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Found this whilst surfing, an advertisement for the Zurich Chamber Orchestra. Great use of animation to hold the viewer’s visual and aural interest.

Jenny Lerew notes on her blog that Disney animator Ollie Johnston has passed away.

Thanks for everything, Ollie. I consider myself blessed to have met you.

by Lee Andrew Harrison, link via Associated Content

When I was just a boy, I hated school. Teachers, school work, kids other than me. All of these things were annoying. I always had one thing to look forward to though: Saturday Morning cartoons. Unfortunately, the days of Saturday Morning cartoons are now dead. Every once in a while I’ll hear people wonder, “Whatever happened to Saturday morning cartoons?” Well, I am here to answer that question. These are the eight reasons that Saturday morning cartoons are a thing of the past:

Saturday Morning Cartoons are Dead Because Kids Grow Up Faster.
In the year 2007 kids grow up faster than they did in 1987. Not grow up faster physically; most kids I know are twerps. But the kids now face things in the real world at a much younger age. They grow up so fast that it is no longer cool to watch cartoons once you’re 10 years old.

Saturday Morning Cartoons are Dead Because Cartoons are For Adults.
If you think about a lot of the cartoons beings made, most of them are being made for adults. Shows like the Simpsons, Family Guy and Futurama are not for young kids.

Saturday Morning Cartoons are Dead Because of Home Video Popularity.
If you think back to when you were a kid, assuming you weren’t a kid like five years ago, then home videos were probably not as huge as they are today. Sure, you probably had a video or two that you liked, but now kids are practically raised on videos rather than Saturday morning cartoons. (more…)

From Boing Boing :

Here’s what would have happened if Saul Bass did the titles for “Star Wars.” A very clever and endearing effort.

From The Onion:

Diebold Accidentally Leaks Results Of 2008 Election Early

Part one of The Animation Podcast’s interview with the inimitable James Baxter is up.  Get yours here.

Well, two out of three ain’t bad…I’d predicted on November 9 that “Persepolis,” “Ratatouille” and “The Simpsons Movie” would be nominated. Nostradamus, I’m not.

Big congrats to “Surf’s Up,” a movie totally deserving of a nomination. (I’d figured that the academy wouldn’t do the penguin thing two years in a row. Shows ya what I know.) Congratulations also to Brad, Jan and Jim and Skywalker Sound for “Rat’s” other Screenplay and Sound nominations.

Having only seen two of the five nominations for Best Animated Short (”I Met the Walrus” and “Madame Tutli-Putli”), I’m not going out on any limbs for this one. However, I’m surprised and slightly disappointed that “How to Hook Up Your Home Theatre” didn’t get nominated. What’s up with that?