animation resources
10 Second Club Provides a 10 second monthly competition for animators to hone their skills and show off their work.
Animated News The name says it all. All the latest news, talk, and gossip in the animation industry. Updated daily.
Animation Meat A good collection of animation related documents including notes from Ollie Johnston, Glen Keane, etc.
Animation World Network A great site with a lot of content to keep you up to date with the animation industry.
Hat01 Contains a lot of material related to animation, from guest artist's sketchbooks to animation tips and downloads.
3d resources
3d Cafe A decent site tailored to computer artists. Not too much content regarding animation.
CG Channel One of the best sites to keep you informed with the latest news, images, and animation from the 3d community. Updated daily.
Highend3d A great resource for 3d artists, although focused more on software and technical issues than animation.
forums
Animation Nation Offers a good animation discussion forum.
Cg-Char A great online forum created specifically for character animators.
CGchat Contains several forums discussing everything from animation, modeling and texturing to hardware and sound effects. Also offers a realtime online chat.
CgTalk Offers over two dozen individual forums covering every aspect of the 3d industry.
artists
Carlos Baena An animator at Pixar. Great animation.
Mark Behm An animator at Blue Sky. Nice artwork!
Jeremy Cantor An animator at Sony Pictures Imageworks. Excellent animation and artwork sections!
Ed Hooks An acting instructor who has taught at such studios as Pixar and PDI. Author of "Acting for Animators."
Angie Jones www.SpicyCricket.com. A great comprehensive site. Check it out! Contains a lot of information, tips, and tuturials for 3d artists.
Keith Lango An animator at Big Idea Pictures. Contents include great pose-to-pose and facial animation tutorials.

Michael Dudok de Wit

Creator of the short films "Father and Daughter" and The Monk and the Fish."
Victor Navone An animator at Pixar. Creator of Blit Wizbok and the "Alien Song" short. A great animator and even nicer guy.
Patrick Siemer An animator who most recently created the opening titles for Pixar's "Monsters Inc."
Brian Taylor The creator of "Rustboy."
Art Vogt An amazing traditional artist.
Ron Zorman An animator at Pixar. Great work! Check it out!
production houses
Aardman Animations
Bristol, England
Wallace & Gromit, Chicken Run
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Big Idea Productions
Lombard, IL

VeggieTales, 3-2-1 Penguins!

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Blue Sky Studios
White Plains, NY
Robots, Ice Age, Bunny
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Digital Domain
Venice, CA
Titanic, Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas, Armageddon
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DNA Productions
Irving, TX
Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius
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DreamWorks SKG
Glendale, CA
Spirit - Stallion of the Cimarron, The Road to Eldorado, Prince of Egypt
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ESC Entertainment
Alameda, CA
Matrix sequels
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Industrial Light + Magic
San Rafael, CA
Star Wars, Jurassic Park, Pearl Harbor
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Kleiser-Walczak
Hollywood, CA
Little Miss Spider, X-Men
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Manex Entertainment
Alameda, CA
The Matrix, Mission Impossible II, What Dreams May Come
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Passion Pictures
London, England
Gorillaz "Clint Eastwood" video
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PDI/DreamWorks
Palo Alto, CA
Shrek 2, Shrek, Antz
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Pixar
Emeryville, CA
The Incredibles, Finding Nemo, Monster's Inc., Toy Story 1 & 2, A Bug's Life
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Rhythm & Hues Studios
Los Angeles, CA
Cats and Dogs, Doctor Doolittle 2, Babe
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Sony Pictures Imageworks
Culver City, CA

Stuart Little 1 & 2, Spiderman

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Tippett Studio
Berkeley, CA
Star Ship Troopers 2, Blade II, Cats and Dogs, Evolution, Hollow Man
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Walt Disney Feature Animation
Burbank, CA
Home on the Range, Treasure Planet, Lilo & Stitch, Atlantis, Dinosaur, Tarzan
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Wild Brain
San Francisco, CA
Hubert's Brain
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Will Vinton Studios
Portland, OR
The M&M's, The PJs
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sounds
The Movie Sounds Page The name says it all. Free to browse and download.
Sound America
A great archive of sound clips from both film and television. Free to browse and download.
Sound Dogs
Offers an enormous variety of sound effects for a price.
miscellaneous
Anatomy Pictures for Artist Online
A great anatomy reference site. Contains reference images of the body and head, modeling tutorials, and best of all, a large collection of classic character model sheets. Be sure to check it out!!
Cartoon Animation
Preston Blair's excellent animation book ONLINE!!
The Internet Movie Database
The name says it all. If you're looking for information about a movie or actor, this is the site to visit.
Muybridge Animations
A collection of Eadweard Muybridge's famous sequential photos in movie format.
Facial Animation Study
An interactive demonstration of human facial animation.
Short Film Festivals A listing of short film festivals by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences.
Upcoming Animated Films A listing and information of upcoming animated feature films.