Bill Desowitz

Editor

Bill Desowitz has been covering the Animation industry since the early 2000s for Animation Magazine, Animation World Network, IndieWire, and Animation Scoop. He is also the author of James Bond Unmasked (Spies Publishing), which chronicles the first 50 years of 007’s evolution, and includes exclusive interviews with all six Bond actors.

Articles By Bill Desowitz

100 Meters: Kenji Iwaisawa Advances Rotoscope for the Transcendent Racing Drama

For director Kenji Iwaisawa, 100 Meters (GKids, opening in select theaters October 10 and going wider October 12-14) provided the perfect opportunity to advance his skillful use of rotoscope in concert with 2D character animation and hyper-real 3D backgrounds

The Twits: Director Phil Johnston Embraces Roald Dahl’s Irredeemable Couple

The Twits will screen as part of a Pre-Animation Is Film Festival Preview on October 13th at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood

“Zootopia 2” Sneak Preview: What We Learned About the Disney Sequel

Animation Scoop had the chance to screen 30 minutes of Zootopia 2, and speak with directors Jared Bush and Byron Howard, head of Animation Chad Sellers and heads of Story Carrie Liao and David VanTuyle. We were also treated to a Q&A with composer Michael Giacchino conduced by Tom MacDougall, president, Walt Disney Music.

‘Toy Story’ 30th Anniversary: Part Two

In honor of Toy Story’s 30th anniversary and theatrical re-release on September 12, I spoke with five Pixar luminaries about their experiences making the first CG-animated feature and its continuing impact on the studio and the industry: Pete Docter (chief creative officer and three-time Oscar-winning director, who served as supervising animator), Bonnie Arnold (a producer, who later joined […]

Bill Desowitz

Editor

Articles By Bill Desowitz

100 Meters: Kenji Iwaisawa Advances Rotoscope for the Transcendent Racing Drama

The Twits: Director Phil Johnston Embraces Roald Dahl’s Irredeemable Couple

“Zootopia 2” Sneak Preview: What We Learned About the Disney Sequel

‘Toy Story’ 30th Anniversary: Part Two

‘Toy Story’ 30th Anniversary: Part One

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