We are pleased to announce the launch of the Rarebit: Early Animation Wiki!
The Rarebit: Early Animation Wiki (http://www.rarebit.org
<http://www.rarebit.org/> ) was created as a joint project between faculty,
undergraduates, and graduate students at the University of Toronto, in
collaboration with current and former members of the International Animated
Film Society (ASIFA Hollywood).
Rarebit.org <http://Rarebit.org> is a place for gathering and sharing
information on the early years of animation history. The wiki offers
biographical information on animators, histories of animation studios, and
an extensive bibliography of web resources, books, and magazine articles on
the world of animation and related topics. Though the wiki¹s initial focus
is on the United States, we hope that it will soon expand to include the
animation histories of many other countries..
...with your help!
We began the website with the intention of fostering acommunity of animation
experts, creating an open-source platform for those passionate about the
medium of animation and those who wish to share their knowledge of it with
others. The interactive and collaborative environment of the rarebit.org
<http://rarebit.org> will allow scholars, fans and collectors to move our
work beyond the walls of the university and into a rich and diverse
community of scholars, fans, and enthusiasts of Œtoons. (Check out our
collection of links to the many excellent sites devoted to the study and
appreciation of animation in the Resources sectionŠand add yours if it¹s not
there yet.)
We invite you to browse through the Studio, People, Animation and Resource
sections of the wiki, where you will likely notice gaps big enough to
swallow Wile E. Coyote. Though we are trying to add information as fast as
we can, we are perpetually under development and looking for contributors!
We invite passionate animation enthusiasts to collaborate on this
developing, dynamic project. We also encourage those teaching animation
history at the secondary or university level to not only use the wiki as a
resource for your students, but to consider crafting assignments around
their active participation in correcting, adding, and annotating the
information on rarebit.org <http://rarebit.org> .
Please visit the site, and if you are interested in becoming more involved,
click on the Contact linkŠor just start checking it out!
Thanks,
The Rarebit.org <http://Rarebit.org> Team