JG Quintel’s, Regular Show, airs tonight on Cartoon Network. Make sure you tune in! I first wrote about Quintel a couple of years ago when I saw his student films from CalArts. His and many others were a big part of my decision to try and attend the school to hone my film-making and animation skills. Good luck to Quintel and everyone involved!

Boris has some fantastic work on display at his blog.

Source: 3 Grenouilles

Source: 3 Grenouilles

Source: 3 Grenouilles

This year’s Gobelins shorts are starting to make their way onto the internet, and they’re nothing short of amazing. Each film deserves its own post. Don’t hesitate to comment on these gems. I found these (this post and the next three) on the 3 Grenouilles blog, a constant source of animation inspiration. Keep an eye on this YouTube page for more films from Gobelins 2010.

I love everything about this short. It’s like Burton meets Hitchcock meet Sin City meets Trevor Jimenez. Nice work Trevor, very nice work.

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Here’s an interesting look at the financial state of the industry. How accurate this is, I do not know, as everyone is anonymous and can pretty much enter whatever they want. But assuming that it is accurate, there is a vast difference in the wages from one company to the next. Trends can also be seen, and show that animators used to make a lot more as little as three years ago at some top studios than they do today. Feel free to anonymously contribute your own information.

Blue Sky animators Scott Lemmer, Lluis Llobera, Joe Antonuccio, A.J Conrad, and Jeff Gabor participate in URC, a mockumentary by Lance Fite and Nate Wall. Effects animation by Matt Doble.

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