Jerry Beck

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Writer, cartoon producer and author of more than 15 books on animation history. A former studio exec with Nickelodeon and Disney; currently on the faculty at both CalArts in Valencia and Woodbury University in Burbank, California.

Articles By Jerry Beck

Sneak Peek at SpongeBob “You Bring the Color” Fan Sourced Show Open

Today marks the kick off of Nickelodeon’s SpongeBob SquarePants: You Bring The Color week, the culmination of the past few months where fans have been submitting digitally colored frames from the opening sequence and the final scene of Friday’s black-and-white episode, “Squid Noir,” for a chance to be featured on air during next week’s premieres. […]

Season Three “Star Vs. The Forces Of Evil” Advance Clip

Calling all fans of Star Butterfly! To kick-off season three, a two-week strip of all-new Star vs. The Forces of Evil episodes will premiere beginning Monday November 6th and run through November 16th (Monday-Thursday), including a one-hour mid-season finale on November 16th. Each episode will premiere at 7am and encore same day at 11am, 5pm […]

The Re-Animated Woody Woodpecker

This is the coolest thing you’ll see today. Woody Woodpecker must be very popular in Brazil. Animator Ivanildo Soares has just post the payoff to a group project he conceived – bringing 70 South American animators together to re-animate a vintage 1960s Walter Lantz theatrical cartoon with hilarious, eye-popping results. The original cartoon, The Bird […]

ANIME TRAILER: “Godzilla: Monster Planet”

A new trailer for the upcoming anime feature Godzilla: Monster Planet has been released – and it looks pretty spectacular. The film, a combination of hand drawn and CG, was directed by Kōbun Shizuno (Detective Conan) and Hiroyuki Seshita (Ajin) and animated at Polygon Pictures (Transformers Prime). It is considered the 32nd film in the […]

Women In Animation Awards Diversity Honors To Disney Animation, directors Twomey and Kahrs

Women in Animation (WIA) is proud to announce the inaugural WIA Diversity Awards recipients, in partnership with Spark Computer Graphics Society (Spark CG): Walt Disney Animation Studios (WDAS) and filmmakers Nora Twomey (The Breadwinner) and Academy Award-winning director John Kahrs (Paperman) for his short film, June: Life Is Better When You Share The Ride. The […]

Jerry Beck

Publisher Editor

Articles By Jerry Beck

Sneak Peek at SpongeBob “You Bring the Color” Fan Sourced Show Open

Season Three “Star Vs. The Forces Of Evil” Advance Clip

The Re-Animated Woody Woodpecker

ANIME TRAILER: “Godzilla: Monster Planet”

Women In Animation Awards Diversity Honors To Disney Animation, directors Twomey and Kahrs

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Jerry Beck

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