Animation Guild

I S S U E 0 2 26 26 MUSIC IN MOTION For Cosmo Segurson, his Nickelodeon short, The Prince and Mr. Whiskers, brings together influences from his past. Inspired by hot jazz, 1930's cartoons and his father, he creates a musical battle in a stop-motion world. 32 AND THE WINNER IS… We look back at eight Primetime Emmy winners over the last five decades, highlighting shows that impacted the industry. From The Flintstones to SpongeBob SquarePants, these unforgettable characters continue to live on. 38 INTO THE NIGHT How do you design a summer vacation film without sunlight? That was one big challenge for the production of Hotel Transylvania 3. Learn how the artists behind the film created a bright destination for Drac and his family. 5 PRESIDENT'S LETTER 7 EDITOR'S NOTE 9 ART & CRAFT Ako Castuera's dynamic ceramics 10 AFTER HOURS DWA's Abarca on the sweet side of animation 13 IN PRODUCTION How Paradise, P.D. runs its show 14 ON THE JOB Character Designers at different studios 16 SPACE INVADERS Get lost in Ben Balistreri's home studio 18 PERSPECTIVE Surviving pixel vision 19 DIALOGUE Artists on the show that inspired them 20 THE LOCAL Color Stylists ask for your support, our convention delegates 22 SOCIAL HOUR Toasting our members around town 44 CALENDAR 46 FINAL NOTE At the picket line CONTENTS 10 38 FEATURES FRAME X FRAME SPRING/SUMMER 2018 3

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• PRESIDENT'S LETTER
• EDITOR'S NOTE
• ART & CRAFTAko Castuera's dynamic ceramics
• AFTER HOURS DWA's Abarcaon the sweet sideof animation
• IN PRODUCTION How Paradise, P.D.runs its show
• ON THE JOB Character Designers at different studios
• SPACE INVADERS Get lost in Ben Balistreri's home studio
• PERSPECTIVE Surviving pixel vision
• DIALOGUE Artists onthe show that inspired them
• THE LOCAL Color Stylists ask for your support, our convention delegates
• SOCIAL HOURT oasting our members around town
• MUSIC IN MOTION For Cosmo Segurson, his Nickelodeon short, The Prince and Mr. Whiskers, brings together influences from hispast. Inspired by hot jazz, 1930'scartoons and his father, he creates amusical battle in a stop-motion world.
• AND THE WINNER IS…We look back at eight Primetime Emmy winners over the last five decades, highlighting shows that impacted the industry. From The Flintstones to SpongeBob SquarePants, these unforgettable characters continue to live on.
• INTO THE NIGHT How do you design a summer vacation film without sunlight? That was one big challenge for the production of Hotel Transylvania 3.Learn how the artists behind the filmcreated a bright destination for Dracand his family.