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Who was the first African American Disney animator? Most Disney fans will answer “Floyd Norman” and until last week, I would have said the same thing. However, I am wrong (and you probably are, too). While Floyd Norman did work for Disney animation, he was never technically an animator and the title of first black… Continue reading Ron Husband, The first African American Disney animator — INFOCUS247

When a character’s popularity is this intense, give ‘im a series — it just makes sense! via Frozen’s Olaf to Get Own Series — Watch a Sneak Peek — TVLine

I remember watching this great 1933 movie when I was 10 and loving every minute of it. I loved monster movies and this was a classic one. I was more of a Godzilla guy but King Kong was great. I always wondered where the model was…well there were four of them. Two survive today. Eugene […]… Continue reading Where is… the original King Kong model now? — PowerPop… An Eclectic Collection of Pop Culture

PRAGUE — Gene Deitch, an American Oscar-winning illustrator, animator, film director and producer has died. He was 95. His Czech publisher, Petr Himmel, told The Associated Press Deitch died unexpectedly during the night from Thursday to Friday in his apartment in Prague’s Little Quarter neighborhood. No further details were given. Deitch’s movie “Munro” won the […]… Continue reading Tom and Jerry director, animator Gene Deitch dies at 95 — myfox8.com

6 Shots From 6 Films is just what it says it is, 6 shots from 6 of our favorite films. As opposed to the reviews and recaps that we usually post, 6 Shots From 6 Films lets the visuals do the talking! Rest in peace, Stuart Gordon. 6 Shots From 6 Films via 6 Shots From… Continue reading 6 Shots From 6 Films: RIP, Stuart Gordon — Through the Shattered Lens

I try and give people a motivational boost in these articles by talking about inspirational people. Subjects have typically been sporting greats that moved people in and out of the competitive field. However, today is a little different. I am going to talk about the inspirational greats of Japanese animation, in particular Hayao Miyazaki. Miyazaki […]… Continue reading What we can learn from the great Japanese animators — G-James-C

2018 is a milestone for Black Superheroes, on February 16, 2018 Black Panther was released and the rest is history. But on December 1, 2018 Miles Morales into the Spider-verse was also released, and there was nothing like it every witnessed on screen. It won the Oscar for best animation. Below the animators talk about […]… Continue reading How Animators Created the Spider-verse — A. J. Harper

Isadore “Friz” Freleng (1964) DePatie-Freleng Enterprises wins the Academy Award for Best Short Film for The PinkPhink (of the Pink Panther series) and continues to create shorts for theatrical release. The Pink Phink is a 1964 animated short comedy film, produced and directed by Friz Freleng with characters animated by the triple male character animators,… Continue reading Pink Panther: The Pink Phink — Hobo Moon Cartoons

So the other week my friend Katie asked if I would watch Brave for her (which sort of sparked the whole idea of commissions). I’d seen it before, so had reasonably strong memories of its strengths and weaknesses. It’s a good movie; maybe not Pixar’s finest (because, yes, it’s Pixar!) but really fun to spend […]… Continue reading Things we did in the pandemic: episode 3 — Elle Thinks