of Sesame Workshop. Meet the artists and producers responsible for creating the…
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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 that studio. It is an adaptation of one of the novels of the late Saeko Himuro. And I realized that this film, from two people…
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On December 20th ASIFA East hosted our biennial animation art auction. The auction funds go towards supporting our festival and cover the cost of using The New School space as well as sandwiches and wine that we all enjoy afterward, and a toast to the coming summer and year in animation. This year’s selection of…
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…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 set of Holiday identifications made for Nickelodeon by Curious Pictures, submitted by Robert Lyons. The clips are traditionally animated, and feature techniques such as back-lit art,…
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(Linda Beck) Little Mermaid Original Pencil Drawing by original Ariel Character Designer Dan Haskett You may have heard of some other films and tv shows Dan had a little something to do with: The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Toy Story, The Simpsons, Sesame Street, The Prince of Egypt, Mulan, and Animaniacs! You can…
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(Linda Beck) Production proofs for some of the Sesame Street books that went to print in Japan on the Sesame English project.
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