the Monkey & the Maestro
Two friends have directed animated films coming out this month. Tony Stacchi’s THE MONKEY KING (on Netflix) & Jim Capobianco’s THE INVENTOR (in US cinemas).
READ MORE..PROFESSIONAL
Pertaining to my labors for THE MAN:
could do better..
There was only one thing I was halfway good at.. and at 15 I started to wonder if I actually could DRAW for a living..
READ MORE..This Balanced Breakfast
An Apple Cinnamon Cheerios commercial, produced at Colossal Pictures in 1992.
READ MORE..STARTOONS
Before becoming coming a Saturday morning cartoon powerhouse, the STARTOONS studio was briefly located in downtown Chicago, where I worked for them one summer.
READ MORE..TUNNELS title Sequence
Animation tends to be an endless discussion until the money runs out, so I’m fond of this kooky title sequence for “とんねるずのみなさんのおかげでした” where there was no discussion at all.
READ MORE..J. Garett Sheldrew
Eccentric and utterly brilliant, GARETT SHELDREW was a genuine Mozart of the pencil, and I never met anyone else like him. 1964 – 2022.
READ MORE..Ralph Eggleston
One of the true greats of contemporary American animation died overnight, after a 4 year battle with pancreatic cancer – RALPH EGGLESTON: 1965 – 2022.
READ MORE..ILM 1998
I often don’t realise that I’m in a sweet spot till much later, but working on FRANKENSTEIN, I knew my luck even at the time.
READ MORE..Journeyman
Early years working in Sydney animation were the apprenticeship that led to a long career.
READ MORE..LUCA
This story makes me deeply nostalgic for a seaside Italian childhood that I never actually had.
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