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TABLE OF CONTENTS DECEMBER 1998 DECEMBER 1998 4 6 8 10 15 19 23 26 30 34 43 Table of Contents December 1998 Vol. 3, No. 9 Editor’s Notebook Wow! It’s an interactive future! Letters: editor@awn.com Dig This! IMAX invents a new technology that allows animators to animate in thin air! AMUSEMENT PARKS VOL.3 NO.9 The Mouse’s Wild Side: Disney’s New Animal Kingdom Walt Disney World is the proud site of a new Disney theme park: Animal Kingdom. Joseph Szadkowski reports on this new destination which combines adventure, education and fun. Craig Bartlett’s Charmed Past Life Did you know that before Hey Arnold!, Craig Bartlett completed several projects for amusement parks and World’s Fairs? Joe Bevilacqua looks into Craig Bartlett’s past life... Theme Parks in the Digital Age Clark Dodsworth lends his considerable insight as to what we can expect from the amusement park of the future. Interactive robotic fauna? Digital characters with artificial intelligence and synthetic personalities? You bet! Disneyland: From Dream to Reality Katie Mason relates Disneyland’s history from Walt’s dream to an attraction which has drawn over 400 million visitors since its opening day, July 17, 1955. FAMILY ANIMATION Edutainment and the Internet Contrary to popular belief, the Internet and kids are made for each other. Ted Pedersen & Francis Moss take us into the world of the post-television generation. Includes a Flash demo. All In The Family: Rated “G” Animated Programming Deborah Reber takes a look at three companies, CINAR Animation, Porchlight Entertainment and Big Idea Productions, that are making a living out of the growing market of wholesome family entertainment. OTHER Here’s A How de do Diary: September Barry Purves is nearing completion on Gilbert and Sullivan - The Very Models; find out how he is doing as he finishes up animation in this month’s production diary installment. Special Bonus: Includes the actual production script for Episode Five. THE STUDENT CORNER Vilppu Drawing Online: Introducing Material and Proportion Life drawing master Glenn Vilppu continues his on-line drawing course, adding to his previous three lessons. Includes a Quicktime movie. © Animation World Network 1998. All rights reserved. No part of the periodical may be reproduced without the consent of Animation World Network. ANIMATION WORLD MAGAZINE December 1998 2
TABLE OF CONTENTS DECEMBER 1998 DECEMBER 1998 45 49 52 56 57 59 61 63 82 84 85 88 14 FILMS A Bug’s Life: PIXAR Does It Again Charles Solomon reviews PIXAR’s much anticipated follow-up to Toy Story, A Bug’s Life, which is funny, bright and a joy to watch. Shifting to the Big Screen: The Rugrats Movie The toddlers’ first excursion into theaters is well directed and paced, but flawed. Michael Mallory explains. BOOKS American Magus - Harry Smith - A Modern Alchemist Giannalberto Bendazzi shares a treasure...the book American Magus - Harry Smith, which features “one of the most hidden, obscure and enigmatic figures in the entire history of animation and the avantgarde.” Available in English and Italian. The Flesh Made Word: Harry Smith Speaks Chuck Pirtle discusses the latest text on Harry Smith, Think of the Self Speaking: Selected Interviews of Harry Smith. Featuring interviews from 1968-1989, this text elaborates on the life of this groundbreaking American Surrealist artist. That’s Enough Folks: Black Images In Animated Cartoons, 1900-1960 Giannalberto Bendazzi reviews That’s Enough Folks, Henry T. Sampson’s insightful book on the cartoon treatment of African-Americans and other minority groups. Available in English and Italian. Reading the Rabbit: Warner Bros. According to the Academics How can a collection of essays make Warner Bros. cartoons seem so serious? Mark Mayerson ponders the impact of academics on the new book Reading the Rabbit: Explorations in Warner Bros. Animation. HIDDEN TREASURES Fragments of a Faith Forgotten: Unearthing the Harry Smith Archives Rani Singh relates the operations of the Harry Smith Archives as she and others try to collect, restore and rebuild the works of Harry Smith. NEWS Animation World News Rugrats Offends Media Watchdogs, Batman Creator Bob Kane Dies, Bandai Opens Animevillage.com, Annie Award Winners, Books Galore and more... On A Desert Island With. . . . Animated Feature Film Directors Antz director Eric Darnell, Gen13 director Kevin Altieri and The Rugrats Movie director Norton Virgien share their favorite films. AWN COMICS Dirdy Birdy by John R. Dilworth Plympt-gags by Bill Plympton Next Issue’s Highlights This Month’s Contributors Cover: An audience, with a special guest, enjoys “It’s Tough to be a Bug,” a multi-media event featuring 3D animation, special effects and Audio-Animatronic® characters based on A Bug’s Life. Featured at the new Orlando theme park, Disney’s Animal Kingdom, the show is screened in the 430-seat Tree of Life theater.7 © Animation World Network 1998. All rights reserved. No part of the periodical may be reproduced without the consent of Animation World Network. VOL.3 NO.9 ANIMATION WORLD MAGAZINE December 1998 3
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