Promote your Stuff on Animation Insider.com for $10!

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When I first conceived of Animation Insider I pictured it as a site for animators by animators.  Being a professional animator or artist is hard. It takes a lot of networking skills and dedication. It also takes promotion. Many of the people I know do their own thing on the side, be it comics, short films, jewelry, paintings, tutorials and teaching, writing, to name a few.  A few I know even bake!

That said, we’re starting a new feature on Animation Insider.com whereby you can promote your events, films reel, or art here and be seen thousands of artists, development executives and animators daily. You can even sell your DVDs etc. here as well. Pretty cool you say?

Damn straight!

So how does this awesomeness work?

 All you’ve got to do is send $10 to mike@animationinsider.com on Paypal and send your flyer, art, reel, and a description of whatever you want to say to the same address and as long as it meets our guidelines we’ll post it on your behalf!
(If it doesn’t we’ll refund your money or give you a chance to revise it.)
Pretty easy huh?
Yep!

New Peanuts trailer celebrates Mother’s Day

Blue Sky has put up a Peanuts trailer celebrating moms everywhere…
THE PEANUTS MOVIE 
3D Animation
Release: November 6, 2015
Director: Steve Martino
Screenplay: TBD
Producers: Craig Schulz, Bryan Schulz, Cornelius Uliano, Michael J. Travers, Paul Feig
SYNOPSIS
Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Lucy, Linus and the rest of the beloved “Peanuts” gang make their big-screen debut, like they’ve never been seen before, in state of the art 3D animation.  Snoopy, the world’s most lovable beagle – and flying ace – embarks upon his greatest mission as he takes to the skies to pursue his arch-nemesis The Red Baron, while his best pal, Charlie Brown, begins his own epic quest.  From the imagination of Charles M. Schulz and the creators of the ICE AGE films, THE PEANUTS MOVIE will prove that every underdog has his day.
THE PEANUTS MOVIE Assets
THE PEANUTS MOVIE Official Socials
OFFICIAL HASHTAG: #PeanutsMovie
THE PEANUTS MOVIE hits theaters everywhere on November 6, 2015!

 

“Battle Deadline” by John Cody Kim

Check out this brilliant short film by Cal Arts senior John Cody Kim that follows 4 animation students trying to hit their deadlines for their films which goes horribly awry when discarded drawings attack! It was well directed, sweet and I was enthralled with the story. Such a great lil’ piece of film for a student. Enjoy!

 

Coca Cola: “Man and Dog” commercial

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7X2m2WueNcU

Check out this beautifully 2D animated spot for Coca Cola done by Psyop Studios!

The Duncan Studio was commissioned to do the 2D animation/efx and ink/paint who collaborated with Psyop, from rough sketches and blocking down to inked and painted final cels. In addition to the characters being hand-drawn, colors, shadows, and highlights were also added in the final hand-drawn animation phase. While animators at Duncan Studio focused on character animation, Psyop added additional effects, color trails, smoke, dust, and more, all in 2D.

Mark my words, very soon some studio exec is gonna suddenly have a genius idea of bringing back 2d features. Wait for it… it’s coming any day now!

You can learn more about the Man and Dog Coca Cola spot here.

 

Promote Yourself: Help Judge the best AniNetwork Fest short!

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Dear Directors, Animators and Filmmakers,

20 best short animated films are online!!! Now they compete until 10th May 2015.

Our seven members international jury will decide about winners of a main competitive category.

Look at chosen 20 competitive films: www.aninetworkfest.com/films

If you want you can evaluate the films and thus participate on a decision about a winner of an Audience Award.

If you will enjoy some of the films write your own comment to it. Filmmakers will be certainly happy for every feedback.

We hope you will enjoy them.

Team AninetworkFest.

www.aninetworkfest.com/films

Daytime Emmy Winner for Outstanding Directing in an Animated Program: Dolby’s “Silent”

Check out this great lil’ short called “Silent” from directors Limbert Fabian, Brandon Oldenburg and Dolby Labs who won Outstanding Direction in an Animated Program this weekend at the technical Emmys.