Kinetic Creatures

Kinetic Creatures is a KickStarter project from the creative team of Lucas Ainsworth and Alyssa Hamel. Looking like minimalist Theo Jansen sculptures, these toys will be available in pre-cut kits, with a turn handle.

Three basic kits are available, an Elephant, a Rhino, and a Giraffe. For an additional fee, an optional gearbox / motor assembly can be had.

Like an animated blank slate, these toys are the perfect canvas for Art Students to decorate and embellish. Perfect for hours of creative fun! 

Mel Blanc: Man of a Thousand Voices

His life story is one of perseverance. At first, Warner Bros would not even let him audition. He had to wait for the guy in charge to die before he got his foot in the door. He kept working, even from a hospital bed, with nearly every bone in his body broken. He spent his spare time doing his characters for kids in burn units and hospitals. A great method actor and comedian, he helped define the cartoon medium as we know it. He was a major fixture in the golden age of radio. A lot of modern sarcastic comics owe him a huge debt.

Maurice Sendak

Maurice Sendak, author and illustrator of "Where the Wild Things Are," has passed away at 83.

All Four Stooges.

You read right. Moe, Larry, Curly, and Shemp together. There was one short, "Hold that Lion", filmed after "Curly" Howard's health problems sidelined him. Shot so he could remain seated and still perform, and absent his usual razor-close haircut. All were brothers, except for Larry Fine. 

Later, often forgotten members of the "3" Stooges were Joe Palma (doubling Shemp after a heart attack), Joe Besser, Joe "Curly-Joe" DeRita, and Emil Sitka, who subbed for Larry when he suffered a series of strokes.

Ancient Computer Animation Tech.

This one's for all my 3d and 2d digital Animator friends. See how it was done back in 1971, with stone knives and bear skins.

Kara Is Self-Aware: Heavy Rain Maker Unveils Uncanny Performance Capture

Electro Shock

France sure seems to be turning out a lot of talented animaton students lately. Here's an entertaining 8 minute short that's well worth the subtitles.