Always Animated: Most Discussed Posts

As I sat at the abyss of the cyberland, I received the bad news. My computer’s hard drive was corrupted.

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The Animation Winter Wonderland Tour was interrupted  by my crashed hard drive.

The animation masterclass I taught at Bloomfield was wonderful!

Next up the Savannah International Animation Festival.

As the smoke clears on South Orlando Avenue in Maitland, Florida, it is time to look back at the FLORIDA FILM FESTIVAL.

I had one goal going into the Festival – to see as many independent live-action and animated shorts as possible. I would watch until my eyes blurred over, steamed up and dropped out from constant  extreme usage.

More from Bloomfield, New Jersey and the Incubator Studio with MIMI AND GACK and the Day to Day Grind

Posted In | Blog Categories: Production Journal | Site Categories: 2D, Education and Training, Short Films

Life on the road can be challenging! As the Studio headed into the its last week a familiar cadence ensued. It began with me awakening each morning at 5:30 am. Every production has a life of its own - sometimes you're in charge sometimes the film is in charge.

Here is My Favorite Lesson - Complete with Visuals

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Overlapping Action is another of the cornerstones of animation. By overlapping the actions of a characters' body, hair, tail, clothing, etc. your animation will feel more fluid and life-like.

My Annual Holiday Animation Festival - A New Film Each Day

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Every year I try to showcase Holiday Animation. This year, we begin with AN OLD BOX BY PAUL DRIESSEN FROM 1975.

The conclusion of the Story of Animagic

Over dinner, Graham, Ivan, Tricia and I continued to discuss the project. We discovered the pub where we ate and slept, had people killed in two separate attacks.

Day 4 of the HOLIDAY ANIMATED FILM FESTIVAL - ZIGGY'S GIFT

Another classic Holiday animated  film - ZIGGY'S GIFT 

Here I am hip deep in GACKS and MIMIS. The dark side of the force has tried to lure me to its side. “Go ahead…just start ..."

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THE ANIMATION PROCESS- WORKING WITH THUMBNAILS BEFORE THE ANIMATION BEGINS

Here I am hip deep in GACKS and MIMIS. The dark side of the force has tried to lure me to its side. “Go ahead…just start animating.” It whispers. “No one will know. Crank out that footage and just get it done.”

PETE’S ODYSSEY GARNERS INDIE AWARD

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Congrats to Executive Producers Charlotte and Bill Rinderknecht. PETE’S ODYSSEY been awarded an INDIE FEST award.

Please, pass the statue.