Animation teachers and historians are often confronted with young audiences who are convinced that “Walt Disney was a racist.” It’s an oversimplification if not an outright falsehood (and a cheap laugh line endlessly repeated by “Family Guy” writers and other…
Animation Auteurs
Mass producing the hand of the artist
by Corrie Francis Parks • January 26, 2016 • 1 Comment
The animated feature has recently enjoyed newfound accessibility to the independent animator. The opportunity to tell a longer story with one’s individual mark is facilitated by crowdfunding and digital technology, making the commercial animation studio no longer a necessity. However,…
LAWRENCE JORDAN: GIVING BIRTH TO A DREAM
by Christine Veras • January 15, 2016 • 2 Comments
Lawrence Jordan’s creative process and personal style of animation reflects an attempt to give birth to a dream. A dream shared with the spectator through the animation of collages/cut-outs and his choice to give movement to nineteenth-century illustrations. In this…