- How Do You Add More Life to a Scene? Wednesday, 8 September 2010, 8:47 pm
The life of the scene is all in what the character is experiencing. What thoughts go on in his head for each moment? How will he react to what is happening to him?A lot of this is spent trying to make. […] - Career Coach: Life Lessons Tuesday, 7 September 2010, 10:11 pm
Pamela Kleibrink Thompson pays tribute to Sande Scoredos.read more - Batman – The Brave And The Bold: Season One, Part One Tuesday, 7 September 2010, 12:56 pm
After years of living in the shadows as a dark vigilante, Batman enjoys being a superhero again, joined by a league of friends in a show that celebrates the imagination of comic books – a ton of fun. - More Shrek and Panda from DreamWorks/NBC Tuesday, 7 September 2010, 12:38 pm
The Hollywood Reporter exclusively reveals that DreamWorks will continue their small screen partnership with NBC to produce two new specials following success last year with Monsters Vs. Aliens: Mutan. […] - abAutorig part I Pyro tutorial :Animation with a moustache Tuesday, 7 September 2010, 3:04 am
Former APT student Olivier Ladeuix has put together a nice collection of rigging video tutorials based on the abAutorigger from Supercrumbly. It’s a pretty good system for those who want to rig up the. […] - G.I. Joe: The Movie – Special Edition Monday, 6 September 2010, 10:40 pm
Cobra and G.I. Joe meet up in the ultimate showdown when Cobra and their new allies from Cobra-La join forces to steal the Broadcast Energy Transmitter and conquer the Earth. - Values in a Drawing- Mark Kennedy Monday, 6 September 2010, 1:32 am
Another great post from Mark Kennedy’s Temple of Seven Golden Camels blog- this one on how to use values in your drawings to heighten and carry a scene. This has come at a very handy time for me as I’. […] - MAD magazine coming to Cartoon Network Sunday, 5 September 2010, 3:27 pm
The long-running humor magazine MAD is coming to Cartoon Network in the form of a new 15-minute TV series. The cartoon show will feature various new comedy sketches inspired by the magazine as well a. […] - Concept art for Newt revealed Saturday, 4 September 2010, 3:17 am
Despite apparently being cancelled, Pixar has just revealed several pieces of concept art for the film Newt. The movie was originally supposed to come out in 2012, but the studio will now be releasin. […] - ASIFA-Hollywood calls for 2010 Annie entries Friday, 3 September 2010, 3:18 pm
Despite Disney’s recent announcement that it would not be supporting the upcoming annual Annie Awards, the International Animated Film Society is progressing as normal with their call for entries fo. […] - Aardman’s Timmy Time to premiere on Disney Channel Friday, 3 September 2010, 12:46 pm
Aardman Animations’ new series Timmy Time, about Shaun The Sheep’s little lamb pal, will make its North American debut on the Disney Channel’s Playhouse Disney on September 13, following a sneak. […] - On making a short film… Friday, 3 September 2010, 6:22 am
On the surface, this blog post from Software by Rob on surviving the ‘danger points’ in running a startup business have absolutely nothing to do with making a personal short film. But if you replace a. […] - Skhizein Friday, 3 September 2010, 4:07 am
This was should have been nominated for an Oscar a little while back. And for good reason. It’s really just brilliant. (ht: Bob in the comments on straightening me out on the nom mistake) - Can You Give Us Some History on What Inspired You to Become an Animator? Thursday, 2 September 2010, 10:04 pm
Popeye inspired me to become an animator. He was my hero, and in grade six, I decided to study animation because I wanted to get paid for spending my days making Popeye cartoons. “Kidhood” for me. […] - Russian Legend of the Guardians banner Thursday, 2 September 2010, 7:11 pm
A new Russian banner for Legend of the Guardians–which is much darker than previous ads that have been released for the film–has just been posted at the Internet Movie Poster Awards. The Warne. […] - LA/NY set for Superman/Batman’s Apocalypse Thursday, 2 September 2010, 5:00 pm
Warner Bros. has announced that the next entry in their popular series of DC Animated Universe movies, Superman/Batman: Apocalypse, will receive the big screen premiere treatment in Los Angeles on Sep. […] - Pirates Of Dark Water on DVD now Thursday, 2 September 2010, 1:09 pm
Added to the exclusive line of Warner Archive Collection titles available directly from the studio, Hanna-Barbera’s Pirates Of Dark Water has just arrived on DVD this week, becoming one of the faste. […] - Fun films I’ve seen whilst strolling the intra-nubs Thursday, 2 September 2010, 4:45 am
Something refreshingly different from Gobelins And a Sheridan effort… - APT registration is now open Wednesday, 1 September 2010, 10:27 am
This is for the October 2010 class. Here’s the page to sign up. Hope to see you there.
- Animation Fall Preview 2010 Tuesday, 31 August 2010, 9:12 pm
Rick DeMott runs down the animated features arriving in theaters this fall.read more - APT October 4- November 6 Friday, 27 August 2010, 9:38 am
As I mentioned earlier I will be holding an Animation Personal Trainer session this fall. The dates for the class will be October 4th through November 6th, 2010. I will begin accepting student registr. […] - Dora Turns Ten Thursday, 26 August 2010, 7:31 pm
Rick DeMott chats with Dora the Explorer co-creator Valerie Walsh Valdes to discuss the impact the decade old series has had on television and American culture.read more - Do You Have Any Tips on How to Take Good Video Reference? Wednesday, 25 August 2010, 10:02 pm
Shooting reference is an important part of my animation workflow. I’ve found that the following tips have helped me to get the most out of my reference.Shoot at various times during the production of. […] - Mind Your Business: Who is Keeping Your Royalties? Wednesday, 25 August 2010, 12:23 am
Mark Simon is as mad as hell about reprographic royalties.read more - Wellins Talks Tick Tock Tale Friday, 20 August 2010, 6:39 pm
The director of the latest Disney short discusses animating like clockwork.read more - Describe Your Workflow When You Start Animating a Shot. Is There a Right or Wrong Way? Wednesday, 18 August 2010, 7:06 pm
I’ve definitely learned that there is no “right way” to animate a shot. I’ve seen people animate in ways that seem insane to me, but somehow they get amazing results. I’ve also had some co-workers loo. […] - DreamWorks Animation Goes Fine Art Tuesday, 17 August 2010, 11:38 pm
Read about the latest DreamWorks initiative to expand its artistic potential and collectability.read more - An Earthsea Adventure Friday, 13 August 2010, 4:46 pm
Goro Miyazaki and Gary Rydstrom discuss the long-awaited Tales from Earthsea from Studio Ghibli.read more - Of course you realize, this means war…. Friday, 13 August 2010, 8:05 am
From Animated Views… http://animatedviews.com/2010/whats-up-doc-live-action-bugs-bunny-movie-on-the-way/ “Warner Bros. has just announced plans to bring a new theatrical Bugs Bunny movie to the. […] - What is your advice to a graduating student as they begin their career as an animator? Wednesday, 11 August 2010, 10:01 pm
One bit of advice I would give an animator starting out is the same advice that one of my mentors, Gleen McQueen (from Pixar), gave me.(Paraphrasing) “Get out there and get work… anywhere. Get you. […]
























