Why I’m Charging $5 to watch a 2 Minute Film

Dear angry people. Yesterday I have released our new animated short film Tasteful, and unlike my previous two shorts, this one can only be bought on our website and is not available for free on YouTube/Vimeo. Not only that, but …

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Tasteful Has Been Released and You Can Watch It Right Now

I’m extremely excited to announce that our latest 3D animated short film Tasteful has finally been released! After over two years of production we are very excited to release this work of love to you guys. Thank you Team Foodz …

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How We Rendered Tasteful

In the past few weeks I’ve been finishing the rendering and compositing of Tasteful, if you follow me on Instagram you probably saw frames I posted here and there, but let’s go deeper into exactly how I rendered the film. …

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2 Free Lessons from Our Storyboarding Foundations Course

If you are interested in learning how to become a professional storyboard artist, but not sure if our Storyboarding Foundations course is for you, check out these 2 free lessons from the course. What Makes Film Work In this lesson we dissect …

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The Despair of Filmmaking

I’d like to share a personal moment with you. A despairing moment in the production of Tasteful that you might find interesting. The film is in its final rendering stages, which means it is near completion, but I wanted to …

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Best Animation Documentaries

Welcome to our curated list of the best animation documentaries. This lists consists of what I consider to be the most educational and inspirational films about the animation industry and its people. From Disney in the West to Studio Ghibli in …

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Starting a Project with TVPaint Animation

In these 3-part video series we go over starting a project in TVPaint Animation, from storyboarding to a finished animatic. These lessons are taken from our full TVPaint Animation course. The course includes 36 HD lessons, teaching frame-by-frame animation, camera movement, 2D visual …

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Brand Building Lessons from Chipotle’s Animated Short – A Love Story

I don’t usually spend time talking about fast food chains in this blog. Actually, I never do. And though I do love their burritos, the reason I chose to write about Chipotle is their latest animated short. Disclaimer: This is NOT a …

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Making Money from Animated Shorts

Making money. A topic that is rarely discussed on this blog, and one that artists tend to stay away from, fearing ideas like “Selling out” or “compromising your art”. However, I believe this is an important issue to talk about, especially …

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