Animation Magazine

CONTENIDO

VOLUME 26, No. 5 JULY/AUGUST 2012

FRAME-BY-FRAME

4 August Animation Planner…. Books We Love.

6 The Romance of Edgar and Sylvia. A new game called The Act explores the simple charms of interacting with 2D characters in a traditionally animated world.

7 22 Rules of Storytelling, Pixar. 8 News Bytes. The latest on Disney’s Paperman short, Sony’s Popeye, Blue Sky’s Epic and WB’s new LLEGO flick.

FEATURES

10 Scrat and Mammoths and Pirates, Oh My! The fourth installment of the Ice Age franchise introduces several new characters as well as meticulously rendered visuals to draw fans back into theaters. Ramin Zahed.

Comic-Con Special

14 Cartoons @ Comic-Con. Before you have a scheduling-induced panic attack, consult our list of cool toon events squeeze in at the San Diego event this July 12-15.

16 The Spandex Speculations. In honor of Comic-Con, we humbly offer our annual glimpse at the gritty details and vague conjectures about upcoming film adaptations of comic- book properties.

Television

28 He’s a Bad Mother… Shut Yo Mouth! We’re only talking about Swim’s newest animated star and his funkadelic show, Black Dynamite! Can ya dig it? Mercedes Milligan.

31 Inside Cartoon Network’s Super Hot Summer. An Offbeat Internet fruit sensation a group of animated reality kids ans mystical LEGO fighters add an extra punch to the cable network’s summer lineup. Ramin Zahed.

34 10 Minutes with Billy West. The versatile voice actor talks about his gig on Futurama and offers a few tips on making it in the toon business.

35 Compassionate Creatures. Kaijudo, The Hub’s new incarnation of Duel Masters, brings a sense of emotional maturity and artistic integrity to the classic property. Ramin Zahed.

Shorts

36 Star Spreadin’ the Tonns. Animation Block Party returns to New York with a vengeance. Jake Friedman.

37 Michaela’s Methods. We catch up with animator Michaela Pavlátová, only a few hours after her wonderful short Tram wins the top prize at the Annecy festival. Ramin Zahed.

Home Entertaiment

38 Midsummer Meltdown on DVD. Your sunburn is peeling and your lemonade is empty; time to take a break from summer and cool down with Adventure Time, Young Justice, SpongeBob and Looney Tunes on disc. Mercedes Milligan.

VFX

39 Extreme Webslinging Ahead! Our writer goes behind the scenes of Sony’s Amazing Spider-man reboot to uncover the secrets of some of its high-end visual effects. Thomas J. McLean.

42 How to Build a Better Teddy Bear. We shed light on how a seasoned team of vfx pros brought Seth MacFarlane’s misbehavin’ toy bear to animated life in the new comedy, Ted.

45 Tech Reviews. Wacom’s Intuos5, Smith Micro’s Anime Studio Debit (, New Tek’s LightWave I I. Todd Sheridan Perry.

Opportunities

47 Consider These Careers Launched! A look at the three animation winners of this year’s Student Academy Awards. Ellen Wolff.

48 A Day in the Life of... The alien-busting crew behind Cartoon Network’s upcoming actioner Ben 10: Omniverse show us how they craft Ben’s new adventures.