Fastco Design has some unique drawings from Charles Schultz up that have never been seen before which are all part of an upcoming book release. Check it out and more drawings on the site!
Since Charles M. Schulz debuted the first Peanuts comic strip in 1950, millions of people have welcomed Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and the whole gang into their hearts. The illustrator died in 2000, but his work lives on through syndication of some of the 17,897 strips that are reprinted in newspapers across the country, in a new 3-D animated movie released November 6, and in an exhibition celebrating Peanuts‘s 65th anniversary this year. Only What’s Necessary: Charles M. Schulz and the Art of Peanuts, a new book from Abrams, chronicles his epic career, and includes everything from his first comic to never-before-seen illustrations.
My name is Andrew Mccants. I have not worked in the animation industry but I have taken courses in storyboarding and studied animation on my own. I am looking for a entry position in the animation industry so that I can work my way up to become a storyboard artist and flourish in the industry.
Animation House Film Roman Bought By Waterman Entertainment
The Hollywood Reporter is reporting (as they are wont to do) that Waterman Entertainment, the animation and live-action production company, has acquired the Burbank-based animation company Film Roman from Starz, it was announced today. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
“Film Roman is one of the defining names in animated content,â€Â Waterman said in announcing the acquisition.  “Their track record is unparalleled and their team’s passion for executing top-shelf animation is evident in every frame they’ve created. Once it became clear how thoroughly our companies’ assets complemented each other, this deal was almost a foregone conclusion.
Dana Booton, who has been serving as Film Roman’s general manager, has been promoted to president of production. She will continue to oversee the company’s day-to-day business while also managing development and co-productions. Phil Roman, who founded Film Roman in 1984, is returning in the role of chairman emeritus and has been working with Booton and Waterman founder Steve Waterman.
What are some of the crazier jobs you had before getting into animation?
I really didn’t do many jobs,I worked at a gas station , I cleaned pools, gardening at a church and worked at Magic Mountain.
What are some of your favorite projects you’re proud to have been a part of? Besides my Toxictoons. I had a lot of fun designing the weird monster kids designs on the ED EDD AND EDDY HALLOWEEN SPECIAL - BOO HAW HAW that runs every Halloween on Cartoon Network.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtSee5SdiBU
Also my MASK line at WWW.TRICKORTREATSTUDIOS.COM im very proud of , they have 4 of my masks that they used my designs for. Shirt designs for Metallica,and lots of other bands. An APP coming out in a few weeks designed by ERIC DANIELS. And all the work I did at Continue reading
In the United States Veterans Day celebrates the service of all U.S. military veterans and should not be confused with Memorial Day which  is a day of remembering the men and women who died while serving.
Since this is an animation website, I wanted to find a way to integrate animation into it and the best thing I could think of was the old Warner Bros. Private Snafu cartoons. If these have never been on your radar, Private Snafu cartoons were cartoons done exclusively for the soldiers during World War II and were racier than the normal WB fare of the day. Snafu was created by Frank Capra of  It’s a Wonderful Life” fame. and as typical in almost all WB cartoons was voiced by Mel Blanc and he clearly sounds exactly like Bugs Bunny which makes them interesting for that reason alone.
Here’s what I believe to be the only model sheet of Private Snafu.
Private Snafu cartoons were a military secret—for the armed forces only. Surveys to ascertain the soldiers’ film favorites showed that the Snafu cartoons usually rated highest or second highest. Each cartoon was produced in six weeks, compared to the six months usually taken for short cartoons of the same kind.
The name “Private Snafu” comes from the unofficial military acronym SNAFU (“Situation Normal: All Fucked Up”), with the opening narrator merely hinting at its usual meaning as “Situation Normal, All … All Fouled Up!”
Most of the Private Snafu shorts are educational, and although the War Department had to approve the storyboards, the Warner directors were allowed great latitude in order to keep the cartoons entertaining. Through his irresponsible behavior, Snafu demonstrates to soldiers what not to do while at war.
In Malaria Mike, for example, Snafu neglects to take his malaria medications or to use his repellant, allowing a suave mosquito to get him in the end—literally.
In Spies, Snafu leaks classified information a little at a time until the Axis enemies piece it together, ambush his transport ship, and literally blow him to hell.
Six of Snafu’s shorts actually end with him being killed due to his stupidity: Spies (blown up by enemy submarine torpedoes), Booby Traps (blown up by a bomb hidden inside a piano), The Goldbrick (run over by an enemy tank), A Lecture on Camouflage (large enemy bomb lands on him), Private Snafu vs. Malaria Mike (malaria), and Going Home (run over by a street car)
They featured simple language, racy illustrations, mild profanity, and subtle moralizing. Private Snafu did everything wrong, so that his negative example taught basic lessons about secrecy, disease prevention, and proper military protocols.
I was fortunate enough do character layout on a cartoon we did for Animaniacs which I  believe is one of  only appearances of him post war, the other being credits in a Futurama episode.
Here’s an animatic of one of the cartoons Weapons of War from the nephew of Harold “Al” Curry the storyboard artist who did them!
