Mayerson on Animation

John Canemaker has generously shared a lengthy video interview with the late Tissa David. It is part autobiography, part nuts and bolts in...

The success of Disney's Frozen highlights the contradictions of copyright.  Salon has an article called, " How Disney Learned to ...

A very interesting article on Will Vinton's career, including how he lost his company to Phil and Travis Knight.

Most managers have holes in their knowledge.  Some people are promoted to management based on their skills.  They're the best at what ...

Courtesy of student Luke Coleman , here is a series of articles by Disney character designer Chris Oatley entitled "Will Your Personal ...

I'd like to thank a commenter named Raff who pointed me to this Patton Oswalt speech given at the Just for Laughs festival in Montreal...

Part 1 is here .  Part 2 is here .  Part 3 is here .  Part 4 is here .  Part 5 is here . What do you love more, your idea or animation?  T...

Part 1 is here .  Part 2 is here .  Part 3 is here .  Part 4 is here . Simon's Cat was an accident.  Simon Tofield created the init...

Part 1 is here .  Part 2 is here .  Part 3 is here . Younger people don't realize what an opportunity the internet represents.  Yes, e...

Part 1 is here .  Part 2 is here . If the audience is the only thing that can create a success, creators have to pitch to the audience.  T...

Part 1 is here . Screenwriter and novelist William Goldman says , "In Hollywood, nobody knows anything."  By this he means that ...

( Update :  The video of the talk is now online here .) In March, I gave a talk at Animatic T.O, a monthly lecture series about animation...

Patatap is a browser-based abstract animation and sound package that works off a keyboard.  It was developed by Jono Brandel and the music...

This year, Sheridan Animation's industry day is Thursday, April 24.  Here's an advance peek at this year's student films.

"And you're right, the model is changing in many ways, and I don't want to keep doing work-for-hire, piecemeal stuff whe...

There are many books that describe the jobs in animation in a bloodless manner.  They lay out the procedures but do it as a mechanical pro...

The names Jay Rasulo and Thomas Staggs don't mean much to animation professionals or fans right now, but the Los Angeles Times speculate...

"While problems in a film are fairly easy to identify, the sources of those problems are often extraordinarily difficult to assess. A ...