Tim Burton's 'Vincent'--A Matter of Pastiche
Michael Frierson provides an in-depth look at the animated short that brought Tim Burton his first inkling of fame.
Through the Looking-Cel . . . er, Glass
A personal memoir by Linda Jones of how she and her father got started in producing and selling animation art.
Desert Island Series....A Little of Dis 'n Dat.
Ron Mann, Sue Shakespeare, Space Jam Directors, Tony Cervone and Bruce Smith.
How The Grinch Stole Christmas . . . and My Heart
Frankie Kowalski takes a loving peek at the Christmas classic on the occasion of its 30th anniversary.
The Animated World of John Canemaker
Filmmaker, teacher and animation historian, John Canemaker has been called animation's ambassador at large. Mike Lyons explains why.
La Cambre, an Animation School in Brussels
Philippe Moins takes a look at one of the oldest and most respected animation schools in continental European.
Une école d'animation à Bruxelles: la Cambre
Philippe Moins takes a look at one of the oldest and most respected animation schools in continental European.
Lettuce Entertain You: A Visit to Sierra On-Line
Judith Shane reports on what goes on behind the scenes at one of the leading video game producers and of the latest escapades of Leisure Suit Larry and Jolly Al.
Espinho 96: Small Is Still Beautiful
Ron Mann, Sue Shakespeare, Space Jam Directors, Tony Cervone and Bruce Smith.
New Media--A Ringside View of Trends in the Industry
Andrew Zucker provides a blow-by-blow description of the fate of "new media," from computer animation to interactive CD-ROMs.
Society for Animation Studies: 8th Annual Conference
Philippe Moins takes a look at one of the oldest and most respected animation schools in continental European.
Interactive Trendlines
A sampling of what some of the leading lights in interactive animation have to say about what the future has in store.
Editor's Notebook
Editor's Notebook: Interactive Animation
The Fremont Street Experience--No Glitz, No Glory!
Las Vegas' Freemont Street Experience boasts of the world's largest electric sign and Jane Baer explains to Frankie Kowalski how one does animation for a 5 screen panel that is almost 1,400 feet long.
Disneyland and Europe: Walt Disney's First Magic Kingdom
Robin Allan examines how Disneyland, the progenitor of today's theme parks, came into being and the role animation had in it.
The Electric Felix Man
John Canemaker relates how Otto Messmer, the creator of Felix the Cat, got into directing animated films for a Times Square landmark.
Betty Boop: The Definitive Collection
Philippe Moins takes a look at one of the oldest and most respected animation schools in continental European.
Dirdy Birdy
Judith Shane reports on what goes on behind the scenes at one of the leading video game producers and of the latest escapades of Leisure Suit Larry and Jolly Al.
Desert Island Series....Please keep your arms in the vehicle while the ride is in motion!
Scott Ross, Jane Baer and Bob Rogers.
Brisbane Animation Festival
Festivals are wonderful places to discover the like-minded and the like-minded wannabes. The debut of the Brisbane Animation Festival, cheekily entitled Celluloid Briefs, drew the vibrant Queensland animation community and the lovers of animation to revel in two days of flickering projected images. And, it appears from the success of this first time out, it will be, as the organizers have promised, a biennial event.
Brisbane, a city of about one and a half million has a surprisingly active animation group. With 260 members in the Queensland Animators Group, the organization is certainly on...
The National Lottery: A Polemic
The unexpected success of Britain's new national lottery can be a means of mitigating the dire results of privatization in funding animated films. Jill McGreal explains.
Something's Wrong With Our Ship: Animated Motion-Simulator Films in Theme Parks
Judith Rubin surveys what's going on in animated ridefilms at theme parks and other venues around the world and who's making them.
BRC Imagination Arts
BRC Imagination Arts, one of the oldest and largest producers of animated and live-action ridefilms is profiled by Rita Street.
T2-3D
Bob Swain interviews director Jim Cameron's reworking of Terminator 2 for Universal Studios theme park in Orlando, Terminator 2-3D .
Contracts for Original Works Published on Internet
Attorney Nicolas Valluet explores the whys and wherefores of having your work put on the Internet.
