Eight Point Star: A Mind Experience in Animation
Brazilian director Marcos Magalhs describes his experience teaching the animation process to renowned artist Fernando Diniz, creator of Eight Point Star and a patient in a Rio de Janeiro mental hospital.
Editor's Notebook
Varying degrees of separation: visual effects and experimental animation.
Estrela De Oito Pontas: Uma experiência mental em animação
O diretor brasileiro Marcos Magalhs conta sua experiencia ao ensinar o processo de animao ao conhecido artista Fernando Diniz, criador do filme Estrela de Oito Pontas e paciente de um Hospital para doentes mentais no Rio de Janeiro. A reportagem est? disponivel em portugues e ingles.
Inside Zagreb: The Preselection Process
Independent animator John R. Dilworth describes his experiences as a preselection committee member for the 1998 Zagreb Festival of Animated Films.
Dirdy Birdy
Melissa Chimovitz profiles the healthy independent animation scene in New York, focusing on the work of seven animators: George Griffin, John Canemaker, Kathy Rose, Debra Solomon, Steve Dovas, Lewis Klahr, Janie Geiser.
MIP-TV 98 : l'animation en crise ?
Julien Dubois fait un compte-rendu de l'ition 1998 du MIP-TV Cannes, rant un marchinternational de l'animation agit
Uma Aventura em Desenho Animado nos limites da Floresta Amazônica
Um artigo de Wilson Lazaretti descrevendo suas aventuras ao ensinar animao para os indenas da floresta amazica.
MicroSites: Easy to Make, Hard to See
Want to make professional-looking banners for the Web that are complete with animations? Ged Bauer puts this new banner-creating software, MicroSites, to the test.
The Most Wonderful Voyage in Folioscope
A review of the 1998 Brussels Cartoon and Animated Film Festival, by Valie Hamon-Rivoallon. Available in French and English.
Rugrats Hit the Road
When television's number one rated toddlers hit the road with Rugrats: A Live Adventure, Animation World sent Ron MacFarlane to see Nickelodeon's stage show.
Everywhere But On a Desert Island....
A survey of animation industry professionals around the globe, asking, "What ten animated films would you want to have with if stranded on a desert island?"
SGI: Simulating A Lot More Than Dinosaurs
Silicon Graphics, Inc. is the leader in simulation animation. Thor J. Mednick discovers just how broad the applications are, from military to medical.
Studio Tour: Nicktoons
Animation World Magazine attended the opening celebration of Nickelodeon's brand new animation studio in Burbank, California. Join us on a visual tour of the first new television animation studio to open in Hollywood in 35 years.
MILIA 1998: The Key Points
Anne-Marie Meissonnier describes The International Content Market for Interactive Media's (MILIA) main topics in "MILIA 1998: The Key Points," available in French and English.
An Afternoon with Max Howard, President, Warner Bros. Feature Animation.
Heather Kenyon interviews Max Howard, President, Warner Bros. Feature Animation, on his thoughts about the creation of a state-of-the-art studio, its' second feature Quest for Camelot, and the future of the animated features business.
MILIA 1998
Un article sur l'ition 1998 du MILIA, par Anne-Marie Meissonnier.
Disney's Atomic Fleet
Mark Langer relates Walt Disney's role inmaking the atom our friend through his relationships with major Americanarms manufacturers, the U.S. government and the production, Our FriendThe Atom.
Atelier Graphoui: Lending a Voice
Tania Nasielski describes the projects of Belgium's Atelier Graphoui, an animation studio that helps the silent be heard through pro-social projects in developing nations.
And the Envelope Please...
A report on the animation winners at the 1998 Academy Awards. Includes Quicktime movies!
Atelier Graphoui, porte-parole
Tania Nasielski drit les activit de l'Atelier Graphoui, studio belge d'animation, qui rlise des projets sociaux-culturels dans des pays en voie de deloppement. Deux de ces projets sont present dans ce numo, l'un rlisen Afrique, l'autre en Bolivie.
Westwood's Fortune: UCLA Film and Television Archive
Film preservationist Jere Guldin highlights the holdings of the largest university-based media archive in the United States. With over 200,000 select holdings, the UCLA Film and Television Archive in Los Angeles is a gem.
Cult Heroes and Their Secrets
What makes a show or character a cult craze? Dominic Schreiber investigates the similarities, from South Park to SpeedRacer.
MILIA: Towards Convergence?
Are animation and multimedia producers really learning to work together? Deborah Todd gives us the lowdown of what happened at the 1998 International Content Market for Interactive Media (MILIA) in MILIA 1998: Towards Convergence?
IMAGINA `98: Digital Becomes Integral
Singier relates the events of IMAGINA `98, France's digital showcase.
Editor's Notebook
The impact of animation in unexpected places...
