Kim Fay, Author at Keyframe

KIM FAY is the Managing Editor of Keyframe. She is the author of the forthcoming novel Kate & Frida; the national bestseller Love & Saffron; the Edgar Award-nominated The Map of Lost Memories; 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

Story & Vision

Family First

Using her sprawling, multi-ethnic family as inspiration, Natasha Kline infusesPrimos with humor and heart.

Summer 2024

Story & Vision

Detective Marvin Flute has a perpetual five o'clock shadow and a surly attitude.

Going Grim

Grimsburg gives classic noir a weird and warped animation makeover.

Summer 2024

Features

Panels from Cassey Kuo’s storyboards for Episode 5 incorporate children playing to create a sense of safety in the sequence.

All Over the Board

Three TAG Storyboard Artists share how they balance emotion, action, timing, and collaboration to give life to story and characters.

Summer 2024

After Hours

ABOVE AND BELOW: Scenes from Occult Crime Police.

Crime Scenes

A love of mysteries, animation, and filmmaking led Cameron Woodard to create his own video game.

Spring 2024

Features

Visual Development Artist Emily Tetri created the drawings for the notebook Orion used to chronicle his fears.

The Mind Matters

Intention and expertise guide artists exploring mental health and emotional wellness in animation.

Spring 2024

Features

Clockwise from left: Jane Baer, Jim Kim, Dale Mayeda, Mark Henn, and Fawn Veerasunthorn.

The Wish Makers

Walt Disney Animation Studios is celebrating its 100th anniversary, and TAG members have been a part of the magic for 70 of those years.

Winter 2023

Features

Visual development art
for Wish was inspired by early Disney artists such as Eyvind Earle, who was responsible for the
atmospheric colors and styling of Sleeping Beauty.

Wishing on Stars

Using inventive technology, Wish is an original fairy tale that fully embraces the Walt Disney legacy.

Winter 2023

Features

Hand-drawn and CG characters were placed in the real lobby of the Walt Disney Animation Studio.

Memory Lane

Disney animators distill 100 years into a nostalgic short film.

Winter 2023

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