Today I want to share and analyze a very short but brilliant moment from the Disney movie “Basil the Great Mouse Detective” that stuck in my head ever since I saw it. When Basil insults his nemesis Ratigan by calling him a rat, the animator (I assume Glenn Keane himself?) made a perfect hilarious acting…
There are a LOT of animation books out there. In almost all of them you’ll find the standard walk cycle, an explanation of keys and in-betweens, and many animation staples that any beginner needs to know. Eric Goldberg’s Character Animation Crash Course is quite different than those books.
Last week, I was lucky to hear a lecture by Kevin Koch at the FMX in Germany about what you should do and not do in a demoreel. In this article I will try to summarize some very helpful tips from his lecture and from around the web.
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I recently had the privilege of attending a local theater that played the animated shorts nominated for the 2012 Academy Awards, as well as a few “Highly Commended Additional Films.” Since talking about animation is probably my second favorite activity beyond doing animation (sometimes they swap and talking about it is first!) I wanted to…
Feel the Rhythm! Feel the Beat!
In “Animator’s Review” we discuss a book, tool, or animation strictly from an animator’s perspective. You won’t have to rely on things like Amazon reviews which can be written by anyone at any time, whether or not they actually know animation. Find out if this is useful for you as an animator. Today: The Animator’s…
Creating a flour sack
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