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Cartoon Brew

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Cartoon Brew is your resource for everything animation - movies, TV, advertising, stop-motion, CGI and more. Published and administered by animation historian Jerry Beck.

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  • Planet 51 talkback

    Posted on Wednesday November 25th, 2009 at 00:45 in feature film, talkback

    I was at the CTN Expo last weekend and completely forgot to see Planet 51. Am I missing something? If you saw it, I’d love to read your comments below....

  • Not So Mighty

    Posted on Tuesday November 24th, 2009 at 17:25 in TV

    A Brew reader reports that Erik Wiese, the co-creator of Mighty B, hinted on his Facebook today that Nick has cancelled the show. Wiese wrote: “Goodbye Bessie. Goodbye Happy. It was good knowing you.” In case you’re curious, here a...

  • Quote of the Week: Tom Rothman

    Posted on Tuesday November 24th, 2009 at 15:56 in feature film, ideas commentary

    From the November 2 issue of The New Yorker: “The trick is, from the business side, to try to be fiscally responsible so you can be creatively reckless.” — Tom Rothman, president of Fox Filmed Entertainment, on why the $40 million budge...

  • How to Make $55,000 by Giving Away A Film

    Posted on Tuesday November 24th, 2009 at 08:58 in business, feature film

    Filmmaker Nina Paley explains in the Wall Street Journal how she’s earned $55,000 from her animated feature Sita Sings the Blues by giving it away for free. The idea of offering content for free is still counterintuitive to a lot of artists, b...

  • Cornelis by Ayaka Nakata

    Posted on Tuesday November 24th, 2009 at 01:12 in shorts

    Beautiful animated short by Ayaka Nakata that stems from a foundation of dance choreography. I like how the filmmaker creates an atmosphere of mystery and intrigue from abstract movements and sounds. (Thanks, Tim Rauch)...

  • A Page From TV Animation’s Past

    Posted on Monday November 23rd, 2009 at 20:51 in TV, bad ideas

    (click to enlarge image) Understanding the extent to which artists have lost control of the animation process in the past is vital to ensuring a robust and healthy future for the art form. With that in mind, here’s a page of Broadcast Standard...

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