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The problem with COPPA – Making the right choice about who is watching
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The problem with COPPA – Making the right choice about who is watching

ByFerdinand Engländer December 13, 2019April 22, 2021

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…

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Big moments in your story and animation – storytelling tip
Acting | Storytelling

Big moments in your story and animation – storytelling tip

ByFerdinand Engländer August 15, 2019August 15, 2019

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…

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AnimChallenge “Abracadabra” July 2019
Critiquing | Other

AnimChallenge “Abracadabra” July 2019

ByFerdinand Engländer August 11, 2019April 22, 2021

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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Story & Comedy – How to make it work / Interview
AnimatorIslandTV | Storytelling

Story & Comedy – How to make it work / Interview

ByFerdinand Engländer June 20, 2019June 20, 2019

Discover how writers, storyboarders but also animators and the actors developed the story and comedy of the recent LEGO movies.

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Why does your character move?
Acting | Other

Why does your character move?

ByFerdinand Engländer May 15, 2019April 22, 2021

This makes or breaks your animation: Know WHY every single motion is happening! Find out what shortcut many beginners take and why that hurts your animation.

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11 Second Club March 2019 – animation critiques and feedback
Critiquing

11 Second Club March 2019 – animation critiques and feedback

ByFerdinand Engländer April 8, 2019April 15, 2019

Let’s learn from the good, the bad and the ugly of the 11 Second Club competition from March 2019. Ferdinand critiques, reviews, rates, annotates and gives feedback to animations submitted to the competition.

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Working as an animator at Blue Sky – Lisa Allen Interview FMX 2018
Animation Advice | Interviews

Working as an animator at Blue Sky – Lisa Allen Interview FMX 2018

ByFerdinand Engländer April 2, 2019April 15, 2019

Blue Sky Animator Lisa Allen talks animation: What’s the best way to start animating? Can you pick what shots you are working on at a studio? Find out more in this interview filled with character animation insights and advice!

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Storytelling for Animators – Craig Caldwell FMX 2018
Interviews | Storytelling

Storytelling for Animators – Craig Caldwell FMX 2018

ByFerdinand Engländer February 27, 2019February 27, 2019

📝😮💡 What makes people care about your stories?

Professor Craig Caldwell talks about likability, story structure and setup, the writing process for animators and more…

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Falling brick – 51 animation exercise (live stream)
Animation Advice | Physics

Falling brick – 51 animation exercise (live stream)

ByFerdinand Engländer February 5, 2019February 18, 2019

In this live stream we tackle exercise 3 of the 51 animation exercises – a brick falling from a shelf onto the ground.

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2D and 3D Concept Art in VR? Interview with Jama Jurabaev
Interviews

2D and 3D Concept Art in VR? Interview with Jama Jurabaev

ByFerdinand Engländer January 28, 2019February 18, 2019

VR helps concept artists to create stunning visuals faster. Jama Jurabaev (Ready Player One, Jurassic World) tells us more about his process blending 2D and 3D in virtual reality.

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