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Animation
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Angry Alien Productions 
 This site presents several well-known movies re-enacted by animated bunnies. Features the bunny versions of "The Shining," "The Exorcist," "Jaws," "Titanic," and "Alien." Includes a FAQ and other animations. Some of the animations have appeared on TV shows and at film festivals. http://www.angryalien.com Topics: Film: Genres & Themes, Humor, Nonfiction by Genre, Recreation, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Sep 8, 2004 The Big Cartoon DataBase
A searchable "listing of cartoons, and those who made them." Information shown includes distributors, characters, crew, original air and release dates, producers, and running time. See which cartoons were released today in history and vote for a favorite cartoon. http://www.bcdb.com/ Topics: Arts and Humanities, Film: Genres & Themes, Media, Recreation, Television Last updated May 25, 2002 Chronology of Animation
A timeline whose "main focus is on animation created for artistic/entertainment purposes although it does have some coverage of animation created for education or advertising. It generally does not cover animation techniques used to create special effects in live action cinema or television." Each period is divided into Japan, the U.S., and three sections for the rest of the world; details include country of origin, animation type, artist, and studio. From librarian Richard Llewellyn. http://www.animated-divots.com/chronst.html Topics: Arts and Humanities, Film: Genres & Themes Last updated Dec 9, 2007 Chuck Jones Website
What's up, Doc? This nice official site, which includes tributes to his lifetime of cartoon work and a biography. An excellent first stop for information about Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd, Henery Hawk, Porky Pig, Sniffles, Tweety Bird, Wile E. Coyote, and many other characters Jones created or helped create. (In the section called Characters , the links for "Next Page" are hard to see.) http://www.chuckjones.com/ Topics: Film, Movies, & Video, Film: Genres & Themes, Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Recreation Last updated Oct 1, 2004 Comics Research Bibliography
This searchable, international bibliography "lists both monographs and articles from popular magazines and academic journals pertaining to comic books, comic strips, animation, caricature, cartoons, bandes dessinees, and related topics." Contains nearly 9,000 entries, arranged alphabetically by author. http://www.rpi.edu/~bulloj/comxbib.html Topics: Arts and Humanities, Arts and Humanities, Film, Movies, & Video, Film: Genres & Themes, Literature: Fiction, Media, Media Last updated May 25, 2002 Don Markstein's Toonopedia: A Vast Repository of Toonological Knowledge
This browsable encyclopedia of "toons" includes listings for hundreds of cartoons (animated and print media) and cartoon characters. Each entry includes the original medium (theater animation for Mickey Mouse), the publisher or distributor, and the date the character first appeared. Site also includes sections for newspaper and Web comics, cartoon producers, and "Today in Toons." ToonSearch, found at the bottom of encyclopedia entries, does not work. http://www.toonopedia.com/ Topics: Arts and Humanities, Film: Genres & Themes, Literature: Fiction, Media, Media, Recreation Last updated May 25, 2005 Independent Spirits: The Faith and John Hubley Story
"Looks at the creative partnership and careers" of Academy Award-winning animators Faith and John Hubley, whose films "re-defined animation, breaking from traditional styles, confronting important social issues and using innovative graphics and experimental sound." Includes biographical information, filmographies, a timeline, audio, and video clips of films. Also contains brief information on women and other collaborations in animation. Online companion to PBS film of the same title. http://www.pbs.org/itvs/independentspirits/ Topics: Film: Genres & Themes, Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Notable People: Women, Recreation Last updated Oct 2, 2004 The Librarian's Guide to Anime and Manga
This guide describes Japanese animation ("anime") and comics ("manga") and points to websites, books and magazines, clubs, conventions, and other resources for fans of this medium. From librarian Gilles Poitras. http://www.koyagi.com/Libguide.html Topics: Arts and Humanities, Film: Genres & Themes, Literature: Fiction, Recreation Last updated Jul 3, 2005 The Non-Stick Looney Toons Page
This site focuses on the Warner Bros. animation characters Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Tweety, Sylvester, and all the rest. Features pictures, video clips, a general history of the cartoons, biographies of the creators, and related cartoon sites. Also available in Spanish and Portuguese. Searchable. http://www.nonstick.com/ Topics: Arts and Humanities, Film: Genres & Themes, Media, Media, Recreation Last updated Jul 21, 2006 Origins of American Animation
The American Memory Project has released 21 short, animated films, and 2 fragments from 1900-1921 (available in RealMedia, MPEG, and QuickTime formats). The bibliographic records are browsable by title, subject, or date as well as searchable by keyword. "The films include clay, puppet, and cut-out animation, as well as pen drawings." Be sure to read the Notes on the Origins of American Animation . The essay explains the history of each film in the collection, plus a general history of early animation. While they are entertaining and amusing, remember that "...these films also reveal the social attitudes of early twentieth-century America." From the Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/oahtml/oahome.html Topics: Film, Movies, & Video, Film: Genres & Themes, Recreation Last updated Jan 5, 2004 |
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