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https://mayersononanimation.blogspot.com/2009/07/human-resources.html?showComment=1247808842479 Mayerson on Animation: Human Resources Updated below. There was a time when companies owned the resources they used to produce their products. A company was its factories. Howev... mayerson on animationhumanresources https://mayersononanimation.blogspot.com/2008/09/101-dalmatians-part-17.html Mayerson on Animation: 101 Dalmatians: Part 17 Reflections on the art and business of animation. mayerson on animationdalmatianspart https://mayersononanimation.blogspot.com/2006/08/more-freleng.html?showComment=1156924440000 Mayerson on Animation: More Freleng In Tom Sito's entry for August 28 , he mentions that when he applied for work at DePatie-Freleng in 1977, he was interviewed by Friz himself... mayerson on animation https://mayersononanimation.blogspot.com/2010/04/hollywood-economist.html Mayerson on Animation: The Hollywood Economist ( Updated at the bottom.) If you are someone who wonders why movies are the way they are today, this book is essential reading. Edward Ja... mayerson on animationhollywoodeconomist https://mayersononanimation.blogspot.com/2010/12/walt-el-grupo.html?showComment=1292191387331 Mayerson on Animation: Walt & El Grupo This is an excellent documentary chronicling the three month tour of South America by Walt Disney and assorted artists at the request of the... mayerson on animationwaltelgrupo https://mayersononanimation.blogspot.com/2006/12/importance-of-sympathy.html?showComment=1166539440000 Mayerson on Animation: The Importance of Sympathy This was written in 2003 for Apatoons . I'm posting it because I think it's interesting and it relates to something I'm going to write abo... mayerson on animationthe importance ofsympathy https://mayersononanimation.blogspot.com/2011/12/artist-perception-and-animation.html?showComment=1325077095302 Mayerson on Animation: The Artist, Perception and Animation Can this film tell us something about animation? I recently saw The Artist , the new silent film that has been picking up awards at festival... mayerson on animationthe artistperception https://mayersononanimation.blogspot.com/2006/08/plutopia-part-2.html?showComment=1155739260000 Mayerson on Animation: Plutopia Part 2 There's always been a streak of outrageousness in animation. It goes back at least as far as the 1920's, when N.Y. animators from different ... mayerson on animationplutopiapart https://mayersononanimation.blogspot.com/2010/06/dumbo-part-9.html Mayerson on Animation: Dumbo Part 9 This really is Woolie Reitherman's section. He animates practically everything. Ed Brophy, the voice of Timothy, gives an excellent readin... mayerson on animationdumbopart https://mayersononanimation.blogspot.com/2009/09/9.html?showComment=1253891083917 Mayerson on Animation: 9 (There are spoilers below.) 9 is a post-apocalyptic fantasy that suffers from huge huge logic holes and underdeveloped characters. This is ... mayerson on animation https://mayersononanimation.blogspot.com/2008/06/ Mayerson on Animation: June 2008 Reflections on the art and business of animation. mayerson on animationjune https://mayersononanimation.blogspot.com/2009/12/revised-survival-kit.html?showComment=1261976431510 Mayerson on Animation: A Revised Survival Kit I got an email from Amazon, informing me that there is now an expanded edition of The Animator's Survival Kit by Richard Williams. The co... mayerson on animationrevisedsurvivalkit https://mayersononanimation.blogspot.com/2018/02/trailer-for-sheridan-colleges-2018.html Mayerson on Animation: Trailer for Sheridan College's 2018 Industry Day Reflections on the art and business of animation. mayerson on animationsheridan collegetrailer https://mayersononanimation.blogspot.com/2010/12/walt-el-grupo.html?showComment=1292253615322 Mayerson on Animation: Walt & El Grupo This is an excellent documentary chronicling the three month tour of South America by Walt Disney and assorted artists at the request of the... mayerson on animationwaltelgrupo https://mayersononanimation.blogspot.com/2008/02/gordan-sheehan-part-2.html Mayerson on Animation: Gordan Sheehan Part 2 (This is the continuation of an interview with Gordon Sheehan conducted by Harry Arnold and Dave Daruszka and printed around 1976 in Zoetrop... mayerson on animationgordansheehanpart https://mayersononanimation.blogspot.com/2012/10/disney-buys-lucas.html?showComment=1351648046959 Mayerson on Animation: Disney Buys Lucas You can read the details everywhere, so I won't bother with them here. I have no doubt that Wall Street and investors will see this as a g... mayerson on animationdisneybuyslucas https://mayersononanimation.blogspot.com/2008/01/animator-as-actor.html Mayerson on Animation: The Animator As Actor In 1979, as part of the Los Angeles International Film Exposition, there was a program called The Animator as Actor, coordinated by Steven P... mayerson on animationthe animatoractor https://mayersononanimation.blogspot.com/2008/10/mosaics-listed-in-sidebar.html?showComment=1223848980000 Mayerson on Animation: Mosaics Listed in the Sidebar A commenter named Holger suggested that I list the mosaics in the sidebar so that they'd be easier to find. It's an excellent suggestion an... mayerson on animationlisted inmosaicssidebar https://mayersononanimation.blogspot.com/2011/11/genius-that-was-pocoyo.html?showComment=1322621934563 Mayerson on Animation: The Genius That Was Pocoyo If you've ever worked on a TV series, you know the limitations. The budgets are tight and the schedules are short. There is always the dan... mayerson on animationthe geniuspocoyo https://mayersononanimation.blogspot.com/2013/08/cartoonist-evan-dorkin-on-rejection.html?showComment=1375841268381 Mayerson on Animation: Cartoonist Evan Dorkin on Rejection Good advice for anyone doing creative work from Evan Dorkin , who has worked in comics and animation. mayerson on animationevan dorkincartoonistrejection https://mayersononanimation.blogspot.com/2006/06/preston-blair-and-honeymooners.html Mayerson on Animation: Preston Blair and The Honeymooners The Honeymooners inspired several animated cartoons. Bob McKimson did a couple with the characters as mice at Warner's in the '50's ( The ... mayerson on animationpreston blairand thehoneymooners https://mayersononanimation.blogspot.com/2009/03/academy-of-art-animation-notes.html Mayerson on Animation: Academy of Art Animation Notes I've had a link to David Nethery's blog listed here for a long time, but he has a second blog done for the Academy of Art in San Francisco ... mayerson on animationacademy of artnotes https://mayersononanimation.blogspot.com/2009/09/gaggle-of-guests.html?showComment=1253365386489 Mayerson on Animation: A Gaggle of Guests (Updated at the bottom.) Paul Fierlinger It's only the second week of classes at Sheridan College, but due to a variety of circumstances, we... mayerson on animationgaggleguests https://mayersononanimation.blogspot.com/2007/09/cintiq-or-not-cintiq.html Mayerson on Animation: Cintiq or Not Cintiq There's an interesting discussion going on over at the Animation Guild blog about the use of Cintiq tablets in the various stages of animat... mayerson on animationcintiq https://mayersononanimation.blogspot.com/2006/08/posting-slowdown.html?showComment=1156298400000 Mayerson on Animation: Posting Slowdown I'm back at Sheridan College this week and have a bunch of personal deadlines that must be met. As a result, I will continue posting, but t... mayerson on animationpostingslowdown https://mayersononanimation.blogspot.com/2011/11/discussion-of-kirby-copyright-decision.html?showComment=1320767566139 Mayerson on Animation: A Discussion of the Kirby Copyright Decision I'm sure some of you have your eyes glaze over every time I bring up Jack Kirby or copyright. However, I keep mentioning it as intellectual... mayerson on animationof thediscussionkirbycopyright https://mayersononanimation.blogspot.com/2012/04/ham-and-hattie-are-ho-hum.html Mayerson on Animation: Ham and Hattie are Ho-hum I've been working my way through the UPA Jolly Frolics DVD collection. I had never seen any of the Ham and Hattie shorts, so I was natura... mayerson on animationhamhattiehohum https://mayersononanimation.blogspot.com/2010/05/dumbo-part-1.html Mayerson on Animation: Dumbo Part 1 (Click any image to enlarge.) Here we go again. I'm hoping to complete this mosaic by September, before my teaching load increases. For me,... mayerson on animationdumbopart https://mayersononanimation.blogspot.com/2010/12/walt-el-grupo.html?showComment=1292193081204 Mayerson on Animation: Walt & El Grupo This is an excellent documentary chronicling the three month tour of South America by Walt Disney and assorted artists at the request of the... mayerson on animationwaltelgrupo https://mayersononanimation.blogspot.com/2010/10/illusionist.html?showComment=1288035087173 Mayerson on Animation: The Illusionist I saw Sylvain Chomet's The Illusionist at the Ottawa International Animation Festival. I found it so remarkable that I returned to see it ... mayerson on animationillusionist https://mayersononanimation.blogspot.com/2007/03/clash-of-morons.html?showComment=1173943440000 Mayerson on Animation: Clash of the Morons Viacom is suing YouTube for $1 billion dollars for copyright infringement. This lawsuit demonstrates stupidity on both sides. YouTube is no... mayerson on animationof theclashmorons https://mayersononanimation.blogspot.com/2007/07/which-way-do-we-go-george-which-way-do.html Mayerson on Animation: Which Way Do We Go, George? Which Way Do We Go? Keith Lango comments on the conclusion to my MRP and Peter Hon adds some very good thoughts about the time and effort it takes to do an ind... mayerson on animationwe gowaygeorge https://mayersononanimation.blogspot.com/2009/02/watch-sita-sings-blues-online.html Mayerson on Animation: Watch Sita Sings the Blues Online Nancy Beiman and Michael Sporn have posted that the complete Sita Sings the Blues can be watched online at the WNET site. I don't know... sita sings the bluesmayerson on animationwatchonline https://mayersononanimation.blogspot.com/2009/09/9.html?showComment=1253922454630 Mayerson on Animation: 9 (There are spoilers below.) 9 is a post-apocalyptic fantasy that suffers from huge huge logic holes and underdeveloped characters. This is ... mayerson on animation https://mayersononanimation.blogspot.com/2008/10/happy-birthday-buster.html?showComment=1223186460000 Mayerson on Animation: Happy Birthday Buster October 4 is Buster Keaton's 113th birthday. I admire many film makers and artists, though for some reason, Buster's birthday sticks in my ... mayerson on animationhappy birthdaybuster https://mayersononanimation.blogspot.com/2007/07/animated-man.html Mayerson on Animation: The Animated Man Biographies of Walt Disney tend to fall into two camps. There are the hagiographies that tend to deal with Disney's life in mythological te... mayerson on animationanimatedman https://mayersononanimation.blogspot.com/2014/08/guys-with-pencils-down-to-stubs.html Mayerson on Animation: Guys with Pencils Down to Stubs Andrew (left) and Adam Andrew Murray and Adam Hines, the hosts of the Guys with Pencils podcast, have decided to pack it in after a few... mayerson on animationpencils downguysstubs https://mayersononanimation.blogspot.com/2011/11/genius-that-was-pocoyo.html?showComment=1321541911986 Mayerson on Animation: The Genius That Was Pocoyo If you've ever worked on a TV series, you know the limitations. The budgets are tight and the schedules are short. There is always the dan... mayerson on animationthe geniuspocoyo https://mayersononanimation.blogspot.com/2007/06/willard-bowsky.html?showComment=1180825320000 Mayerson on Animation: Willard Bowsky Willard Bowsky was a Fleischer animator whose Popeye cartoons were among the most attractive and entertaining of that series. He was also o... mayerson on animationwillardbowsky https://mayersononanimation.blogspot.com/2008/04/attention-bob-clampett-fans.html Mayerson on Animation: Attention Bob Clampett Fans Barrier: Just when did you become a director at Warners? Clampett: At the end of 1936. Leon gave me a color cartoo... mayerson on animationbob clampettattentionfans https://mayersononanimation.blogspot.com/2006/08/plutopia-part-2.html?showComment=1156231200000 Mayerson on Animation: Plutopia Part 2 There's always been a streak of outrageousness in animation. It goes back at least as far as the 1920's, when N.Y. animators from different ... mayerson on animationplutopiapart https://mayersononanimation.blogspot.com/2009/11/so-long-sally.html?showComment=1258240479315 Mayerson on Animation: So Long Sally Thanks to my friend, the noted animation historian Jim Korkis, I was alerted to this page . Sally Holmes was a Disney employee and when she... mayerson on animationlongsally https://mayersononanimation.blogspot.com/2007/12/financial-and-emotional-investments.html Mayerson on Animation: Financial and Emotional Investments There was a time when U.S. networks would buy programming from independent producers. Then they got greedy and had the rules changed so tha... mayerson on animationfinancialemotionalinvestments https://mayersononanimation.blogspot.com/2008/09/bacher-is-back.html Mayerson on Animation: Bacher is Back Designer Hans Bacher ( Mulan , The Lion King ), the author of Dream Worlds , is back again with another blog dedicated to reconstructing t... mayerson on animationbacherback https://mayersononanimation.blogspot.com/2011/05/alimation.html Mayerson on Animation: Alimation Alimation - Annecy Festival 2011 from Alexandre DUBOSC on Vimeo . Here is Alexandre Dubosc's edible animation done for the upcoming Annecy... mayerson on animationalimation https://mayersononanimation.blogspot.com/2008/03/beauty-of-simplicity.html?showComment=1205935920000 Mayerson on Animation: The Beauty of Simplicity I came across this article by Chris Baker at Slate.com about a videogame called Crayon Physics Deluxe. I was very taken with the video bel... mayerson on animationthe beautysimplicity https://mayersononanimation.blogspot.com/2006/12/barbera-tom-and-jerry-boards.html?showComment=1167852360000 Mayerson on Animation: Barbera Tom and Jerry Boards No, I'm not repenting for my comment on Harry McCracken's blog. But I'm always interested in behind the scenes material. C. Martin Croker... mayerson on animationtom and jerrybarberaboards https://mayersononanimation.blogspot.com/2010/10/where-studios-are-located.html?showComment=1291406165210 Mayerson on Animation: Where Studios are Located I've recently learned of two very interesting interactive maps. One locates computer animation studios and the other gaming studios . The... mayerson on animationstudioslocated https://mayersononanimation.blogspot.com/2009/07/human-resources.html?showComment=1247808842479 Mayerson on Animation: Human Resources Updated below. There was a time when companies owned the resources they used to produce their products. A company was its factories. Howev... mayerson on animationhumanresources