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Fifteen years ago, on March 1, 2007, The Animation Blog was created as a place for animation fans to watch the internet’s best animated short films and trailers.

7,325+ blog entries later, The Animation Blog is still online thanks to your loyal support. I’d also like to thank the filmmakers from around the world who submit their short films and the educators who use and recommend this blog to students. I’m honored to be a part of your animation journeys.

If you would like to help keep this blog online for another 15 years, please consider donating any amount to help pay our monthly hosting fees. Simply scroll to the bottom and click the Donate button. Thanks!

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Simply scroll to the bottom of this website and click the Donate button.

Thanks for visiting. We’re coming up on our 15th anniversary on March 1!

Last week TheAnimationBlog.com reached an important milestone — its 10th anniversary. Ten years ago, on March 1, 2007, TheAnimationBlog.com was born with one goal: provide animation fans with an easy way to watch the internet’s best animated short films.

5,300+ blog entries later, The Animation Blog is still online thanks to you, the loyal fans. I want to thank you all for your support. And thanks to all the filmmakers from around the world who submit their short films — your talent amazes and surprises me daily and I’m honored to help share your work.

As a reminder, you can follow The Animation Blog on twitter @animation_blog. And if you would like to donate money to help pay for our ongoing hosting and domain fees, please use the PayPal Donate button in the navigation. Any amount is greatly appreciated.

Nine years ago today, on March 1, 2007, TheAnimationBlog.com was born. 4,600 blog entries later, The Animation Blog is still chugging along. I want to thank you all for your support. And I want to thank all the wonderful artists who submit their short films — you’re all incredibly talented and I’m honored to help promote your work.

As a reminder, you can follow The Animation Blog on twitter @animation_blog. And if you would like to donate money to help pay for our ongoing hosting and domain fees, please use the button below. Any amount is greatly appreciated.

Thank you,

-HC
Founder/Editor-in-Chief

Eight years ago today, on March 1, 2007, TheAnimationBlog.com was born. Almost 4,000 blog entries later, The Animation Blog is still going strong. I want to thank each and every one you. Your support means the world to me. It’s an honor for me to share all these wonderful short films with you. It’s a great thrill when I get daily submissions from all over the world. You’re all incredibly talented.

As a reminder, there’s an Animation Blog twitter account you can follow: @animation_blog. And if you would like to donate money to help pay for our monthly hosting and yearly domain fees, please use the button below. Any amount would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you for visiting. Please stick around for another 8 years.

-HC
Founder/Editor-in-Chief

A short while back the RSS feed for The Animation Blog went down. It appears that everything is back to normal now, except for the fact that we used to have 600+ RSS subscribers and due to the RSS malfunction, the subs dropped down to the current total you see in the menu. It sucks, but it’s okay. I’m sure that in time we’ll get back to normal. Nothing has changed here at The Animation Blog. We still provide the same quality, curated animated short films and music videos that you’ve grown accustomed to in the past 5+ years.

So subscribe to the RSS feed again. Or if you’ve outgrown RSS, feel free to follow the Twitter feed! Simply click the links in the menu.

Thanks everyone, for your continued support.

Written by Robert Appleton, Chair of New York Film Academy’s Animation School.

As a classically trained artist whose development as a painter and graphic artist began long before the advent of the personal computer I am often debating where we stand in the realm the 3D computer art in relation to the development of painting (at least from 1400 through to 1900), and specifically in this article that of 3D organic modeling.

You can make just about anything come alive with 3-D, but that’s not to say everything warrants the 3-D treatment. Can the pace of a chess game make as good a use of the technology than, say, a bouncing ball or chase scene? The answer is limited only by the imagination.

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Five years ago today, on the afternoon of March 1, 2007, The Animation Blog was born spontaneously when I was searching for a website dedicated to animated short films. Not satisfied with my findings, I decided to make my own.

Fast forward to the present day and almost 2,000 blog entries later, The Animation Blog now has a dedicated readership which includes ~600 RSS subscribers and thousands of monthly visitors.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank each and every one you. Without you, the reader, this blog would have shut down long ago. So I thank you, very much.

-HC
Founder/Editor-in-Chief

UPDATE 1/22/09: VIDEOS ARE NOW BACK UP.

Due to a mistaken copyright infringement claim from Marvel to Youtube, my account was suspended, and therefore any embedded video from my Youtube account will not show up on TheAnimationBlog.com

This is a misunderstanding on Marvel’s part and I’m trying to get the account back up as soon as possible. All the Marvel videos we have posted (Hulk Vs. in specific) have been sent to us by a public relations firm representing Marvel — so as you all can see, this was a misunderstanding on Marvel’s part and they should have never filed at Copyright Infringement claim with Youtube.

So I apologize for the inconvenience this may cause and hopefully it will get fixed soon.

That’s right folks, TheAnimationBlog.com has reached its 500th post and I couldn’t be happier. I want to thank each and every one of you that visits. With every day that passes, T.A.B. gets more and more popular. I thank those who have spread the word to their friends and via the web by linking to articles on the site. I greatly appreciate it.

15 months and 500 posts. Not bad for a one man team. When I started the blog I had no idea that it would still be going strong today. As long as you all keep visiting, I’ll keep reporting the latest animation news and featuring the best animation videos from around the web.

Again, thank you very, very much!

Don’t forget to subscribe to the RSS feed!

Sincerely,
HC
The Animation Blog Founder

Route 66 ends this year at Fairfax and Wilshire with the launch of a special exhibition “The Art of Cars,” the first-ever creative collaboration between Pixar Animation Studios and the Petersen Automotive Museum. “The Art of Cars” showcases the artistic process behind the creation of the animated feature film Cars. The exhibit will run from March 29 through November 2, 2008.

“The Art of Cars” exhibit includes more than 60 watercolor and pastel drawings, pencil and marker sketches, and a variety of three-dimensional pieces.

Since I live within driving distance, I may just go check this out. I’ll be sure to take lots of pictures to share with all of you.

Who would have thought that a small idea I had while browsing the net would grow into what it is today. I started The Animation Blog a little over a year ago while sitting at my desk, watching classic cartoons on Youtube. Having founded many sites before, I said to myself… “I should start an animation blog” and 15 minutes later TheAnimationBlog.com was registered and the rest, as they say, is history.

Now one year later and over 400 posts (not bad for one person on staff…) I sit here, in the same location where it all began. I just wanted to thank each and every one of you for making The Animation Blog what it is today. Popularity increases on a monthly basis and for that, I sincerely thank you.

Please continue to visit and I’ll continue to write. Subscribe to the RSS feed and spread the word to your friends!

Once again, thank you!

Sincerely,
HC
The Animation Blog Founder

Hey guys and gals, if you enjoy reading The Animation Blog and would like to show your appreciation, you can do so by nominating TheAnimationBlog.com in the “Best New Weblog”, “Best-Kept Secret Weblog”, and “Best Art or Craft Weblog” categories.

I would really appreciate the support! Thank you very much!

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I would to personally wish each and every one of you a very Merry Christmas (or Happy Holidays if you don’t celebrate Christmas). I want to thank you all for such a great year. Here’s to me writing another Merry Christmas post next year! Now go have some fun with your family and friends and remember, don’t drink and drive because real life isn’t a Road Runner cartoon!