The Wise Words

Posted in Animation

“Animation can explain whatever the mind of man can conceive.”
“At first the cartoon medium was just a novelty, but it never really began to hit until we had more than tricks… until we developed personalities. We had to get beyond getting a laugh. They may roll in the aisles, but that doesn’t mean you have [...]

Anime win award 2008

Posted in Movie

Ratatouille cleaned up at this year’s Annie awards, taking 10 statues including the coveted Best Animated Feature award.
This means the Brad Bird movie has a better-than-average chance of taking home the Oscar for Best Animated Feature Film on February 14th. The Annies have successfully predicted the Oscar winner for five out of the six years [...]

Animation and Tips

Posted in Animation

Here are 3O Tips for character animation. This notes are meant for 2D animations but it still does relavant to 3D animations:
1. Don’t illustrate words or mechanical movements. Illustrate ideas or thoughts, with the attitudes and actions.
2. Squash and stretch entire body for attitudes.
3. If possible, make definite changes from one attitude to another in [...]