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 Reality Bites https://www.awn.com/blog/creators-manifesto The call to arms in the age of AI. Kevin Geiger https://www.awn.com/blog/creators-manifesto Mon, 29 Sep 2025 7:26:22 PDT Reality Bites 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 Reality Bites https://www.awn.com/blog/hitting-one-home-team The Cleveland Institute of Art’s new Interactive Media Lab has Disney DNA. Kevin Geiger https://www.awn.com/blog/hitting-one-home-team Mon, 04 Aug 2025 15:20:14 PDT Reality Bites 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 Reality Bites https://www.awn.com/blog/imperfect-storm Creating through chaos. Kevin Geiger https://www.awn.com/blog/imperfect-storm Mon, 05 May 2025 10:29:22 PDT Reality Bites 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 Reality Bites https://www.awn.com/blog/progress-and-cycle-creativity A gentle reminder to my animation colleagues. Kevin Geiger https://www.awn.com/blog/progress-and-cycle-creativity Tue, 17 Dec 2024 13:42:05 PST Reality Bites https://www.awn.com/blog/ask-bot-about-biz My ‘interview with the vampire’ on the uncertainty and upheaval in Hollywood. Kevin Geiger https://www.awn.com/blog/ask-bot-about-biz Fri, 31 May 2024 13:58:12 PDT Reality Bites 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 Reality Bites 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 Reality Bites 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 Reality Bites https://www.awn.com/blog/journey-virtual-humans A conversation with Asian Virtual Human Association director Christopher Chen. Kevin Geiger https://www.awn.com/blog/journey-virtual-humans Mon, 27 Nov 2023 16:29:26 PST Reality Bites 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 Reality Bites https://www.awn.com/blog/impact-ai-hollywood Kevin Geiger discusses disruption and opportunity. Kevin Geiger https://www.awn.com/blog/impact-ai-hollywood Fri, 27 Oct 2023 6:36:12 PDT Reality Bites 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 Reality Bites https://www.awn.com/blog/wga-buys-time The short game on AI goes to the Writers Guild of America, but the studios are playing the long game. Kevin Geiger https://www.awn.com/blog/wga-buys-time Mon, 02 Oct 2023 13:42:41 PDT Reality Bites 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 Reality Bites https://www.awn.com/blog/end-content-acquisition Streamers will soon redirect their AI algorithms from content curation to content creation. Kevin Geiger https://www.awn.com/blog/end-content-acquisition Wed, 02 Aug 2023 14:45:03 PDT Reality Bites 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 Reality Bites 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 Reality Bites 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 Reality Bites https://www.awn.com/blog/programming-people-color-ethical-considerations-white-developers Navigating diversity, fairness, accountability, and transparency in AI development. Kevin Geiger https://www.awn.com/blog/programming-people-color-ethical-considerations-white-developers Wed, 29 Mar 2023 15:53:47 PDT Reality Bites https://www.awn.com/blog/i-think-were-all-bozos-bus The article that took more than 50 years and a robot to write. Kevin Geiger https://www.awn.com/blog/i-think-were-all-bozos-bus Mon, 27 Feb 2023 15:22:47 PST Reality Bites https://www.awn.com/blog/we-need-chat ChatGPT will be for creators what plastic surgery is for actors: everyone will use it, but few will admit it. Kevin Geiger https://www.awn.com/blog/we-need-chat Mon, 30 Jan 2023 13:24:31 PST Reality Bites 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 Reality Bites 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 Reality Bites 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 Reality Bites https://www.awn.com/blog/creators-midjourney Transmedia creator and ‘SUMMER ISLAND’ author Steve Coulson discusses AI-generated content and the disruptive future of entertainment. Kevin Geiger https://www.awn.com/blog/creators-midjourney Wed, 31 Aug 2022 10:42:33 PDT Reality Bites 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 Reality Bites