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. …
Finishing the Film (Making an Animated Movie)
In this video I show you how I took all the assets (the images, the sound mix, the credits) and bring them all together for the final export of the film. I also go over some common export settings. Previous step: How to …
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 …
Sound Design (Making an Animated Movie)
In this video tutorial I talk about sound design. I go over my entire project in Adobe Audition and show you exactly what tracks and effects I used for making the sound for LIFT UP. Previous step: Editing and Color Correction Next …
Lead Artist Shawn Hopkins Talks About Making the Backgrounds for LIFT UP
When I approached creating the backgrounds for Lift Up I initially tried doing them myself. That turned out to be a mistake. I was just not good at it and the backgrounds were ugly. It’s sometimes hard as an artist and …
