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Drawing For Nothing is a free ebook dedicated to the art of unfinished and unappreciated animation. Directed by @waxmohawk
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New clips have been found from Me and My Shadow by the fan base on a demo reel! Unfortunately they do not have audio, but these are brand new to us.
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Kent Melton, maquette sculptor of nearly 40 years that worked with studios such as Hanna Barbera, Warner Bros, LAIKA, and Walt Disney Animation, passed away today at 68.
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When Disney's Florida studio closed in 2004, a small company by the named of Cecropia hired a majority of the laid off animators to create an interactive arcade game called "The Act." It is the last of its kind, being a 2D animated arcade game similar to Dragon's Lair.
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ROTTEN: Behind Foodfight, a documentary/video essay about the making of Foodfight with interviews from the crew, will release next month. This includes never before seen footage from the original version of the film, bloopers, and concept art.
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New clips from scenes animated by Baptiste Rogron for Dreamworks' Me and My Shadow, one of which displays how the villain could take over a caster's movements against their will.
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Rotten: Behind the Foodfight, an hour long documentary/video essay about the making of Foodfight! with interviews from crew, has been released.
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In Disney's American Dog (later to be known as Bolt), a gun wielding waitress in Las Vegas would aid the main character from escaping a zombie serial killer girl scout named Ruthie.
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Here's this same clip in color, animated by Darlie Brewster. This is part of a longer, one minute promo animation. There's a rumor that an interracial kiss contributed to Warner Bros. dropping the project.
This is a test animation for a scrapped adult animated horror film by Warner Bros. Feature Animation's titled Arrow directed by Bill Kroyer as a follow up FernGully: The Last Rainforest.
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A half hour reel of footage from the canceled CGI/2D hybrid pseudo-sequel to Yellow Submarine, Strawberry Fields, has been shared by a crew member. None of this footage has been seen by the public in at least 30 years.
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Drawing For Nothing is a free eBook dedicated to these projects and still growing! There's a world of unfinished and underappreciated animation out there that doesn't get the love it deserves.
#CanceledCartoons
RELEASE COYOTE VS ACME!
The Animation Guild’s (TAG) Master Agreement expires on August 16th — and we need YOUR help!
Spread the word about what’s at stake for animation!!! Post about your favorite cartoons that got canceled using
#CanceledCartoons
!
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Visual development by Chris Consani for Nickelodeon's canceled Mighty Mouse film
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Given this news I've decided to move the chapter on this film to high priority. Any crew member that worked on this film and would like to share their work and experiences anonymously, please DM me and we can talk.
‘COYOTE VS ACME’ is now expected to be shelved and deleted forever.
Warner Bros wanted $75M - $80M for the film and rejected offers from Netflix, Amazon & Paramount, refusing to let them counter-offer.
(Source: )
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Character exploration by Rune Brandt Bennicke for Dreamworks' Me and My Shadow
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Jack and Ben, a story about a bird named Jack and his mentally disabled brother Ben avoiding dangers and raising a rat named Pinky, was going to be LAIKA's first feature film. It was canceled, however, for its stop-motion sister film Coraline due to budget restraints.
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Clay sculptures from Will Vinton Studios' canceled musical claymation film The Frog Prince. Later, it was retooled into The Kiss, a stage musical headed by Will's son, Jesse Vinton.
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Coyote vs Acme is not confirmed to be in the process of being deleted. There is no evidence, hardly even any believable rumors, that the movie was ever in danger of being deleted. It is not being released, yes, but it's not being destroyed either. Please stop fear mongering.
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If anyone is interested there has been a Me and My Shadow fan base for years! Most of it is in this Discord server. Without them I wouldn't have been able to have as big of a chapter on the film as I do.
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@MrIppikodoku
Congratulations, you saw them years ago, you get a gold star. As I said in the tweet, they're new to us, meaning the team and the majority of the fandom.
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In 2001 there were plans in making a sequel to Space Jam titled "Spy Jam" starring Jackie Chan. While a script was written, a presentation pitch made and even a mock up poster designed, this ended up never happening.
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After working with a few friends we managed to dump the game and have it playable on modern computers. It takes a bit of work, but if you want to play The Act, follow this link!
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Early in Foodfight's development it was going to be animated in 3D by animators using Lightwave before it was switched to being entirely done in motion capture and Maya. This pencil test, likely dating around 2001, was made to figure out how the character Twinkleton would move.
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It is unknown why exactly the main antagonist was decided to be a serial killer zombie girl scout.
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A new poster has been released for ROTTEN: Behind the Foodfight, an hour long essay/documentary on how Foodfight! was made
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Before Wreck it Ralph, there was Joe Jump. A Pac-Man inspired video game character from the 80s that game jumps in order to upgrade himself to stay relevant. Joe Jump himself was intended to be 2D animated, while everything else was 3D. In 2008 it was canceled by John Lasseter.
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Worth mentioning that Jo was also fully modeled (James Stapp) and rigged as well as assigned a lead animator (Mark Anthony Austin)
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Pre-visualization by Peter Zaslav and Carlos Zaragoza for DreamWorks' Puss In Boots: 9 Lives and 40 Thieves
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The full panoramic background from the chase scene in The Thief and the Cobbler, artist unknown.
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It was built on a proprietary engine and plans were made for there to be more games and being able to choose between them on the same machine. Unfortunately, The Act didn't test as well as they'd hoped and was later turned into an IOS app. Which has been unavailable since 2016.
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Real storyboard panel from the first version of Foodfight
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Originally there was meant to be a tie-in 3D platformer game for the movie "9", developed by Seven Studios. This, unfortunately, was canceled for unknown reasons. All that remains is clips from an animation reel.
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Here's some preliminary art by Jason Bryant Parker and an in-depth article about The Act's production history and release.
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In this animation test by Patrick Mate for Dreamworks' canceled film Boo U, (later renamed B.O.O.), main character Watts is translucent, with his eyes and teeth visible through his skin.
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Animator, director, and friend Eli Noyes has passed away at age 81. Noyes was a pioneer in experimental animation, notably with clay and paper. He was a ton of fun to talk to when we did and the world is a little lesser for his absence.
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Character designs by Sylvain DeBoissy for Sony's canceled film "Big Nasty" (2010)
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Environment designs from Threshold Digital Research Labs' "Foodfight!"
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Visual development by Bil Maher for The Works, the first attempt at a computer animated film. Unfortunately, only about 20 minutes were animated before shutting down.
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The first update to Drawing For Nothing is out! This includes two new chapters: My Peoples and Larrikins. Over 150 pages have been added to the book. 1/?
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Stills from tests using Disney's "Gemini" face tracking technology. When Gemini Man was being produced at Disney's Secret Lab in 2001, they developed special face tracking technology with the help of Lance Williams, who previously directed The Works.
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Baby pictures of Foxy Loxy and Goosey Loosey from Chicken Little, created by lead animator Mark Austin while the film was being rewritten.
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The intro to this is insane man.
A half hour reel of footage from the canceled CGI/2D hybrid pseudo-sequel to Yellow Submarine, Strawberry Fields, has been shared by a crew member. None of this footage has been seen by the public in at least 30 years.
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A workprint for Foodfight! dating back to 2005 has been shared online.
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While making Astro Boy, IMAGI was also working on Cat Tale, a feature about a cat raised with dogs and beginning to understand that he isn't one of them. Starring Stanley Tucci, Sean Astin and Billy Idol, Cat Tale was canceled when IMAGI collapsed due to the failure of Astro Boy.
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Character exploration by Rune Brandt Bennicke for Jo Knight in Disney's American Dog
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Hi
@MattyDanner
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#ShredForce
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A computer model created by Pixar co-creator Alvy Smith at the New York Institute of Technology in 1979
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Visual development by Mike Bear for Dreamworks' Plants vs Zombies
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In Dreamworks' Larrikins, Hugh Jackman's character, Red the kangaroo, is introduced singing a rather morbid song about the heat and danger of the Austrialian outback.
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Though the original version of Foodfight was reported as being stolen in 2002, assets turned up in 2006 but went undocumented. These still exist partially today.
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Visual development by Christian Schellewald and Luc Desmarchelier for the unrealized 2D adaption of the musical "Cats" from Amblimation
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Photos taken during the making of Henry Selick's "The Shadow King"
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Animation is an incredible medium and deserves to be treated equal to its live-action counterpart. We hope the future negotiations bring positive progress in the industry!
#StandWithAnimation
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Nothing has been "announced," the movie was mentioned in one sentence in an article about upcoming performances this year. B.O.O. was canceled nearly a decade ago and didn't even have an ending written. For all we know the journalist read an old press release.
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Our extremely talented 3D artist
@Ubern00bK
has just finished his recreation of Angel from My Peoples/A Few Good Ghosts for the new cover! She is fully rigged and looks almost identical to how she would have appeared in the film.
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Honestly glad this happened so the game doesn't have to be played through their shitty software. You can play the game on your own using a virtual machine! Follow the instructions on the Internet Archive upload's description and reviews.
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This is getting popular I just want to put it out there when me and my colleague got this game to the public I was taken advantage of by the TeknoParrot team when I asked for help. They got it working and shut me out and didn't let me play it and took credit for the game LOL
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Currently the only known art for the planned 2010 CGI revival of the Yellow Submarine pseudo-sequel, Strawberry Fields
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In 1983, the Computer Graphics Lab of NYIT created 3DV, a short teaser for a fictional computer-generated television network. The host, User Friendly, was the inspiration for Coca-Cola spokesman Max Headroom, who was originally intended to also be computer generated.
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Maquettes sculpted by Kent Melton for Disney's Wild Life
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Bonus composite test with early character designs. The blue dog is named Panzer, who was alter replaced by the character Maximillius Moose
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In 2004, Chris Williams pitched a film titled "Snowman" about a deaf girl who communicates with her sentient snowman via sign language, who later must defeat evil snowmen that wish to freeze the world. Randy Savage's character, The Inevitable, would be referenced in The Sea Beast
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Just to keep everyone updated, the project is still happening, just been really busy and haven't touched it in a while. The Wild Life chapter is gonna be HUGE though, believe me. I am so excited to finish it and share this story with the world.
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Theres a stack of storyboards and production documents on a canceled animated feature using Beatles music covered by Cyndi Lauper and Michael Jackson called Strawberry Fields for sale. Anyone got $2,000?
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ARTISTS! We're working on a new cover and would love volunteers! Pick a character to draw (or model!) from an unfinished or (most) bombed animated film as on model as possible to put in the picture below. This is UNPAID, just for fun, no obligations. 1/2
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In 1943 Disney artists Dick Huemer and Joe Grant had the idea to create "The Square World." hile this short was never produced, it was adapted into a short story for the 1944 book "Walt Disney's Surprise Package" with concept art from Joe Grant.
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B.O.O. is NOT coming out. It's still canceled. Everyone pack up and go home.
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The novelization of Foodfight, based off an earlier script, has been scanned and uploaded on the Internet Archive.
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Visual development by Emil Mitev for Dreamworks' 2011 film Rumblewick, based off the book series Rumblewick's Diary
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Charlie Sheen recording lines at Threshold Studios for Foodfight! in 2007
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In 2006, Italian studio 263 Films was creating a 3D, motion capture animated adaption of Anne Frank's diary titled Dear Anne: The Gift of Hope. Though a trailer was made and a sizable amount of publicity was done at the time, Dear Anne never came out, and was quietly forgotten.
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Living Above the Mouse's Ear is one of the most surreal animated shorts you'll ever see. Highly deserving of a watch after remaining unreleased for nearly 40 years! A very early example of 2D digitally-colored animation.
I just recently had the honor in sharing "Living Above the Mouse's Ear," a 1985 surrealist animated short film that was intended for a home release by Vestron but was rejected at the presentation. It was never given a public release before this point.
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There were multiple animation tests created during production, a few of which being released as a series titled "The Secret Life of Bluebirds" online. Unfortunately this series seems to no longer be available.
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Current plan is to release the second installment late January/early February. It'll be worth the wait! Believe me.
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Arrow was about an alcoholic detective sent to find his ex's father who's been abducted by Madam Sweet. However, this is a trap, as Babe, his ex, has actually sent an assassin to kill Arrow. (Art by Darlie Brewster)
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The hairless hamsters in Foodfight! originally started as a gag character named "Mr. Teabag" that was meant to resemble a pair of testicles. Never meant to be in the movie itself, director Larry Kasanoff liked the appearance so much that he had them included in the film anyway.
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In 1954, toothpaste brand Ipana introduced a brand new mascot created just for them by Walt Disney Producitons. Being animated by UPA co-founder David Hilberman, Bucky Beaver is perhaps one of the most forgotten Disney characters.
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Some much earlier character exploration by an anonymous artist when Daniel was named Stanley
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In an interview with animator Mark Anthony Austin, he mentions that an entirely different version of Dinosaur was completed but went unreleased due to the third act not being what higher ups wanted. The entire film was rewritten and redone into what we have today.
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Reminder that other movies such as Larrikins and B.O.O. have also been victim to tax write-offs.
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The entire audience is screaming at a studio to release a movie and yet they burn the film in front of them. We are offering them money and yet they refuse. This is beyond greed, this is idiocy.
#SaveCoyoteVsAcme
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@The_Galactabee
Personally I like Bolt and think it's a very unique Disney movie but yes I would have liked to see American Dog too
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University classes are starting back up so the book's development is gonna be slowed down. However, I'll be speaking to Wild Life's originator and director, Howard Baker, this Saturday. Big plans for that chapter! Hope everyone will love Wild Life as much as I have.
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This is fake. None of this makes sense as to why it would have even been made. It's poorly written, Krusty Krab is spelt wrong (it was originally Crusty Crab) also the song was specifically composed for the show, which is unlikely to happen for a pilot.
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The details of The Shadow King's plot are shrouded in mystery. Moths seem to have had prevalent imagery, being shown with characters who's shadows are separate from themselves.
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That pencil test would be used as a reference for this shot used to introduce the character in the beginning of the film, sometime between 2001-2002. This shot as well as the assets used to make it would be scrapped in December of 2002.
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There is so much we don't know about this movie, information we will likely never be given for years. But I am so sick and tired of the community spiraling about it and propagating rumors that have no ground to stand on. It just makes things worse.
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Huck's Landing, an animated film that was canceled due to the director committing investment fraud, was promoted with Michael Jackson being part of the film. Given the director's reputation, this was likely a lie.
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Various developmental work from John Korty's Twice Upon a Time. The film used Korty's "Lumage" animation process, animating characters with cut outs, models and collage instead of cels and backgrounds.
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Also for anyone worried, I highly doubt the entire movie is being "deleted." This was only said due to Batgirl's fate, and we don't even know if that was deleted, it was likely moved to an archive sector of the servers. I've never known a studio to destroy an entire film.
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Motion capture actors take a break by playing pool in the House of Moves mocap studio before continuing to shoot actions for Foodfight
Charlie Sheen recording lines at Threshold Studios for Foodfight! in 2007
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