The Race is On: Animation Preservation in 1998 and Beyond
J.B. Kaufman explains the film preservation triumphs of 1998 and the work still to be done in saving our precious animation heritage.
Here's A How de do Diary: October
he eighth installment of Barry Purves' production diary as he chronicles producing a series of animated shorts for Channel 4. An Animation World Magazine exclusive.
Shifting to the Big Screen: The Rugrats Movie
The toddlers' first excursion into theaters in The Rugrats Movie is well directed and paced, but flawed. Michael Mallory explains.
Disneyland: From Dream to Reality
Katie Mason relates Disneyland's history from Walt's dream to an attraction which has drawn over 400 million visitors since its opening day, July 17, 1955.
Reading the Rabbit: Warner Bros. According to the Academics
How can a collection of essays make Warner Bros. cartoons seem so serious? Mark Mayerson ponders the impact of academics on the new book Reading the Rabbit: Explorations in Warner Bros. Animation.
Edutainment and the Internet
Contrary to popular belief, the Internet and kids are made for each other. Ted Pedersen & Francis Moss take us into the world of the post-television generation.
Plympton's Pundits
Clark Dodsworth lends his considerable insight as to what we can expect from the amusement park of the future. Interactive robotic fauna? Digital characters with acquired intelligence and synthetic personalities? You bet!
Editor's Notebook: December 1998
Heather KenyonWow! It's an interactive future!
I can't wait to go to Disneyland in forty years. It is going to be unbelievable! Already I am a huge fan of Disneyland. The best treat for me in the past has been a two day ticket given to me for Christmas. So, to read Clark Dodsworth's article "Theme Parks in the Digital Age" is exciting not only because of his predictions of the future, but also for what is already here. I realized that the Indiana Jones ride was different every time I went through but I had no idea this could be attributed to the...
All In The Family: Rated "G" Animated Programming
Deborah Reber takes a look at three companies, CINAR Animation, Porchlight Entertainment and Big Idea Productions, that are making a living out of the growing market of wholesome family entertainment.
That's Enough Folks: Black Image In Animated Cartoons, 1900-1960
Giannalberto Bendazzi reviews That's Enough Folks,Henry T. Sampson's insightful book on the cartoon treatment of African Americansand other minority groups. Available in English and Italian.
Fragments of a Faith Forgotten: Unearthing the Harry Smith Archives
Rani Singh relates the operations of the Harry Smith Archives as she and others try to collect, restore and rebuild the works of Harry Smith.
That's Enough, Folks (Questo e tutto, Famiglia) - Imagine nere nelle Cartonni Animati, 1900-1960
Giannalberto Bendazzi rassegna,Questo e tutto, Famiglia, ingenioso libro di T. Sampson sul tratamento dei afroamericani ed altri gruppi minoritari nei cartonni. E disponibile in Inglese e Italiano.
A Bug's Life: PIXAR Does It Again
Charles Solomon reviews PIXAR's much anticipated follow up to Toy Story, A Bug's Life, which is funny, bright and a joy to watch.
American Magus - Harry Smith - A Modern Alchemist
Giannalberto Bendazzi shares a treasure...the book American Magus - Harry Smith, which features "one of the most hidden, obscure and enigmatic figures in the entire history of animation and the avant-garde." Available in English and Italian.
The Mouse's Wild Side: Disney's New Animal Kingdom
Walt Disney World is the proud site of a new Disney theme park: Animal Kingdom. Joseph Szadkowski reports on this new destination which combines adventure, education and fun.
American Magus - Harry Smith - Alchimista d'Avanguardia
Giannalberto Bendazzi comparte un tessoro...il libro AmericanMagus - Harry Smith, il quale ci mostra "una delle figure piu nascoste ed enigmatiche di tuta la storia dell'animazione d'autore e d'avanguardia.
Vilppu Drawing Online: Introducing Material and Proportion
Contrary to popular belief, the Internet and kids are made for each other. Ted Pedersen & Francis Moss take us into the world of the post-television generation.
The Flesh Made Word: Harry Smith Speaks
Chuck Pirtle discusses the latest text on Harry Smith, Think of the Self Speaking: Selected Interviews of Harry Smith. Featuring interviews from 1968-1989, this text elaborates on the life of this groundbreaking American Surrealist artist.
Craig Bartlett's Charmed Past Life
Did you know that before Hey Arnold!, Craig Bartlett completed several projects for amusement parks and World's Fairs? Joe Bevilacqua looks into Craig Bartlett's past life...
Dig This!
IMAX invents a new technology that allows animators to animate in thin air!
On A Desert Island With....Animated Feature Directors
A survey of this season's animated feature directors answering, What ten films would you want to have with you if stranded on a desert island?
A Bug's Life: PIXAR Does It Again
Charles Solomon reviews PIXAR's much anticipated follow-up to Toy Story, A Bug's Life, which is funny, bright and a joy to watch.
Dig This! Humongous Cartoons with a Little Technology
Animation World Magazine takes a jaunt into the innovative and remarkable: IMAX invents a new technology that allows animators to animate in thin air!
