Winsor McCay: The Day the Pictures Moved
The date was September 14th 1914 when a West Michigan native named Zenis Winsor McCay appeared in a Vaudeville act, which was the first interactive motion picture ever made. The act was called Winsor...
View ArticleHappy International Animation Day 2014
Today marks the anniversary of Théâtre Optique the first performance of a moving picture show created by Charles-Émile Reynaud. The show took place in Paris, France at the Grevin Museum on October 28,...
View ArticleCelebrating the 68th Anniversary of Disney’s Song of the South
Celebrating the 68th anniversary of Disney’s Song of the South By Guest Columnist Jim Korkis, Disney Historian Song of the South Poster Disney’s controversial feature film, Song of the South, premiered...
View ArticleNew “The Nine Old Men” Book by Andreas Deja
Andreas Deja released his new book entitled “The Nine Old Men: Lessons, Techniques, and Inspiration from Disney’s Great Animators”. Filled with some never before seen original drawings, and the works...
View ArticlePups of Liberty Interview with Bert and Jennifer Klein!
Bert and Jennifer Klein have released a brand new episode of Pups of Liberty entitled, “The Dog-claration of Independence”. Pups of Liberty is animated beautifully, with great backgrounds and...
View ArticleDo you use a mirror when you animate?
Throughout the years professional animators have used mirrors to capture facial expressions, even the use of full body mirrors to capture all of the characters movement to assist them in their...
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