Mayerson on Animation

John Lasseter's appearance at the TIFF Bell Lightbox on Tuesday, June 7 at 7:30 p.m has been cancelled. Details are here .

Over at The Comics Journal website, Jeet Heer interviews designer, illustrator and animation director R. O. Blechman . Blechman talks a bi...

This is the fifth in a series analyzing a scene from The Grapes of Wrath . For this entry, I want to talk about business. Business is wha...

Alimation - Annecy Festival 2011 from Alexandre DUBOSC on Vimeo . Here is Alexandre Dubosc's edible animation done for the upcoming An...

The trailer for the mocapped The Adventures of Tintin is now online . Note how little the trailer focuses on the characters and especially...

This is the fourth in a series analyzing a scene from The Grapes of Wrath . For this entry, I want to talk about conflict, obstacles and r...

A reminder to everyone in the greater Toronto area that the Toronto Comic Arts Festival is this weekend at the Toronto Reference Library at ...

Jaime Weinman reflects on the latest updating of Bugs and Daffy, with quotes from Amid Amidi, Michael Barrier and yours truly.

(Updated Below.) The industry awaits the screening April 28 was Sheridan's annual industry day for its two animation programs. It wasn...

One of the curious things about this book by Andrew Osmond is the lack of an adjective in the title. It's not the "100 Best,...

I will not be getting one of these tattoos. ( link via Boing Boing )

This is the third in a series analyzing a scene from The Grapes of Wrath . For this entry, I want to talk about the concepts of objective ...

I've written before about Kevin Schreck , a student at Bard College in upstate New York. He's working on a documentary on the makin...

Pinocchio concept art by Gustav Tenggren Milt Kahl thumbnails from The Rescuers Back in the '90s, animation art was all the rage. Soth...

This is the second in a series analyzing the elements in a scene from The Grapes of Wrath . For this entry, I want to talk about personali...

I'm going to do something different for several entries. What's above is a scene from The Grapes of Wrath , based on the novel by J...

The Sheridan Alumni Association is holding a reception and screening on Wednesday, April 6 at the TIFF Bell Lightbox, 350 King Street West i...

"My daughter Laura and I, as well as the Shuster estate, have done nothing more than exercise our rights under the Copyright Act. Yet,...

Click to enlarge. I haven't bought much original artwork in recent years, but I couldn't resist this drawing that I purchased on eBa...

The New York Times analyzes the failure of Mars Needs Moms : “Mars Needs Moms” may lead to the end for the Zemeckis style of motion-capture...