Celebrating the Art, Craft and Business of Animation https://www.awn.com/ en-US 15 Mon, 27 Oct 2025 10:47:05 -0700 Mon, 27 Oct 2025 10:48:20 -0700 https://www.awn.com/blog/studio-one How artist-driven AI is rewriting the economics of animation. Kevin Geiger https://www.awn.com/blog/studio-one Mon, 27 Oct 2025 10:47:05 PDT Blog Post https://www.awn.com/blog/can-chatgpt-write-animation-scripts-you You’ve probably heard the expression "Good-Fast-Cheap: You can only have two but never all three". Well, I believe you can get all three. Jeffrey Scott https://www.awn.com/blog/can-chatgpt-write-animation-scripts-you Wed, 10 Sep 2025 15:22:19 PDT Blog Post https://www.awn.com/blog/screenwriting-staffing-professional-screenwriters-perspective There’s one script marketplace that consistently delivers on its mission to connect writers with real producers, managers, and employers Jeffrey Scott https://www.awn.com/blog/screenwriting-staffing-professional-screenwriters-perspective Mon, 08 Sep 2025 14:53:57 PDT Blog Post https://www.awn.com/blog/nobodys-buying-so-stop-begging The death of the independent animation deal, and what to do about it. Kevin Geiger https://www.awn.com/blog/nobodys-buying-so-stop-begging Fri, 15 Aug 2025 13:54:37 PDT Blog Post https://www.awn.com/blog/core-problem-professional-animation-writer-solves Professional animation writers are the narrative architects of an animated production.  Jeffrey Scott https://www.awn.com/blog/core-problem-professional-animation-writer-solves Mon, 11 Aug 2025 12:41:44 PDT Blog Post https://www.awn.com/blog/overheard-annecy An antidote to the corporate reality distortion fields and humblebrags. Kevin Geiger https://www.awn.com/blog/overheard-annecy Mon, 30 Jun 2025 16:44:31 PDT Blog Post https://www.awn.com/animationworld/nancy-denney-phelps-talks-food-fine-wine-and-friends-animation-trail The animation historian, journalist, and festival stalwart talks about her new book that chronicles almost 25 years of unique and colorful adventures, alongside her husband, musician Nik Phelps, crisscrossing the globe on their way to the next industry gathering. Victoria Davis https://www.awn.com/animationworld/nancy-denney-phelps-talks-food-fine-wine-and-friends-animation-trail Wed, 14 May 2025 12:34:22 PDT Blog Post https://www.awn.com/blog/skipping-shark Why grassroots animation ecosystems are the way out of ‘no way’ Kevin Geiger https://www.awn.com/blog/skipping-shark Wed, 26 Mar 2025 15:30:25 PDT Blog Post https://www.awn.com/blog/new-book-release-growing-stooge-joan-howard-maurer Check out my mother's memoir about growing up the daughter of The Three Stooges' Moe Howard. Jeffrey Scott https://www.awn.com/blog/new-book-release-growing-stooge-joan-howard-maurer Tue, 28 Jan 2025 9:25:40 PST Blog Post https://www.awn.com/blog/starchaser-legend-orin-remake-rights-are-now-available Starchaser was the world's first full-length 3-D animated feature and after 40 years the rights are now available. Jeffrey Scott https://www.awn.com/blog/starchaser-legend-orin-remake-rights-are-now-available Wed, 17 Jul 2024 14:58:27 PDT Blog Post https://www.awn.com/blog/pistol-packin-mama-day-i-met-elvis The never before told story of how I met Elvis Presley on the day he bought a .357 Magnum which sold at auction for $195,500. Jeffrey Scott https://www.awn.com/blog/pistol-packin-mama-day-i-met-elvis Tue, 09 Jul 2024 16:27:02 PDT Blog Post https://www.awn.com/blog/comets-dont-care Attempting to prevent the use of AI in the workplace is a Quixotic effort. Kevin Geiger https://www.awn.com/blog/comets-dont-care Fri, 22 Mar 2024 10:06:08 PDT Blog Post https://www.awn.com/blog/only-time-real-time A real-time animation primer for the uninitiated. Kevin Geiger https://www.awn.com/blog/only-time-real-time Thu, 29 Feb 2024 14:54:09 PST Blog Post https://www.awn.com/blog/impact-ai-hollywood-2024-12-predictions The use of AI will provide significant advantages and present serious challenges. Kevin Geiger https://www.awn.com/blog/impact-ai-hollywood-2024-12-predictions Tue, 16 Jan 2024 13:04:35 PST Blog Post https://www.awn.com/blog/katzenberg-ahoy Are you a creator or a cog? Kevin Geiger https://www.awn.com/blog/katzenberg-ahoy Mon, 13 Nov 2023 11:57:08 PST Blog Post https://www.awn.com/blog/ask-ai ChatGPT’s advice on how to teach and test in the AI era. Kevin Geiger https://www.awn.com/blog/ask-ai Fri, 20 Oct 2023 3:33:18 PDT Blog Post https://www.awn.com/blog/groundhog The making of a labor of love: ‘GRANDPA GROUNDHOG.’ Kevin Geiger https://www.awn.com/blog/groundhog Wed, 06 Sep 2023 12:41:10 PDT Blog Post https://www.awn.com/blog/hollywoods-inflection-point Residuals, AI, and strikes… oh, my! Kevin Geiger https://www.awn.com/blog/hollywoods-inflection-point Fri, 21 Jul 2023 14:49:14 PDT Blog Post https://www.awn.com/blog/distribution-and-marketing-age-ai As AI tools democratize content development and production, traditional distribution and marketing channels may ironically be more influential than ever. Kevin Geiger https://www.awn.com/blog/distribution-and-marketing-age-ai Fri, 07 Jul 2023 9:33:01 PDT Blog Post https://www.awn.com/blog/starchaser-legend-orin-animation-cels-sold-ebay If you're a collector of rare animation cels, sorry, you missed my eBay auction which ended June 20th Jeffrey Scott https://www.awn.com/blog/starchaser-legend-orin-animation-cels-sold-ebay Tue, 13 Jun 2023 15:53:40 PDT Blog Post https://www.awn.com/blog/fleeting-nature-competitive-advantage-sabermetrics-ai-content-creation Plus: a big ol’ postscript on how the Writers Guild of America strike will inadvertently boost the utility and quality of ChatGPT. Kevin Geiger https://www.awn.com/blog/fleeting-nature-competitive-advantage-sabermetrics-ai-content-creation Mon, 08 May 2023 13:14:49 PDT Blog Post https://www.awn.com/blog/2023-humanitas-prizes-are-open-submissions Have you written a script that embraces our common humanity? Do yourself and the world a favor! Enter it! Jeffrey Scott https://www.awn.com/blog/2023-humanitas-prizes-are-open-submissions Sun, 05 Feb 2023 12:03:09 PST Blog Post https://www.awn.com/animationworld/animated-characters-art-babbitt-part-1 Animator, director, character designer, teacher, and writer Nancy Beiman shares Part 1 of her extensive, 2-part, 1979 interview with famed animator Art Babbitt, whom she met as a 21-year-old Cal Arts student after visiting Richard Williams’ L.A. studio on a dare. Nancy Beiman https://www.awn.com/animationworld/animated-characters-art-babbitt-part-1 Tue, 31 Jan 2023 14:32:02 PST Blog Post https://www.awn.com/blog/ai-caramba 2022 will be remembered as the year that AI came in like a wrecking ball. Kevin Geiger https://www.awn.com/blog/ai-caramba Wed, 11 Jan 2023 14:01:55 PST Blog Post https://www.awn.com/blog/what-about-bob Bob Iger’s re-entry upon Bob Chapek’s exit highlights Disney’s C-suite succession problems. Kevin Geiger https://www.awn.com/blog/what-about-bob Mon, 12 Dec 2022 14:53:56 PST Blog Post https://www.awn.com/animationworld/its-wrap-my-oiaf-2022-competition-diary There’s nothing like it – immersed in the dark theater, engrossed in OIAF competition films, popcorn greasy fingers tapping out notes in the dark. Sharon Katz https://www.awn.com/animationworld/its-wrap-my-oiaf-2022-competition-diary Thu, 03 Nov 2022 11:24:58 PDT Blog Post https://www.awn.com/blog/how-write-animation-foreword-joe-barbera Joe Barbera's thoughts on animation writing and Jeffrey's book Jeffrey Scott https://www.awn.com/blog/how-write-animation-foreword-joe-barbera Sat, 29 Oct 2022 11:27:08 PDT Blog Post https://www.awn.com/blog/shift-uncanny Artist Michelle Robinson discusses including artificial intelligence in her process, and the prospect of AI as the ultimate conceptual art form. Kevin Geiger https://www.awn.com/blog/shift-uncanny Tue, 11 Oct 2022 14:52:33 PDT Blog Post https://www.awn.com/blog/word-encouragement That sinking feeling means you’re gaining ground. Kevin Geiger https://www.awn.com/blog/word-encouragement Tue, 23 Aug 2022 13:14:55 PDT Blog Post https://www.awn.com/blog/metaverse-musings-alvin-wang-graylin HTC’s China President looks forward to the metaverse’s third phase. Kevin Geiger https://www.awn.com/blog/metaverse-musings-alvin-wang-graylin Fri, 17 Jun 2022 15:59:36 PDT Blog Post