Disney animator Ruben Aquino talks Princess and Frog part 1 ArtInsights Animation and Film Art Online 2026-09-23 | Disney animator Ruben Aquino talks Princess and Frog part 1
Animation Brain Trust SDCC 2023: Animation’s Most Influential Authors Talk Cartoons ArtInsights Animation and Film Art Online 2023-08-30 | We’ve brought together five of the most prolific, passionate scholars, educators, and writers to discuss their insights and their vast repository of knowledge about animation. From Disney’s vast history of features to the best both beloved and forgotten shorts from Warner Bros and Hanna Barbera, from the unsung female artists in animation history to the nine old men of Disney, and from the most important How To’s to the most fascinating How They Did It’s, these panelists, who between them have authored over 50 books on animation, will touch on all that and more. Animation historian, author, and SDCC special guest Jerry Beck (The 100 Greatest Looney Tunes Cartoons, Animation Art: From Pencil to Pixel), Oscar nominated Beauty and the Beast and The Lion King producer an author Don Hahn (Animation Magic, Yesterday’s Tomorrow: Disney’s Magical Mid-Century), educator and expert on the history of women in animation Mindy Johnson (Ink & Paint, The Women of Walk Disney’s Animation, the upcoming The Only Woman Animator: Bessie Mae Kelley & Women at the Dawn of an Industry, Emmy-nominated story artist and author Jenny Lerew (The Art of Brave, the upcoming book on famed Disney animator Freddie Moore) and renowned critic and animation historian Leonard Maltin (Of Mice and Magic, The Disney Films) offer a lively discussion in which they lay some cartoon wisdom on all those in attendance. Moderated by Leslie Combemale (lead contributor, Alliance of Women Film Journalists, writer, Motion Picture Association’s The Credits).
San Diego Comic Con 2022- Legends Talk Animation: Jane Baer, Floyd Norman & Jerry Beck ArtInsights Animation and Film Art Online 2022-09-01 | Legends Talk Animation - Between them, these two artists have won many prestigious awards in animation and have worked on some of the classics in cartoon history. From the 1950s to the 1990s, they worked on features like Sleeping Beauty, Jungle Book, The Black Cauldron and Roger Rabbit, and a diverse collection of animated tv shows like cult favorites The Smurfs, Hot Wheels, and Super Friends. These luminaries have over 100 credits to their name, and over 100 years of experience and stories from the history of animation, a history over which they had a major influence and impact. Disney Legend and Winsor McCay Award winner Floyd Norman (story artist, The Jungle Book, Monsters Inc.) and SDCC special guest, Ink Pot Award winner and owner of Baer Animation Company, Jane Baer (key clean up artist, Sleeping Beauty, coordinating animator, Who Framed Roger Rabbit?) share memories from their storied careers. Animation historian, award-winning author, and Ink Pot winner Jerry Beck (author, The 50 Greatest Cartoons, professor of animation history, Cal Arts) offers cultural context and fascinating trivia you’ll love about the many animated features and shorts that benefitted from Jane and Floyd’s contributions. This 2022 San Diego Comic-Con panel was moderated by Leslie Combemale, (owner ArtInsights Animation and Film Art Gallery, animation and film journalist).
An Interview with Harry Potter Production Designer Stuart Craig ArtInsights Animation and Film Art Online 2022-01-13 | This video is an audio of an interview I did with Stuart Craig before the release of the last Harry Potter film. Production Designer for all films in the Harry Potter franchise, Stuart Craig talks about how he got started in film via the theater, discusses his most celebrated films, and considers his work in what has become a classic series that celebrates coming of age, the power of friendship, and the magic of self acceptance. We are making this interview public in honor of the 20th anniversary of the Harry Potter film series.***we at ArtInsights believe in trans visibility and acceptance, and that trans rights are human rights. We do not condone or accept the statements by JK Rowlings that suggest the contrary. We celebrate the film series are one that has always fostered the idea that we are all worthy and nobody deserves to be 'othered'.
Peanuts Animator Larry Leichliter Talks about Snoopy, Charlie Brown, & His Career in Cartoons ArtInsights Animation and Film Art Online 2021-05-04 | Peanuts cartoon animator and Emmy Award-winning director Larry Leichliter talks about his influences and career, demonstrates how Snoopy is animated, explains his choices in animating a scene from a Charlie Brown special, and celebrates the 40th anniversary of It's Magic, Charlie Brown with ArtInsights Gallery's Leslie Combemale.#Animation #LarryLeichliter #Snoopy #PeanutsCartoons #ItsMagicCharlieBrown #ArtInsights #AnimationArt #CharlieBrownSpecials
How to Draw Snoopy Happy Dance with Peanuts Animator Larry Leichliter ArtInsights Animation and Film Art Online 2021-05-04 | Animator and Emmy-Award winning director Larry Leichliter shows you how to draw Snoopy doing the happy dance, and does so from the perspective of an artist who has worked on over 30 Peanuts specials, features, and tv shows. For more information about Larry Leichliter or to buy production art of Snoopy, Charlie Brown and all the beloved characters from one of the Peanuts specials, go to artinsights.com. #CharlieBrown #PeanutsCartoons #Animation #Snoopy #ItsMagicCharlieBrown #LarryLeichliter #HowToDrawSnoopy #HappyDance
Hanna Barbera Scooby Doo & Space Ghost Artist Bob Singer interview ArtInsights Animation and Film Art Online 2020-10-08 | Bob Singer has worked just about everywhere in his long career. He started with Warner Brothers in the late 50s creating backgrounds for some of your favorite Bugs, Foghorn Leghorn, and Marvin the Martian cartoons, then moved to Hanna Barbera, where he worked in layout and started the character design department. Here he talks about his career, why he loves Scooby-Doo, and shares stories from his life. ArtInsights Gallery has original art by Bob Singer for sale, including storyboards and layouts he created. Check it out at www.artinsights.com.
Who Is John Alvin? The Cinema Artist Behind Some of Your Favorite Movie Posters.. ArtInsights Animation and Film Art Online 2018-10-06 | John Alvin is one of the foremost film artists in history, and we celebrate his art and his legacy, spreading the word about his talent and importance to the world of cinema. With over 200 campaigns to his credit, he is responsible for the iconic images that excited fans to see E.T, Blade Runner, Young Frankenstein, Blazing Saddles, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Arachnophobia, Willow, Victor/Victoria, Darkman, Star Wars, Princess Bride, and many more. ArtInsights Gallery represents his estate, and promotes his work and impact on the world of film, building collections for film fans and art collectors around the world. To buy his art, you can go to the gallery that represents the estate: artinsights.com/artists/alvin-john
Genius of Animation: Problem-Solving in Character & Story ASIFA: Hollywood SDCC 2018 Panel ArtInsights Animation and Film Art Online 2018-08-11 | Watch and listen to some of the best Disney, DreamWorks, & Indie animators in the business on our ASIFA: Hollywood panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2018! A lively discussion with Floyd Norman (Disney Legend, animator and story artist: Sleeping Beauty, Jungle Book) Jane Baer (animator, Sleeping Beauty, Who Framed Roger Rabbit) Nik Ranieri (character animator: Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Beauty and the Beast) Kathy Zielinski (lead animator: The Little Mermaid, Frozen), Aliki Theofilopoulos (writer/producer/director: Harvey Street Kids, storyboard artist/writer: Phineas and Ferb) Randy Haycock (character animator: The Lion King, Moana) Shadi Petosky (co-creator: Danger & Eggs, executive producer: Twelve Forever) and Mindy Johnson (animation historian/author: Ink and Paint: The Women of Disney Animation). Moderated by Leslie Combemale of ArtInsights Gallery and Cinema Siren. Did you know The Flintstones started out as a show about hillbillies? Frozen’s Anna and Elsa didn’t start out as sisters? So many of the cartoon characters and storylines we love went through lots of changes to become the versions we know. We examine some of your favorite movies and cartoon shorts with the artists responsible for creating/developing them, learn about fascinating bumps in the road, and how they got past them.
Cartoon Creatives-Woman Power in Animation Panel SDCC 2016 ArtInsights Animation and Film Art Online 2016-10-01 | While Women in Animation's initiative strives to have a 50/50 workforce in the animation world by 2025, there are women leading the charge right now, creating, innovating, and guiding cartoons into a future filled with talent that goes beyond gender, and their fans are loving every minute of it. Scheduled to appear are Lauren Faust (creator, My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic), Brooke Keesling (director of animation talent development at Disney TV Animation), Lauren Montgomery (co-executive producer, Voltron: Legendary Defender), Stevie Wermers-Skelton (co-director, the upcoming Frozen Holiday Special), Gina Shay (producer, the upcoming Trolls), Katie Krentz (senior director of development: Cartoon Network, Steven Universe), Daron Nefcy (creator/executive producer, Star vs. the Forces of Evil) and Marge Dean (co-president, Women in Animation), talking about their experiences and upcoming projects. Moderated by Leslie Combemale of Animation Scoop.
Cartoon Legends Speak: Diversity in Animation SDCC 2016 panel ArtInsights Animation and Film Art Online 2016-08-19 | Cartoon Legends Speak: Diversity in the History of Animation-Floyd Norman, Willie Ito, Phil Roman, Ron Husband, & Jane Baer!Watch Phil Roman accept the Inkpot Award. Learn from the best artists and hear their wisdom. A panel featuring great artists including Disney Legend, and first African-American animator hired at Walt Disney Studios, Floyd Norman (The Jungle Book, Monsters, Inc), first African-American animator to get a screen credit and award winning illustrator Ron Husband (The Rescuers, The Little Mermaid), Japanese-American and Inkpot winner Willie Ito (Lady & the Tramp, The Flintstones), Jane Baer (Sleeping Beauty, Roger Rabbit) and Emmy Award winning Mexican-American Phil Roman (Sleeping Beauty, The Simpsons) discuss their careers, their futures, and how diversity has played a role in their artistic lives. Moderated by Leslie Combemale of Animation Scoop.
Tennessee Loveless Interview: The Art Outsiders project & 10x10x10 ArtInsights Animation and Film Art Online 2016-05-15 | Rising international art star Tennessee Loveless talks with Leslie Combemale about starting out painting drag queen portraits, his time as Disney art director and product designer, creating the 10x10x10 series of Disney interpretive art, and becoming known as a queer-identified artist around the world for his new project The Art Outsiders. for more information about The Art Outsiders or the art of Tennessee Loveless, go to www.artoutsiders.net, contact ArtInsights at www.artinsights.com or Leslie Combemale through www.combemalecreative.com.
Disney Animators: The Power of 2D Panel Highlights, SDCC 2015 ArtInsights Animation and Film Art Online 2016-02-26 | This panel features former and current Disney animators spanning from Lady and the Tramp to Moana talking about the importance of 2D animation in the history of Disney, as well as the part it plays in guiding advancement of its future.Panelists are Willie Ito (Lady and the Tramp, Inkpot Award-winning animator), Dale Baer (Robin Hood to Moana), Randy Haycock (The Lion King to Moana), Tom Sito (The Little Mermaid, author of Moving Innovation), Adam Dykstra (Tangled, Tarzan), and Mike Polvani (Hercules, 2D Animation School founder), moderated by Leslie Combemale of ArtInsights Gallery and Animation Scoop.For the over a thousand attendees who did NOT get in to see the panel, here is a great discussion with some of the best artists in the business!
2/2 Carole Barnes: Inspiring woman who worked for 40 years on Peanuts specials talks about her life ArtInsights Animation and Film Art Online 2015-11-03 | Carole Barnes started at Bill Melendez Studios in 1967 as an archivist of Charles Schulz’s work. She worked again with Bill Melendez in 1970 doing lettering and then stayed 39 years as an animation checker and then as a production manager. She knows “where all the bodies are buried”…She talks about how wonderful Bill Melendez was to work for....and is a deep and wise woman who survived as a women in business early on, and is full of great stories! She also talks about being the child of the depression, and gets dark, but what a powerful, positive, joyful woman.
1/2 Carole Barnes talks working on Peanuts cartoon specials over 40 years! ArtInsights Animation and Film Art Online 2015-11-03 | Carole Barnes, who started at Disney as an inker-painter in 1955 for Sleeping Beauty, started at Bill Melendez Studios in 1967 as an archivist of Charles Schulz’s work. She worked again with Bill Melendez in 1970 doing lettering and then stayed 39 years as an animation checker and then as a production manager. She knows “where all the bodies are buried”…She is a deep and wise woman who survived as a women in business early on, and is full of great stories!
2/2 Steve Melendez talks about making Peanuts Cartoon specials in the 60s, 70s, & 80s! ArtInsights Animation and Film Art Online 2015-11-03 | Steve Melendez, son of Peanuts cartoon specials creator Bill Melendez, worked with Bill Melendez from the very first cartoon, A Charlie Brown Christmas. Here he talks about his career in animation, what it was like working with his dad, with Charles Schulz, and tells stories about the Peanuts cartoons. He mentions What A Nightmare, Charlie Brown, all the Bill Melendez studios animators' favorite special, and the depth of Charlie Brown cartoons and the power of the original comic strip from Charles Schulz.
1/2 Steve Melendez talks making Peanuts Cartoons in the 60s, 70s, & 80s! ArtInsights Animation and Film Art Online 2015-11-03 | Steve Melendez, son of Peanuts cartoon specials creator Bill Melendez, worked with Bill Melendez from the very first cartoon, A Charlie Brown Christmas. Here he talks about his career in animation, working with his dad, with Charles Schulz, and tells stories about the Peanuts cartoons, and calls Lucy the first cartoon feminist!
A Charlie Brown Christmas producer Lee Mendelson Interview ArtInsights Animation and Film Art Online 2015-11-03 | Lee Mendelson worked to get the Peanuts cartoon specials on screen with animator Bill Melendez and Charles Schulz (or "Sparky") and wrote the famous song "Christmastime is Here". He talks about the cartoon specials and his part in making them happen and how they came about in this interview.
2/2 Charlie Brown Specials Director Larry Leichliter on making Peanuts cartoons ArtInsights Animation and Film Art Online 2015-11-03 | Larry Leichliter directed quite a few Charlie Brown specials for Bill Melendez studios. He talks about the experience, and shows model sheets from the 60s they used in creating the cartoons. Leichliter started his career working at Hanna Barbera on Scooby Doo. After a short stint at with Ralph Bakshi, he started working at Bill Melendez Productions as a breakdown drawing artist. His first show was the Valentine’s Special. He worked his way up to being an animation director on many specials including Charlie Brown’s Christmas Tales and I Want A Dog for Christmas. More recently he’s been working on Adventure Time and Disney’s Sofia the First.
1/2 Peanuts Cartoon Specials Director Larry Leichliter on making Peanuts cartoons ArtInsights Animation and Film Art Online 2015-11-03 | Larry Leichliter directed quite a few Charlie Brown specials for Bill Melendez studios. He talks about the experience, and shows model sheets from the 60s they used in creating the cartoons. Leichliter started his career working at Hanna Barbera on Scooby Doo. After a short stint at with Ralph Bakshi, he started working at Bill Melendez Productions as a breakdown drawing artist. His first show was the Valentine’s Special. He worked his way up to being an animation director on many specials including Charlie Brown’s Christmas Tales and I Want A Dog for Christmas. More recently he’s been working on Adventure Time and Disney’s Sofia the First.
pt 5: Looney Tunes Legacy SDCC Comic-Con Panel-Ruth Clampett & Linda Jones Q&A ArtInsights Animation and Film Art Online 2015-08-10 | Ruth Clampett and Linda Jones, daughters of Warner Brothers animators Bob Clampett and Chuck Jones, talk about growing up with artistic geniuses and how they keep their dads' stories and lives in animation in the forefront of cartoon and art fans. These two animators created characters and directed some of the best cartoons in animation history, including Porky in Wackyland and What's Opera, Doc, among many others. Bob Clampett created Beanie and Cecil, and Chuck Jones is known for creating Wile E. Coyote and Roadrunner, Gossamer, Marvin the Martian, and many others.These powerful Hollywood businesswomen also made collecting the art of animation and film accepted and embraced around the world and own all rights to sell official Warner Brothers cartoon art, Vintage WB movie art, DC comics art, and the art of Harry Potter. They also talk about how they built empires of their own, making geek art cool. Animation expert Leslie Combemale of ArtInsights Animation and Film Art Gallery moderates.For more information and interviews with animators and film artists, go to: youtube.com/user/artinsights
Pt 4: Looney Tunes Legacy SDCC Comic-Con Panel-Ruth Clampett & Linda Jones ArtInsights Animation and Film Art Online 2015-08-10 | Ruth Clampett and Linda Jones, daughters of Warner Brothers animators Bob Clampett and Chuck Jones, talk about growing up with artistic geniuses and how they keep their dads' stories and lives in animation in the forefront of cartoon and art fans. These two animators created characters and directed some of the best cartoons in animation history, including Porky in Wackyland and What's Opera, Doc, among many others. Bob Clampett created Beanie and Cecil, and Chuck Jones is known for creating Wile E. Coyote and Roadrunner, Gossamer, Marvin the Martian, and many others.These powerful Hollywood businesswomen also made collecting the art of animation and film accepted and embraced around the world and own all rights to sell official Warner Brothers cartoon art, Vintage WB movie art, DC comics art, and the art of Harry Potter. They also talk about how they built empires of their own, making geek art cool. Animation expert Leslie Combemale of ArtInsights Animation and Film Art Gallery moderates. For more information and interviews with animators and film artists, go to: youtube.com/user/artinsights
Pt 3: Looney Tunes Legacy SDCC Comic-Con Panel-Ruth Clampett & Linda Jones ArtInsights Animation and Film Art Online 2015-08-10 | Ruth Clampett and Linda Jones, daughters of Warner Brothers animators Bob Clampett and Chuck Jones, talk about growing up with artistic geniuses and how they keep their dads' stories and lives in animation in the forefront of cartoon and art fans. These two animators created characters and directed some of the best cartoons in animation history, including Porky in Wackyland and What's Opera, Doc, among many others. Bob Clampett created Beanie and Cecil, and Chuck Jones is known for creating Wile E. Coyote and Roadrunner, Gossamer, Marvin the Martian, and many others.These powerful Hollywood businesswomen also made collecting the art of animation and film accepted and embraced around the world and own all rights to sell official Warner Brothers cartoon art, Vintage WB movie art, DC comics art, and the art of Harry Potter. They also talk about how they built empires of their own, making geek art cool. Animation expert Leslie Combemale of ArtInsights Animation and Film Art Gallery moderates. For more information and interviews with animators and film artists, go to: youtube.com/user/artinsights
Pt 2: Looney Tunes Legacy SDCC Comic-Con Panel-Ruth Clampett & Linda Jones ArtInsights Animation and Film Art Online 2015-08-10 | Ruth Clampett and Linda Jones, daughters of Warner Brothers animators Bob Clampett and Chuck Jones, talk about growing up with artistic geniuses and how they keep their dads' stories and lives in animation in the forefront of cartoon and art fans. These two animators created characters and directed some of the best cartoons in animation history, including Porky in Wackyland and What's Opera, Doc, among many others. Bob Clampett created Beanie and Cecil, and Chuck Jones is known for creating Wile E. Coyote and Roadrunner, Gossamer, Marvin the Martian, and many others.These powerful Hollywood businesswomen also made collecting the art of animation and film accepted and embraced around the world and own all rights to sell official Warner Brothers cartoon art, Vintage WB movie art, DC comics art, and the art of Harry Potter. They also talk about how they built empires of their own, making geek art cool. Animation expert Leslie Combemale of ArtInsights Animation and Film Art Gallery moderates. For more information and interviews with animators and film artists, go to: youtube.com/user/artinsights
Pt 1: Looney Tunes Legacy SDCC Comic-Con Panel-Ruth Clampett and Linda Jones ArtInsights Animation and Film Art Online 2015-08-10 | Ruth Clampett and Linda Jones, daughters of Warner Brothers animators Bob Clampett and Chuck Jones, talk about growing up with artistic geniuses and how they keep their dads' stories and lives in animation in the forefront of cartoon and art fans. These two animators created characters and directed some of the best cartoons in animation history, including Porky in Wackyland and What's Opera, Doc, among many others. Bob Clampett created Beanie and Cecil, and Chuck Jones is known for creating Wile E. Coyote and Roadrunner, Gossamer, Marvin the Martian, and many others.These powerful Hollywood businesswomen also made collecting the art of animation and film accepted and embraced around the world and own all rights to sell official Warner Brothers cartoon art, Vintage WB movie art, DC comics art, and the art of Harry Potter. They also talk about how they built empires of their own, making geek art cool. Animation expert Leslie Combemale of ArtInsights Animation and Film Art Gallery moderates.
New OFFICIAL Marvel, Disney, & Star Wars art releases! ArtInsights Animation and Film Art Online 2015-05-30 | Want to keep up with the latest official releases: for Disney fine art - James Coleman art, Tim Rogerson art , Rodel Gonzales art, Heather Theurer art, Harrison Ellenshaw art, Jim Warren art, James Mulligan art, Mike Kungl art, Luis Berros art, Jon Siva art, David Nestler art, Raymond Swanland art, & Guy Vasilovich art featuring Yoda, Obi Wan, Luke Skywalker, Boba Fett, Darth Vader, Thor, Captain America, Iron Man, Spiderman, Frozen, Disneyland, Winnie the Pooh, Alice in Wonderland, Cinderella, Mickey and Minnie, and Frozen. Art is released periodically by the studios to galleries worldwide that specialize in film art, especially Marvel, Disney, and Star Wars. Contact our gallery at www.artinsights.com or any gallery that you trust, to support these great artists, many of whom work on the films and properties represented! Subscribe to this channel for AFAN, Animation and Film Art News, for occasional release and news videos about the world of film and animation art!
Star Wars Official Art: Star Wars Celebration, Mike Kungl Star Wars art ArtInsights Animation and Film Art Online 2015-04-06 | An Animation and Film Art News (AFAN) about the art of Star Wars Celebration, and official art by Star Wars artist Mike Kungl-What sorts of art, how much $$, where to get it..Check it out and subscribe here for all animation and film art news! Other videos: MARVEL art: youtube.com/watch?v=72FRB6QZdRM FROZEN art: youtube.com/watch?v=jOyuc-jejvACINDERELLA art: youtube.com/watch?v=32klSarsId0[AFAN]
Willie Ito Interview SDCC 2014: An Animated Life ArtInsights Animation and Film Art Online 2015-03-28 | Legendary animator Willie Ito is interviewed at San Diego Comic-Con 2014 about his life in animation and talks about childhood as a Japanese American in World War II, interviewed by ArtInsights owner and animation expert Leslie Combemale. Willie worked at Disney during Lady and the Tramp, for Chuck Jones during the making of What's Opera Doc, for Hanna and Barbera at the beginning of Hanna Barbera Studios, for Bob Clampett when he started his studio. He's been been everywhere and learned so much, it's worth listening to his words of wisdom and experiences!
Legendary animator Willie Ito wins the Inkpot Award at SDCC San Diego Comic-Con ArtInsights Animation and Film Art Online 2015-03-28 | At the beginning of his interview with Leslie Combemale aka Cinema Siren, SDCC bestowed the coveted Inkpot Award to Willie Ito, who has worked in almost every animation studio, including Disney, Warner Brothers, UPA, Clampett, and Hanna Barbera. Congrats, Willie!
Disneys Cinderella Art! Interpretive Disney fine art from 1950s animated Cinderella ArtInsights Animation and Film Art Online 2015-03-19 | Animation and Film Art News (AFAN) talks Cinderella art-Is Interpretive Disney fine art by official Disney artists of Cinderella going to have an upswing after the success of the 2015 live action Cinderella? Also, Peanuts celebration of 50th anniversary of A Charlie Brown Christmas is official for June 25th. Subscribe to this channel for all the latest news in animation and film art! [afan]
NEW OFFICIAL MARVEL ART! Mighty Minis Marvel Art Giclees: Afan #5 ArtInsights Animation and Film Art Online 2015-03-01 | FInally! Marvel Mighty Minis, a collection of affordable Marvel art pieces, all official and created by Marvel artists, is being released! See the images of these $125 pieces in teeny editions of 500, as well as Guardians of the Galaxy's new $50 image! Animation and Film Art News tells all! Included characters are every Spider-Man, Iron Man, Captain American, Hulk, Thor, X-Men, and more! SUBSCRIBE for more movie art news! [afan]
Art by Voice of Donald Duck-Tony Anselmo & Star Wars Celebration Art: AFAN #4 ArtInsights Animation and Film Art Online 2015-02-05 | The voice of Donald Duck, Tony Anselmo is now an official Disney Fine Artist, and Star Wars Celebration art show images are being released soon by all the artists on StarWars.com. That's the news this week on Animation and Film Art News-AFAN #4. The first release of art by Tony Anselmo includes three pieces with Donald Duck, the voice work for which he trained with Clarence "Ducky" Nash before becoming the official voice. For more information about Disney Legend Anselmo's interpretive Disney art and career as an animator, you can go to www.artinsights.com. [AFAN]
A Charlie Brown Christmas 50th Anniversary & Snoopy Art! : AFAN #3 ArtInsights Animation and Film Art Online 2015-01-29 | Animation and Film Art News talks about the anniversary of the 1965 cartoon classic A Charlie Brown Christmas and the announcement there will be 3 special limited editions released through Bill Melendez Studios and Sopwith Productions, each with 65 in the edition featuring Snoopy, Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and the Peanuts gang. Perfect timing with The Peanuts Movie inspired by the original Charles Schulz comic strip coming out November 6th, 2015! Subscribe to hear all the news about animation and film art releases and events! [cinemasiren]
BIG HERO 6 & BIG DISNEY ART CHANGES: Animation & Film Art News-AFAN #2 ArtInsights Animation and Film Art Online 2015-01-22 | Second installment of AFAN, Animation and Film Art News, where we talk about changes in the world of Disney interpretive art--as well as the first official release from Big Hero 6, by Marketing Art Director Joe Dunn at Disney Animation Studios. Each week Leslie Combemale, owner of ArtInsights Animation and Film Art Gallery will guide fans and collectors by telling the latest news in official releases of film and animation art.
Art by FROZEN production designer David Womersley/Laika Auction: Animation & Film Art News (AFAN #1) ArtInsights Animation and Film Art Online 2015-01-15 | AFAN #1: The first Animation and Film Art News-Featuring info about Heritage Auction's Laika Collection of Puppets, Sculptures, and works from their movies, as well as David Womersley, the production designer for Frozen, who is now an official interpretive artist for Disney Fine Art. This is a new YouTube show talking about all the newest releases and news about animation and film art. Subscribe to us, won't you?
Selma Movie Interview: Ava DuVernay & David Oyelowo with Cinema Siren ArtInsights Animation and Film Art Online 2014-12-24 | ArtInsights Gallery talks with Selma director Ava DuVernay and lead actor David Oyelowo, who plays Martin Luther King in the new feature film about the 1965 march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama. We discuss inspiration for filming, character, and embodying both the civil rights hero and orator as well as black American. Both DuVernay and Oyelowo are nominated for Golden Globe Awards for the film. with Leslie Combemale, aka Cinema Siren. Directed by Ava DuVernay Writing Credits (in alphabetical order) Paul Webb ... (writer) Cast Giovanni Ribisi ... Lee C. WhiteDavid Oyelowo ... Martin Luther King Jr.Tim Roth ... George WallaceOprah Winfrey ... Annie Lee CooperCuba Gooding Jr. ... Fred GrayCarmen Ejogo ... Coretta Scott KingMartin Sheen ... Frank Minis JohnsonTessa Thompson ... Diane NashAlessandro Nivola ... John DoarDylan Baker ... J. Edgar HooverTom Wilkinson ... President Lyndon B. JohnsonLorraine Toussaint ... Amelia BoyntonCommon ... James BevelNiecy Nash ... Richie Jean JacksonKeith Stanfield ... Jimmie Lee JacksonWendell Pierce ... Reverend Hosea WilliamsAndré Holland ... Andrew YoungStephan James ... John LewisHaviland Stillwell ... President's SecretaryJeremy Strong ... James ReebNigel Thatch ... Malcolm XCinematography by Bradford Young Film Editing by Spencer Averick Casting By Aisha Coley Set Decoration by Elizabeth Keenan Costume Design by Ruth E. Carter M[cinemasiren]
INTERVIEW: Disney Artist Michelle St. Laurent~The Art of Disney Watercolor ArtInsights Animation and Film Art Online 2014-12-11 | ArtInsights Gallery talks with Michelle St. Laurent about being the #1 top female Disney fine artist in the world, about her starting the Vinyl-mation and Pin trading programs at Disney, her creating environments for Walt Disney World, and why she loves painting Disney in watercolor.
Ned Benson Interview with Cinema Siren: The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby ArtInsights Animation and Film Art Online 2014-09-16 | Cinema Siren interviews Ned Benson about his writing and direction of The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby starring Jessica Chastain and James McAvoy. We talk about loss and love and why he is uniquely suited to have created THEM, HIM, and HER, the three versions of the story, and why James McAvoy, Jessica Chastain, Bill Hurt, Isabel Hubbert, Viola Davis, and Jess Wexler are such a great emsemble cast.
The Art of John Alvin ArtInsights Animation and Film Art Online 2014-09-03 | Leslie Combemale, expert in animation and film art, describes the gallery's collection of art by film artist John Alvin--many of the originals are those shown in the the book The Art of John Alvin, by author and Alvin and Associates partner Andrea Alvin.
Welcome to ArtInsights on YouTube! ArtInsights Animation and Film Art Online 2014-08-30 | Leslie Combemale aka Cinema Siren, is an expert on animation and film art, and owner of ArtInsights Animation and Film Art Gallery (www.artinsights.com). This channel offers educational videos on collecting and history, and interviews with artists about their lives, craft, and how they stay inspired. Subscribe here for Animation and Film Art News, where we talk about what's happening and show new releases first, and for exclusive videos, interviews, and how-to's!
Djimon Hounsou Exclusive Interview: HTTYD2 & Career news-will he DIRECT NEXT? ArtInsights Animation and Film Art Online 2014-06-13 | Actor Djimon Hounsou, who plays Drago Bludvist in How To Train Your Dragon 2 talks about being in an animated movie, what inspired his portrayal, and Cinema Siren gets a scoop! ... as he reveals he has changed his mind about a challenge in his career he has avoided till now...WATCH ON TO SEE what it is!
Cinema Siren exclusive interview w/Dean DeBlois -Animation & How To Train Your Dragon 2 ArtInsights Animation and Film Art Online 2014-06-13 | Cinema Siren talks How To Train Your Dragon 2 with Director DeBlois: Cate Blanchett, Kit Harington, Djimon Hounsou's characters, How he was influenced by a scene in Blood Diamond, and what inspired him from Star Wars Empire Strikes Back!
GODZILLA director Gareth Edwards exclusive interview w/Cinema Siren ArtInsights Animation and Film Art Online 2014-05-15 | Cinema Siren's exclusive one on one interview with Godzilla director where he reveals how the secret of how created his roar and talks his favorite scenes in the Toho studios blessed reboot.Directed byGareth Edwards Writing creditsMax Borenstein (screenplay)Dave Callaham (story) (as David Callaham)Produced byYoshimitsu Banno....executive producerAlex Garcia....executive producerJon Jashni....producerKenji Okuhira....executive producerMary Parent....producerBrian Rogers....producerThomas Tull....producerPatricia Whitcher....executive producer Original Music byAlexandre Desplat Cinematography bySeamus McGarvey Film Editing byBob Ducsay Casting byHeike Brandstatter Katie Doyle Sarah Finn Coreen Mayrs Production Design byOwen Paterson Art Direction byRoss Dempster Kirsten Franson Dan Hermansen Scott Meehan Grant Van Der Slagt (supervising art director) Set Decoration byElizabeth Wilcox Costume Design bySharen Davis
Interview-directors of Captain America: The Winter Soldier w/Cinema Siren-The Russo Brothers ArtInsights Animation and Film Art Online 2014-04-04 | Captain America: The Winter Soldier directors Anthony and Joe Russo talk about espionage and superhero movies, influences, Chris Evans, Robert Redford, Anthony Mackie, and their future projects
Exclusive Jason Bateman interview: Bad Words-w/Cinema Siren ArtInsights Animation and Film Art Online 2014-03-24 | 5 things you don't know about Jason Bateman...in an interview about his feature directorial debut with the dark comedy Bad Words. Cinema Siren talks about his love of directing, music, and the art of making audiences a little uncomfortable, and a lot entertained.
Muppets official interviews & review- Kermit, Miss Piggy, Constantine ArtInsights Animation and Film Art Online 2014-03-21 | MUPPETS MOST WANTED Official interviews-Review & interviews with Kermit, Miss Piggy, Constantine, Walter, Gonzo, Sam the Eagle, Tina Fey, Ricky Gervais, Tom Hiddleston, James McAvoy, & Celine Dion. Leslie Combemale, aka Cinema Siren, gives it 3 1/2 stars. Find out why! For more interviews and the fine art of film, go to cinemasiren.com, artinsightsmagazine.com and gallery page with art from The Muppets, Star Wars, Harry Potter, and Disney-www.artinsights.com. Subscribe to this channel for all our interviews and educational films!
The Grand Budapest Hotel: official interviews & 5 star review w/Cinema Siren ArtInsights Animation and Film Art Online 2014-03-14 | Cinema Siren shows interviews with Wes Anderson, Ralph Fiennes, Jude Law, Willem Dafoe, & F. Murray Abraham talking about the making of and experience of working together in this great ensemble cast. For more interviews and reviews go to www.cinemasiren.com, or our web magazine www.artinsightsmagazine.com as well as our art gallery dedicated to film art: artinsights.com. Please subscribe for more great videos on great new films as they are released!
Pompeii Movie: Kit Harington/Paul W.S Anderson Interview & Cinema Siren review ArtInsights Animation and Film Art Online 2014-02-20 | Paul W.S. Anderson, talks about directing the new film Pompeii 3D, and Cinema Siren interviews Kit Harington about starring in the film, how he approaches his roles as an English actor, how working out to get his buff new body for playing a gladiator helped him get into his character, and what's in store for Jon Snow on the 4th Season of Game of Thrones.
2014 Oscar Nominations and Predictions: Cinema Siren ArtInsights Animation and Film Art Online 2014-01-17 | Cinema Siren chooses frontrunners for the 84th Oscars. American Hustle, Gravity, 12 Years A Slave, Her, The Wolf of Wall Street and more.
Review/Official Meryl Streep Interview: August Osage County-and review w/Cinema Siren ArtInsights Animation and Film Art Online 2014-01-09 | Cinema Siren reviews August Osage County, and has an interview with Meryl Streep about her role and working with the ensemble cast. Also included is Leslie Combemale (Cinema Siren) offering the top ten movies about dysfunctional families. For more videos and interviews, go to www.cinemasiren.com & www.artinsightsmagazine.com, and for the art of film, go to www.artinsights.com.
Inside Llewyn Davis/Coen Brothers & Oscar Isaac Interview: Cinema Siren exclusive ArtInsights Animation and Film Art Online 2013-12-20 | The Coen Brothers and Oscar Isaac discuss the excitement of using live music performance in the new release Inside Llewyn Davis. Oscar Isaac talks about his love of his character, grief, and live performance. Interview with Cinema Siren, Leslie CombemaleDirected by Ethan Coen Joel Coen Writing Credits (WGA) Joel Coen ... Ethan Coen Cast (in credits order) Oscar Isaac ... Llewyn DavisCarey Mulligan ... JeanJustin Timberlake ... JimEthan Phillips ... Mitch GorfeinRobin Bartlett ... Lillian GorfeinMax Casella ... Pappi CorsicatoJerry Grayson ... Mel NovikoffJeanine Serralles... JoyAdam Driver... Al CodyStark Sands ... Troy NelsonJohn Goodman ... Roland TurnerGarrett Hedlund ... Johnny FiveProduced by Ethan Coen Joel Coen Olivier Courson executive producerCatherine Farrellassociate producerRobert Grafexecutive producerRon Halpernexecutive producerDrew P. Houpt associate producerScott Rudinproducer Cinematography by Bruno Delbonnel Film Editing by Ethan Coen ... (as Roderick Jaynes)Joel Coen ... (as Roderick Jaynes) Casting By Ellen Chenoweth Production Design by Jess Gonchor Art Direction by Deborah Jensen Set Decoration by Susan Bode Costume Design by Mary Zophres
