In this design meeting I sat with Elizabeth to discuss the food trucks in Tasteful. There are total of 5 different designs that were needed, and in this video we went over them all. We get very technical in this …
2015: A Year in Review
2015 was probably the biggest year for Bloop Animation. While 2014 (and half of 2013) were all about establishing an audience, building credibility and figuring out the direction for the site, 2015 was all about growth, product development and collaboration. Business …
First Concept Art Meeting
This was the first meeting with the concept art team and it occurred 3 days into the production of the film so everything was still in its earliest stages. In the meeting we tried to establish the artists direction for the film, but …
A Quick Update on the Making of Our Animated Short
In the first season of Making an Animated Movie, where I documented the making of LIFT UP, I showed specific tutorials on the different aspects of animation filmmaking, such as sound design, making an animatic, animating a short etc. Over the …
After Effects Animation Launches on December 1st
Big news – our new course After Effects Animation is coming out next month on December 1st So what is this course about? As an animator, I’ve designed this course to be tailored specifically for people who want to make animations. …
Aspect Ratio (2.35:1 vs 16:9)
In this post I want to cover the topic of aspect ratio, mostly deciding between 2.35:1 vs 16:9. I’m going to show you different kinds of popular aspect ratios, when should you use them and which one I’ll be using …
5 Reasons You Won’t Be an Animator
This is a guest contribution by Rusty Gray. It’s 2015 and You Won’t be an Animator Another year is coming to a close. You’ve spent your life fascinated by movies (Jurassic Park, Toy Story, Lion King). You’ve captivated yourself for hours …
Flash Animation is Available for Purchase
Exciting news! Our new course Flash Animation is now available for purchase. So what is this course all about? In a few words, this course is all about becoming a flash animator. Either for making cool animations for YouTube, or …
Adobe Flash New Features (June 2015 Release)
In this guest tutorial, David Schuttenhelm will go over all the important changes to the the latest release of Flash, focusing on the animation tools. David and I have just finished creating an entire Flash course, designed especially for animators, …
