October 23, 2007

One day a year...

... April 1, 2008

July 28, 2007

It's up to you!

Only 245 days left to go.

July 20, 2007

Keep it real

255 days to go until...


July 14, 2007

Just 260 days

In unity...

...there is...

...strength.

July 04, 2007

June 25, 2007

Flex your muscles

Only 280 days to go.

June 21, 2007

June 20, 2007

Have a ball

It's the Summer Solstice. Only 285 days until April 1, 2008.

June 15, 2007

Look to the future...

Only 290 days to go.


May 26, 2007

Don't wait...

...to celebrate!



A poem by Eric Hedman...

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Animation Day is on it's way,
So shout Hooray! It's Animation Day!

Tell your stories, come and play.
Celebrate Animation Day!

Drawing, Keying, sculpting too.
Making it live for me and you.

Effect some splash and crash and boom.
Draw or render bringin' cheer or doom.

Sculpt or paint or draw the scene.
Make a perfect Art Directors Dream.

Color, Light and Value reign.
Feel the feeling in your Heart and Brain.

Rig a puppet, draw a perfect inbetween.
Clean it up and finish the scene.

Make the sound better than real.
Song of love or Tire Squeel.

Code it, render it, chart it too.
Make the moves, run the studioo.

Write the words and tell the tales.
Make it count and do not fail.

Animation Day is on it's way,
So shout Hooray! It's Animation Day!

Tell your stories, come and play.
Celebrate Animation Day!


Tell your stories, come and play.
Cellllluuuuuuuhbrayyyyyyyte........
Animayyyyyyyshuuuuuuhhhhnnnn......
Dayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!


-------Yiippppeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!

May 20, 2007

Within us

Ten days and 10 months to...

May 19, 2007

Jump for joy!

318 days to go!


May 04, 2007

One for all...

...and all for one.

April 27, 2007

April 21, 2007

April 18, 2007

Jack Enyart joins Animation Day

I'm happy to report that Jack Enyart, one of the animation industry's most respected consultants, is onboard with Animation Day.

Jack is the author of "Your Animation Dream", a CD with excellent advice and insights into achieving a successful career in animation. Whether you're looking for work with a studio or preparing to pitch an idea for a series or movie, Jack's experience, guidance and wisdom is essential to novices and seasoned professionals alike.

For more on Jack Enyart, visit his site at http://consultoont.com

April 16, 2007

April 14, 2007

April 12, 2007

Let's link to you!

There's 354 days left before Animation Day on April 1, 2008. Plenty of time to enjoy a link to your site here on the Animation Day blog.


Whoever or wherever you may be, your link is welcomed here if you love animation and believe in the idea of April 1 as an animation holiday. If you plan on celebrating in some way on April 1, 2008, let me know.

Send your link to AnimationDay08@yahoo.com and be a part of it all early on.

April 11, 2007

Carpe Diem

Over the next 50 weeks I'll be adding links of groups and individuals who are on board with Animation Day.


If you'd like a link to your site or blog, you're welcome to send it in to AnimationDay08.com. If you take advantage of the early timing, your link will appear high on the Animation Day list with a greater opportunity for exposure and additional traffic. A reciprocal link to the Animation Day blog would be nice, but it's not something that would be required to add your link here.

Help spread the word about the idea of April 1, 2008. Be a part of Animation Day by including a link to your own destination on the Web via the Animation Day blog.

April 07, 2007

More good news

I've received confirmation from another influential organization of their committment to being a part of Animation Day.

The Animation Co-op has joined Animation Day and will be a part of this experience. With the Co-op and AWN, along with several individuals coming in to roost, there's a lot to crow about just days into this endeavor.

The Animation Co-op is a community in which a diversity of independent animation is supported and celebrated. The organization has chapters throughout the US. The Co-op was founded by Kevin Geiger of the Disney Studios. For more info on the Animation Co-op, click on the link to the right of the page or on the link below.

http://animationcoop.org

April 06, 2007

Great start!


I'm delighted to report that as of this posting, Animation Day is being officially endorsed by Animation World Network!

http://awn.com

The Animation Blogspot http://animationblogspot.com is a new, free blogging service for the animation community from Animation World Network. The ABS is designed to bring together the animation blogging community in one convenient, centralized location, combining the ease of personal blogging with the promotional power of the entire Animation World Network (AWN.com). Being part of a blogging community specifically devoted to animation makes it simple to network with others. You're invited to join the Animation Blogspot to expand the visibility and reach of your own blog –- to share your views, insights, experience and work with as large an audience as possible.

The Animation Blogspot is free. There are no setup, hosting or bandwith fees. With the click of a button, you'll be able to import the content of your existing blog into your new Animation Blogspot account.

And to add a little more sweetness to the neatness, the Animation Day blog will be one of the "Featured Blogs" on the Animation Blogspot portal homepage, to help promote this more widely.

Thank you AWN !!!

By the way folks, April 1 is the anniversary of AWN.com. They went online on that day back in 1996, so join the animation world as we celebrate 12 years of Animation World Network on April 1, 2008!

April 05, 2007

For the benefit of all

Hello and welcome to this very special blog.

Animation Day is a concept in progress. The purpose of which is to develop Tuesday, April 1, 2008 as a day in which animation professionals, students, fans, organizations and everyone involved in and in love with animation can celebrate the art together.

How this will turn out? Who knows, but we've got nearly a year to the day to have fun with building it out.

I've been hosting an established animation forum for several years and as such, ask the consideration of friends and visitors as I haven't opened the Animation Day blog to comments. One forum is enough and believe me folks, I do appreciate the break in maintaining a discussion situation. If you're interested in actively participating in community discussion concerning Animation Day, feel free to register with AnimationNation.com. Once you've gone through the registration process and have a cleared account, you'll be able to participate online with an incredible group of people.

You won't find any political issues or controversial topics here, industry related or otherwise. Just lots of happiness, goodwill and frequently posted updates as to where Animation Day is heading based upon the input of many talented and enthusiastic individuals and dedicated organizations and support groups.

I've added a link section to the right of the page entitled "Animation Day Includes..." and committed the first organization in support and sponsorship of Animation Day. That's my school, The Animation Academy in Burbank, California and all the great folks associated with it. So there's a start. I'll be posting links to many other sites as this rolls along.

Thank you for visiting. Please consider April 1, 2008 as Animation Day and let's see how far this idea can go.

Yours truly,

Charles Zembillas

April 04, 2007

April 1, 2008

Let's do it.

April 02, 2007