In the last couple of years, adult content platforms have faced the spread of user-generated synthetic visual sex media created by generative AI algorithms. This type of content is often referred to as the controversial ‘deepfake pornography.’ As a response,…
Animation and video-generating AI
Ships in a Coffee Cup, Tempest in a Teapot
by Mihaela Mihailova • June 11, 2024 • 0 Comments

Upon the release of OpenAI’s video-generation model Sora in February 2024, a wave of fear and awe swept public discourse on the future of filmmaking. The sleek photorealistic videos shared by the company elicited a flurry of hyperbolic statements regarding…
Animation and video-generating AI
Transforming the Synergy of Technology, Artistry, and Collaboration with AI in Live-action supported Animation Performance
by Emily Tang • June 4, 2024 • 0 Comments

This text explores the integration of live-action performance within the realm of animation by highlighting the transformative journey from traditional methods to the incorporation of advanced technologies such as AI. Live-action performance has been an essential component in the production…
In Memoriam of Dr. Millie Young
Thoughts on Millie Young’s Fulldome Practice
by Timothy Jones • May 28, 2024 • 0 Comments

For many of us, the annual Society for Animation Studies (SAS) conference is more than an opportunity to share research. We get to meet friends that we do not see any other time. Their ideas inspire us and their enthusiasm…
In Memoriam of Dr. Millie Young
IMMERSIVE MEMORIES: HOW CAN AN “INDEPENDENT AVANT-GARDE EXPERIMENTAL FILMMAKER” BREATHE LIFE INTO THE MEMORIALIZATION OF A DEAR COLLEAGUE, REMEMBERING SHARED PASSIONS FOR HAND-CRAFTED ANIMATION, ELEPHANTS, AND DOME-PROJECTION?
by Lynn Tomlinson • May 22, 2024 • 0 Comments

Every few days for the past several weeks, when checking my email, an uncanny reading suggestion from Academia.edu appears in my inbox. Based on my “Reading History,” I might be interested in an article titled “Drawing a Motion on Death”…
In Memoriam of Dr. Millie Young
Dr. Millie Young’s Book Chapter
by Tze-yue G. Hu • May 15, 2024 • 0 Comments

Millie and I first met at the 28th Annual Conference of the Society for Animation Studies held in Singapore in 2016. She was interested in my paper presentation about Buddhism and animation and asked relevant questions during the Q&A time.…
Animation Studios in Europe
Cartoon Saloon and the Crafting of a Studio Identity in the Digital Era
by Eve Benhamou • May 9, 2024 • 2 Comments

Since its creation in 1999, Kilkenny-based Cartoon Saloon has consistently stood out within the animation landscape, praised for its stories based on Irish folklore and showcasing a ‘painterly hand-drawn aesthetic’ (Rooney 2002). The studio’s first feature film, The Secret of…
Animation Studios in Europe
A Collective Effort: Irish Animation Studios
by Yvonne Hennessy • May 1, 2024 • 1 Comment

Ireland’s animation studios have emerged as a significant force in the global market, harnessing their unique position as the sole English-speaking country in the European Union and strategically leveraging funding partnerships because of their geographical positioning between both American and…
Book Review
Review: Pulses of Abstraction: Episodes from a History of Animation (2020), Andrew R. Johnston
by Andrew Connor • April 29, 2024 • 0 Comments

In Pulses of Abstraction: Episodes from a History of Animation, Andrew R. Johnston contends that animation has been ‘pulsing in fits and starts with the creation, distribution and experimentation of new technologies’ (Johnston: 2024, p. 3). He sets out to…
Animation Studios in Europe
The birth of Spanish animation studios and their settlement during the Franco’s dictatorship
by Maria Pagès Rovira • April 26, 2024 • 0 Comments

Despite a common belief, the industrialization of Spanish animation studios took place only a decade later than in the United States. However, the first experiences happened at the beginning of the 20th century. We can claim that Segundo de Chomón…