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RAW ART FRIDAY!

Evan Tedlock

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Last week on The Sarah Silverman Show, Sarah gave birth to a demon baby. How did she do it? With the help of stop motion animation. To watch a behind-the-scenes video go here. (Ignore that fact that there are multiple references to “stop animation”.)

The Chiodo Brothers (Killer Clowns From Outer Space) worked on the demon baby construction. Doug Tennapel (Earthworm Jim, Catscratch) also helped with the project. You get to see some glimpses of the original animatic. They also show how they made Doctor Dick Van Paten’s face melt with the help of low-budget tips from Indy Mogul, which offers instructions on using the crayon-wax-and-heat-gun method.

After the jump, a visit to the toy-packed Chiodo Brothers Studio. That Charles Chiodo sure is a good “drawer”!

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Let them kids watch toons!
Animation is making a hit with students and teachers alike!
Animation and Education collide!!!
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Animation News off the wire from India’s India PR Wire & Indian Television.

India PR: Animation/multi-media trainers Arena Animation, are organizing the Creative Minds & Placement Expo for animation students in New Delhi November 16th-17th.

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The stage version of Monkey: Journey to the West is currently being performed in London at the O2 Arena—actually, in a custom tent, featuring a restaurant, bar, and Chinese foot massage parlor. (Last spring, the show had a less extravagant run in the U.S. at the Spoleto Festival in Charleston, South Carolina.)

This Chinese Opera adaptation of a 16th century novel is chock full of acrobatics, circus acts, and animated sequences by Jamie Hewlett (of Gorillaz fame).

Reviewer Adam Sweeting of The Telegraph says it’s “a kind of Cirque du Soleil with added layers of Buddhist karma and philosophical self-improvement.”

The music is by Damon Albarn (the other half of Gorillaz.) Jamie Hewlett is credited with design and animation.

Check out the official Monkey site for deep dish on various incarnations: performances, CDs, videos, etc.

Tix are on sale here. Interview with Albarn here. And there’s a MySpace page, of course!

You can a view a beautiful trailer for the show here.

After the jump, the opening sequence for a Monkey-inspired pop culture product of the past: the cult 1970s TV show Monkey Magic. And after that, the theme song from the 1990s animated series. [Read more…]

Attn: New Yorkers! TONITE!
Animation and Free Beer. Go to this.
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Alex Dron, an animator from Aucklund, New Zealand has an incredible sense of design and animation style. The folks at Yukfoo Animation Studios are lucky to have him. Channel Frederator is super excited and super lucky that we were able to feature FOT earlier this week!!!
AWESOME!
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Based on the web-buzz on this topic the past few days, boxing gloves will be handed out at the door.

YOUR CAREER IN ANIMATION
How To Survive And Thrive

Panel Discussion and Book Signing event tonight.

Asifa-East President David Levy (animation director on Blues Clues) will lead a panel discussion on the state of the industry and how best to navigate your career path in animation. Panelists include:

Craig Bartlett (Creator: Hey Arnold!)
Alex Kirwan (Art Director: My Life As A Teenage Robot)
Sue Perrotto (Animation director: Beavis and Butthead, Billy and Mandy)
David J. Steinberg (Disney Feature Animation Producer)
Eric Coleman (VP, Animation Development and Production, Nickelodeon)

Mr. Levy will be signing copies of his new book as well. Join us for this unique event.

Tuesday, Oct. 24th, 2006, 7:00 PM
Glendale Public Library
222 East Harvard Street
Glendale, CA

General Public $10. Admission is free for Asifa Hollywood members.

– Eric

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