Always a Family

'On the morning of September 11th, Michael Trinidad called his ex-wife, Monique Ferrer, from the 103rd floor of the World Trade Center's North Tower to say goodbye. In the wake of his death, Monique tells the story of Michael's lasting legacy—the family they built together.'via StoryCorps

Interview With Story Artist And Director Louie del Carmen

Louie del Carmen is a story artist, illustrator and director currently at Dreamwork Animation. For more info about Louie check out his blog and twitter page. And thanks to Bobby Chiu for setting up this interview!





















Also check out this CTN story lecture with Louie and some other talented artists:

// Act 1: The Story Begins

DD: Tembo Animation Tests

Really nice animation tests for The Legend Of Tembo


Various Tembo Tests

Tembo Environ & Character Test

Also check out:
// Aaron Blaise and Chuck Williams on the development of 'The Legend of Tembo'

The Audience Wants Stories says Kevin Spacey

Nothing to elaborate on here. Spacey says it all.

The Making Of Ralph Bakshi And Frank Frazetta's 'Fire And Ice'

Illustrator and author James Gurney has posted a collection of articles about the making of 'Fire And Ice' over on his blog Gurney Journey. 

// Art Of Fire And Ice via James Gurney

Check out the full movie here

// Fire And Ice [Full Movie]