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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 …

LIFT UP is Live! Watch it Right Now

After a year of production, countless of video tutorials and articles, I’m proud to release LIFT UP, the first animated short produced under Bloop Animation. This has been quite a journey, starting with an idea to do something cool with a …

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 …

Editing and Color Correction (Making an Animated Movie)

In this video I go over my entire edit file (in After Effects) and show you exactly how I layered all the shots to create the final edit, as well as what effects I’m adding at the end of the process, …

How I rendered this shot using Maya Software and no lights (Making an Animated Movie)

Lighting and Rendering In this part of our ‘Making of’ series I’m going to show you how I lit and rendered the entire film, using only the basic Maya software renderer (Not Mental Ray or VRay) and without creating any lights. …