Kim Fay, Author at Keyframe

KIM FAY is the Managing Editor of Keyframe. She is the author of the national bestseller Love & Saffron; the historical novel The Map of Lost Memories, an Edgar Award Finalist for Best First Novel; and the food memoir, Communion: A Culinary Journey Through Vietnam. She has worked as a journalist for more than 20 years and lives in Los Angeles.

Articles by Kim Fay

Short Story

In the audience for an art house film, Musker included publicists, long-time animation colleagues, friends, and family. Also in the crowd are Storyboard Artist and Character Designer Harry Sabin (Musker’s CalArts roommate) and I’m Hip Layout Artist Jennifer Yuan and her husband Mark Kalesniko.

Hip Cat

An Official Selection at this year’s Annecy Festival, John Musker’s short film I’m Hip is a love song to classic hand-drawn animation and free-form jazz.

Fall 2023

Features

Visual development drawings of Fright Krewe’s Maybe (left), horror buff Soleil, and Pat explore levels of fear in facial expressions.

Behind the Scream

What makes horror animation work? A spine-tingling balance of emotional buy-in and edge-of-your-seat chills.

Fall 2023

Dialogue

Art Matters

TAG members share how art can illuminate the past, explain the present, and inspire hope for the future.

Summer 2023

Features

Character Designer Kris Anka created this special artwork to show how he used layers to compose the costume for Spider-Man 2099 in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.

Staying in Character

As three TAG Character Designers share, designing an animated character requires an understanding of physical movement, technology, and the art of collaboration.

Summer 2023