Hello all, In this weeks installment of the Annabelle’s Bistro Podcast, the class gathers to discuss Coraline. What does this have to do with Annabelle’s Bistro? Absolutely nothing! Enjoy! [podcast]http://media.libsyn.com/media/rocketseason/AnnabellesBistroPodcast_ep10.mp3[/podcast]

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In celebration of the release of Coraline, slashfilm brings us an amazing article chronicling the history of stopmotion animation. Along with well researched information, the article contains some fantastic videos including the following: Check it out today, and be sure to support this wonderful medium by seeing Coraline while it is still in theaters!

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Some interesting wins from this years Annie Awards Show: Kung Fu Panda beats out WALL-E for best picture! Robot Chicken Star Wars II takes the win for best television production. WALL-E not nominated for Character Design? Interesting… Ben Burt nominated for voice acting in WALL-E! (I always thought the animators who worked on King Kong [...]

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I put together an animatic for the film over the break. Now we have a really good idea how this thing is shaping up. It is really fantastic to finally see these guys moving around on screen, and the animatic has gotten a good response from everyone who has seen it. It is just the [...]

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The awesome LEGO guys over at Classic-Space.com have amassed a giant collection of Sci-fi themed concept art on flickr. Check em out! Very inspirational!

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Three years ago today I gave birth to a beautiful baby blog. This year in particular has seen a lot of ups (quality of postings) and downs (quality of readership…I kid.) This tiny little blog has come a long way in such a short amount of time. Lets take a look back at the year [...]

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Hello all, Well I haven’t been posting much lately so you know that means I have been working hard. Annabelle’s Bistro is coming along nicely. We have been creating animation tests left and right as well as working hard to get the set built. The latest podcast goes into some more detail about all of [...]

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Well it has been a little while. We took a week off for giving thanks, but we are back and ready to fill you ears with goodness. (…eww.) Anyway, this week I share some of my favorite animation related podcasts. It is no secret to anybody who knows me that I love podcasts and I [...]

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In more Oscar news, Micheal Sporn compiled a list of animated shorts submitted for nomination for an Oscar this year. The list includes links to the artists websites. There are some VERY good films among the group. See you this time next year Mr. Sporn!

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This weeks episode is, appropriately enough, a short one! Kyle and Katie take a much needed break as I discuss the advantages that animated shorts have over their feature-length cousins. For the record, Even though I have some critical things to say about WALL-E, I do think it is an amazing film and is one [...]

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