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Lavalle Lee

Lavalle Lee has been creating animated cartoons online since 1999/2000 for his website flashcartoons.org. Many cartoons on the site have gained viral video status reaching millions of viewers online. In 2009, Lavalle started learning hand drawn animation from Don Bluth in his animation classes, as well as attending his Masterclasses in Arizona. He has also personally studied animation and visual effects from Veteran Disney animators in Orlando, FL.

Lavalle is widely known in the animation industry as the creator of the TraditionalAnimation.com website. After seeing that most animation sites were about all types of animation, not any specific to classical hand drawn animation, Lavalle knew Traditional Animation needed to be represented online. TraditionalAnimation.com has become the leading website and social media account for all things 2D. The website served as inspiration for “The Traditional Animation Show” in which Lavalle was both producer and host.

His partnership with Don Bluth began when he championed the Dragon's Lair Indiegogo campaign as lead project manager, editor, voice actor and in-betweener. The campaign reached $730,000 dollars to produce a 7-minute pitch video. In 2017, Lavalle brought the idea of creating a school to Don Bluth, and Don Bluth University was born. After a decade of learning from Don Bluth and working together on multiple pitches and business ventures, Lavalle accepted the position as Vice President of Don Bluth's new company Don Bluth Studios.

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THE OFFICIAL TOONTOBER 2023 IS OPEN!! A brand new cartoon prompt list for everyone! Be sure to tag @toontober (Twitter) and @toontoberofficial (Instagram/Facebook) when you post your work and we will share all your art! You can also post in our Official Traditional Animation Discord Group! Good luck and don’t

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The long awaited Blu-Ray release of the classic animated film “Cats Don’t Dance” is coming to Blu-Ray September 26th, 2023. The special features will include some classic Warner Bros., cartoons. However there is no “Making-of” included in the special features. Which many fans were hoping for. Coming to Blu-ray September

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Disney Legend Burny Mattinson, a Disney Veteran who spent 70 years working in the magic of Walt Disney Animation Studios, passed away today. February 27, at age 87. Disney studio’s longest-serving employee, Mattinson made his debut as an in-betweener on Lady and the Tramp (1955). Burny passed away at the

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Mike Judge and Greg Daniels are back to revive their animated series King of the Hill, this time for Hulu. The new season(s) will be produced by original co-creators Mike Judge and Greg Daniels, and incoming executive producer Saladin Patterson. Added to the mix is Michael Rotenberg and Howard Klein,

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The Nacelle Company recently announced its acquisition of the Biker Mice From Mars franchise. They also announced their plans for a new toy line and animated series. The original series’ first episode premiered September 19, 1993 (USA). The final episode of the original series ended February 24, 1996. Biker Mice

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IT’S TOONTOBER TIME 2022!! A brand new prompt list for everyone! You can post them here toontober-submissions or be sure to tag @toontober on Twitter. @officialtoontober on Facebook and Instagram when you post your work and we will retweet/share your art! Good luck and don’t forget to HAVE FUN! #ToonTober2022

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Just in time for this year’s Halloween! Looney Tunes has a brand new special coming out! Bugs Bunny’s Howl-O-Skreem Spooktacula! Starts streaming on HBO Max on September 29th. You can watch the trailer or check out some of the screen grabs below. TRAILER: Here are some screen grabs from Looney

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Don Bluth’s Autobiography is out today! Be sure to get your copy in stores or online! We absolutely love the title, “Somewhere Out There – My Animated Life.” Don Bluth has been working on this book for a few years and even narrated the book himself. Which is also available

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A new Beavis and Butthead movie is coming to streaming exclusively on Paramount+. Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe is written by Mike Judge, Lew Morton, Guy Maxtone-Graham and Ian Maxtone-Graham. It is now the second film to come out of the animated television series Beavis and Butt-Head after Beavis

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Netflix has released the official trailer for The Cuphead Show!, an animated series based on Studio MDHR’s hit game Cuphead. The Cuphead Show! follows the misadventures of Cuphead and brother Mugman through 12 episodes. The 12 minute episodes are sure to deliver fun and a dash of the heebie-jeebies. Fans

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20th Century Studios has released the official trailer for The Bob’s Burgers Movie. Coming to theaters on May 27th, 2022. The Bob’s Burgers Movie is based on the Emmy-winning animated television series Bob’s Burgers starring the beloved Belcher family in a NEW musicalcomedy-mystery-adventure. 20th Century Studios “The Bob’s Burgers Movie”

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Animation legend Don Bluth has announced the pre-order of his autobiography! The book is titled “Somewhere Out There: My Animated Life”. Don Bluth’s autobiography is now available for pre-order at all major book retailers! AND! I had the honor of cleaning up and coloring the characters on the front cover!

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Netflix just released the Official Trailer for the live action adaption of the popular anime Cowboy Bebop. So far the trailers and teasers have had mixed reviews. I personally am a HUGE fan of the original anime. I own the boxset even! lol. I hope Netflix does justice to the

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THE OFFICIAL TOONTOBER 2021 IS HERE!! A brand new prompt list for everyone! Last year’s TOONTOBER was a HUGE success, this year is going to be even bigger! Be sure to tag @toontober on twitter, @officialtoontober on Facebook and Instagram when you post your work and we will retweet/share your

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Injustice, the newest feature length DC Animated film from Warner Bros. and DC is set to be released Oct 19th. This film is based on a fighting video game from NetherRealm Studios, Injustice: Gods Among Us. Also became a comic book storyline called Injustice: Gods Among Us: Year One.

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