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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Modeling the Trucks for Tasteful
In this team meeting I sat down with Muriel (our producer) and Kat (our hard surface modeler) to talk about the modeling approach for the food trucks in the movie. The food trucks are one of the most important things …
Designing the poster for Tasteful
In this meeting I talk with Angela about the vision for designing the poster for the film. In the video you can see me sketch the concept of what I want the poster to look like, and also the finished …
Figuring out the Main Musical Theme for Tasteful
In this fun conversation Galo and I go over different musical themes for Tasteful, trying to find the right one. Watch as we listen to some tests Galo recorded, and see how we respond to the different options.
Getting to the Specifics of the Food Truck Design
In this conversation I get down to the nitty gritty of the design of the food trucks. There a 4 different food trucks in the movie, one of them has 3 variations. That’s a lot of trucks to discuss. The …
Sound and Music – First Meeting with the Sound Team
In this meeting, Muriel (the producer), Ben (the sound designer), Galo (the composer) and myself sit down to discuss the workflow for working together and setting up all the pieces to create an awesome soundtrack for Tasteful.
