What is an animatic? Simply put, animatic is an animated storyboard. Boards are brought into an editing program and are cut together with the correct timing and pace of the film. They include basic sound effects, dialogue recordings and scratch soundtrack. …
What is a storyboard? A storyboard is a series of drawings meant for pre-visualizing the shots of a movie. It is an essential tool for the director to get a sense of the way the movie is going to look and …
The difference between 2D and 3D animation We can all tell the difference between watching a 2D animated movie (such as Aladdin or the Little Mermaid) and a 3D animated movie (such as Toy Story or Minions). Most of us know …
Turning an idea into words. So you thought of a great story, but until you write it down in script form you will never know if the story works. Transferring your thoughts into paper is one of the hardest steps …
Writer’s block Coming up with story ideas is always hard. But there are ways to make the process much easier and get over this “writer’s block” many people experience. The Problem is that when facing an empty white page people …
How to animate blinks and eye darts Blinking and eye movements gives life to a character, even when it’s standing still. Each animator develops his/her own blinking style, but in this video I’ll show you some of my bread and …
In this tutorial we’ll learn how to take mouth shapes drawn in Photoshop and bring them to After Effects to be used for 2D lip sync animation. This is not a complicated tutorial but you should have a basic understanding …
People obsess over their profile photos. They would go over hundreds of photos to pick the perfect one. But its actually very simple to take an average photo and make it look MUCH better using some very simple photoshop tools. …
This video gives a quick breakdown on the steps it takes to make a short 3D animated film, in a way that’s easy to understand. Don’t forget to watch the actual film. Read more about the making of our animated …
