Mayerson on Animation

(Mild spoilers below.) I was beginning to worry that Pixar had passed its peak. Cars and Wall-E were both, in my opinion, weaker than the...

If you have ever worked in production, you'll understand this video. And if you've never worked in production, you may be surprised...

In my post about Pixar opening in Vancouver , I spent some time talking about the nature of Canadian business. Today's Globe and Mail ...

The Museum of the Moving Image , as part of its Pinewood Dialogues , has posted an interview with Up 's director Pete Docter. (I earlie...

For those of you in Toronto, here's a list of the Sheridan student films that will be screened at the Bloor on June 9 at 7 p.m. and agai...

Abe Levitow was one of the main animators in Chuck Jones unit in the 1950's. He later became a co-director with Jones at Warners and a ...

Here's a trailer I put together for the Student Animation Showcase, featuring the work of Sheridan College students. It's June 9 at...

An article from the National Post . The student on the right is Tapan Gandhi.

I've been quite surprised by the absolute glee that has resulted from the announcement that Pixar will be opening a studio in Vancouver....

The Vancouver Sun is reporting that Pixar will be opening a studio in Vancouver. The studio will hire 75 to 100 people, most of them Canadi...

Courtesy of student Frank Macchia , who uploaded it, here's a TV news report from CHCH in Hamilton on Sheridan's industry day. Laur...

Watch Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Mouse - Tom and Jerry in Animation   |  View More Free Videos Online at Veoh.com This cartoon is available on the ...

For those of you in the Toronto area, Steve Schnier is having a garage sale on May 9 that includes some animation equipment. Details here .

Once again, it's industry day. The work of graduating students is screened for people who are looking for talent. Below is a collectio...

"At the heart of creativity is a willingness to take risks, a willingness to experiment, a willingness to explore avenues that don'...

It's taken me a while to get to Stepping Into the Picture: Cartoon Designer Maurice Noble by Robert J. McKinnon. It is slightly less t...

Here's an interesting site that specializes in title sequences for both animated and live action films and TV shows. The animated film...

One of the interesting things about the web is that you can track which sites visitors to your site have come from. The majority of visitor...

"The main problem, as I see it, is that over seven years of development, there was a whole lot of money spent. I’d guess somewhere arou...

There's an interesting article in the NY Times about how Wall Street is afraid that Pixar's next release, Up , will not meet their ...