The End of the Line – Rochester’s SubwaySpecial Edition DVD Premiere7:30 p.m. Tuesday, November 22Irondequoit High School Auditorium260 Cooper Road, Irondequoit(North of Titus Avenue)This event is free and open to the public It’s been almost fifty years since Rochester abandoned its ill-fated experiment with rapid transit, the Rochester Subway. Gone but not forgotten, it was […]

ROCHESTER SUBWAY DVD AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER Rail fans rejoice! “The End of the Line – Rochester’s Subway” is now available for pre-order through the Animatus Studio website and Amazon.com. To purchase this special edition DVD for only $29.95, visit http://animatusstudio.com/subway Animatus Studio has remastered the original documentary (previously only available on VHS) and included 45 […]

Greetings from Animatus! Here’s the latest news concerningour workshops and current projects. (Scroll down for the SubwayDVD update!) ============================================= OCTOBER ANIMATION WORKSHOPS ARE FILLING UP If you’re thinking of attending our classes beginning Saturday,October 8, sign up now while spots are still available! We expectthese sessions to SELL OUT, so don’t delay. The Animation WorkshopFall […]

http://www.animatusstudio.com/subway Rochester Subway Documentary to be released on Special Edition DVD Rochester, New York’s SubwayThe definitive history of Rochester, New York’s subway will soon be available on DVD. “The End of the Line – Rochester’s Subway” tells the little known story of the rail line that operated in a former section of the Erie Canal […]

Fish for New Ideas! Hike The Hills of Animation! Challenge the WildWaters of Creativity! We expect these sessions to SELL OUT in the next week or two, soreserve your spot soon! The summer animation camp at Animatus is a rare opportunity to workin a professional animation studio. We invite students young and oldto join us […]

Dave Puls acted as animator on Bob Barancik’s latest video project,“Visual Words.” The piece will play in July at the Maine InternationalFilm Festival. “Visual Words” is an experimental piece inspired by world events. Itcombines motion graphics by Puls with poetry and art by Barancik topresent a daring emotional experience. See some samples from the project […]

Animation Workshop student Eric Foote has completed his epic story of Stick Figures who take their fight on the road. Check out the Flash animated StickBoxing at Stick Figure Death Theatre. At 6 minutes 15 seconds, it’s one of the longest pieces ever done in our workshops… and darn funny, too! Be sure to give […]

PARALLEL WORLDS, the latest Fresh Toone from Dave Puls,is making the rounds on the festival circuit. Synopsis: The abuse of the Iraqi prisioners by American soldiers movedfilmmaker Dave Puls to reexamine his own memories of working at aNew York State Mental Hospital in the early 1970’s. For all thescandalous imagery involved the film ends by […]

MOVIES ON A SHOESTRING “BEST OF THE FEST” ANIMATION SCREENING Join us this Friday night at the Eastman House for screenings of SALMONELLA’S DELI and THE SECRET LIFE OF LITTLE RICKY, plus many moregreats! The Rochester International Film Festival (aka Movies on a Shoestring)will be presenting a showcase of animated shorts from past festivals,including two […]

DAVE PULS INTERVIEWED FOR THE HUMANIST PERSPECTIVE The Humanist Perspective, a half hour public access TV show basedout of Buffalo, recorded a segment with animator Dave Puls this pastweek. Dave discussed his inspirations behind the latest Fresh Toones. The show airs on more than a dozen stations across the nation,including Rochester’s RCTV, Cable Channel 15. […]