Some readers of ConversationalBall.com may have noticed that the site does not regularly report news regarding animation. This may have led some people to believe that I am not a fan of the medium. However, the truth is that I am actually a great admirer of animated features.
In October 2003, I began writing for the website Animated News. I also wrote for its sister site, Animated Views, starting when it launched in December 2006. In December 2007, I left AN&V to start ConversationalBall.com. Rather than reporting animation news myself at this site, I felt it would be best to leave that to the fine folks at AN&V. Thus, for your animated headlines, I’d like to recommend:
At AN&V, I was fortunate to be able to interview several talented individuals in the animation industry. Here is a list containing some of the articles I wrote for the site:
- Director Jim Kammerud on The Fox and the Hound 2
- Director Frank Nissen on Cinderella III: A Twist in Time
- Co-director Chris Renaud on No Time for Nuts
- Director Torill Kove on The Danish Poet
- Director Roger Allers on The Little Matchgirl
- Beaumont and Kerry: Peter Pan’s Leading Ladies
- Raketu CEO Greg Parker on John K. collaboration
- Kellyann Lamb, Scott Gagner on A World of Barriers
- Director Kevin Munroe on TMNT
- Directors Miller and Hui on Shrek the Third
- Directors Buck and Brannon on Surf’s Up
- Mark Smith talks The Art of Flash Animation: Creative Cartooning
- Mike Scully on The Simpsons Movie
- Phil Nibbelink: Sealed With A Kiss
- Cartoons Then and Now: Jerry Beck talks Woody, Popeye and More!
Other sites that may be of interest to animation fans are: