This week I’ve launched our very own online community, the Bloop Creators Club. The Club went through quite a tremulous launch. First it was paid, then it became free. What happened there? In this post I want to tell you about what went behind it …
New Trailer for Bloop Animation
Today I’ve released a new trailer for the website. I’ve been wanting to make an official video for Bloop for a while, but I felt like waiting until I could do it right. Plus, I wanted to have a clearer vision …
Food Truck Design
In this design meeting I sat with Elizabeth to discuss the food trucks in Tasteful. There are total of 5 different designs that were needed, and in this video we went over them all. We get very technical in this …
2015: A Year in Review
2015 was probably the biggest year for Bloop Animation. While 2014 (and half of 2013) were all about establishing an audience, building credibility and figuring out the direction for the site, 2015 was all about growth, product development and collaboration. Business …
First Concept Art Meeting
This was the first meeting with the concept art team and it occurred 3 days into the production of the film so everything was still in its earliest stages. In the meeting we tried to establish the artists direction for the film, but …
A Quick Update on the Making of Our Animated Short
In the first season of Making an Animated Movie, where I documented the making of LIFT UP, I showed specific tutorials on the different aspects of animation filmmaking, such as sound design, making an animatic, animating a short etc. Over the …
After Effects Animation Launches on December 1st
Big news – our new course After Effects Animation is coming out next month on December 1st So what is this course about? As an animator, I’ve designed this course to be tailored specifically for people who want to make animations. …
Aspect Ratio (2.35:1 vs 16:9)
In this post I want to cover the topic of aspect ratio, mostly deciding between 2.35:1 vs 16:9. I’m going to show you different kinds of popular aspect ratios, when should you use them and which one I’ll be using …
5 Reasons You Won’t Be an Animator
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 …
