Check out these five new clips from our December short film review written by
Jon Hofferman. We've got clips from f8 by Jason Wen, Os Irmãos Willians (The Willians Brothers) by Ricardo Dantas,
Ornaments by Aaron James Erimez, The Shark and the Piano by Gabriele Pennacchioli, and Still I Rise by Umesh Shukla.
Read more about these short films!
Lead Animator Bardel Ent. is looking for a lead animator for a Maya-based CG production.
Character (Rigging) Technical Director
DreamWorks Animation is looking for a technical director for character
rigging.
Animation Scriptwriting: The Writer's Road Map Rick DeMott takes a look at Animation Scriptwriting, the latest how to book on scribing, revealing that this road map might not lead everyone to fame and fortune. (2001-02-01) Author: DeMott, Rick http://www.awn.com/mag/issue5.11/5.11pages/demottanimation.php3
Nancy Cartwright's Life as a 10-Year-Old Boy Liam Liebling reviews Nancy Cartwright's new book in which she discusses her career as everyone's favorite troublemaker Bart Simpson. (2000-12-01) Author: Liebling, Liam http://www.awn.com/mag/issue5.09/5.09pages/lieblingcart.php3
Dog Locomotion and Gait Analysis While this book was written with dog enthusiasts in mind, Jim Bradrick uncovers this text's excellent use for animators.
(2000-10-01) Author: Bradrick, Jim http://www.awn.com/mag/issue5.07/5.07pages/bradrickloco.php3
The Animated Film Encyclopedia British animation historian Graham Webb has spent 30 years documenting every animated theatrical cartoon, animated feature film and cartoon sequence. Now Jerry Beck reviews the final product. (2000-10-01) Author: Beck, Jerry http://www.awn.com/mag/issue5.07/5.07pages/beckency.php3
Straight from the Moose's Mouth Karl Cohen reviews Keith Scott's new book that not only discusses everyone's favorite flying squirrel and moose, but also provides an accurate historical look at the early days of television animation.
(2000-09-01) Author: Cohen, Karl http://www.awn.com/mag/issue5.06/5.06pages/cohenmoose.php3
Creativity After Hours: The Visual Evolutions of Michel Gagne Michel Gagne, a designer and special effects animator on many major animated features, doesn (2000-04-01) Author: Miller, Bob http://www.awn.com/mag/issue5.01/5.01pages/millergagne.php3
The True North, Strong and Meek Cartoon Capers: The History of Canadian Animators
Christopher J. Robinson reviews Karen Mazurkewich (2000-04-01) Author: Robinson, Christopher http://www.awn.com/mag/issue5.01/5.01pages/robinsoncaper.php3
Beatletoons, The Real Story Behind The Cartoon Beatles Jerry Beck reviews Mitchell Axelrod's heartfelt tribute to The Beatles cartoon show
and reveals a great book for cartoon buffs who want to know how it was done during
the early days. (2000-03-01) Author: Beck, Jerry http://www.awn.com/mag/issue4.12/4.12pages/beckbeatletoons.php3
CG 101: A Computer Graphics Industry Reference Paul Younghusband reviews CG 101, a general, but detailed, book which covers a
wide range of topics, from visual effects techniques, to terminology, job descriptions
and visual effects history. (2000-02-01) Author: Younghusband, Paul http://www.awn.com/mag/issue4.11/4.11pages/younghusbandcgi.php3