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Blog Post: When you work in animation, there’s just no avoiding those Pink Slip Blues

Floyd Norman

It was late summer 1958 and things had been going well. The mad rush to wrap the animated feature film, “ Sleeping Beauty ” was finally succeeding, and the film was well on its way to completion. Taking a break from the drawing board, I headed up to the second floor of the Animation Building...

on1 Mar 2010
Blog Post: Disney’s timeless battle between the young punks and the old guard

Floyd Norman

You probably already know the story. A group of young guys move into the establishment and begin to shake things up. The old guard naturally has issues with the young punks, and they begin to push back. It’s a story we’ve all heard before, and I find it amazing that it remains a story that never really...

on7 Dec 2009
Blog Post: Toon Tuesday : Disney's Night School

Floyd Norman

Did you know Walt Disney Studios once provided what could be considered the finest animation course ever offered? That's right, kids. If you've shelled out the big bucks for an animation education at such institutions as California Institute of the Arts or Sheridan College , you might be surprised to...

on14 Jan 2008
Blog Post: Toon Tuesday : Home for the Holidays

Floyd Norman

It's a standard thing this time of year. Travelers loaded with gifts are trying to make their way home to spend the holidays with family and friends. This scenario is often played out in movies where our hero finally makes his or her way home just in time to spend Christmas with the family. After all...

on17 Dec 2007

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Blog Post: When you work in animation, there’s just no avoiding those Pink Slip Blues

Blog Post: Disney’s timeless battle between the young punks and the old guard

Blog Post: Toon Tuesday : Disney's Night School

Blog Post: Toon Tuesday : Home for the Holidays