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Animation in live action means integrating real life characters with animated characters. It started way back in 1940 during the black & White era where Disney movies had not even taken shape. ‘Gertie the Dinosaur’ was a first movie made where live action & animation were used in collaboration. This was the silent film era. Disney... 

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Recently I revisited The Visual Craft of William Golden , a book published in the early-Sixties about the legendary CBS creative director . There is an essay in the book by CBS exec John Cowden that sheds light on Golden’s artistic integrity, and helps to explain why the advertising work created under his guidance remains to this day the... 

It’s one thing to be at home watching the latest animated film or playing the newest version of a video game or surfing the net to find a You Tube flick. It’s a completely different thing to get the chance to go to an animation festival or market. Usually when you go to such a venue you will see what the rest of the world will see sometimes... 

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