CONTENTS
FRAME X FRAME
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16 BENDING THE RULES
On the 20th anniversary of
Avatar: The Last Airbender, TAG
members share memories of
working on this iconic series,
from its pop culture inspirations
to its stylized look to its lasting
influence on animation audiences.
22 BALANCING ACTS
In a round table conversation, TAG
members discuss the art of feature
filmmaking on their latest movies:
Dog Man, Plankton, and The Day the
Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie.
4 FROM THE
PRESIDENT
7 EDITOR'S NOTE
9 ART & CRAFT
Old family photos
inspire Michele
Graybeal's realistic
acrylic paintings.
10 AFTER HOURS
Designing elaborate
costumes gives Aimee
Steinberger total
creative freedom.
12 FRAME
X FRAME
Chris Perry taught
himself scene writing
by co-authoring a
book on the subject.
14 THE LOCAL
Meet staffer Hannah
Haskell and learn how
The TAG Foundation
and the Walsh/
Di Tolla/Spivak
Foundation helped
provide wildfire aid
for TAG members.
32 TRIBUTE
Here we honor the
Guild members who
passed away in 2024.
34 FINAL NOTE
Steve Goldberg
reflects on early
CG on the 30th
anniversary of
Pocahontas.
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FEATURES
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