Mouse Under Glass
Susan Palmer reviews Mouse Under Glass: The Secrets of Disney Animation and Theme Parks.
The State of the Recruiting Nation
Boom or eventual bust? We hear from headhunters around the world.
Suggested Reading
A few recommended books for the aspiring animation professional.
Making the Cel: A Profile of Women in Commercials
Bonita Versh profiles some of the commercial industry's leading female animation directors.
The PGA Connection
Gene Walz offers a look back at Canadian commercial studio Phillips, Gutkin and Associates.
Words From the Publisher
I'd like to take this opportunity to introduce myself, and to share some of the background that motivated me to publish Animation World Magazine and motivates me still in our great and growing venture. I would like also to introduce my esteemed partner in AWN, and co-publisher, Dan Sarto. Dan is our technical guru and the spark behind the creation of the magazine. We have just begun our second year in publication, successfully reaching people in more than 100 countries who all share a common interest, animation. We are connected by our fascination, appreciation...
Cartoons On The Bay
Giannalberto Bendazzi reports on the second annual gathering in Amalfi.
An Interview With Aardman's Peter Lord
Wendy Jackson talks with co-founder and award winning director of Aardman Animation Studio.
Editor's Notebook: May 1997
Commercials Many years ago, when I was an undergraduate student, I volunteered to transcribe an oral history interview with Hans Richter, one of the pioneers of European avant garde cinema, whose career dated back to the 1920s. One of the comments that stuck with me all these years was about an offer he had to make an advertising film. As he considered himself first and foremost an artist, he refused. Later, after seeing the resulting film, he was so delighted that he changed his mind towards working on such films. Today, with the likes of Spike Lee making...
Colossal Pictures Proves There is Life After Chapter 11
Karl Cohen chronicles the saga of San Francisco's (Colossal) Pictures.
On A Desert Island....Commercial Free?
Ron Diamond, Darrel Van Citters and Paul Vester.
Dirdy Birdy
A few recommended books for the aspiring animation professional.
Acme Filmworks: The Independent's Commercial Studio
Marcy Gardner explores the vision and diverse talents of this unique collective production company.
The 21st Hong Kong Film Festival
Gigi Hu screens animation in Hong Kong on the dawn of a new era.
WAC-a-WAC-a-WAC-a The 1997 World Animation Celebration
The return of Los Angeles' only animation festival was bigger than ever.
Java Software Reviews
John Parazette-Tillar braves the world of Java, testing out two new programs, WebBurst and Jamba.
Ray Tracers: Blue Sky Studios
Susan Ohmer profiles one of the leading edge computer animation studios working in the U.S.
Samurai from Outer Space: Understanding Japanese Animation.
Fred Patten reviews Samurai from Outer Space: Understanding Japanese Animation.
Fumes From The Fjords
Gunnar Str investigates the history behind pre-WWII Norwegian animated cigarette commercials.
Cats Don't Dance
Danny the cat.I came to Cats Don't Dance with few expectations, thinking only "a flick with six Randy Newman songs in it can't be all bad." Things got off on the wrong foot with a lifeless, laughless Foghorn Leghorn short, Pullet Surprise (directed by Darrel Van Citters for Chuck Jones Productions) tacked to the beginning, but took a more promising turn as the feature proper got underway. Any movie that borrows successfully from Sunset Boulevard and Singin' in the Rain in the first reel is well on its way to winning this old film buff's heart. Cats...
Event Preview: NATPE's Animation & Special Effects Expo
Renowned drawing instructor Glenn Vilppu continues with his ninth "sketching on location" teaching installment. This month we learn about creating a silhouette and the importance of positive and negative shapes.
Editor's Notebook: A Word on Music and Animation
A Word on Music and Animation
Voice Acting 101
Animation World Magazine, issue 2.1, April 1997, Music and Sound Design for Animation
Letters to the Editor
The Thief and the Cobbler Having read the review of The Thief and the Cobbler by Alex Williams and your own editorial on the matter, I thought you ought to read [the] article by Mike Dobbs [in] Animato magazine ["An Arabian Knight-mare," that appeared in the issue #35, summer 1996, and which was posted by Dobbs on the rec.arts.animation user group]. Mr. Dobbs had interviewed Fred Calvert, so in a sense the article is "Calvert's side of the story." In it a good and believable case is made that Mr. Calvert was indeed sensitive to the beauty of the...
An Interview With Mark Hammil
Animation World Magazine, issue 2.1, April 1997, Music and Sound Design for Animation
