Harryhausen Returns to Discuss 'An Animated Life'
Bill Desowitz sits down with the pioneering Ray Harryhausen to discuss the continuing influence of his special effects animation on todays creature features.
Category: AWN Profiles
ABCs of DRM
Marty Shindler, ceo of management consulting firm The Shindler Perspective, takes readers through the ABCs of digital rights management.
A Talk with Disney Legend Joe Grant
Disney legend Joe Grant talks about making Lorenzo and the current 2D/3D debate.
Pink + Panther = Phenomenon
John Cawley interviews David DePatie about the creation and evolution of the Pink Panther.
Zbig Rybczynski: It’s Sure Realistic
Anime expert Fred Patten reviews the latest anime releases including Android Kikaider, Initial D, King of Bandit Jing, Samurai Deeper Kyo and Heat Guy J.
A Promise Fulfilled: Independents Thriving on the Net
Rick DeMott talks with three leading independent Internet animators about how they have turned their love for toons into a burgeoning career.
Bardel Entertainment: Success Painted in Broad Strokes
Bardel Entertainment Inc. started in 1987 as cel painting service house. Today, the Canadian company is flying high as such high-profile projects Dragons and Silverwing take to the air.
Atomic Blasting Onto Global Stage
South African vfx salon has deep talent pool and favorable exchange rate on its side.
Weta Digital: From Gollum to Kong
Mark Ramshaw discusses the transition Weta Digital is taking from The Lord of the Rings series to new projects like King Kong.
Global Mechanic Expansion
J. Paul Peszko interviews the artists at Canadian firm Global Mechanic about their works and expansion into the U.S.
Insight to Innovation
Sarah Baisley surveys industry insiders about what innovations they see in animation and visual effects.
Mike Young Figures Out How To Count CGI Sheep
Mike Young gives Sarah Baisley a step-by-step process of how his studio brought a lovable bunch of barnyard animals to CG life in Jakers! The Adventures Of Piggley Winks.
POW! Stan Lee Reloaded
Rick DeMott talks to the invincible Stan Lee as he bounds out of the ashes of his old company to take on new cinematic adventures with his new studio.
A Lifetime in Animation: The Glamorous Dr. William Moritz
In Animation World Magazine's look at independent animators, Cindy Keefer profiles Dr. William Moritz, an academician who enthusiastically studies and teaches about these producers.
The Two Towers: Built on Weta's Precious Mettle
Building on their earlier achievements, the creature and visual effects teams of Weta, Ltd. are bringing to life The Lord of the Rings trilogy with work that is blowing the industry away and garnering awards at every turn. Greg Singer reports.
Tell the Story! An Interview with John Kricfalusi
Martin Dr. Toon Goodman interviews John K about the new episodes of Ren and Stimpy, down shots, students, his influences and more.
Visual Evolution: Creating Zoic Studios
Loni Peristere discusses how he and three other partners created a new effects studio for television, which now works on such hits as Firefly and Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Documentaries and Animation: Not Such An Odd Couple
Annick Teninge looks into the two seemingly disparate genres that come together during Germany's Leipzig Festival.
Prime Time Animation Isn't Dead -- It's Just Moved…
While prime time animation might have disappeared from the big three, it is alive and thriving on cable. Rick DeMott reports on where the sauciest of television animation can be found.
Creating Successful Music For Animation
Four working composers discuss the creative challenges of making music for animation. Denis M. Hannigan, Don Grady, Jody Gray and James L. Venable offer tips and advice for both composers and creators, directors and producers.
David Ehrlich: Excavation of a Flawed Soul
Since entering animation in the Seventies, David Ehrlich has created not only a prolific number of films but also a greater sense of the animation community. Chris Robinson explains. Includes QuickTime clips!
Winky Dink Returns!
America's first interactive TV show is now available again on DVD and VHS. Paul Feldman reports on Winky Dink and why it still appeals today.
Sparx* -- A Rising Studio
Annick Teninge profiles Sparx*, one of France's leading CG studios that seems to be following in the path of the U.S. majors -- turning commercial and service work success into short film success and then moving into the feature realm.
Was Walt Disney A Saint, An Evil Sinner Or The Devil Incarnate? The Truth About Some Of Those Nasty Disney Stories!
Some rumors regarding Walt Disney have lived on far too long. Was he a Nazi? A super-secret FBI agent? Is he frozen somewhere in a vault? And why does the Christian right hate his company so much? Karl F. Cohen takes on all these myths and more to set the record straight.
Grossed Out For A Quarter Century: Spike and Mike Turns 25
Distribution is the bane of short films' existence, but for 25 years there has been one traveling option, Spike and Mike's Festival of Animation. Now more than a traveling screening, Paul Feldman goes into Spike's lair.
