Mayerson on Animation

Reflections on the art and business of animation.

Sunday, April 12, 2015

Tax Credits, Exchange Rates and Thin Ice

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(Updated Below) Canadian Animation Resources has good coverage of Nova Scotia's decision to reduce it's tax credits for film and T...
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Sunday, April 05, 2015

The Upside and Downside of Influences

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When a baby goose hatches, it starts following the first moving thing it sees.  As that is usually its mother, instinct serves it well. Pe...
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Monday, March 30, 2015

Sheridan Industry Day 2015 Trailer

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Some students have inadvertently been left out, so there may be an updated version coming.  If so, I'll replace this version.
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Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Heritage Animation Art Auction

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Heritage is running an animation art auction and you can see the complete, illustrated catalog here . The art that is in this catalog is...
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Pete Docter in Toronto

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Pete Docter was at the TIFF Bell Lightbox on Monday, March 23, starting the publicity rounds for his next film Inside Out .  He was interv...
Sunday, March 15, 2015

Michael Sporn Remembered

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Journalist and animation historian Thad Komorowski put together a segment on Michael Sporn for the WBGO Journal on March 6.  It includes ...
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Thursday, March 12, 2015

New CRTC Rules

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The world of television is changing rapidly and the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission is attempting to catch up.  ...
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Monday, February 23, 2015

My post-Oscar Thought

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I wish the media paid as much attention to the Nobel prizes in science and medicine as it does to the Academy Awards.
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Monday, February 16, 2015

Toon Talks Podcast

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Friend Jim Caswell pointed me to a podcast featuring animator Charlie Bonifacio .  It's the latest episode of the Toon Talks podcast , ...
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Friday, January 30, 2015

Twice Upon a Time

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On Saturday night at 2:15 A.M. Eastern Time (really early Sunday morning), Turner Classic Movies will run a genuine rarity.  Twice Upon a ...
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Thursday, January 29, 2015

The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness

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Mami Sunada's documentary on the creation of The Wind Rises , The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness , is a fascinating film for a wide var...
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Thursday, January 22, 2015

Bye Bye PDI

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When I started in computer animation in 1985, there were five studios that dominated the field: Robert Abel and Associates, Digital Produc...
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Monday, January 12, 2015

Animatic T.O. Returns

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Animatic T.O, the Toronto lecture series featuring animation professionals, is back on Wednesday, Jan. 14 at The Rhino, 1249 Queen Street We...
Thursday, January 08, 2015

Book Review: Funnybooks

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If you ask anyone in North America to name a comic book company, they would probably name Marvel or DC.  Possibly they'd name Archie. ...
Friday, December 26, 2014

Song of the Sea

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Song of the Sea is director Tomm Moore's follow-up to his first feature, The Secret of Kells .  Once again, he delves ...
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Thursday, December 18, 2014

Season's Greetings from Sheridan's Class of 2015

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Friday, December 05, 2014

CTN vs. TCAF and Zen Pencils

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I attended CTN for the first time this year, representing Sheridan College.  Because of that, I was pretty much tied to Sheridan's table...
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Cartoon Carnival: A Documentary on Silent Era Animation

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Silent animation is esoteric, even to people who love animation.  Not much of it is shown anymore and animation has evolved so much from t...

Van Beuren Cartoons on TCM Dec. 7

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Steve Stanchfield (right) with Robert Osborne Due to a snafu last October 6, TCM didn't run its scheduled program of Van Beuren cart...
Tuesday, December 02, 2014

Torill Kove's Me and My Moulton

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On Dec. 2nd and 3rd, the National Film Board of Canada is making Torill Kove's latest film, Me and My Moulton , available for free.  Y...
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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.
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