Saturday, December 14, 2019

100 Frame Animation Topic: Destroy or First Date - Fall 2019 Contest

For the first time we actually have TWO topics you can choose from:

DESTROY or FIRST DATE!

The final submission date is Friday, December 20th end of day (San Francisco time).

Check out the description in the video for more details!


Friday, December 13, 2019

Succession (s1) Acting Analysis for Animators - part 3

In part 3 of my Acting Analysis for Animators "Succession" series I take a look at pantomime, reaction shots, set interaction, set acting and more!

Saturday, December 7, 2019

100 Frame Animation Contest Fall 2019 - Announcement

100 Frames. 1 Week. $100.

It's time for another animation contest and to challenge animators with a one week deadline and 100 frame limit!

Friday, December 6, 2019

Wu-Tang: An American Saga (s1) - Acting Analysis for Animators - part 2

In this Acting Analysis for Animators I'm taking a look at season 1 of "Wu-Tang: An American Saga" covering character reactions, lip sync tweaks, story telling through staging and framing and more!

Saturday, November 30, 2019

Two CRUCIAL Weight Animation Tips

Today's FNA Animation tip is focused on WEIGHT. I'm covering tips regarding constraints and highlighting one of the most common visual weight problems I see in student shots.

Friday, November 29, 2019

Limetown (s1) - Acting Analysis for Animators

Today's Acting Analysis for Animators takes a look at season 1 of the Facebook Watch show "Limetown". I'm covering subtext, pantomime, environmental awareness, facial anticipation and more!

   

Friday, November 22, 2019

Wu-Tang: An American Saga (s1) - Acting Analysis for Animators - part 1

In this Acting Analysis for Animators I'm taking a look at season 1 of "Wu-Tang: An American Saga" covering non-verbal communication, staging, set ideas and more!

Saturday, November 16, 2019

Animation Reference - Don't hold back!!

A lot of times animation students don't go full in when it comes to shooting reference, especially with lip-sync. Try to really act out your scene! Also, if you want to watch me yell, look no further!

Friday, November 15, 2019

The SpongeBob Movie: A Sponge on the Run - Teaser

The look is awesome!!

Killing Eve (s1ep4) - Acting Analysis for Animators

Today's Acting Analysis for Animators takes a look at the fourth episode of season 1 of the FANTASTIC show "Killing Eve". I'm covering contrast in character expressions, character reactions separate from lip sync, situational awareness and more!


Friday, November 8, 2019

Thursday, November 7, 2019

Friday, October 25, 2019

Succession (s1) - Acting Analysis for Animators - part 2

In part 2 of my Acting Analysis for Animators "Succession" series I take a look at weight assignment ideas, pose contrast, body posture, and much more!

Saturday, October 19, 2019

Facial Animation and Lip Sync - Tips, Demos & Pitfalls (part 1)

Time to start with a Lip Sync and Facial Animation series! So get ready for tips, demos, pitfalls and overall dos and don'ts! There's a lot to cover, so buckle up!

Friday, October 18, 2019

Succession (s1) - Acting Analysis for Animators - part 1

Kicking off part 1 of my "Succession" series with a look at character mood setting, acting subtext cues, pose contrast and more! Also. ALL HAIL THE CAMERA MICROPHONE!

Saturday, October 12, 2019

Animation Q&A - ANSWERS - part 9

Another round of Animation Q&A, this is part 9 and final part of my answers from all the questions posted on the Spider-Verse giveaway clip way way back.

Friday, October 11, 2019

Killing Eve (ep3) - Acting Analysis for Animators

Today's Acting Analysis for Animators takes a look at the second episode of season 1 of the FANTASTIC show "Killing Eve". I'm covering character introduction, prop interaction, character awareness and more!


Wednesday, September 25, 2019

Leuki

Frozen 2 (Trailer) - Animation Analysis

The new trailer for Disney's "Frozen 2" was released yesterday and it looks fantastic! So of course I had to nerd out and take a closer look at it! Really pumped for this movie!


Thursday, September 19, 2019

Hospital - Personal Animation Test (2003)

This was a "Lipsync" exercise I did at home right after graduating and I still like it, not because it's well done but because it's super weird in its setting HAHAHA! Although this was an AHA moment for me where body mechanics clicked. It's on a small level but it still pushed me forward in a meaningful way. (the audio clip is from Jurassic Park)

Friday, September 13, 2019

His heeeaaad... - Personal Animation Test (2003)

Nowadays I would say "Don't use a famous audio clip!" but what did I know in 2003! Another old clip from school! I remember having a lot of fun tweaking the finger poses!


Thursday, September 12, 2019

Ze Chair - Personal Animation Test (2002)

As my files get older and codecs are barely supported anymore I wanted to upload my old clips from my school time for posterity.

 This was a "Get out of the chair" assignment for my Maya 3 class in Fall 2002! Time flies!!


Sunday, September 8, 2019

Miles 8-Bit style by Arthurnal

Animation Demo Reel Tips - Presentation (part 4)

This is part 4 of the series covering Tips and Tricks, Dos and Don'ts of Animation Demo Reels, and this time I'm talking about Demo Reel Presentation. What are the dos and don'ts for online and IRL demo reel presentations? Check out the clip for my thoughts!

Friday, September 6, 2019

Killing Eve (s1ep1) - Acting Analysis for Animators

Today's Acting Analysis for Animators takes a look at the first episode of season 1 of the FANTASTIC show "Killing Eve". I'm covering pantomime, lip sync, shot ideas, camera staging and more!

Saturday, August 31, 2019

Animation Q&A - ANSWERS - part 8

Another round of Animation Q&A, this is part 8 of my answers from all the questions posted on the Spider-Verse giveaway. There were A LOT of questions so there will be a part 9 for sure!


Friday, August 23, 2019

Marriage Story (Trailer) - Acting Analysis for Animators

Today's Acting Analysis for Animators takes a look at the trailer for Netflix' "Marriage Story". Lots of little details to talk about including body language, head accents, twinning, silhouette and more!


Sunday, August 18, 2019

My animation bible - The Animator's Survival Kit

The Animator's Survival Kit absolutely shaped my animation learning journey & I wouldn't be where I am without this book & Richard Williams' inspirational work. If you're new to this book I hope that this glimpse will inspire you like it inspired me!


Saturday, August 3, 2019

How I avoid BURNOUT

In this clip I'm talking about how I try to avoid burnout, which is of course very subjective and tied to each person's individual situation. I do see that topic come up frequently so I thought it'd be a good time to talk about it since I'm on vacation.


Space Sharks


Friday, August 2, 2019

US - Acting Analysis for Animators

Today's Acting Analysis for Animators takes a look at Jordan Peele's movie "US". As always I'm looking at it through a lens of animation and this time I'm covering character staging, character introduction and secondary character reaction.


Saturday, July 27, 2019

Animation Q&A - ANSWERS - part 7

Another round of Animation Q&A, this is part 7 of my answers from all the questions posted on the Spider-Verse giveaway. There were A LOT of questions so there will be a part 8 and more!!


Friday, July 26, 2019

Stranger Things (s3) - Acting Analysis for Animators - part 3

Today's "Acting Analysis for Animators" is the last of my "Stranger Things" season 3 parts! This time I'm looking at episodes 6 and 8 and I'm covering body timing, character reveal, camera composition, contrast in character introduction, when it's okay to mirror poses and more!

Saturday, July 20, 2019

Animation Demo Reel - Getting Feedback Tips (part 3)

This is part 3 of the series covering Tips and Tricks, Dos and Don'ts of Animation Demo Reels, and this time I'm talking about Demo Reel Feedback. Who should you ask, where, what you should do with the feedback and more!

Friday, July 19, 2019

Stranger Things (s3) - Acting Analysis for Animators - part 2


Today's "Acting Analysis for Animators" is part 2 of my dive into season 3 of Netflix' "Stranger Things"! This time I'm looking at episodes 4 and 5 and I'm covering exceptions for acting out words, usage of space in your scene, prop usage of course, environment interaction and more!


Saturday, July 13, 2019

My favorite dailies tool! - Noteshelf 2 App Review

Today's review takes a look at the iOS app "Noteshelf", which I've been using to take notes during animation dailies for quite some time now. So I thought I'd make a clip about it!

Friday, July 12, 2019

Lupin the Third - Trailer

This looks great!


Stranger Things (s3) - Acting Analysis for Animators - part 1

Today's "Acting Analysis for Animators" dives into season 3 of Netflix' "Stranger Things"! Part 1 takes a look at the first three episodes and I'm covering character introduction, pantomime, lip sync accents, camera movements and more!


Saturday, July 6, 2019

The Problem Solving of Filmmaking

Love this!


MOST COMMON Animation Mistakes (part 2) - Ease Ins and Outs

Part 2 of the Most Common Animation Mistakes series takes a look at Ease Ins and Outs. The common trap students fall into is to have body parts (or objects) move or stop within one frame, which kills any sense of weight (let alone being able to communicate emotions and character).

Friday, July 5, 2019

Chernobyl (ep5) - Acting Analysis for Animators

In this "Acting Analysis for Animators" I'm taking a look at episode 5 of "Chernobyl" and this time it's all about DETAILS! Now, it's probably just me who finds this interesting, it's pretty nerdy and specific HAHAHA! But I love this show and there's just too much awesomeness all around!

Saturday, June 29, 2019

Animation Q&A - ANSWERS - part 6

Another round of Animation Q&A, this is part 6 of my answers from all the questions posted on the Spider-Verse giveaway. There were A LOT of questions so there will be a part 7 and more!!