Wendy Jackson Hall: Articles


I have written hundreds of articles about animation, most of which have been published in the following trade and consumer publications. Clips/samples available upon request.

ARTICLE INDEX - BIBLIOGRAPHY

Animation Journal
For the Love of Prague: Gene Deitch, Spring 1999
Review of the 1995 Fantoche Animation Festival, Spring 1996
Cecile Starr: A Pioneer's Pioneer, Spring 1995

Animation Magazine
Drawing Out Talent: Pencils Over Pixels, November 2002
Going the Distance: Animation Schools Branch Out with Distance Learning, September 2002
Speaking of Student Films, August 2002
Schools @ SIGGRAPH, July 2002
School Profile: University of Southern California, February 2002
School Profile: Applied Multimedia Training Centres, October 2001
School Profile: Mesmer Animation Labs, August 2001
Shooting in Real Time with the Video Lunchbox, August 2001
School Profile: Ex’pression Center for New Media, July 2001
School Profile: Full Sail, May 2001
Monkeybone: Henry Selick's Latest Stop-Motion Adventure, February 2001
School Profile: DHIMA, February 2001
Short Films Vie for Oscar Gold, January 2001
Gary and Mike Hit the Road, January 2001
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie, November 2000
Ottawa Animation Festival Review, November 2000
Review: Richard Williams Animation Masterclass, November 2000
Profile: Santa Monica College Academy of Entertainment and Technology, July/August 2000
PDI University Yearbook, July/August 2000
Blue Sky Targets Sopranos, July/August 2000
Fox Premieres Titan A.E., June 2000
Review: Braincamp 2000, May 2000
Profile: The Art Institutes International, May 2000
Profile: Academy of Art College San Francisco, April 2000
Oscar Decision 2000, April 2000
Commercials and Post: Silicon Grail's Chalice, March 2000
Profile: AnimAction Celebrates 10 Years, March 2000
Yuri Norstein Visits California, January 2000
New TV Show Profiles: Max Steel and Baby Blues, January 2000
Profile: Gnomon 3D, January 2000
Profile: Technology Development Center, Ventura, December 1999
Faeries Animates Fantasy World in Multiple Dimensions for HIT, December 1999
Rough Draft Produces Finely Tuned Futurama, December 1999
The Animation Education Vacation: the Disney Institute Animation Event, November 1999
Yellow Submarine Has Resurfaced, September 1999
SIGGRAPH Stories, August 1999
Frame-by-Frame and Ten Stories High: Large Format Animation, August 1999
The Great Debate: Is Motion-Capture Animation?, August 1999
Profile: The School of Communication Arts, July 1999
The Long and Short of Shorts, June 1999
Profile: Van Arts, June 1999
Obituary: Jean-Luc Xiberras, Annecy Fest Director, June 1999
Shooting Stars: The New Voices in Animation, May 1999
Oscar Decision 99, April 1999
Pixels vs. Paint: The Evolution of Digital Ink and Paint, April 1999
Profile: The School of Visual Arts, April 1999
Playing the Game: Animators in the Interactive Industry, March 1999
Power Teams in TV Animation, February 1999
Motion-Capture Animation Overview, February 1999
Art Animator Profiles, February 1999
Voice-Over Artist Profiles, February 1999
Commercial Studio Profiles, February 1999
Happy Oscar Bob: A Review of the 1995 Academy Award Nominees, July 1995

Annecy Animation Festival: Le Quotidien
Gene Deitch: An American in Prague, June 2002
Young Czech Animators in the 21st Century, June 2002

ASIFA News, the Newsletter of the Association International du Film d'Animation
Deanna Morse DVD Profile, Spring 2002 Issue
Oscar Nominees, Animated Short Films 1999, Spring 2000 Issue
Oscar Nominees, Animated Short Films 1998, Spring 1999 Issue

AtomFilms
Aardman Animation Profile, The Aardman Observer Spotlight
Interview With Bill Plympton, Plymptonia Spotlight
Frame-by-Frame Animation News, March 2000
Frame-by-Frame Animation News, February 2000
Frame-by-Frame Animation News, January 2000

AWN: Animation Flash
All news items, January 1997 to October 1998. Directory of News Items.

AWN: Animation World Magazine
Review of Giannalberto Bendazzi’s Book, “Alexeieff: Portrait of a Master,” October 2001
Disney's Dinosaur
, June 2000
Aardman: The Genuine Aardicle, February 2000
Malicious Balloons and Flying Lingerie: Spike and Mike's 1999 Classic Festival of Animation, April 1999
67 Aluminum Plates, November 1998
Rebecca Moses Brings Animation Into Fashion, October 1998
Simulated Cut-Outs on South Park and Blue's Clues, September 1998
Metrovision Puts Cinema in Reverse, August 1998
SIGGRAPH's Electronic Theater Celebrates 25 Years of Discovery, July 1998
The Best of the Fest: A Sampling of Films from the SIGGRAPH `98 Computer Animation Festival, August 1998
Dig This! 1001 Nights: An Animation Symphony, June 1998
Crashing Braincamp, June 1998
Who the Heck is Jared?, June 1998
Review of Jan Svankmajer's book, Anima Animus Animation, May 1998
Monsters of Grace: High Art Meets High Tech [May 1998]
Studio Tour: Nicktoons, April 1998
The Envelope Please... April 1998
Literary Draw: An Interview With Storyopolis' Fonda Snyder, January 1998
1997 Gaming Report: The Best of the Bunch, December 1997
New Home Video Releases: Animation To Go, November 1997
Happy Birthday, Chuck Jones!, October 1997
Springfield, Nevada: A Tour of the Simpsons' Home, October 1997
SIGGRAPH 97 Computer Animation Festival, September 1997
SIGGRAPH 97 News Report, September 1997
Surrealist Conspirator: An Interview With Jan Svankmajer, June 1997
An Interview With Aardman's Peter Lord, May 1997
Yvonne Andersen: Profile of a Pioneer, March 1997
Kids Making Animation: A Sampling of Children's Animation Workshops Around the World, March 1997
Heard at NATPE 97, February 1997
Review of Mars Attacks, December 1996
Images from Hiroshima 96, September 1996
Peaches n' Dreams: James and the Giant Peach, May 1996

Animatoon
Trends in the U.S. Animation Market, August 1998
News From NATPE '97

Cinefantastique
A Brief History of Stop-Motion Animation , February 1999

FPS magazine
Review of the 1998 Annie Awards, Issue 15
Review of Creating 3D Animation: The Aardman Book of Filmmaking, Issue 15
Report from the 1996 Ottawa Animation Festival

The Hollywood Reporter

Quick Clips: Four Short Toons Generating Buzz for Oscar Nominations, January 25, 2000
The A-List: Buzz Properties on Offer at NATPE, January 25, 2000
The Hard Cel:Animation at NATPE, January 25, 2000
MIP Overview, September 1999

LA 411
Animation Primer, 2001 Agents & Managers Directory

NATPE Review
Animation Report from NATPE '97
Preview to the Animation and Special Effects Expo

RISD Views
A Real RISD Guy: Profile of Alumnus Seth MacFarlane and his show, Family Guy, Spring 1999
The 1992 Ottawa International Animation Festival, Winter 1993

Television Business International
Case Studies: Children's TV and Toy Lines, January 1999

Society for Animation Studies
The Comprehension of Animation Logic in Young Children

Variety
NATPE Kids Programming: The View From the Top (A Roundtable), January 14, 2002
Eye on the Oscars: Animated Shorts, December 17, 2001
Nelvana at 30 Special Issue, October 2001 [issue cancelled]
MIPCOM Junior: Pied Pipers in a Pinch, WV October 1-7, 2001
Kids Fall TV Preview, September 2001
Seven Projections of Distinction, August 10, 2001
Licensing Show, June 2001 [issue cancelled]
MIP Kids Programming, March 26, 2001
NATPE Report Card, January 15, 2001
Kids' DVD Offerings, December 29, 2000
Internet Animation Issue Feature Story, November 8, 2000
MIPCOM Junior Coverage, September 2000
Kids Fall TV Preview, August 2000
Annecy 2000, May 2000 WAC Issue
Tech Box: Web Animation Tools, May 2000 WAC Issue
MIP Kids Programming: The Toys Are Back in Town, April 10-16, 2000
Tooning in Positano: Cartoons on the Bay, April 10-16, 2000
How Pokémon Grabbed U.S. Kids, January 17-23, 2000
The Story Behind "The Story of Computer Graphics, SIGGRAPH Issue 1999
The Mouse Connection: DIC and Disney, July 12, 1999
DIC TV Projects in the Pipeline, July 12,1999
Timing is Everything: Kids' TV Licensing, June 8, 1999
MIP-TV: Indie Producers Feel the Sqeeze in Kids' Market, MIP 99 Issue
Nickelodeon: New Edgy Toons Wait in the Wings, Nick Issue 1999
Five Original Shorts Push Envelope in Oscar Derby, March 2, 1999
Girls Inc Profile, November 10, 1998
There's Something About Yogi, November 10, 1999
Competition Intense Among Toon Fests, November 10, 1998
Tribute to Warner Bros.: Serving Toons With a '90s Twist
Repackaging Eastern European Gems, February 13, 1998
Finale Rocks Pasadena, February 13, 1998
So Many Annual Fests, So Little Time, February 13, 1998
Disney's 'Pepper Ann' Creator Sue Rose Profile, November 18, 1997
Nickelodeon's 'Kablam!' Creators Profile, November 18, 1997
The 21st Annecy International Animation Festival, June 9-15, 1997

Wired magazine
From Here to Infinity: Moebius’ Animated Feature, June 2001
Line of Sight: Screenshots Video-Game Inspired Art, April 2001
Electric Word: Monkeybone, November 2000
Streed Cred: Soda Constructor, July 2000
Nova's Art: David Kirk, September 1999
Street Cred: Out of the Celluloid Closet, August 1999

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