Disney Favorites First Time on Blu-ray this Summer

For the first time you can own these Disney classics on Blu-ray and Blu-ray DVD combo packs. These t

Elite Animation Academy – Adult Classes

Enrolling now! Want to learn hand drawn animation from a former Disney Animator? Paulo Alvarado and

2013 Oscar Nominated Animated Shorts

Since the Oscars are going to start up in a few hours I’d like to give a quick review of the a

 
Lavalle Lee

Miracle Mouse Production Continues!

June 22, 2012 in Featured Posts, News

Production continues on Tom Hignite’s “Miracle Mouse – Cranky’s Miracle.” Discover one of Tom Hignite’s most recent benchmarks in his production of his indie 2D animated feature film! After speaking with Hignite about his film, we found [...]

James N.

“The Act” iPad Release!

June 21, 2012 in Featured Posts, News, Trailers

So this is great news… The Act, a beautiful hand-drawn game that I never thought would see the light of day, has finally been released on the iTunes store! If you have an iPad and love traditional [...]

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Scott T. Petersen’s Animation & Drawing Excellence DVDs

May 27, 2012 in Educational, Featured Posts, Interviews, News

Just released! “Lesson 2: Power of Anticipation & Other Gems” from Scott T. Petersen’s series “Animation and Drawing Excellence.” This series is growing fast! You can now buy all 3 dvd’s from his website. Scott offers professional character [...]

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Interview with Director Michael Sporn

May 25, 2012 in Featured Posts, Interviews, News

Michael Sporn’s blog is one of the most valuable resources on animation that’s packed with amazing articles, drawings, & model sheets. He very kindly accepted to do this excellent interview for us and it’s a great insight [...]

Les Carpenter

Sneak Peek at Disney’s New “Art of Animation Resort”

May 22, 2012 in Featured Posts, News

Today was an “Open Mouse” for Walt Disney cast members to get a sneak peek of the brand new “Art of Animation Resort” opening this summer at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. The grand opening will [...]

James N.

A Cat in Paris Review

May 22, 2012 in Reviews

I saw A Cat in Paris, directed by Jean-Loup Felicioli and Alain Gagnol, at the 2011 Florida Film Festival and was completely and utterly blown away by how amazing this film is. The festival screened it at the Garden Theater [...]

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Theme Park Connection Interview

April 23, 2012 in Educational, Featured Posts, News

Over the weekend, I visited Theme Park Connection in Winter Garden, FL. This is the best place for everything theme park related. They have years and years of history all for sale! Not a single item in [...]

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Did you know?? The Don Bluth Archive at SCAD

April 8, 2012 in Featured Posts, Learning, News

Did you know there is a Don Bluth archive filled with original work they did on the films? Recently, I was very fortunate to get a tour of the Savannah School of Art & Design’s Don Bluth [...]

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New Chuck Jones Experience – Las Vegas, NV

March 9, 2012 in Featured Posts, News

The brand new “Chuck Jones Experience” in Las Vegas, Nevada just opened this year! I know for my next visit to Vegas, this will probably be my first stop. They recently contacted me about their opening and [...]

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Eric Goldberg Masterclass June 9th-August 25, 2012

February 27, 2012 in Educational, Featured Posts, News

Now is your chance! Limited to 16 seats for a WHOPPIN’ $2500 bucks! If only I could afford to attend! Well worth it, students must send in their portfolios and demo reels to get accepted. The classes [...]

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Ward Kimball’s “The Committee” Painting 1949

February 11, 2012 in Featured Posts, News

Ward Kimball was one of Walt Disney’s Nine Old Men. Born in Minnesota, Ward was a great artist who loved to restore locomotives. He worked on animated classics such as Snow White, Fantasia, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella and [...]

Les Carpenter

A Happy Birthday to Walt Disney

December 6, 2011 in Featured Posts, News

Walter Elias Disney born December 5, 1901 Remember, it all started with a mouse!