Great interview here with James Baxter.
Showing posts with label fundamentals. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fundamentals. Show all posts
Thursday, April 15, 2021
Animator's Breakfast | Bambi with James Baxter
Labels:
2d,
animation,
animation history,
disney,
fundamentals,
James Baxter
Monday, April 06, 2020
Interview with Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse Animators
Labels:
animation,
animator,
fundamentals,
interview,
spider verse
Thursday, April 02, 2020
How Does Animation Work?
Here's a great beginner breakdown vid explaining a couple of general basics of animation. Beautiful work by Tyler Pacana.
How Does Animation Work? from Tyler Pacana on Vimeo.
Labels:
animation,
animation basics,
fundamentals,
how to,
training
Wednesday, April 01, 2020
KLAUS | Character Design Process
Labels:
character design,
design,
fundamentals,
klaus,
Sergio Pablos,
SPA,
story,
torsten shrank
Tuesday, December 17, 2019
Animation Workflow By Riot Animator Rory Alderton
Great interview with Senior Riot Animator Rory Alderton. Big thanks to animation ace Jason Shum for posting these to his channel.
Labels:
animation,
breakdown,
fundamentals,
games,
interview,
league of legends,
riot games
Monday, December 09, 2019
"Abominable" Animation Workflow (2D to CG) by William Salazar
Labels:
animation,
breakdown,
dreamworks,
fundamentals,
workflow
Tuesday, December 03, 2019
GDC: Animation Tips and Tricks
In this 2019 GDC talk, animators Sylvia Chong, Jake Clark, Sophie Evans, Raul Ibarra, Melissa Shim and Zack Wolfe rapidly deliver their best tips and tricks in five-minute bursts.
In this 2018 GDC micro-talk session, animators Gwen Frey, Joe Han, Almudena Soria, Jalil Sadool, Kyle Chittenden & James Benson rapidly deliver their best animation tips and tricks in 5-minute bursts.
In this GDC 2016 session, Riot Games' Alex Lehmann is joined by 5th Cell's Amy Drobeck-Jones, ILM's Jean-Denis Haas, Sucker Punch's Billy Harper, Epic Games' Jay Hosfelt, and Phoenix Labs' Simon Unger as they explain the best tips and tricks for improvig your craft as an animator.
Labels:
animation,
animation industry,
fundamentals,
games,
tips,
tricks
Thursday, November 21, 2019
How to Become A World-Class Animator with Marco Marenghi
Labels:
animation,
animation industry,
filmmaking,
fundamentals,
gnomon school,
job,
lecture,
marco marenghi,
vfx
Monday, November 11, 2019
Animation Demo Reel Tips Galore
Here's a list of demo reel tips and advice from both feature animation and vfx. I'll be updating this post periodically as I come across new material.
Jean-Denis Haas - Animation Demo Reel Tips
Demo Reel Tips
Reel Feedback Webinar on Demo Reels. Tips on what it takes to get hired as an animator.
On the panel:
Will Groebe, Miko Coedel, Michal Makarewicz, Jim Brown, Jean-Denis Haas and Hans G. Brekke.
// Pro Tips: What makes a great animation demo reel?
Labels:
animation,
body mechanics,
demo reel,
fundamentals,
job,
reel,
vfx
Sunday, March 03, 2019
GOLD: Keith Lango Animation Videos
Animator, director and filmmaker extraordinaire Keith Lango has just posted 60+hrs of his animation instruction videos to YouTube! It's amazing content and I highly recommend you check them out! Big thanks to Keith for his incredible generosity in sharing his knowledge and experience!
Labels:
animation,
foundation,
fundamentals,
Keith Lango,
tutorials
Friday, February 03, 2017
Viola Davis on Acting
Labels:
acting,
craft,
fundamentals,
observation,
performance
Tuesday, August 09, 2016
PetaPixel: Understanding Basic Compositional Elements
Check out this great article on PetaPixel featuring basic composition elements and staging. It's a short and simple breakdown with solid examples and commentary.
// Understanding Basic Aesthetics in Photography
Labels:
blocking,
cinematography,
composition,
fundamentals,
layout,
photography,
staging
Wednesday, July 27, 2016
An Afternoon With Legendary Illustrator Jack Davis
Sad to hear the news about Jack Davis. Such an amazing talent.
// Mad Magazine And EC Comics Artist Jack Davis Dies At 91
An Afternoon With Jack Davis
Jack Davis Interview for Book "Drawing American Pop Culture"
Jack Davis Commercials
Labels:
art,
caricature,
drawing,
fundamentals,
history,
story
Wednesday, June 22, 2016
Interview with Director and Animator Dean Wellins
Great interview with animator, story artist and director Dean Wellins. He talks about how he started in the industry and includes some solid advice for students.
Labels:
animation,
animation industry,
directing,
disney,
fundamentals,
history,
interview,
jobs,
school,
story artist
Tuesday, June 21, 2016
Creative Spark: Jennifer Yuh Nelson
Labels:
animation,
creativity,
directing,
dreamworks,
fundamentals,
process,
story
Wednesday, June 15, 2016
Pixar Anim Supe Scott Clark Talks Animation Process
Labels:
acting,
animation,
filmmaking,
fundamentals,
pixar,
process,
story
Thursday, March 31, 2016
Pete Doctor on Developing Story Ideas
Labels:
directing,
filmmaking,
fundamentals,
ideas,
interview,
Pete Doctor,
pixar,
story,
storytelling,
writing
Thursday, October 22, 2015
Weta Animators Discuss Demo Reels and the VFX Industry
Labels:
animation,
demo reel,
eric reynolds,
fundamentals,
james bennett,
job,
simeon duncombe,
todd labonte,
vfx,
WETA
Tuesday, July 07, 2015
Interview with Concept Artist Iain McCaig
Labels:
artist interview,
bobby chui,
concept art,
design,
drawing,
fundamentals,
history,
iain mccaig,
interview,
star wars
Friday, April 17, 2015
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