Stills from Bonnie and Clyde (1967).Forgive another post comparing an old live action movie to today’s animated features, but I am once again moved to do so. I recently caught a screening of Megamind, not because I was burning with curiosity nor was i…
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Above still from The Fran and Will Krause Cartoon Network pilot, Utica Cartoon, which is an example of how RISD’s Slacker New Wave broke through to the mainstream over a ten year period to put a stamp on today’s TV animation era.Adventure Time, Regular…
DetailsJust a quick post to note that the One Plus Hub networking party at Titmouse Studio was pretty darn awesome! Much of New York’s Finest in Animation turned out to mix and mingle at this twice yearly networking party thrown by Jill Gilbert of One Plus Productions. I had a great time catching up with…
DetailsArticle by Caresse Singh. It’s been peculiarly warm this Fall, and opting to take advantage of the weather some Sundays past I visited the Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition (http://www.bwac.org/). It’s a charming two floor gallery space located on the waterfront of Red Hook, Brooklyn. It’s a bit of a journey on foot, but with a…
DetailsThere’s a networking party this Thursday, thrown by the wonderful One Plus Hub. It’s at New York’s newest animation house, Titmouse! Hope to see you there. Thursday, November 11, 2010, 7:00pm – 10:00pm 174 Hudson St. 2nd Floor (entrence on Vestry), New York, NY 10013 Party at Titmouse’s New York studio! Hang out with Chris…
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Article by David B. Levy. Despite the lingering drizzle outside, or maybe because of it, on the evening of November 4th, a full house of interested parties converged to hear a panel discussion on the topic of directing animation, held at the wonderful Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art (MoCCA). This was my first event…
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Some more stills from my latest short, Grandpa Looked Like William Powell, which is decidedly (and unashamedly) not about sophisticated drawing nor full animation. At my book launch event at MoCCA, my friend, talented animator Stephen Mead, asked me if…
DetailsNovember 6th, Saturday 11:30am & 12:30pm The New Museum presents – StoryCorps Short Animation Screenings Watch a selection of StoryCorps original animation shorts, featuring some of StoryCorps’ best-loved stories. The series will take you from a conversation between a boy with Asperger’s syndrome and his mom, to two Brooklyn characters remembering how they fell in…
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ASIFA-East invites you to our semi-annual Animation Art Auction! Hosted by snappy auctioneer, Justin Simonich! 7 PM, November 15, Monday. SVA 209 E. 23rd Street 5th floor, room 502 Admission: FREE NOTE: All proceeds go to ASIFA-East, helping us continue to serve the animation community with monthly events, website/online newsletter, festival, and other projects. This…
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TONIGHT! November 4th, Thursday 7pm Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art presents – Discussion on Directing Animation Featuring David B. Levy, Dave Palmer, Dan Meth and Bill Plympton. David Levy’s new book, Directing Animation (Allworth Press), makes the case that animation directors don’t direct animation, they direct people who animate frame-by-frame using pixels, pencils, clay,…
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