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This is the most meta thing I’ve ever seen on Cartoon Network.
Hotel Transylvania Deformed Character Models Appreciation Post
Animation Magazine – The Tale of ‘The Tale of Tillie’s Dragon’
One of these years I’m going to sit down and put together an entire book-length history of the “Toon Boom.” I’m not speaking of the Canadian software company by that name, but rather the period from the mid 1990s through the early 2000s, when every studio in Hollywood and even around the world was ramping up for a major feature animation presence. It was a fascinating time to be connected to the animation industry; after years of languishing, the toon trade was suddenly, if not miraculously, a lottery winner. The joke at the time was that the rarest thing in Hollywood was no longer an honest agent or a virginal starlet, but an unemployed animator.
It was not just major studios jumping on the toon bandwagon, either. Many veteran artists decided to strike out on their own to create independent films. Some made it, and some didn’t, though one of the most determined at the time was Stribling Productions, owned by former animator Mike Stribling. The first––ultimately, only––film to come from the company was the kid-friendly featurette The Tale of Tillie’s Dragon. Even though it was written, produced and directed by Stribling, it was not a one-man venture; in fact it utilized the talents of some Disney Feature artists who were in between projects. [Read More]
Bradford Animation Festival 2013
Bradford Animation Festival is now open for submissions, though the categories are a little curious.
There’s sections for professional animators who make their living off their craft, and students who are learning animation, as well as music videos, commercials and stuff by animators under 16. But I don’t fit into any of those categories. Outcast Hope doesn’t fit into the ‘short shorts’ category either, being a little over 4 minutes. The only place it could fit is in the ‘animations for children’ category, though it wasn’t created specifically with kids in mind. Hm… well it’s unlikely I’ll have the short done by July anyway, but it was an interesting thought. Maybe next year.
In case any of you wish to participate, here’s the form.
Feel rather shook up this morning, so I polished this doodle I did last night. Specifically, one of the many things in this video that gave me a chuckle.
If Earth Had Rings
First off, they would be really pretty to look at. They would also dominate the sky in both night and day at exactly the same place as they would never rise nor set. And at night you would see the Earth’s shadow swing across the rings, like in the 4th photo here.
However, life would be very different on Earth if this were the case. Nocturnal animals would have a hard time being nocturnal, as the light reflecting from the rings would illuminate the night.
Because we are closer to the Sun than Saturn is, the rings would be more rocky than ice, making them less bright but still pretty bright. In fact, you would see far less stars at night (living anywhere other than the equator or the arctic circle) because of the light pollution and not to mention ruin most meteor showers because of that.
During the day the rings would block sunlight in certain regions of the planet creating wild weather cycles and effecting plant life as well. So basically, they would be definitely pretty to look at but they would also make a whole lot of things screwy.
Illustrations by Ron Miller // io9
— Click the photos for captions
So I coloured it.
