New this week: Fred Patten asks a number of innovators how they created their animation, J. Paul Peszko speaks with creator Craig McCracken about bringing the TV heroes to the big time, Bill Desowitz finishes our series on the computer-generated effects of Star Wars Episode II...
Each week, Animation World Magazine offers new articles, special features and theme-based coverage of the art, craft and industry of animation. New this week:
- Mix and Match: Animation Techniques
Today's hybrids that combine traditional techniques and new digital tools are creating some fascinating looking animation. Fred Patten asks a number of innovators how they created their animation.
- Powerpuff Girls: From Small Screen to Big Screen
The Powerpuff Girls -- everyone's favorite pint size crime fighters -- are coming to the big screen. J. Paul Peszko speaks with creator Craig McCracken about bringing the TV heroes to the big time.
- Star Wars Episode II: Creating Clones Is Harder Than It Looks
Bill Desowitz finishes our series on the computer-generated effects of Star Wars Episode II. This time he goes behind the motion-capture process to discover the challenges of creating a clone army.
- Inside the Yellow Submarine: The Making of the Beatles' Animated Classic
Brett Rogers reviews Dr. Robert R. Hieronimus' book on the history of the Yellow Submarine and uncovers a clever and accurate account of the film's chaotic history.
- 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.
