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How to Animate (Making an Animated Movie)

We’re finally here. The animation part. For me, this is both the funnest and hardest part of making an animated movie. The reason it is fun is because, well, I love animating. If you’re here then there must be a …

Why Make a Second Film

Here’s a fact: every person that graduated from animation/film school has a short film. Here’s another fact: very few people have ever made another one. The second film The film/animation industry is intense. When you get a job or a project, the hours …

LIFT UP – Coming July 8th 2014!

I’m happy to officially announce – Bloop Animation’s animated short film LIFT UP is being released on July 8th! We are nearly done with the production, and there are still more tutorials coming up about the making process (such as …

Picking a Name for the Film (Making an Animated Movie)

In this post of the Making an Animated Film series I’ll tell you why I’m changing the title of my film, the process I went through with name finding and my result. Why the change? When I picked the name Geometry Exercise, …

Camera Shots and Angles (Making an Animated Movie)

Great cinematography is always challenging to achieve. Great and convincing cinematography in 3D is even more complicated. In this post I’ll go over the challenges of using a camera in 3D, as well as the camera rigs I used for my film …

Best Online Backup for Visual Artists

Today I want to talk about backup. Specifically, about the best online backup service I tried. But first, a few words. I’ll start by telling you about what used to be MY backup system. It was pretty good. I had …

Lighting and Rendering your Animation Demo Reel

As an animator trying to find work, a good demo reel is one of the most important assets you can have. Some animators though, mostly those who are less of a generalist and more of a purist, don’t really like …

The 6 Steps of Animation

We’ve talked about how to make an animated movie and the difference between 2D and 3D animation, and now it’s time to get into the animating process. In this video I go over the 6 basic steps of animation, including: …

5 Great Apps for Animators

The majority of animation work is being done on a big strong computer with heavy serious software such as Maya or After Effects. But as an independent animator, there are certain smaller apps that make my life a bit easier and …