An Old Time Animator

I recently attended a “wrap party” for the crew of the TV series Curi­ous George. I was con­fused as to why I was even invited …

Dialogue Acting References (www.doublealee.com/blog)

http://vimeo.com/groups/actingref
 
A great col­lec­tion of var­i­ous pro­duc­tion level dia­logue ref­er­ences, good for cam­era setup and expres­sion study among other things.

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Client Relation Tips for Animators

Whether you’re in school or out in the work force, it’s impor­tant that you are com­mu­ni­cat­ing and work­ing with clients in a way that is …

The Road To Best Animated Feature…

A few weeks back I watched one of my for­mer ani­ma­tion stu­dents from Cal Arts accept the Oscar for Best Ani­mated Fea­ture for the Pixar …

Short Film Ideas– Get Noticed!

Look­ing for some killer short film ideas so you can make a killer short film that gets you a killer job doing what you love?
To …

If You Really Want to Become an Animator…

So, now that you’ve decided that you want to become an ani­ma­tor, you have to set about actu­ally doing it.
The great news is that there …

Best Ways To Make Your Own Animation?

Are you ready to take the next step from draw­ing to make your own ani­ma­tion?
If you aren’t sure if design school or a career …

Getting Started In Animation

Get­ting Started In Ani­ma­tion: Part 1
A lot of peo­ple have asked me what the best way to get­ting started in ani­ma­tion is.
If you have …

Go to Design School?

 
Design School…is it for you?
You gotta attend some type of design school if  you’re con­sid­er­ing a career in the arts (espe­cially if you want …