The Story of Animation – an educational film

I saw this posted on the TVPaint Animation Forum. Nice , humorous (slightly exaggerated) explanation of the production process.  Made as an educational piece for clients wanting to use animation who…

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Evolution of a Peg

Evolution of the Acme Peg Registration System. by Tom Arndt Cartoon animation requires a way to keep the separate drawings aligned or ‘registered’ throughout the production process. When I built my…

Bridge by MFA Graduate Ting Tey

Bridge from Ting on Vimeo. And a making of video she made with some great breakdown details.: Bridge - Making of from Ting on Vimeo.

Beauty is Embarrassing – Wayne White

This looks like it will be very inspirational (not to mention funny) . Can't wait to see this. The official trailer for Beauty Is Embarrassing -- the funny, irreverent, joyful and inspiring…

A “Must-have” book – Setting the Scene : The Art and Evolution of Animation Layout

This is a must-have book for anyone interested in hand-drawn animation. Let me rephrase that : this is a must-have book for anyone interested in any kind of  animation or film making , period.…

The Lion King roars again !

To mark the special occasion of the re-release of "The Lion King" to theaters (in "3D" ) master animator Andreas Deja has posted some pencil tests of his wonderful animation of Scar from "The Lion…

Where are all the Traditional Hand Drawn Animated films ? (and why study traditional animation?)

When people make the claim: "There are no traditional animation jobs" or "2D is dead" you should realize that what they mostly mean is that the model of big-budget feature length 2D Animation that…

CTN Expo – Behind the Scenes with Independent Filmmaker Mike Nguyen

Here is another inspiring video from a presentation given at the CTN Animation Expo . If you haven't attended CTN Expo before it is highly recommended . CTN is only 3 years old , but has THE place to…