Friday Roundup:

Fullerton:
Spent the last couple of days getting ready for Fall semester at Fullerton. I`ll got the long walk today from one end of the campus to the other and then back again getting signed up, signed in, and set up for class. The only thing I dislike about Fullerton is the number of hoops I have to jump through to start and end the semester.

Drawing the Line:
On a related topic, just put together a couple of appearances/book signings for Tom Sito and his new book., Drawing the Line. The strikes are such an importance subject that most people just want to bury and forget. (which is why this is so important) You can not understand modern animation without understanding the forces that formed it.

Most people think about the strikes as only a negative thing. What happens to animation when you train 500 people in detailed figurative 2-D animation and then release half of them on the job market all at once?

I`ll tell you what happens. The style of that one studio becomes the style. Then it becomes the style to break away from and after that the style to return to. It is the yardstick even today. Everything after 1941 is colored by this one event but no one wants to talk about.

I haven`t read Tom`s book yet but I have been talking to him about the subject for years. Order your copy today. Or make sure you get to one of his signings.

ASIFA-Hollywood Archives at Brooks College:
The book signing I just set up are on college campuses but are not open to the public. Here is an event on a college campus that is a public event.



Treasures of the ASIFA Archives:
Ever wondered what is in the vault at ASIFA? Here is your chance to find out.

Wednesday August 23rd
6 PM - Brooks Cafe
Brooks College Campus
4825 East Pacific Coast Hwy
Long Beach, CA 90804  ¶ 7:59 AM