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June 2005

Walt Disney: The Greatest American

The Discovery Channel’s Greatest American series looks at the top 100 greatest americans. There is an element of public voting for the top five that begins today. I suggest that if you’re a fan of Walt Disney then you need to head on over to his page and place your vote for him as the… Read More »Walt Disney: The Greatest American

Gargoyles Comic: The writer speaks…

Anyway… I’ll be the writer. THE ONLY WRITER. So those of you looking to trade me in for Joss Whedon or Neil Gaiman are SOL. Greg Guler will be the Art Director. He may not pencil every issue, but he’ll be making sure that every issue looks damn good. Marty, as usual, will handle the… Read More »Gargoyles Comic: The writer speaks…

What’s a Wubby?

If you’re looking for some great insight into what it takes to produce a children’s animated show then look no futher than Bob Boyle’s Wubblog. Wubby, Widget, and Walden is an upcoming show for Nick Jr. and it’s a children’s book (Boyle’s the author). From concept art to story boards through character design this blog… Read More »What’s a Wubby?

Promoted from the comments…

Welcome to Disneyland! Before entering the park, please stop by our Medical and Psychological Screening Pavillion for initial clearance, then sign this small Guest Waiver form (or you may download the 96-page document from Disney.com prior to your trip here). Once these steps are completed, you may purchase a One-Day ticket from our booths at… Read More »Promoted from the comments…

Bambi Devotion

David from over on Seward St, gives a second hand report on the Big Screen debut of the digitally restored print of Bambi. What’s interesting about this post is reading how an animator views the masterpieces — "You could see up there on the screen the artist’s hand in motion."

Howling about Miyazaki’s latest release

Hayao Miyazaki’s latest film is in theaters now. Unfortunately you’d never know it unless you lived in LA or near select theatres in the NorthEast. When is this masterpiece coming to Orlando. The IFCBlog (How could I have missed this great resource before) has the depressing details including the poor per theatre performance for the… Read More »Howling about Miyazaki’s latest release

Computer Animator? Disney’s hiring

Embarked on a course that leaves traditional hand drawn animation to the film vaults, and most of its former animators on the streets, the Walt Disney Feature Animation Studios finds itself short staffed when it comes to talented Computer Animators. In fact, their recent seminar at SIGGRAPH doubled as a recruiting session. So if you… Read More »Computer Animator? Disney’s hiring

Judges Rule for higher safety standards in California

The recent tragic death of a 4-year old after riding Walt Disney World’s Mission: Space attraction at Epcot has highlighted the lack of oversight by local, state, or federal agencies for the Florida tourists destination.  Now California’s Disneyland theme park, which operates under some of the strictest state oversight in the nation, has just been… Read More »Judges Rule for higher safety standards in California