Arts - Animation

Arts

Animation

Web Sites

Animation World Network
internet info - http://www.awn.com/
Provides information resources to the international animation community. Features include searchable database archives, monthly magazine, web animation guide, the Animation Village, discussion forums and other useful resources.

About.com: Animation Guide
internet info - http://animation.about.com/
Keep up with developments in online animation for all skill levels. Download tools, and seek inspiration from online work.

Digital Media FX: The History of Animation
internet info - http://www.digitalmediafx.com/Features/animationhistory ...
Michael Crandol takes an exhaustive look at the history of animation and animators/visionaries like Max Fleisher, Walter Lantz, and Otto Messmer.

Enculturation: From Mouse to Mouse: Overcoming Information
internet info - http://enculturation.gmu.edu/2_1/pisters.html
Essay by Patricia Pisters on the animated image and its changing relationship with the cinematic image.

History of Animation: Before Disney
internet info - http://www-viz.tamu.edu/courses/viza615/97spring/pjames ...
A short, illustrated essay by Patrick James on the basics of early animations.

Richard's Animated Divots
internet info - http://www.animated-divots.net/
Chronology of animated movies, television programs, and short cartoons. Includes animation filmographies and a list of anime television series.

Spark Online: Only Genius Is Genius
internet info - http://www.spark-online.com/august00/media/romano.html
Chris Romano feels that the proliferation of Flash and other web-based animation technologies has not improved the overall quality of animation and cartoons.