A big congratulations to Brendan Houghton , a super-talented story board artist who recently boarded the opening ceremony for the 2012 Olymp...

My old pal and mad genius Xeth Feinberg has been bugging me to have reader comments on the FLIP blog.  Here's his latest rant, word for...

By Jerry L. Brice Future animators awaiting the start of the first Counter Con. On Friday July 13 th , during the week of the wo...

My old friend and colleague Luc Chamberland has just finished a charming stop motion teaser for the  Montreal Stop Motion Film Festival 2012...

I was saddened to read of the passing of Richard Zanuck , film producer and one time head of 20th Century Fox.  What many of you may not ...

Today is my wife's birthday -  a milestone, but I won't say which one.  With her seemingly boundless energy, she is a constant sourc...

In an industry where we spend years creating other peoples' projects -sometimes good, sometimes bad - you don't often see industry v...

Here's to Ernest Borgnine , a.k.a. Mermaid Man, who passed away at the age of 95.  Though his acting career spanned sixty years, winn...

Brave was great.  I got totally sucked into it.   But whenever Merida and her crazy, tangly locks bounced through a scene, I couldn't ...

The American Revolution in three minutes..... Enjoy your inalienable rights safely! -Steve

Even after working on animated films for 25 years I am still shocked at my own ignorance when it comes to the details of film budgets and ...

Logo design by Vince Alvendia On Friday, July 13, as the San Diego Comic Con rages downtown, animator and South East San Diego native  ...

by  Signe Baumane The subject of depression is very important to me, personally.  I have obsessive suicidal thoughts almost every minute...

Charlie and Yip I've been working recently on a independent feature film "My Haunted House" , about a perfectly normal kid...

Whenever I meet someone not in the film industry, there's an undeniable twinge of anxiety.  I know it is just a matter of time before I...