Be sure to check out this weeks episode of the Annabelle’s Bistro Podcast. It’s Spring Break! Time to get crazy and key some frames! This week is a special spring break edition of the podcast. We are joined by Anron Wang, Josh Mcarthy, Bob Wiese and Maggie the basset hound. Insanity [...]

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Well Spring Break has begun. And you know what that means! It’s time to buckle down and get some work done! WHOOOOOO!
We have been working diligently to stay ahead of schedule on the film. Nearly all of my students have volunteered to give up their spring breaks to do so and [...]

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I think my students are having a bit to much fun working on this film…
Oh and please be sure to update your RSS feeds for this site, Feedburner went and changed them in the last couple of days, sorry.

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In a recent blog post, Micheal Sporn talks about the decline of the dope sheet, and why everyone should absolutely use them as a tool to aid in animation.
With the advent of the computer, and as you mention programs such as Toon Boom (which employs its own version of an X-sheet,) studios presumably [...]

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On this weeks show I am joined by Dave Rogers. (@deddoc) Dave is a freelance artist who is helping to create some of the more complex effects on the film. He joins me to discuss the merits of Wall-E and Kung-Fu Panda. Listen as I awkwardly fumble for the words to explain why I [...]

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Ambient Occlusion, Specular Pass, Final Gathering, Global Illumination.
If you understand any of these terms, you know the hell I am experiencing right now. I kid of course, but lighting and rendering can certainly be a tedious process and I have yet to land on a “right way” of doing it. Certainly I [...]

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Hello all,
In this weeks installment of the Annabelle’s Bistro Podcast, the class gathers to discuss Coraline. What does this have to do with Annabelle’s Bistro? Absolutely nothing!
Enjoy!

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In celebration of the release of Coraline, slashfilm brings us an amazing article chronicling the history of stopmotion animation. Along with well researched information, the article contains some fantastic videos including the following:

Check it out today, and be sure to support this wonderful medium by seeing Coraline while it is still in theaters!

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Some interesting wins from this years Annie Awards Show:
Kung Fu Panda beats out WALL-E for best picture!
Robot Chicken Star Wars II takes the win for best television production.
WALL-E not nominated for Character Design? Interesting…
Ben Burt nominated for voice acting in WALL-E! (I always thought the animators who worked on King Kong should have [...]

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I put together an animatic for the film over the break. Now we have a really good idea how this thing is shaping up. It is really fantastic to finally see these guys moving around on screen, and the animatic has gotten a good response from everyone who has seen it. It is [...]

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