Taking Animation to the Streets
Nicole Hewitt proves that animation does not need to be done in the solitary confinement of a studio. With her film In Between, she took to the streets of Zagreb to animate the cast off possessions of hundreds. Includes QuickTime clips!
Software Piracy Sails Despite Rough Seas Ahead
Software piracy is costing the animation industry millions if not billions. Brett Rogers explains why the cost of software piracy goes beyond the losses suffered by the software manufacturers and affects everyone.
Letter to the Editor about Software Piracy
Dear AWN Editor,
This letter hopes to cast some light on the software piracy issue and its devastating effects on the animation industry. The company I manage, Digital Video, develops and sells through authorised distributors Toonz, a digital ink and paint and camera package that is very popular in the animation industry.
As a matter of fact it happens that Toonz is very popular not only among honest professionals in the animation industry, but also among pirates! Moreover, the problem has a magnitude much bigger than most people might imagine. I'm not referring here to young people...
Sparx* -- A Rising Studio
Annick Teninge profiles Sparx*, one of France's leading CG studios that seems to be following in the path of the U.S. majors -- turning commercial and service work success into short film success and then moving into the feature realm.
Fresh from the Festivals: August 2002's Film Reviews
Maureen Furniss reviews five short films fresh from the festival circuit: Premammals by Michal Zabka, Lisa Yu's Vessel Wrestling, Bee Movie by Gil Kenan, Interstices by Marina Estela Gra, and Nina Paley's Fetch! Includes QuickTime movie clips!
The World, The Fresh, and The Devil
Most of the time, Martin "Dr. Toon" Goodman is an easy going cartoon kind of guy...but in the midst of this hot summer he sounds off on forced cultural/gender diversity, animation naysayers and the 'toon representation of the Devil.
Animation: The Whole Story In One Book
Iain Harvey traveled to Korea for the Jeonju International Film Festival and not only uncovered a great festival, but an enthusiastic crowd and a country on the rise.
Charlotte's Tangled Web
Gene Deitch shares his personal letters with E.B. "Andy" White regarding the production of Charlotte's Web, an experience White called, "one of my nightmares."
Fan Books Get Serious: 'Trigun Ultimate Fan Guide'
Why hasn't American animation followed suit? Fred Patten reviews the new Trigun Ultimate Fan Guide and wonders why U.S. series aren't similarly documented.
The Animation Script
Jean Ann Wright continues her series of articles on writing for television animation. Writing the animation script is her topic this month.
Make A Break Into Anime Voice Acting
Gerry Poulos details the steps to becoming a voice over actor for anime productions. Includes interviews with six leading anime director/producers.
Career Coach: Hot Career Tips
The Career Coach, Pamela Kleibrink Thompson, offers up some hot career tips for the summer.
Travels With My Film
Iain Harvey traveled to Korea for the Jeonju International Film Festival and not only uncovered a great festival, but an enthusiastic crowd and a country on the rise.
The Animation Pimp: Via Slug’s Saloon
The Animation Pimp presents the unedited selection notes he took during the 2002 Ottawa Festival's selection process, where he, and two others, watched over 1600 films in nine days
'Timing for Animation' by Harold Whitaker and John Halas
Scott Jenkins reviews Timing for Animation by Harold Whitaker and John Halas. Now in its eighth printingthere might be something to this book!
How To Draw Animation: Sounding Out Words
Christopher Hart continues his series of six tips on how to bring animated characters to life. This month we move into the difficult business of mouth movements.
New from Japan: Anime Film Reviews
While many of us believe drawing is knowledge based, Jean Detheux explores how venturing beyond this "given" opens up an entire new realm of paradoxes, dilemmas and ultimately success.
Svankmajer E & J: Mouth to Mouth
Clare Kitson describes, and explains, a continuing exhibition of Jan and Eva Svankmajer's surrealist work at the Annecy Castle Gallery.
Reign of Fire: Breathing Life Into Dragons
Pamela Kleibrink Thompson sits down with co-visual effects supervisor Dan DeLeeuw to talk about one of The Secret Lab's last effects projects, Reign of Fire, and creating the film's horrible winged creatures.
Was Walt Disney A Saint, An Evil Sinner Or The Devil Incarnate? The Truth About Some Of Those Nasty Disney Stories!
Some rumors regarding Walt Disney have lived on far too long. Was he a Nazi? A super-secret FBI agent? Is he frozen somewhere in a vault? And why does the Christian right hate his company so much? Karl F. Cohen takes on all these myths and more to set the record straight.
Was Walt Disney A Saint, An Evil Sinner Or The Devil Incarnate? The Truth About Some Of Those Nasty Disney Stories!
Talking animals...why are we so attached to the talking animals? The Pimp, of course, has some ideas.
Aardman's Steve Box Talks
While everyone knows Aardman's super-stars like Nick Park and Peter Lord...what about Steve Box? The maker of Stage Fright, discusses his first jobs, his work ethic and growing role at the successful studio.
Screen Test
There are a lot of television toons coming to the big screen these days. Martin "Dr. Toon" Goodman takes a look at this growing phenomenon and all its good and bad points.
Combustion 2 in Action
Scott Jenkins reviews Combustion 2 and checks in with a production in progress to see how Combustion stacks up against key competitor After Effects.
Fresh from the Festivals: July 2002's Film Reviews
Maureen Furniss reviews five short films fresh from the festival circuit: Airship by Sam Yousefian, King Tangun by Jun Eun Lee, Nina Paley's The Stork, Drunky by Aaron Augenblick and Billy Greene's Thought Bubble. Includes QuickTime movie clips!
