BOOKS – Three Books on Comedy Worth Having Simpsons Quote: Krusty: Did you hear about the blonde who tried to make ice? She forgot the recipe! How come you don’t see many blonde snowwomen? It takes too much time to hollow out the head! Bart Simpson: [laughing] He sure got you pegged, blondie. Lisa Simpson: [...]
ANIMATION – Is 2D Feature Animation Truly Dead? Simpsons Quotes: “Don’t thank me, thank Hollywood for being completely out of good ideas.” ~ Herman Melwood Are 2D feature animated films viable? Can they make money. Does the general public know the difference between 2D animated movies and CG animated movies? Do they care? Are American [...]
ART – Get ready to Get Inspired, the Art of Richie Chavez Simpsons Quote: (At the museum) Homer: Aw, why does art hate me? I never did anything to art. (notices that his arm is stuck through a painting) Uh, let’s get out of here. Alright, so I came into work one morning and my [...]
THE SIMPSONS NEWS – At a Simpsons Party, I Encountered Weird Al Yankovic and… Simpsons quote: Homer Simpson: Hey, Weird Al! Did you get those parodies I sent you? ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic: Yes I did, Homer. Homer Simpson: Which one was better, “Livin’ La Pizza Loca” or “Another One Bites The Crust”? ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic: [...]
THE SIMPSONS NEWS – Behind the Scenes of a Simpsons Doritos Commercial Simpsons quote: Homer: D’oh! Doritors announcer: …ritos I’ve fully animated on The Simpsons many times during my years on the show. I say this because my job doesn’t require me to animate most of the time. I spent most of my career on [...]
THE SIMPSONS NEWS – Full Frontal Naked Bart in a French Commercial The Simpsons Quote: [Comic Book Guy sits at his computer.] “Hey, what the? Huh, the Internet King. I wonder if he can provide faster nudity.” – Comic Book Guy. Sometimes, when you work in animation, you end up working a some very strange [...]
THE SIMPSONS NEWS – Simpsons Artists Invent a Version of Zombie Freeze Tag The Simpsons Quote: [Flanders, a zombie, approaches Homer] Ned Flanders: Hey, Simpson. I’m feeling a might peckish. Mind if I chew your ear? [Homer kills Flanders by blasting his head apart with a shotgun] Bart: Dad! You killed the zombie Flanders. Homer: [...]
THE SIMPSONS NEWS – So as I Was Walking Through the Fox Studio Lot, I Saw Kevin Smith and… The Simpsons Quote: “Fame was like a drug. But what was even more like a drug were the drugs.” ~ Homer As a kid, I grew up in Burbank and I saw lots of celebrities around [...]
THE SIMPSONS NEWS – Is it REALLY How the Pros Draw The Simpsons? The Simpsons Quote: “Facts are meaningless. You can use facts to prove anything that’s even remotely true.” – Homer Simpson Have you seen the book: “The Simpsons Handbook: Secret Tips from the Pros”? Have looked at it and said, is it REALLY [...]
BOOKS – A Good Inexpensive Resource for Artists to Learn About Marketing The Simpsons quote: “OLD SPRINGFIELD LIBRARY WE HAVE BOOKS ABOUT TV” ~Banner at the library How do you learn to market yourself as an artist? Being a marketer is such a different skill set than being an artist. Even though this is true, [...]
