Books

Our house-made educational books about filmmaking and animation.


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Animation for Beginners

A new edition of Bloop Animation’s popular animation guidebook packed with the latest recommendations and insights on how to turn your artistic passion into a professional film career!

If you are an aspiring animator considering a career in film production or are curious about what it takes to make animated shorts, this is the book for you! Animation for Beginners is a comprehensive and modern introduction to the art and business of 3D animation from Bloop Animation founder, filmmaker, graphic novel author, and teacher Morr Meroz.

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Making an Animated Short

In this free ebook, I take you step-by-step through the process of making an animated short film.

A 46 pages start-to-finish guide to animation filmmaking.

From coming up with story ideas all the way to exporting the final film, this guide will take you through the entire process with complete transparency.

100% free, no strings attached. Read it now and take action immediately.

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Snowlands: A Blood Moon

A brand-new, full-color graphic novel series for animal fantasy fans that delivers a daring adventure and a mysterious threat that has animals–prey and predator alike–disappearing.

"Sumptuous visuals and intriguing ideas will leave readers hungry for more time in the Snowlands.” — Kirkus Reviews

“A vivid, lesson-packed tale of friendship and perseverance, Snowlands is a visual feast, an emotional rollercoaster, and a powerful parable of finding peace with the past.” - Self Publishing Review

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Pixar Storytelling

Pixar Storytelling teaches effective storytelling rules based on Pixar’s greatest films. The book consists of ten chapters, each of which explores an aspect of storytelling that Pixar excels at.

Learn what Pixar’s core story ideas all have in common, how they create compelling, moving conflict and what makes their films’ resolutions so emotionally satisfying. The book also examines Pixar’s character development, unique, intricate story structure and the use of theme, all of which are key to the studio’s storytelling achievements.

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