Making it

Sep 17, 2012

During my last class review at iAnimate my students showed their frustration with their progression and how slow it is. It struck me as odd how much pressure is put on animation students of today. There are a few online schools (I myself teach at the above mentioned one) and the many CG/Animation colleges and […]

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The Grief of Animation Critique

Aug 27, 2012

I am taking a little bit of a break from the heavy issues of our addiction and touching on something that we all go through, whether you are a student or a pro – you still have to deal with critique. I admit that early on my addiction always got the better of me and I […]

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Crafting a Feature Shot – BOARDS

Aug 13, 2012

Now, usually the next step would be to go through the audio a few hundred times and do some thumbnails and really try and come-up with a good performance, but since we have to create everything from scratch we will start with the boards. So, below you will find rough boards, since I didn’t need […]

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“Carbon Copy” Animation

Aug 2, 2012

This subject has come up more than once in my class, and has been a much heated discussion amongst animation professionals and students. The use of live action reference is always the ten ton elephant in the room. I have posted previously about the use of reference and it’s advantages and pitfalls. We will dive […]

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Crafting a feature animation shot – AUDIO

Jul 16, 2012

So far I have posted on things dealing with the theory of animation addiction and the steps to deal with it, but theory will only get you so far. Practical is another great way to learn, hell that’s how the Nine Old Men and their generation did it – by learning on the job and […]

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