Nice animated video of illustrations by Carson Ellis for Colin Meloy‘s (lead singer of the Decemberists) book Wildwood.

For anyone who ever scribbled on their copybook in school.

The clever folks at Pegbar, Dublin’s Animation Network, are hosting a night of talk, moving pictures and other fancies this Friday (15 May) with Norton Virgien (Rugrats/Duckman), Jason Tammemägi and Fergal Brennan. Offering sneaky insights into the creativity and technology behind the animation. (Rumour has it that there’ll be drinks in The Trinity Inn after with some more moving pictures on screen)
Head over to Science Gallery to nab a ticket or three.

(pic by Fergal Brennan)

IGI Member Brian Coldrick recently worked on an animated ad with Irish company, the Pool, for Eurospar. It’s up on Irish tv at the moment. Brian did all the character designs and the beautiful backgrounds. He also put up a blog update with a lot of the work from its development here that you HAVE to check out!

This fascinating blog about all things Disney has a a great post about the estimated 1200 insignia that The Walt Disney Studio created over the course of World War II.

It’s going to be interesting to see how kids books evolve to the new tablet technologies. Despite the frantic Alice video edit above, it could be very interesting indeed, perhaps with a bit more separation between the text and the imagery and interaction.

You’ve got a very important date! Prepare to fall down the rabbit hole as Barry’s Tea hosts 3 ultimate Mad Hatter tea parties and screenings of Disney’s Alice in Wonderland around the country in Dublin, Galway and Cork. Complete with brimming cups of Barry’s Tea and prizes for best hat, Wonderland fans will get an early glimpse of all the magic before the film hits cinemas on March 5th.

For more information check out:
www.aliceinwonderlandthemovie.ie,

Scamp.ie has 4 tickets to the Dublin screening in DUBLIN’s  Cineworld – Thurs, March 4th to giveaway to the lucky readers who can fill in the blank in this sentence -

From Walt Disney Pictures and visionary director Tim Burton comes an epic 3D fantasy adventure ALICE IN _______, a magical and imaginative twist on one of the most beloved stories of all time.

Send answers to Here! or enter your answer and details in the comment section below by Friday February 26th at 12:00pm if you would like to be in with a chance to attend this special sneak preview.

Seats at the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party will be distributed at random and winners will be notified on Friday February 26th at 5:00pm.

www.facebook.com/barrystea,
www.barrystea.ie

Good Luck!

 

It’s Nice That have been hosting monthly talks in London every month with various creatives. Above is one with Irish animator/illustrator Johnny Kelly. See more here.

Candy Collective, in association with Choice Cuts and D.E.A.F presents SweetTalk 37 on Thursday October 22nd 2009 at the Sugar Club, 8 Lower Leeson Street, Dublin 2. This SweeTalk features the amazing designer Vaughan Oliver and the hottest animator going – David O’Reilly. More info after the jump… (more…)

If you’re a big fan of Looney Tunes like I am I would imagine Bugs Bunny on Broadway would be a great way to spend a Summer’s evening. Bugs Bunny, Daffy and the rest of the lads will be cavorting on the big screen in the National Concert Hall on August 7th at 8pm to a live orchestra. It’s been years since I’ve seen any of these old classics on the big screen so I’m really looking forward to the spectacle. Here’s a taste of it on youtube.