In this video from the Making an Animated Movie series (season 2) I go over the storyboard with Milos, our storyboard artist. This is your chance to get a glimpse to our process. Why we make certain story decisions, how we …
Inside Out Review: Pixar’s Bravest Film Since Up
Pixar used to be risk takers. They were the studio that made a movie with no songs in it in a world where that seemed like madness. They made movies about a failed superhero working as an insurance salesman, an …
Muriel Moraes: Producer (Getting to Know Team FOODz)
Tell us about yourself and what is your role in Foods? My name is Muriel, I am originally from Brazil but live in New York City. I graduated in Marketing but was always involved with the film industry in Brazil. …
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 …
Meet Team FOODz! The People Behind Bloop’s Next Animated Short
I don’t get excited about a lot of things, as people who know me would testify. Last Sunday, though, was an exception. As most of you know I’ve recently called out for applicants to join forces in working on Bloop …
Storyboarding with Blender
In this tutorial I try a new cool way to think about storyboarding – using a 3D program (in this case, Blender) and drawing on top of it. Sounds weird? Check out the video. To learn the basics of using Blender …
The Next Animated Short from Bloop Animation!
Exciting news – I’ve officially started the production on the next animated short film from Bloop Animation. For those of you who have been around here for a while, you remember the “Making an Animated Movie” series in which I …
The Pixar Theory
What if I told you that all Pixar movies are connected? That all the characters in those movies actually live in the same universe, only in different times? How is that possible? Watch this video and find out. Based on …
Making of LIFT UP – From Start to Finish. Looking Back at a Year of Making an Animated Short Film
In the past year or so, those of you who followed this site witnessed the making of LIFT UP (formerly known as Geometry Exercise) as it was being make. Some posts came quickly one after another while some took a longer. …
