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• Just because a behind-the-scenes story is fun to tell doesn't mean that it's actually true

  Jim Hill uses Michael Sragow’s new book, “Victor Fleming: An American Movie Master,” as an excuse to debunk a famous Hollywood myth. Which alleges that – back in 1930 -- MGM passed on the opportunity to distribute Disney’s “Mickey Mouse” cartoons because Louis B. Mayer was afraid of mice Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 29, 2009 12:00 AM | 2 Comments Filed under: cartoons, film, Walt Disney, Mickey Mouse, Hollywood, hardcover, Disney-MGM Studios, Disney-MGM Studios theme park, book, MGM, movie, Disney's Hollywood Studios, shorts

• "Character Animation Crash Course !" is a terrific how-to-toon book

  Jim Hill reviews Eric Goldberg's 25-years-in-the-making instructional manual, which shares this animation master's secrets on how to do great character animation Read More... Posted Wednesday, September 10, 2008 12:00 AM | 1 Comments Filed under: daughter, son, key franchise, Pink Panther, Aladdin, preproduction art, professionals, teacher, paperback, pencil, pencils, fledgling, Woodbury University, would-be animator, Walt Disney Animation Studios, The Princess and the Frog, supervisor of animation, squash, squash & stretch, Silman-James Press, September, Ricardo Mestres, Pocahontas, Phil, nuts-and-bolts, Looney Tunes: Back in Action, lessons, Hollywood, hand-drawn animation, hardcover, Genie, foreword, Donald Duck, craft, classic cartoon character, co-director, character , character animation, Character Animation Crash Course !, CalArts, California Institute of the Arts, Care package, book, bookshelf, Brad Bird, break down a scene, beginners, ASUS, August, animation, animation industry, 2008, timing, industry vet, instructional book, instructions, stretch, satyr, SCAD, school, school supplies, medium, RISD, lined paper, Disney, DVD, East High Wildcats, Barnes & Noble, animation student, art of books, how to, hardcovers, Hercules, high profile project, erasers, Eric Goldberg, Comic-Con , Comic-Con International, conceptual paintings