This will come as a suprise to no one: Pixar Animation is under a lot of pressure to turn out winner after winner. Forbes.com quotes a Bank of America Secuties research firm as being weak on Pixar should they ever stumble. I’m not so sure, I think the balance of power has shifted away from… Read More »Pixar under pressure to perform
Okay. This is actually old news. But a Reuters article that ran yesterday is stirring up the dust again. Disney has to start completely from scratch on this Toy Story sequel. Apparently, Pixar isn’t obligated to give them anything, not even character model sheets. AWpTiMuS.com explains the general feelings out there on his blog. Of… Read More »Disney Creates Seperate Unit for Digital Animation
On January 24 Xlibris (a print on demand online bookstore) released Walt’s People – Talking Disney with the Artists who Knew Him – Volume 1, the first volume of a series of books that aims to re-animate the field of Disney research. The Walt’s People book series, edited by Didier Ghez, is a collection of the best interviews ever conducted with Disney artists.
The Orlando Sentinal considers the documentary film "Dream on, Silly Dreamer" that captured the final days of hand drawn animation at the Walt Disney Studios. The article also has a look at some of the personal stories that arose from the closing of the Disney Animation Studios in Orlando. For instance, Project Firefly Animation Studios… Read More »Dream On, Animation Funereal Dirge
Over at Luxo: The Pixar Animation Fan Blog, they’re keeping track of all the awards and nominations The Incredibles has received. Brad Bird had better dust off that Tuxedo and stock up on the cumberbunds, he’ll be making a lot of acceptance speeches this year. So Far he has best animated film from the New… Read More »Incredible Accolades
Anonymous SaveDisney.com columnist Merlin Jones, has been to a screening of the Dream on Silly Dreamer documentary I posted about here. Sounds like a must see for any fan of Disney Animation.
Disney and Pixar announced today that next year’s fall flick Cars will be moved from its original November 2005 release date to a new date of June 2006. On it’s face the move makes perfect sense. Cars is shaping up to be a fun summer flick, the kind Disney has been know for over all… Read More »Cars will hit showroom later than anticipated
Cartoon Brew has a link to an article by Disney animator Andreas Deja (Gaston, Scar, Lilo) entitled, The Art of T.S. Sullivant. Sullivant was an early 20th century illustrator and cartoonist. His art had a profound effect and the animation industry upto and including Deja himself. Deja has also included some drawings of his own… Read More »The Art of T.S. Sullivant By Andreas Deja