AnimExpo'97: An Introduction to the Rising Tiger
Korea's AnimExpo is reviewed by Detelina Kreck who reveals a thriving, lively community.
Carlos Ramos Scrapbook
Carlos Ramos Scrapbook
The Cost of Eyeballs: Advertising Dollars & TV
Buzz Potamkin takes a long look at the relationship between on-air advertising and television animation. As ratings become diluted across the channels, where does the future lie?
SIGGRAPH `97: Too Much to Do, See and Think in a Week
Photo by Cintia Matte Ruschel. Animation World Network. SIGGRAPH `97 came to Los Angeles with such a hype and fervor that before anyone knew what was happening, everyone was involved. The event was the talk of the town as SIGGRAPH graciously welcomed, not only the usual crowd of academia, visual effects artists and students, but by week's end, everyone from the curious to those remotely involved with the entertainment or computing field. Our extensive coverage of this event includes several features: Avi Hoffer's The Films of SIGGRAPH `97: A Coming...
The Masters Of Animation: An Unprecedented Opportunity
Seattle's first animation festival gets a glowing review by Doug Ranney. His tales of hobnobbing with animation's biggest stars in a casual setting are sure to make you green with envy.
News From SIGGRAPH 1997
Photo by Cintia Matte Ruschel. Animation World Network. For those of you who didn't have a chance to absorb the who, what and how of the 24th International Conference on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques, interactive was definitely the key word in the acronym this year. Virtual Reality, VRML, and Motion Capture were everywhere. . . . More than 48,000 people attended, SIGGRAPH, creating an unending sea of bodies in the showroom, navigating the jungle of Hardware, 3D Software, and 2D Software. on display from 300 exhibiting companies . ....
CTW and MTV: Shorts of Influence
The impact that CTW and MTV has had on one another, the industry and beyond is the subject of Chris Robinson's in-depth investigation.
The Digital Studio Challenge: A Catch 22
Keeping up to speed with today's ultra-new, ultra-cool technology is a daunting task. We asked four leaders in the field to answer, "What are the largest challenges you face everyday running a digital studio/facility?" Representatives from Rhythm & Hues, Fante, Neurones Animation and Pacific Data Images all replied. Time and time again the experts all agree that the continual push to upgrade to the newest technology and then integrate it back into the system proves to be the largest challenge. Oh, yes, and finding incredibly talented people and...
Tooning in the Fall Season
A new splash of fresh programming is soon to hit the airwaves. In this pivotal year of FCC rulings and vertical integration, let's see what has been produced.
SIGGRAPH 1997's Festival Images
Enhanced Processor Lifetime through Deuterium Processing by Benjamin Grosser, Beckman Institute Visualization Facility, Urbana, Illinois. This animation visualizes a recent Beckman Institute Discovery in Molecular and Electronic Nanostructures. The discovery involves a simple change in the way silicon-based chips are processed. The findings should result in increased microchip life and faster speeds.
The Taj Mahal by Anuj Rawla, VR Real Technologies,...
The Korean Animation Explosion
Milt Vallas reports on Korea's growth from humble beginnings to big business. This Asian dynamo is striving to be taken seriously by the international animation community.
Editor's Notebook
Aah, television, our old friend. What madness the power of a child with a remote control instills in us...
Animation in the NFTVA
This month we are defining the collection at The National Film & Television Archive in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1936, the NFTVA has an expansive collection of British animation available for investigation.
Charlie Thorson: Character Design In Classic Animation
Gene Walz chronicles the mysterious career of Charlie Thorson, a crucial character designer who was quite a character himself.
The Films of SIGGRAPH `97:A Coming of Age
A blue-haired girl eats a passenger train in Kutchae!, an animated i.d. directed by Isao Nishigori for MTV Japan. © 1996 Music Channel Co., Ltd. This year's film selections at the SIGGRAPH '97 Electronic Theater in Los Angeles celebrated the expanding diversity of storytelling talent and production technique now possible with software-based animation tools. The "CG" animation genre of the late `80s and early `90s (typically denoting some robotic, overly geometric sci-fi scenario) is giving way to some traditionally-inspired techniques, expressive characterization, and more...
A Conversation with: Arlene Sherman and Abby Terkuhle
Mo Willems hosts a conversation over dinner with CTW's Arlene Sherman and MTV's Abby Terkuhle. What does this unlikely duo have in common? More than you would think!
Joanna Priestley: A Continuing Dialogue
Rose Bond interviews Joanna Priestley and reveals the unique relationship between the filmmaker and her films.
What's On in ... Australia
What's On in... Australia
Melbourne, Australia
Compiled by Susie Campbell
Time Channel Program
6:30 a.m. Channel 7 The Adventures of the Count of Monte Christo
7:00 a.m. Channel 7 Saturday Disney (program block)
~Bonkers
~Quack Pack
~The Adventures of Mickey & Donald
9:30 a.m. Channel 9 Plucka's Place (program block)
~Ace Ventura-Pet Detective
10:00 a.m. Channel 7 Huckleberry Hound
11:30 a.m. Channel 7 The Mask
12:00 p.m. Channel 7 Hey There, It's Yogi Bear...
San Diego's Comic Con: The King of All Cons
The title says it all! Scott Brick reviews the world's largest comic book expo.
What's On in ... Brazil
What's On in... Brazil
Brazil
Compiled by Marcos Magalhs
Time Channel Program
7:00 - 11:30 a.m. SBT Sado Animado/Animated Saturday (program block)
~Inspetor Bugiganga
~Tom & Jerry
~Woody Woodpecker
~Touch* the turtle
~Popeye
~Bugs Bunny
~Pork Pig Show
~Looney Toons
~Bumpy's Karaok*
~Little Bears
~Fly the Little Warrior
~Action Man
~Dragon Ball
~Street Fighter
~Mega Men
~Mutants...
Mushrooms After the Rain: France's Children's Channels
As a crop of new children's channels springs up in France, Marie-Agn&eagrave;s Bruneau depicts the new players, in both the satellite and cable arenas, during these tumultuous times. A fierce competition is about to begin...
What's On in ... Canada
What's On in... Canada
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Compiled by Carol Beecher, Quickdraw Animation Society
Source: Calgary Sun TV Magazine
Listed here are Canadian channels only, but we do get most American networks as well.
Time Channel Program
1:00 a.m. Much Music Beavis and Butt-head
1:30 a.m. Bravo! Allegro Non Troppo (feature film by Bruno Bozzetto)
2:30 a.m. YTV X-Men
3:30 a.m. YTV Dennis the Menace
6:00 a.m. CFCN Teddy Ruxpin
RDFV Adventures of Tin Tin
6:30 a.m. ...
Saturday Morning Bonanza: The New Crop for the Kiddies
The incurable, couch potato Martha Day decides what she's going to watch on Saturday mornings in the U.S.
What's On in ... France
What's On in... France
France
Compiled by Annick Teninge
Time Channel Program
7:00 a.m. France 3 Le Reveil des Babalous: Oui-Oui, les Aventures de Babar
7:10 a.m. TF1 Club Dorothee
7:45 a.m. France 3 Minikeums
8:40 a.m. France 2 Warner Studio: Sinbad le Marin
9:05 a.m. France 2 Disney Club: including Mr Padbol, Bonkers
9:20 a.m. TF1 Disney Club: including Mr Padbol, Bonkers
10:25 a.m. TF1 Gargoyles
3:05 a.m. Canal + Nawak
7:30 a.m. Canal + Superman
On A Desert Island With....TV Visionaries
Martin Lickleder, Steve Purcell, Enzo d'Alo, Trey Parker and Matt Stone reveal their top ten films.
