Robert Ryan Cory, a veteran character designer on “SpongeBob SquarePants” and “Secret Mountain Fort Awesome,” has posted a helpful set of notes from a character design lecture he presented recently to CalArts animation students.
Todd Vaziri, a compositing supervisor at ILM, has written an enlightening piece about the subtle use of the dolly zoom in a shot during Pixar’s “Ratatouille.”
This song gives a pretty good description of everything you’ll know (or think you know) when you graduate from animation school.
If you missed the CTN Animation Expo last November in Los Angeles, don’t fret. This one-hour lecture features director/animator extraordinaire Eric Goldberg (supervisor of Genie in “Aladdin,” head of animation on “Get a Horse!”) interviewing himself about his personal history. Lots of clips and lots of fun to watch—all from the comfort of your own home.
“This is me,” say lots of today’s animated characters. But who are they talking to?
“The Noble Approach: Maurice Noble and the Zen of Animation Design” ranks among the most unique and delightful animation books in recent memory.
I still haven’t seen Andrew Stanton’s John Carter, but that didn’t lessen (and perhaps enhanced) my enjoyment of this nifty character …
If you were unable to attend the SIGGRAPH Keynote panel on Monday, featuring nine distinguished animation directors, you’re in luck …
Among the most important things an animator must keep in mind when animating is making sure that drawings read clearly to the viewer. By …
Audiences can instantly recognize a cute cartoon character when they see one, but why are memorable cute characters so difficult to create?
Industry artist Joe Pitt has started a new Tumblr called Straights Against Curves to share “a collection of animation related art, …
The Richard Williams Animator’s Survival Kit iPad app that we announced a couple months ago is out today. It’s available for $34.99 on …
Like a signature, each animator has their own little quirks or trademarks that distinguish their animation from others. Some draw …
Art of the Title, an addicting resource with dozens of high-def clips, recently posted their Title Design Finalists for the SXSW 2013 …
Sometimes when I’m animating, I recharge my creative batteries by watching some of my favorite scenes or pieces of animation. There’s a …
In what may be a first for a major award-winning animated short, filmmaker David OReilly has released all of the character rigs from his …
I didn’t really know about animation smears until college. It was a time when my passion for animation had just kicked into high gear, …
Coming soon: the iPad app version of Richard Williams’ indispensable The Animator’s Survival Kit. The publisher, Faber and Faber, …
JibJab has completed the series of ABC videos that is part of their new children’s learning project StoryBots. The last video in the …
I pity the fool who doesn’t watch this primer about the “cartoon modern” era. The cheeky but informative piece was created for an …