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What can Walt Disney Animation Studios do to save itself? Ditch digital

Floyd Norman is back with a column that's sure to cause some controversy. Since this Disney Legend is now suggesting that WDAS should abandon production of CG animated features and instead concentrate on reviving its hand-drawn animation unit Read More...

Posted Monday, February 02, 2009 12:00 AM | 25 Comments

Filed under: Disney, Pixar, CG, Walt Disney, Sleeping Beauty, Pixar Animation Studios, Walt Disney Animation Studios, hand-drawn animation, digital animation, Peter Pan, Pinocchio, WDAS

The Elephant in the Room -- Part 2

Disney Legend Floyd Norman concludes his look at "Wild Life," the CG project that Walt Disney Animation Studios developed but ultimately abandoned in late 2000 Read More...

Posted Monday, October 13, 2008 12:00 AM | 6 Comments

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The Elephant in the Room -- Part I

Disney Legend Floyd Norman returns with a detailed look at "Wild Life," an innovative animated feature that WDAS developed as a follow-up project for "Dinosaur" but ultimately abandoned in late 2000 Read More...

Posted Monday, October 06, 2008 12:00 AM | 5 Comments

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Toon Tuesday : Here's to the real survivors

Disney Legend Floyd Norman pays tribute to all those animation veterans who have hung in there through the tough times Read More...

Posted Tuesday, August 19, 2008 12:00 AM | 5 Comments

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Toon Tuesday : My favorite Geekathon -- Comic-Con International

As he gets ready to make his annual trip down to San Diego, animation legend Floyd Norman recalls the early days of the Con. Back when this strictly-comic-book convention was held at the El Cortez Hotel Read More...

Posted Tuesday, July 24, 2007 12:00 AM | 8 Comments

Filed under: animation, Comics, Disney, Pixar, CG, books

Toon Tuesday : Remembering Fred Lucky of WDFA's Story Department (1938 - 1999)

As he continues his new series about some of the storymen that he worked with at Disney Studios, animation legend Floyd Norman looks back over the career of cartoonist & storyboard artist Fred Lucky Read More...

Posted Tuesday, June 12, 2007 12:00 AM | 7 Comments

Filed under: animation, Comics, Disney, DVD / Video, movies, Pixar, traditional animation, CG, books