Pink Slip Animation

I have just joined the animation Co-op Pink Slip Animation in the attempt to aid in production of the Kustomonsters and Friends.

This a new Facebook based Co-op that aims to promote artists, writers and directors working on each others projects with the eventual aim of creating a new studio such as U.P.A. or United Artists. Plan to see another Kustomonsters 10 minute installment by the end of the summer, and more frequency hence forth. And also plan to see more Pink Slip based productions in the near future.
-Crazy Man!

Kustomonsters and Friends Player

Enjoy the Kustomonsters and Friends and other Kreepy Kool Kartoons!

Astrothrill

Here's the Astrothrill animated short film from 2004 in it's complete form. It was written, animated and directed by myself, Craig Clark, and features voice work by Rene Estevez, Brandi Young, William Barker, and David Teague. Also featured is music by Fu Manchu, The Bell Rays and Gwen Mars! You can get the comicbook/CD/DVD set from www.cheekypress.com. Enjoy!

Kustomonsters and Friends Update

Never fear goblins and ghouls! More Kustomonsters and Friends webisodes are planned. They’ll be bundled as a mini-series, and will include Monsters, music, cartoons, and fun. Stay tooned!




Crazy Man!

Amby Paliwoda

One of my early animation mentors at Duck Soup in the late 70's was 25 year Disney Veteran Amby Paliwoda. I used to be his assistant on many Kellogg's cereal commercials including the short lived product, "Banana Frosted Flakes". Among his many assignments were to animate the characters "Jasper" and "Horace", who were the henchmen of the female villain, "Cruella de Vil", in the animated feature film, "One Hundred and One Dalmatians". For his lifetime of work in the animation field, Paliwoda received the Animation Guild's Golden Award in 1985. Here is a Disney animation drawing of his from the 50's. Can you guess which production this was from?

Corny Cole looses his house in Recent Fire

Animation legend and one of my original animation mentors, Corny Cole has lost his house, his life's art work, 16 cats and two dogs in a recent brushfire in Lakeview Terrace.
Corny Cole TV news report


Donations can be sent to this Pay Pal account.
Corny Cole PayPal Fund


And also Cal Arts has set up a fund to help as well. You can make a check payable to Cornelius Cole and mail it to:

California Institute of the Arts
ATT: Trish Patryla, Office of the Provost
24700 McBean Parkway
Valencia, CA 91355

Ralph Bakshi Tells it like it is!

Just get out there and do it! The production studio is in a box on your desk, distributors are waiting.
That's what I'm talking about!

Uli's Party at Tangier's in Hollywood

Jamie Bolio recently threw a reunion party for animation Director Uli Meyer at the Tangier Restaurant in Los Feliz, CA. Unfortunately, Uli could not make it from London to Los Angeles, but that did not stop the fun. This was also a reunion for the Pre-Amblimation "Roger Rabbit" crew as well as the "Fievel Goes West" Amblimation crew from London. Most of these folks, about 150 of them have at one time been folded into Dreamworks Animation. After 18 years, when I was an Amblimaion fx animator in London, it was great seeing all those talented folks again! Here's to you Uli, and good luck on your new feature film! And thanks to Jamie Bolio for organizing this event!


Craig Clark, Simon Wells, Phill Neblink, Joe and Steve.










Raul Garcia and Debbie Forster.




























Party organizer Jamie Bolio with Daniel Jeanette.