Episode 8 - Isn't It Animated?
In this episode I compare the live action, The Jungle Book, Dumbo, Aladdin and The Lion King to their original 2D animated versions. I also share some comments that I received from social media about these live action remakes.
Honorable mentions
Cinderella & Winnie The Pooh, Beauty and the Beast, 101 Dalmaitions
News updates about Mulan live action trailer
Lady and The Tramp live action trailer
Animation News Recap
Freeform is doing 30 Days of Disney all September and I’m REALLY enjoying it
Looking forward to 31 days of Halloween next month
Disney Streaming
Blue Sky Studios as seen on Hollywood reporter
Minnie Mouse voice actress Russi Taylor passed away July 26
Richard Williams passed away august 18, Canadian British animator who wrote the bible so to speak for animation called The Animators Survival Kit. if you're studying to become an animator this book is THE holy grail.
After School Special 2019: SVA’s Alumni Film & Animation Festival starts Sept 20th
Featuring some of the School of Visual Arts’ most accomplished film, television, animation, and visual effects alumni, this multi-day festival will include screenings, premieres of new work, and behind-the-scenes looks at cinema & television hits and classics, and all events will feature special Q&As with industry insiders. A full schedule and list of participants is below (subject to change) and can also be found at svatheatre.eventbrite.com.
DiverseToons Between The Pages https://www.eventbrite.com/e/diversetoons-presents-between-the-pages-tickets-70927665557
Saturday, September 28, 2019 in Harlem
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
This is, a panel featuring authors & illustrators having a dialogue about books, publishing and freelancing. The conversation will be centered around the panelist's journeys into their industries, their aspirations to promote inclusivity as well as a Q&A at the end. Lastly all panelists will have some of their books and prints for sale.
DiverseToons at 4th Annual ANNY (Animation Nights New York) Best Of Fest https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2019-anny-best-of-fest-sat-sun-oct-5-6-tickets-71130506259
Saturday October 5th in downtown Manhattan (way downtown
12pm
We will be presenting our Women Taking the lead panel highlighting some game changers in the animation industry here in NYC
Also at 4pm on that Saturday I will be a part of their industry exchange event where I’ll be talking one on with with people looking to get into the industry and
Diversetoons partnering with Queen City Film FEst in NJ
Queen City Film Fest will be presenting the “Animation Showdown” block consisting of animated films on Friday October 25th
Then on Saturday we will have our DiverseToon panel focusing on the business side of things as well as navigating a career in the industry.
You can purchase your tickets at https://www.qcffnj.com/tickets
Use our code DIVERSETOONS1 for a 50% off discount on your tickets
Info and link to tickets to ALL events can be found at diversetoons.com/events and in the show notes
Up next
DiverseToons Women in Multimedia Panel audio from Nov 2018
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