James Baxter is an amazing animator who has helped bring to life characters from studios like: Disney Feature Animation (Who Framed Roger Rabbit, The Little Mermaid, The Rescuers Down Under, Tummy Trouble, Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King, The Hunchback of Notre Dame) and Dreamworks Feature Animation (The Prince of Egypt, The Road to …
2005 archive
Jun 03
Guardians of the North: Canadian Superheros
This site has been up a while, but it is still a really good read. Guardians of the North is a website that the Library of Canada has put up to tell the history of Canadian Superheros. The site is in French or English. There is lots of interesting stuff to discover so..check it out. …
Jun 03
Filmax Animation: El Cid and Nocturnals
Take a peak at some of the films by Filmax Animation, a Spanish studio that has created/produced some slick looking 2D (cel) Animation as well as 3D cgi work. Or perticular interest would be two of their Cel Style/2D films El Cid: the legened and Nocturna. Both are a mixed of some great 2D artwork …
May 28
a good quote
“Inside every sophisticated grownup adult is a little kid just dying to get out.” —Walt Disney
May 20
Atomic Bear Press update (May 20)
Since I have been bad about updating the blog/site for a bit, I thought it was time to give you a run down on what’s gong on with Atomic Bear Press. – I will be appearing at the Golden State Comic-Con Comic Book Convention this weekend in downtown Oakland CA. You can find me off …
May 07
AnimationMeat.com (link) returns
If you are a budding animator or just a fan, make sure to check out animationmeat.com. The site has been redesigned for ease of use. The website includes: – Notes from classic animators in Movies and TV.– Templates for Exposure Sheets and Field Guides– Model sheets from Animated movies and TV– Links– Sound files with …
May 07
Remebering Joe Grant
Yesterday, Friday May 6, 2005, Disney legend Joe Grant passed away. Grant had worked at Disney for most of his adult life, brining animation, color styling and concepts to films like Beauty and the Beat, Snow White, and Pocahontas (that was released on DVD last week). He also created the concept for the short Lorenzo. …
May 05
"The Animation Podcast"
Check out a new website, Animation Podcast.com (http://www.animationpodcast.com/) , that offers a podcast (mp3) interview with Disney Animator, Andreas Deja (animator of: Jafar, Gaston, Scar, Hercules, Lilo, Mickey Mouse) At this time, the rumor is that Deja has refused to do computer animation, and still has a contract with Disney. One to keep an eye …
