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The Animation of Princess and the Frog – Videos, links, articles

December 12th, 2009 Discussion {0}

Disney Animation’s The Princess and the Frog is out this weekend, and it’s a fantastic return to a classic style of storytelling and animation. My personal highlights were

Studio 360 Disney Feature

September 15th, 2005 Discussion {0}

There’s a very interesting audio feature at Studio 360 featuring John Canemaker and Tony West talking about the end of hand drawn animation, the differences between the pencil

End of Hand-Drawn

August 14th, 2005 Discussion {0}

First appearing in the Wall Street Journal, an interesting short article by respected animation historian John Canemaker about Disney’s decision to abandon hand-drawn feature animation is now online.

Studio Power Rankings

August 10th, 2005 Discussion {0}

A very interesting commentary about studios’ possible ranking of ‘power’ in the animation industry, with Pixar on top, Disney second (interesting comments on this one), and Dreamworks third.

Siggraph ‘05 Highlights

August 10th, 2005 Discussion {0}

Have just been reading an excellent roundup of the most recent Siggraph Convention in LA at Bill’s Sketch Blog.
He talks about the exhibits, lectures, masterclasses, and the very