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AA Round Table Meeting – ANIMATION STYLES

Jul 12, 2013

It’s been awhile since I’ve posted, things have been a little busy at my day job to say the least. I was able to sit down with some co-workers to talk animation a few weeks ago, and we tried talking about animation styles and character styles. Have a listen and please share your thoughts on […]

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The Challenge of Animating Underaged Adults

Jan 30, 2013

Over the last year I have had the chance to share my thoughts on the challenges of animating kids. I was lucky enough to have animated a large number of the shots of Sophie on Rise of the Guardians, and, I admit, when I started on the show I was really drawn to the idea […]

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Crafting a Feature Shot – PLANNING

Nov 14, 2012

Now comes the part that’s the hardest in my eyes… planning! In theory, we Animators would love days to plan the shot, until we have every little part of it figured out and really get at the heart of it while keeping it entertaining, but, in reality, we have around half a day if you’re […]

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AA Round Table Meeting – REFERENCE

Oct 17, 2012

This is Animation Addicts first podcast. I had the idea to bring together four animators from different backgrounds and animation mediums: visual FX, stop-motion, CG and 2D to talk about one subject, that we’ve been dwelling on around here, to see what their views on it might be. AA Round Table Meeting: REFERENCE IN ANIMATION […]

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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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