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New York Times on Pixar, Disney, Lasseter

June 2nd, 2008 Discussion {0}

A very interesting feature on the relationship between Pixar and Disney over at the New York Times. Firstly, there’s mention of Princess and the Frog (I hadn’t seen

Rapunzel Rumours & Dindal Doubts

November 6th, 2005 Discussion {0}

Plenty of interesting news and info at JimHillMedia as usual, including some very interesting rumours that apparently director Mark Dindal may have quit Disney Feature Animation just two

Chicken Little: Reviews Indicate Dissapointment

November 5th, 2005 Discussion {0}

The first reviews don’t look very promising at all, unfortunately. I’ll wait to see it for myself before I really know how bad it is, but it sounds

Chicken Little A Test For Disney

November 1st, 2005 Discussion {0}

Well, Chicken Little is about to open in the US, and they’re understandably looking at this as the beginning of their “new era” in animation. Behind the scenes

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

Can Disney Be Valiant?

September 1st, 2005 Discussion {0}

There’s ann interesting and probably quite accurate (though cynical) view of Valiant and Disney’s prospects in the Feature Animation business over at The Motley Fool. As far as

Disney vs. Pixar, One Film a Month, & Toy Story 3

August 16th, 2005 Discussion {0}

There’s an article worth reading over at Jim Hill Media about the current state of negotiations between Pixar and Disney. Sounds like they’re talking again, and more than

Disney Gloss on Erasure of Artform

August 14th, 2005 Discussion {0}

Rose glasses firmly in place, Disney has presented it’s version of life in the Feature Animation Studio over the last few years. In their 2005 Siggraph presentation, “The

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.

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