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Saturday, September 7, 2019

The Unbearable LightBox of Being

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There's a new animation expo in town -  LightBox - and yesterday, I went.   The last such event I attended was the World Animation ...
Thursday, July 25, 2019

Three from My Storyboard Graveyard

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In the process of updating my personal website , I came across storyboards that never made it for three Illumination films: "The Grinch...
Wednesday, July 3, 2019

Eat, Drink, Animate! By Tom Sito

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Who knew animators could cook? Tom Sito, USC animation professor, co-director of Osmosis Jones and Emeritus President of the Animation Gu...
Thursday, June 13, 2019

Ross Anderson Pulls a Rabbit from a Hat

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We f irst interviewed author Ross Anderson back in 2013, about his research project into the history of the making of Who Framed Roger Rab...
Thursday, January 3, 2019

The Forgotten Art of Kathleen Bell

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Kathleen "Kay" Bell 1937 Kathleen Bell was a 20th Century illustrator whose work is now almost completely forgotten. She was...
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Sunday, November 11, 2018

The Grinch Who Left an Easter Egg

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In May of 2014, my wife Donna was a patient at Sloan Kettering Hospital in Manhattan, being treated for complications from the cancer sh...
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Tuesday, July 3, 2018

"Fossils" Lunch in Toluca Lake

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From left: Charles Solomon, Bob Kurtz, Scott Johnson, Howard Green,  Eric Goldberg, Tom Sito, Alex Williams, Ruben Aquino and Ross Bluche...
Monday, June 18, 2018

Jettisoned - "Radiohead meets Hawkwind"

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Welsh filmmaker (and friend of FLiP) Nathan Erasmus has teamed up with young psychedelic rockers KOYO to produce a new sci-fi inspired an...
Friday, November 24, 2017

Andrea Torrejon Talks Character Design

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Andrea Torrejon  is a London based character designer, best known for her work on Rovio's  Angry Birds . Character design is one of ...
Tuesday, November 14, 2017

Tara's Lasting Impressions

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Last May, I was having lunch in the new courtyard at Nickelodeon (where I work) with writer Andrew Blanchette .  There were some guys sandbl...
Saturday, November 11, 2017

Alex Williams, the Strip King!

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 Last month, FLiP's very own Alex Williams won The Cartoon Art Trust Award for Strip Cartooning for his "Queen's Counsel...
Wednesday, May 10, 2017

The Prefab Messiahs and The Man Who Killed Reality

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Xeth Feinberg , the mad genius behind "Bulbo" and "Papu" tells FLiP about a new venture with his old band, The Prefab Me...
Wednesday, April 12, 2017

Our Next 4 Years

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Immediately after the November election, I was contacted by Carolyn Bates , a long time friend and colleague.  She wanted me to create a pub...
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Sunday, March 5, 2017

Remembering John Watkiss 1961 - 2017

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John Watkiss 1961-2017 John Watkiss, the brilliant animation artist famous for his stunning visual development work on "Tarzan...
Thursday, March 2, 2017

Erin K's Latest Music Video

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Erin K and animation Producer Nathan Erasmus have just released their new video "Assholio", described as a "classic fair...
Saturday, July 30, 2016

Yay for Sarah May: Self Help for Animators

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Sarah Bates' 2007 FLiP article "Animation Brat" was reposted the other day as a precursor to this brand spanking new interview...
Monday, July 25, 2016

Animation Brat

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The following is a re-post of one of my favorite articles from the old format FLiP, from 2007.  Enjoy! - Steve by Sarah May Bates adver...
Sunday, March 6, 2016

Steve Speaks!

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I was honored recently to be interviewed for The Tiara Talk Show , a podcast series created by Tammy Tuckey .  The show is about all things ...
Wednesday, February 3, 2016

Nancy Beiman: "No Longer Proud" To Be An Academy Member

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Photo: Gary Krueger. Nancy Beiman, supervising animator at Disney, Professor at Sheridan, and friend of FLiP, has told the Academy of M...
Tuesday, December 15, 2015

Animator Benn Garnish Introduces Retrofit!

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Retrofit from Imagescope Productions on Vimeo . Animators are film-makers, and it's not unusual to find animators who bridge the...
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Monday, December 14, 2015

Amber's Elf

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by Amber Tornquist Hollinger Bringing some Christmas spirit to FLiP, veteran storyboard artist Amber Tornquist Hollinger shares the adv...
Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Tom Sito Reviews Richard Williams' "Prologue"

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A still image from "Prologue" Animation director Richard Williams recently completed his long-anticipated short film Prologue...
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Thursday, September 10, 2015

Help Stephan Franck Create the Next Edition of Silver!

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Silver by Stephan Franck Animator, director and graphic novelist Stephan Franck is running a Kickstarter campaign to raise money for hi...
Wednesday, September 9, 2015

Richard Williams' "Prologue" to Screen in Los Angeles

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A still image from Prologue Animation guru Richard Williams, who directed The Thief and the Cobbler, and was animation director on Who ...
Monday, August 17, 2015

Short of Expectations

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Chief, Your Butt's on Fire from Steve Moore on Vimeo . Two years ago, I finished a short film called, "Chief, Your Butt's...
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