Mayerson on Animation

While I am very familiar with the Studio Ghibli films directed by Hayao Miyazaki, I have to admit that I haven't paid as much attention ...

It's that time of year again. As Sheridan Animation's industry day approaches, here's a sneak peak at what some of this year...

Sheridan College was lucky to host Disney writer-director John Musker last week.  There's some coverage here .  In addition to talking t...

Here's a potential game changer.  Video hosting site Vimeo has started an on demand service .  You can upload your videos, charge what...

Captain Canuck, a comics character who first appeared in 1975, will star in a web series produced by Toronto's Smiley Guy Studios.  Yo...

Who knew?  The mighty multinational conglomerate that is Disney can't stand to be criticized. You are probably already aware that Disn...

The perceived failure of Andrew Stanton's John Carter dominates any talk of the film itself.  I say "perceived" because the f...

The story of the making of Ren and Stimpy is one of an irresistible force meeting an immovable object.  The irresistible force was John K...

After 37 days, my cast (the last of four) is off.  There's a lot of work to do to regain flexibility and strength.  However, life is a l...

As I broke my wrist yesterday, it will be a while before this blog is updated.

How do you follow up an animation hardware history ?  With a look at The Museum of Forgotten Art Supplies .

J.J. Sedelmaier has written an interesting history of animation disks for Imprint magazine. People who entered the animation business ...

If you've ever created stories -- whether written, drawn or filmed -- you are familiar with the experience of having the characters dict...

Disney historian Jim Korkis 's latest book is Who's Afraid of the Song of the South? and Other Forbidden Disney Stories .  The mai...

If you aren't visiting Amid Amidi's site 365 Days of Ward Kimball , you're missing out on some beautiful art. Currently, ...

This week marks the 50th anniversary of Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol , the first animated TV special.  Darrell Van Citters has writt...

From Seth Godin : "Capitalists take risks. They see an opportunity, an unmet need, and then they bring resources to bear to solve th...

The Walt Disney company is responsible for delaying the publication of Full Steam Ahead!: The Life and Art of Ward Kimball by Amid Amidi....

In the past, if you pitched an idea to a studio, they would ask you to sign a release form before pitching.  The form stated that the studio...