Brilliantly acted, the timings are perfect and the movements are austere but surgically chosen and, if that wasn't enough, the story is quite endearing. Eliza Ivanova animated this short for her 3rd year at CalArts. She is originally from Sofia, ...Read More
Andy Grisdale has been involved in various types of animation throughout his career and has worked on a number of exciting projects ranging from console games for Xbox and Playstation 2, to theme park attractions, commercials and stunning cinematic sequences ...Read More
Jeff Pratt has had a fascinating (slightly meandering) career. After many years working as a space shuttle engineer for NASA, Jeff swapped the 'infinite and beyond' for a graphic design and computer animation path, which he kicked off with none ...Read More
I find it extraordinarily satisfying when I bump into traditional animation sequences with great acting and emotion. This short by Vladimir Kooperman is truly fetching in that sense. Perhaps it's all down to the fact that I reckon our dog ...Read More
About a year ago I started work on a project called Tootles. After all this time I am only half way and I am hoping to have it finished this year, although that's hard to ensure, mainly because I do ...Read More
This is another mighty course organised by Escape Studios. The course itself has been developed and taught by Pixar Veteran Jeff Pratt. Jeff honed his character animation skills on some of Pixar's best loved movies including Toy Story, Monsters Inc., ...Read More
Pixar Technical Director and author of Digital Lighting & Rendering, 2nd Edition, Jeremy Birn is back to mentor students in Lighting & Rendering in Maya. Throughout this workshop, students will be moving from introductory subjects into more ambitious topics, such ...Read More
If you're lucky enough to live in California, you shouldn't miss this event at Gnomon School of Visual Effects. Special guest Gary Bruins (Effects Supervisor) will be talking about his experience of working on Pixar's UP. Event Details: When: Thrusday, August 13th, ...Read More
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