Wrote an analysis of the reasons Disney shuttered Blue Sky Studios

https://animationanomaly.com/2021/02/10/heres-the-reasons-disney-shuttered-blue-sky/

#animation #Disney #BlueSky

Animator in Japan Reveals Their 1st Year Earnings In the Industry

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2021-02-09/animator-in-japan-reveals-their-1st-year-earnings-in-the-industry/.169306

#animation #Japan

"Mindy Kaling to star in Velma, HBO Max's animated series about Scooby-Doo character

Velma is described as a comedic origin story about the "unsung and underappreciated brains" of the iconic mystery-solving squad."

Please...why...no...stop the bad news already

#animation #ScoobyDoo

"...wordpress doesn’t make it easy nowadays to post, it’s not fun anymore."

Well folks, there it is; what we've all been thinking and trying to say.

#blogging #wordpress

Really hope the #infinityTrain thing is a rumor. But yeah, I am not interested in a PPGs full of angst and dismay. A shit day for animation, indeed.

A real shame about Blue Sky. A lot of talented people there and it was nice to have a major animation studio on the east coast.

Obviously Disney feels it is superfluous to requirements, but it could have had a place within the larger conglomerate and could even have been sold off.

Animation is booming despite COVID so that can't be a plausible excuse.

#Disney #Animation #BlueSky

As much as I miss Twitter, I don't miss it THAT much.

Curious that Animation Magazine referred to it as 'Disney's Toy Story' on their cover from the time of that film's release.

A great breakdown of one of the issues you run into when digitising old film.
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Talking Color Correction For Cinecolor “Rainbow Parade” Cartoons

https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/talking-color-correction-for-cinecolor-rainbow-parade-cartoons/

#animation

I finished 'Part 3' and I'm honestly just disappointed. Almost from the start it began to feel like work. The story stars to really drag as Bean aimlessly goes from one location to another while other characters like King Zogg really struggle to occupy themselves.

Dagmar also appears only to disappear and Oona shows up for a while only to leave. Derek gets the spotlight as king for a while before returning to his room.

The humour is a bit flat and

1/2

The full list of 27 features eligible for Oscar nomination

https://www.awn.com/news/academy-announces-27-animated-features-eligible-oscar-consideration

#animation #Oscars

How did I miss this: Loewe x Studio Ghibli collection

https://sg.style.yahoo.com/loewe-announces-studio-ghibli-collaboration-my-neighbour-totoro-capsule-collection-102302563.html

#fashion #StudioGhibli #Loewe

Disney+ Pulls Animations With Racist Stereotyping from Kids Section

https://hypebeast.com/2021/1/disney-plus-racist-stereotypes-peter-pan-aristocats-stream-warning-news

#animation #disney

Yay! The first Baker's Dozen short is finally out. Congrats to Jessie and the rest of the crew. It looks awesome!

https://twitter.com/BakersCousins/status/1353087742679236609

#animation #BakersDozen

To celebrate Spirited Away’s 20th birthday, you can buy a themed, whimsically embroidered baseball jacket!

https://soranews24.com/2021/01/23/celebrate-spirited-aways-20th-birthday-with-themed-whimsically-embroidered-baseball-jacket/