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Welcome to the official blog for THINKING ANIMATION: Bridging the Gap Between 2D and CG, the one and only book from Thompson Course Technology that will change how you animate! I am the one posting all this stuff here, Angie Jones, co-author of THINKING A
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Creature Animation Course at Gnomon
I will be teaching a Creature Animation Course with very specific goals in January at Gnomon!Creature Animation CourseDay Saturday Time 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm Location Lab 2 ...
Behind the Scenes: Tim Burton at MoMA
Skhizein
Skhizein (Jérémy Clapin,2008) from Behemoth on Vimeo....
Creature Review
I have been working with a young animator who needed help with an animated creature test. He gave me permission to post our correspondence here for those who are learning and those who might be interested in similar mentor ship I offered last month....
Tarboy
...love thisTarboy is an animated short film about fighting robots, explosions and more fighting robots. Original score composed and performed by Hania Lee. See more on www.tarboy.com ...
Example Animation Review
I heard your requests for an example review to be posted to the blog.Below, is a review I completed for a submission to my $50 review post.No need to reveal who the animator is.This is just to illustrate what a basic review would entail.General Notes...
Mary & Max
This is a wonderful film.Below, he says "The true actors are the animators..."...
La Marche des Sans-Nom
weird and pretty and awesome...student film by Jean Constantial,Nicolas Laverdure& Lucas VigrouxSupinfocom 2006Music by Mathias Guerrero ...
$50 Demo Reel Review
It seems there are plenty of young character animator reels out there that need help.I will provide $50 Reel Reviews for the rest of this month. What will your $50 get you?personal review with meemail with bulleted notessketches or drawings, if need...
Henry Selick leaves Laika
We have all heard about the layoffs at Laika, but I really figured they were going to focus on stop-mo with Selick after the success of Coraline. I guess not?Apparently the filmmaker’s contract was up, and according to Variety, Selick had become f...
The Beatles: Rock Band Short Film
I know I am late on this, but this is just so awesome I had to post for posterity....
Creative Talent Network’s Animation Expo (CTN-X)
Have you registered for the Creative Talent Network’s Animation Expo (CTN-X)? Early bird pricing ends September 30th. The most anticipated animation trade show on the planet comes to the City of Burbank beginning Friday, November 20th – Sunday, N...
Short Animation -ALARM
Wowsie Wow!!Great Animation (subtleties!!!), lighting, camera work, char design, the render!!!!...
DEADLINE post-it stop motion
Directed by Bang-yao LiuMusic by Röyksopp (http://royksopp.com)Sound design by Ian Vargo, Shaun BurdickActor: Chun-yao HuangBehind the Scenes...
Genre by Don Hertzfeldt
An "oldie"but a "goodie" from 1996... GenreI saw Hertzfeldt speak at Spike and Mike's festival in 1996 in San Diego. he has been a favorite of mine. Great timing and incredible charm, plus a little blood and darkness breaks it all up!...
How to Draw Mickey Mouse
Micheal Sporn has posted a How to Draw Mickey Mouse Series here....
Advice for the Interviewee
A little advice for animators looking for a job...I just received 178 email inquiries regarding my recent post about hiring animators. Guys, I was astounded at some of the things I saw and heard. I honestly cannot believe I have to list some of the...
Politics, Ageism and Layoffs
The industry has been through a lot over the past 15 years. Toy Story brought CG animation front and center in 1995 and changed the craft forever. Drawing in animation kept many folks employed and called for a mentoring structure to learn the craft...
Entry/Junior level Animators Needed at Image Metrics
Image Metrics has been flooded with work and we need animators!Did you just graduate and want to work at a studio where you will learn more?Do you blossom in an atmosphere where the structure encourages you to work outside your comfort zone and be ch...
Chalkboard Animation
Firekites - AUTUMN STORY - chalk animation from Lucinda Schreiber on Vimeo.I love this......
Learning and Working in the Collaborative Age: A New Model for the Workplace
Pixar University's improv coach - Randy Nelson - gave a lecture about Collaboration and Perfection. He makes connections to improv to introduce his ideas on collaboration as a solution for success in the workplace.I attended the Improv Conservatory a...
Chalkboard Walls
Mo Willem's Chalkboard WallsWhat a great idea!...
Poop deck pappy Walk Cycle
Another treasure from Michael Sporn...
Tissa David
I am flooded with emails from ambitious female animators entering the field and asking me for advice and mentoring. Sooooo, I wanted to give props to one female animator I have always admired and wished could have been MY mentor - Tissa David.There ...
Meet Meline
MEET MELINE (2009) - TRAILER from Sebastien LABAN on Vimeo.The husband-wife team Virginie GOYONS and Sebastien LABAN sent me this link to the trailer for their short film. He humbly tells me they are doing this in their "spare time." Some feature...
Mykonos
Mykonos from Grandchildren on Vimeo.The short film above looks so much better than most of the design-oriented, digitally created with "crapter fx" or whatever stuff that is churned out there. The beautifully abstract and less literal concepts and ...
NIGHTMARE BEFORE XMAS behind the scenes
NIGHTMARE BEFORE XMAS behind the scenes from Joel Fletcher on VimeoMy buddy Joel sent me a link to a video of him animating on Nightmare Before Christmas...those stop mo animators are some patient people....
John K - Power of Inbetweens and Accents
One of the biggest problems I see in newbie animator's work is never savoring the moment. It's all moving all of the time, never resting on any particular idea. You have to stay in the moment of the scene and never reveal what is coming next. The ...
Interview with Henry Selick
I am a BIG fan of Coraline, Neil Gaiman and Henry Selick.His description of developing the script is interesting.Story boarding is KING!...
Crew Tests
Pocketbot Test by Crew 972 from Alex Orrelle on Vimeo.Adrenaline Lemmings CGI test from Alex Orrelle on Vimeo.Great little CG tests by friend and colleagueAlex Orrelle and his Crew 972 in Israel...
