Month: September 2006

  • Want to go shopping?

    In case your favorite charity is yourself, I’ve added a link in the sidebar for some of my animation recommendations at Amazon. At this point they only provide space for me to choose nine items, but trust me, they’re all worth owning. There are also links on that page to browse through suggestions (Amazon’s, not mine) for different animation related books, DVDs, music, and software. A fun thing they provide is Listmania where other Amazon customers make related lists of their favorite things. I considered that the page might be a big annoying Amazon ad (which I don’t want cluttering the site), but I’ve actually found it to be a nice way to browse for stuff I didn’t even know I wanted. Ooh, they’re crafty, those Amazonians.

    Plus, if you purchase through that page, Amazon throws some change my way so we all feel good.

    Something I’ve been meaning to post about is Walt’s People Volume 3 by Didier Ghez. Please support Didier in continuing this important series by purchasing a copy of any of these volumes. You can find it on the first page of the “Store.”

    Also, don’t wait to visit Didier’s new blog Disney History.

  • Show 017 – Burny Mattinson, Part Two

    Burny Mattinson, Part Two

    Burny Mattinson has worked at Disney Animation for well over 50 years on such titles as Lady and the Tramp, Sleeping Beauty, Robin Hood, The Rescuers, Mickey’s Christmas Carol, The Great Mouse Detective, Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King, Mulan. In part two, Burny describes his transition from his short lived career as a full-fledged animator to a story artist and then to director. He also tells about the transition the studio made from Walt to the twilight of the careers of the Nine Old Men to the development of newer talent that has led the studio through the last 25 years.

    Try the handy new built-in player (Thanks to Warren for the tip):
    [audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/animationpodcast/AP017.mp3]

    Get the MP3 here: Show 17: Burny Mattinson, Part Two
    Animation Podcast Show 17 MP3

    (22.0MB, 47:57 minutes)

    Or get the enhanced version playable only with Quicktime, iTunes, or iPods. (Includes pictures in addition to the audio.)
    Get the AAC here: Show 17: Burny Mattinson, Part Two
    Animation Podcast Show 17 AAC

    (23.9MB, 47:57 minutes)

    Continue for Show Notes…

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  • Survey Results: Favorite Animated Film

    Here are your top picks for the Listener Survey question “What is your favorite animated film?” In all, 88 different titles were chosen as someone’s favorite film and 33 people couldn’t decide.

    EDIT: WOW, what a huge oversight – I skipped Beauty and the Beast in the results. You’ll now find it at it’s rightful place, tied with Jungle Book for the number 3 spot. THANKS EMMA!

    Here are the Top Ten:

    10. Finding Nemo
    9. 101 Dalmatians
    9. The Lion King
    9. The Little Mermaid
    8. Spirited Away
    7. Toy Story
    6. Pinocchio
    5. Monsters, Inc.
    4. Aladdin
    3. Beauty and the Beast (tied with “Undecided”)
    3. The Jungle Book (tied with “Undecided”)
    2. The Iron Giant
    1. The Incredibles