Animation Thumbnails - Vic Navone

Vic Navone has posted a great collection of his animation thumbnails on his VNOG BLOG. The Wall-E gags are especially awesome!

Vic Navone animation thumbnails

Chuck Jones, The Master Series -- DVD

What animator isn't a fan of Chuck Jones eh?! Check out the info on this new DVD that will be available in Feb.

More info over on The Chuck Jones Blog

Secrets of Screen Acting: Podcast

I found this website today called 'Secrets of Screen Acting'. It has some great 'sample' podcasts about the techniques of acting. You have to purchase a subscription to listen to the archives though booooo! Anyhow, it's a site worth checking out! Enjoy!


Secrets of Screen Acting : Eye Flashes and 'Fake Eyes'

NEW BLOG -- "Behind The Scenes"

I've started a new film blog called "Behind The Scenes". I'll be posting 'Making of' and 'Behind The Scenes' featurettes from various movies as I find them. Enjoy!

Behind The Scenes

The Face: Emotions Revealed

The human face as we all know is SUPER complex! I've started looking around for more in depth studies of emotions and micro expressions to better enrich my facial performances. I'll be posting more about this subject over the next few weeks.

"A human being can generate 10,000 visibly different expressions but most of them you'll never see" - Paul Ekman

Emotions Revealed - KQED QUEST

*One interesting point from this vid (5:30 mark):

"Each emotion prepares the body for a specific action" meaning when a person is angry blood surges to the arms preparing you for a fight. When a person is scared blood flows to the feet preparing for an escape.