At the risk of being considered a grumpy old timer, I have a need to air a few gripes from time to time. Plus, my sixty...
"We currently have no traditional hand-drawn animated motion pictures in production or development." Copyright Disney Enterprises, Inc. All rights reserved I'm paraphrasing what Disney CEO Robert...
My animation friends & colleagues can pretty much tell the same story. All of us benefited greatly by having the opportunity to work side-by-side with seasoned...
It's become a constant theme in my writing this past year. I've been comparing today's animation studios to the cartoon factories of years past and the...
I recently learned of the passing of my friend and colleague, Ginny Tyler. Ginny and I shared our love for Disney. And I always regarded her...
The two young executives stood admiring the impressive artwork that lined the walls of the studio conference room. Of course, it's a studio that shall remain...
As I sat at my drawing board wildly sketching away on a new feature film idea, I suddenly glanced up to see two visitors in the...
Is it just me or has animated cartoon film making finally evolved into something else? With motion pictures like "Rango" and "The Adventures of Tintin" finding...
The other evening, a pal who works for an animation studio that shall remain nameless was telling me about the project he was developing. It was...
The three men were engaged in a spirited conversation when I took a seat directly behind them. This was a screening room at the Walt Disney...
