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Blog Post: Toon Tuesday: The Wow Factor

Floyd Norman

I’ve often been asked this goofy question. “How would you run an animation studio if you were in charge?” Questions like this come from young people who assume I have answers. The truth is, I’m not in that position, and I don’t expect to be. However, I once ran my own business...

on1 Jun 2010
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: Toon Tuesday: The curious case of Elizabeth Case

Floyd Norman

We called her "Big Liz" because she was tall. Animation artist Rolly Crump even featured her in a series of black & white posters that he designed back in the 1950s. The wonderful stylized poster featured Elizabeth Case Zwicker giving poetry readings at a local Beatnik hangout. That's right, kids...

on19 May 2008
Blog Post: Toon Thursday : Mermaids, donuts and musical concrete

Floyd Norman

Hey, folks -- Jim Hill here. Before this month's Floyd Norman column officially gets underway, I thought that I'd take a moment to let JHM readers know that Mr. Fun recently launched his very own blog. Appropriately titled Mr. Fun's Blog . So if you want more than just the usually once-a-month dose of...

on16 Apr 2008

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Blog Post: Toon Tuesday: The Wow Factor

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

Blog Post: Toon Tuesday: The curious case of Elizabeth Case

Blog Post: Toon Thursday : Mermaids, donuts and musical concrete