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Animation World Network (often just "AWN") is an online publishing group that specializes in resources for
In 1995, Ron Diamond partnered with Dan Sarto and founded the Animation World Network. A year after ''
animator
An animator is an artist who creates images, known as frames, which give an illusion of movement called animation when displayed in rapid sequence. Animators can work in a variety of fields including film, television, and video games. Animat ...
s, with an extensive website
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offering news, articles and links for professional animators and animation fans.
Content
Specifically, AWN covers animator profiles, independent film distribution, major animation studio activities, licensing, CGI and other animation technologies, as well as current events in all fields of animation. AWN also publishes print magazines. The magazines are ''Animation World'', dedicated to animation in general, and ''VFX World'', which focuses on special effects andcomputer-generated imagery
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.
History
In 1995, Ron Diamond partnered with Dan Sarto and founded the Animation World Network. A year after ''Toy Story
''Toy Story'' is a 1995 American animated adventure comedy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. It is the first installment in the Toy Story (franchise), ''Toy Story'' franchise and the Firsts in animation, firs ...
'' debuted, Sarto and Diamond produced their first issue. "Back then there weren't many people publishing on the Internet, but we decided to go online and bypass print altogether; not just for cost reasons but because animators are always ahead of the curve when it comes to exploring new technologies," Diamond said.
See also
*Cartoon Brew
Cartoon Brew is an animation news website created by Amid Amidi and animation historian Jerry Beck that was launched on 15 March 2004.
Cartoon Dump
It also created '' Cartoon Dump'', a weekly podcast showing poorly made TV cartoons featuring ' ...
* Animation Magazine
''Animation Magazine'' is an American print magazine and website covering the animation industry and education, as well as visual effects. The print magazine is published 10 times a year in the United States.
History
''Animation Magazine'' was f ...
* History of animation
Animation, the method for creating moving pictures from still images, has an early history and a modern history that began with the advent of celluloid film in 1888. Between 1895 and 1920, during the rise of the cinematic industry, several diffe ...
References
External links
* {{Authority control Internet properties established in 1996 Websites about animation Animation magazines Online mass media companies of the United States