W. R. Miller
I've worked primarily in the entertainment industry as an animator, writer and storyboard artist, with two Emmy honors on The Simpsons. My articles have been published in Starlog, Comics Scene, Comics Buyer’s Guide, Animation Magazine, Animato! and the online Animation World Magazine. I have just completed the five-volume Batman: The Animated Interviews, published by BearManor Media. Works-in-progress: The Justice Dragon; The Star Wars Historical Sourcebook. Further details are presented at my webpage, https://wrmilleronline.com/about/
The Disney Videos of Jim Korkis
In July this year, animation historian and Disney expert Jim Korkis hosted a video, “Walter E. Disney’s Love of Steam Trains,” which can be found here: http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/news/steam-trains/ Now he has another video he wrote and narrated, “The Fabric of Holiday Storytelling at Epcot,” online here: http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/news/hatw-video-2011/ Jim talks about the Holiday Storytellers at Epcot, and […]
Inspired by Popeye?
“Let’s You and Him Fight” is a 1934 Fleischer Popeye cartoon, in which the Sailor Man battles Bluto the Champ in a prize fight. Note what happens at 3:32. http://youtu.be/fz6X8g754oE#t=3m32s Bluto is pummeling Popeye. The bell rings. The characters take a break. The bell rings. The fight resumes. Seems familiar? In the Ralph Wolf and […]
Jymn Magon Explodes Story Outlines
Jymn Magon, co-creator of Disney’s Adventures of the Gummi Bears, is a talented producer and storyteller whose website can be found here. When writing for television, writers develop a script beginning with springboard, then progressing with premise, outline, first draft script and final draft script. Jymn examines the outline phase in this enlightening article here. […]
Thirty Years of APATOONS
Thirty years ago, animation fans Don Markstein and GiGi Dane began an amateur press association—an “apa”—devoted to the enjoyment and study of animated cartoons. This was APATOONS. A maximum of 30 members would send copies of their ‘zines to a Central Mailer, who would then circulate copies among the membership. Copies were not made available […]
The Animation Swiss Army Knife
My good friend Lance Falk has just launched his website, here. Lance is known as Animation’s “Swiss Army Knife.” Why? Because he’s talented in nearly every facet of animation production. He’s handled the jobs of being a writer, prop designer, production assistant, model cleanup artist, model designer, series model coordinator, post production associate producer, post-producer […]
Chris Sanders Talks About “Big Bear”
When Cartoon Brew called attention to The Big Bear Aircraft Company, written and illustrated by Chris Sanders, a number of readers responded including Sanders himself. “Golly, ” Sanders wrote, “I never thought I’d see that thing on the internet. I really wish I could re-do those drawings right about now. “I read some of the […]
Eyrie
Eyrie, a CalArts student film by David Wolter. Marvelous.
Mark Hamill and the Deleted Lightsaber Scene
Here are some scenes deleted from Return of the Jedi which depict Luke Skywalker constructing his lightsaber: And a 2009 interview with Mark Hamill talking about it:
The Big Bear Aircraft Company
In 1989, Chris Sanders–who would later direct Lilo and Stitch and How to Train Your Dragon–wrote and illustrated a story that served as a metaphor for the animation industry. Read it here.
