Learn animation from the work of master animators. Animation historian John Canemaker talks how he approaches animation analysis, tricks and cheats of the masters and shares animation advice for beginners. Check out the FMX 2021 and watch talks and presentations…
When “off-model” is “on-model” in character animation… In Walt Disney’s original Jungle Book the characters are sometimes drawn with thumbs and sometimes without them. In this animation analysis we have a quick look at why and when this happens and…
Ferdinand is working live on the rig of a penguin detective for the game MS Salmon. Along the way we share some animation tips, discussions and have fun hanging out together. Join the conversation every Thursday and Friday live on…
These characters are from another dimension… Pixar’s latest film Soul had some very creative character designs and animation. Let’s learn from a scene with Jerry and Terry about character animation, acting for animators, rhythm and the struggle of tucking away…
Here is a quick storytelling tip about writing for animation (and writing for film in general) about one of the hardest aspects of the writing process: Writing is re-writing. More about storytelling? Check out this live stream! Writing a story…
In this live stream we build the foundation for an animated short film: the script. Do you need a script for making animation? What is a good story structure? Watch me live while I work on my personal project “Big…
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Videos made for children are now treated differently on YouTube because of COPPA – the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act. How will Coppa affect channels with animation? Does family-friendly content made for everyone count as made for kids? Turns out…
Here are 2 ways how you can make your stories and animation performances feel more epic and meaningful. 😮😍 If something feels big to your character, it will also feel big to your audience. We empathize with something being important…
Analyzing and studying other people’s animations is a fantastic way to learn. In this animation critique video we have a frame by frame look at the submissions for the July 2019 competitions of the AnimChallenge facebook group.
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