Interview with Jerry Eisenberg (TAG Blog)

Check out this great interview with animation veteran Jerry Eisenberg over on the TAG Blog!

Talking to Jerry Eisenberg

Inspiration of the Day

Some very cool imagery in this video!  

Maya Animation Technology Preview

Cool stuff!

The Full Spectrum: Josef Albers

Studied Albers work a lot in school. Such an amazing innovator and pioneer. Love his work! Reminds me a lot of Mark Rothko (Albers was his mentor).

Mark Sagar On Facial Animation

Just giving you a heads up on a new FXpodcast featuring Mark Sagar (Avatar, King Kong). Lots of great info on facial capture and animation. Check it out here:

Mark Sagar Interview / via fxguide

'Shape Shifter' by Alex Weil

Really cool visuals in this short! All kinds of eye candy! Check out the interview with Director Alex Weil over on the Motionographer website below:

Shape Shifter Film and Interview via motionographer

Charlex studio website

'Behind The Scenes' of BRISK stop-motion Super Bowl Commercial

These BRISK spots turned out great! A couple of my friends worked on them up in SF. Be sure to check out animator Webster Colcord's site for more details on the 'making of'. FONCO's (Fon Davis) channel also has some fun behind the scenes clips.
 

'Telling your story through art'

 Awesome Lecture by Doug Tennapel

Tom Sito on 'History of Animation Unions'

Check out this interview with animator, director, story artist and animation historian Tom Sito.

History of Animation Unions via fxpodcast

Simple And Effective Storytelling

So I had the opportunity to go to a story lecture given by Doug Sweetland yesterday! He talked about the making of 'Presto', the process of story, and a bit about his new project in development called 'The Familiars'. Below is a short film he used as an example of simple but effective storytelling. 

Imperfection In Animation

 So we all know about putting 'dirt in the curves' to help breakup smooth 'computery' motion. Well animator Cameron Fielding posted a fantastic study on this topic over on his Flip blog. It's worth a read! Check it out here:

Perfect Imperfection via Flip blog

Travel In Time

This short has some really fun moments! Those little guys remind me of the Minions from 'Despicable Me'.

more clips of these guys here:  AKAMA via vimeo

Reference of the day

Some awesome slow motion reference of a kitten in action!

Superman Classic by Robb Pratt

An amazing short by Robb Pratt! Check out the story here Hollywood Reporter.

Use Every Part Of The Buffalo!

Check out Brad Bird's Annie Award speech! Awesome!

An Industry In Transition

Check out the article over on LA Times Blog:

VES Awards celebrate craft with a nod to tough times in California

New VW Beetle Commercial

Love this commercial!!