"Feast" Director Spills It

Excellent adivce for your current and future productions. And he's a Disney guy. You all like that. HERE.

The Brilliance of The Godfather

Here.

8 Tips For Creating Great Stories

HERE.

GenevieveFT at AnimaticTO

I was pleased to hear GenevieveFT at AnimaticTO last Wednesday. She is an excellent example of building a career through hard work and being nice. HERE And AnimaticTO Check Facebook.

The Future of TV Credits

You may consider doing a title/ motion graphic sequence for your 4th Year Thesis Project. This is an article about the use of titles in modern televison.

HERE

And here's a sample of some title sequences:

HERE

From Suck to Non-Suck

HERE

Good Student Work From Denmark

Kaj has been involved with this workshop for years. Some good examples of group student films.

HERE

"Shun Epic" or You'll Get Epic Fail

"Eschew the monumental. Shun the Epic. 

All the guys who can paint great big pictures can paint great small ones. "

HEMINGWAY

Words of Wisdom from the Internet

Life Drawing Applied

Life Drawing at The Book Club from Wriggles & Robins on Vimeo.

Everything I Can See From Here

Everything I Can See From Here from The Line on Vimeo.

Keep Calm

This is a great story. And sentiment for your day.

Story Inspiration

 

HERE

Show Your Work In Progress

Advice to take to heart from a recent graduate. Like him on FB. Here. © Image 2013 Kevin Parry

Drawing Is Stll Important 2

Here's a sample of Paul Fierlinger's work. He does it all by himself (with his wife's assistance.) His work is a great example of how subtle animation can be achieved with simple design.

Paul Fierlinger - Demo Reel from Z Animation on Vimeo.

Drawing Is Still Important

A Fast Company article on "The Paperman Method." Here.

Inspiation

Humanizing Motion Graphics from The Creators Project on Vimeo.

3D Character Design

The Reward's Production Blog

Here.

The Narrated Story

Here's a sample of what I refer to as a "narrated story." It is a way to get lots of exposition into the track while the visuals support. It could be a way to go for some long stories. There's a whole bunch of these online.