Tooning in the 1998 Fall Season
Joseph K. Bevilacqua highlights what's new in animation for the U.S. 1998/99 television season, from CBS to Cartoon Network.
Anima Mundi: The Audience is Key
Edmundo Barreiros relays the events of Brazil's Anima Mundi, possibly the world's most energetic and enthusiastic festival.
Editor's Notebook
Disney's Little Big Screen: Turning Animated Features Into TV Series
Mike Lyons takes a look at Walt Disney Television Animation's proven strategy for adapting the company's animated features as television series such as the upcoming Hercules.
The Color In Mind: Corto Maltese
Russell Bekins details the adaptation of Hugo Pratt's Corto Maltese, from graphic novel to animated films and series.
On A Desert Island With....TV Toon Talents
A survey of people related to this issue's theme of television animation answering, "Whatten films would you want to have with if stranded on a desert island?
Dig This! Using computers to simulate cut-out animation techniques on South Park and Blue's Clues.
Animation World Magazine takes a jaunt into the innovative and remarkable: this month we look at two productions that are using computers to simulate cut-out animation techniques: South Park and Blue's Clues
3D Meets Reality!
Compositing 3D elements into live-action footage is a very important facet of post-production. Bill Fleming instructs us on how to get it just right.
Better For All Concerned: The Writers Guild of America's Animation Writers Caucus
Craig Miller introduces us to the Writers Guild of America's Animation Writers Caucus, which aims to assist animation writers and help them to better the circumstances under which they work.
The Film Strip Tells All
William Moritz discusses Richard Reeves' Linear Dreams and Bbel Neubauer's Moonlight and helps to put them in perspective. Includes Quicktime movies of both films.
Roots: An Experiment in Images and Music
Bbel Neubauer divulges her creative process and discusses the production of Roots, her drawn-on-film short abstract work. Includes a Quicktime movie.
Comic-Con: Where Comics Are King
Pete Nicholls traveled to San Diego to report on Comic-Con in a year when comics reigned and animation was strangely missing...
Here's A How de do Diary: June
The fourth installment of Barry Purves' production diary as he chronicles producing a series of animated shorts for Channel 4. An Animation World Magazine exclusive.
Waste Management in Animation
Environmentalist Lesli Rynyk explains the Canadian Waste Management Act and subsequent Animation Waste Management Plan designed to decrease waste in animation studios.
Dreamweaver is Pretty Darn Dreamy
Macromedia's Dreamweaver impressed Dan Sarto. Read on for why this web authoring tool is hard to beat.
Vilppu Drawing Online: Spherical Forms
Glenn Vilppu continues his world-class life drawing lessons. This month the focus is on Spherical Forms.
Zagreb `98: Better Than Ever!
The artists' festival... Gunnar Str tells us about the 13th World Festival of Animated Films in Zagreb, Croatia.
Cardiff: A Difficult Year To Be Any Festival
Heather Kenyon relates the events from Cardiff, Wales, an educational festival full of panel discussions and lectures with many bright spots, despite the rain.