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Reflections on the art and business of animation.
About Me
- Mark Mayerson
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- I've worked as an animator, writer, producer and director in TV animation for 29 years. I created the cgi series Monster By Mistake. I hold a Masters degree from York University in Cinema and Media Studies.
Links
- A. Film L.A.
- Academy of Art Animation Notes
- Al Eugster
- Alan Cook
- Animation Guild blog
- Animation Podcast
- Animation Scoop
- Apatoons
- ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive
- ASIFA-Hollywood blog
- Bob Jaques
- Canadian Animation Resources
- Cartoon Brew
- Cartoon Research
- Chris Walsh
- Cinematech (Scott Kirsner)
- David Nethery
- Dean Yeagle
- Disney History (Didier Ghez)
- Floyd Norman (Mr. Fun)
- fps magazine
- Hans Bacher
- Harvey Deneroff
- HEAL EMRU
- James Caswell
- James Wood
- Jenny Lerew
- John Canemaker
- John Celestri
- John K
- John Lei
- Keith Lango
- Kevin Koch
- Kevin Langley
- Larry T
- Mark Achtenberg
- Mark Kausler
- Mark Kennedy
- Michael Barrier
- Michael Sporn
- Nancy Beiman
- Oswald Iten
- Paul Spector
- Peter Emslie
- Scott Caple
- Seward Street
- Sheridan Animation Alumni
- Sheridan Animation Students
- Thad Komorowski
- Tom Sito
- Ward Jenkins
- Warren Leonhardt
- Will Finn
Mosaics
- 101 Dalmatians
- All the Cats Join In
- Donald's Lucky Day
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Mouse
- Dumbo
- Lonesome Ghosts
- Mickey's Birthday Party
- Mickey's Delayed Date
- Mother Goose Goes Hollywood
- Mr. Duck Steps Out
- Pinocchio
- Plutopia
- Symphony Hour
- The Autograph Hound
- The Bandmaster
- The Brave Little Tailor
- The Little Whirlwind
- The Nifty Nineties
- The Night Before Christmas
- The Pied Piper of Basin Street
- The Reluctant Dragon
- Thru the Mirror
- Wacky Bye Baby
Major Article Categories
Blog Archive
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2006
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July
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- Away For A While
- Mickey's Birthday Party Part 3
- Mickey's Birthday Party Part 2
- Mickey's Birthday Party
- The Long Tail
- Web Auteurs
- We Don't Get No Respect
- A Bunch of Links
- Digital Downloading
- The Talent Differential
- iTunes Movie Rentals
- Borge Ring's Oh My Darling
- Movielink To Make Downloads Burnable
- Kimball's Cricket
- A Scanner Darkly
- The Brave Little Tailor Part 4
- Different Kinds of Creativity
- Cartoonist's Work Banned By Prison!
- The Brave Little Tailor Part 3
- Making Money From Your Films
- The Brave Little Tailor Part 2
- The Brave Little Tailor Part 1
- The YouTube Purge and a Copyright Rant
- The Gatekeeper's Credo
- The Reluctant Dragon Source Material
- Some Business Links
- Alice Meets the Cheshire Cat
- A Little More on The Reluctant Dragon
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1 comment:
Mark, some animators are 'emotional' animators and some are 'analytical' animators. Frank Thomas is a great example of the latter; Ollie is the former and so apparently were people like Bill Tytla.
It has nothing to do with age and I frankly cannot see the point of the article. They make a specious statement ("genius is always associated with youth".) By whom?
Remember that Rodin made hackwork in a pottery factory until he was given a chance to produce sculpture in his forties. Al Hirschfeld's work was far better in his nineties than it was when he was in his twenties. I could go on and name more people, but the mark of true genius is, for me, the ability to make the impossible look easy. The description was originally used for Fred Astaire and Buster Keaton but it applies equally well to other 'creative geniuses'. And it has nothing to do with age.
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