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 …
What Ratatouille and Monsters University Taught Me About Being an Artist
This is a guest post by Dean Movshovitz, the author of our new book Pixar Storytelling. One of the joys of writing Pixar Storytelling was simply re-watching all of Pixar’s magnificent films. And while all of Pixar’s films are very …
Why Most Animation Student Films Suck and how to Make Sure Yours Won’t
We’ve all been to student films screenings, let’s face it – most of them suck. That’s not exclusive to animation student films, the same goes for classic film students as well. A majority of them aren’t good. You can say that …
How to Make a Press Kit (Including a Free Press Kit Template)
As you know, my film LIFT UP is finally finished(!) Now what’s next? The natural next step for most filmmakers upon finishing a film is submitting it to festivals. I’ll talk about festival submission on a future post, but first I want to …
Why Make a Second Film
Here’s a fact: every person that graduated from animation/film school has a short film. Here’s another fact: very few people have ever made another one. The second film The film/animation industry is intense. When you get a job or a project, the hours …
Lighting and Rendering your Animation Demo Reel
As an animator trying to find work, a good demo reel is one of the most important assets you can have. Some animators though, mostly those who are less of a generalist and more of a purist, don’t really like …
How to Install a Wordpress Theme for your Portfolio Site
I have recently posted an article showing how to create a portfolio website using Wordpress. I have also curated a list of my favorite portfolio themes to choose from, and in this post I will show you, step by step, how …
Start Animating Now with Less than a $100
A few weeks ago I wrote a beginners guide for new animators who are just starting out. The guide breaks down many of the steps of becoming an animator, but I wanted to push our readers even further and challenge them …
Animation for Beginners (Where do I start?)
Animation for Beginners Where do I start?One of the most common questions I get (almost on a daily basis) is: “I want to get into animation. Where do I start?” In this massive guide I try to cover (almost) everything …
