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Monday, December 31, 2007

Writers and Animators, Oh Boy!

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What is the supposed rivalry between animators and writers? The best answer I can muster is the fact that producers don’t often consider ani...
Monday, December 24, 2007

Five Reasons Why These Are the Good Old Days

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1-Because TV series animation jobs have been back in the United States since the mid 1990s and despite upstarts such as India, show no sign ...
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Monday, December 17, 2007

The Other Side of the Coin

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Some of the comments on my last blog post have inspired me to address a related topic. Last week my blog post was about how animation artist...
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Monday, December 10, 2007

New York City Animation and the Ghosts of Union Past

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Once upon a time New York City animation was unionized. By the early 1980s, the union’s membership and influence waned as the local industry...
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Monday, December 3, 2007

Time to make your appointment to see Dr. Katz

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Is it just me, or is Dr. Katz one of the most brilliant TV shows in recent times? I think the case for this quirky show is pretty simple. Be...
Monday, November 26, 2007

The long shadow of Little Bill and a Little Blue Puppy.

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Working a long stint at Blue’s Clues between 1997 and 2004, I was able to witness an interesting movement in talent that would come to domin...
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Monday, November 19, 2007

Oscar Blues

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In NYC, we just screened the pre-selections eligible for this years Oscar nomination for best-animated short subject. In a very roundabout w...
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David B. Levy
David B. Levy is Manager, Animation at Disney Publishing Worldwide. Over his career, Levy has directed animated TV series and pilots for Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, Scholastic, Disney, Sesame Workshop, National Geographic, and the Fox Broadcasting Company. As a writer, Levy has been engaged by major companies such as Garan, Inc., Kidville, and Classic Media to create animated projects based on existing properties and by Disney, which optioned one of his original creations. As an author, Levy has penned the three essential books on the animation business (Your Career in Animation, Animation Development, and Directing Animation) and is the co-author of the upcoming Independently Animated: Bill Plympton (2011), published by Rizzoli press. “Grandpa Looked Like William Powell," Levy's recent indie animated short, was in over 55 film festivals worldwide including the prestigious Tribeca Film Festival, Athens International Film Festival, Florida Film Festival, L.A. Film Festival, and the Atlanta Film Festival. His latest film, "Turning a Corner," is just hitting the festival circuit.
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