Disney’s Tangled – Official Trailer 2 (2010)

Posted on October 20, 2010 by David

From the look of this trailer Tangled (previously known as Rapunzel) is going to be a great movie. Shot in 3D by Walt Disney Animation Studios, it will be the 50th animated feature in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series.

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Stop-Motion Animation in a Day with Ricky Martin (2010)

Posted on October 19, 2010 by David

Ricky Martin, who works for Aardman animations, and photographer friend Neil Young demonstrate the process of making a 90-second stop-motion animation video in Ricky’s kitchen. They use a domino dressed as an Indiana Jones type character.

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Making a hand drawn animated film by Sheila Graber (2010)

Posted on October 18, 2010 by David

Many people have asked Sheila Graber how she used to make animated films using drawings and cels. She made this film to demonstrate the process and the huge amount of materials that were used. She concludes by telling us if she were to do it all again she would use a computer.

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Nokia ‘Dot’ by Sumo Science (2010)

Posted on October 14, 2010 by David

Just how small can you go and still animate the puppet? Aardman Animations have set a new Guinness World Record for “Smallest stop-motion animation character in a film”, with this movie shot entirely on the new Nokia N8 12-megapixel smartphone. See how it was made below.

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Making of Runaway: Production Secrets by Cordell Barker (2009)

Posted on October 11, 2010 by David

Director Cordell Barker take us through the process of creating Runaway with hand-drawn animation.

Making of Runaway: Animator by Cordell Barker (2009)

In a second video Cordell Barker talks about the origins of Runaway, and how it has evolved over time.

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Runaway by Cordell Barker (2009)

Posted on October 10, 2010 by David

This movie is interesting because director Cordell Barker appeared in some “how it was made” videos about it. Happy passengers are having a great time on a crowded train, oblivious to the unknown fate that awaits them around the bend.

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Cordell Barker’s Master Class in Animation (2009)

Posted on October 9, 2010 by David

In part one Cordell Barker talks about the making of The Cat Came Back.

Cordell Barker’s Master Class in Animation Part 2 (2009)

Cordell Barker talks about the making of Runaway.

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Flowers and Trees – Walt Disney (1932)

Posted on October 8, 2010 by David

Flowers and Trees was the first commercially released film to be produced in the full-color three-strip Technicolor process. Disney’s exclusive contract with Technicolor forced other animators such as Max Fleischer to use Technicolor’s inferior two-color process.

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The Yankee Doodle Mouse – Tom and Jerry (1943)

Posted on October 7, 2010 by David

This is the first of seven Tom and Jerry cartoons to receive an Academy Award. The short features Tom and Jerry chasing each other in a pseudo-warfare style, making numerous references to World War II technology such as jeeps and dive bombers.

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Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom – Walt Disney (1953)

Posted on October 6, 2010 by David

The first animated cartoon to be filmed and released in widescreen CinemaScope, Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom won the 1954 Academy Award for Best Short Subject (Cartoons). In 1994, it was voted #29 of the 50 Greatest Cartoons of all time by members of the animation field.

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