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Pombo Loves You

On Animation September 28, 2018

A distant father confronts a heroic but troubled past-life as an ’80’s TV show mascot named Pombo.

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A Quiet Place: Telling a Story with Sound

On Animation August 31, 2018

I loved this film. It’s particularly interesting to learn about the adjustments the writers made to the screenplay. Sound always plays a particularly important role in the horror genre, but A Quiet Place takes this a step further, making sound …

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Korobushka

On Animation July 28, 2018

A beautifully animated student film by Sheridan graduate, Patt Jewanarom. Student films are often unfinished, but in this case I think it makes for a more enjoyable short, at least for animators. 🙂

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Breakbot: “Another You”

On Animation July 15, 2018

Breakbot and Ruckazoid merge, creating Breakazoid, a cosmic pimp, who distributes his love to humans by taking them across the galaxy on the planet love in this stylish music video by Olivier Lescot.

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Kali Mata

On Animation July 15, 2018

Bengal, 19th century. At the edges of the Kali temple, the British India’s army led by the implacable W.H.Sleeman is about to wash against the last representants of the ancient stranglers assassin’s brotherhood, the Thugs.

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Monty Granito’s Awesome Comic Book Story Animatics

On Animation June 1, 2018

Featuring scenes with Batman fighting thugs, Spider-Man and Winter Soldier taking on Thanos, and Captain Marvel duking it out with Venom, these animatics are full of great ideas and possibilities executed masterfully.

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Spungella is Making Excellent Animation Videos on YouTube

On Animation May 26, 2018

YouTube seems over-saturated with video essays on film analysis (You may have noticed we’ve stopped posting them as often as we were). Animation has been largely overlooked save for a few great videos, like this one about Chuck Jones. I’ve …

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Guilherme Jacinto: Animation Show Reel

On Animation May 12, 2018

Just some of the most memorable moments from Pixar from the last decade. No big deal.

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Ryan Woodward Shares Brutal (and Awesome) Action Sequence Created for Riot Games

On Animation April 13, 2018

In his own words, This is a short I made for Riot Games. It started as a test to see how “mature” 2d animation can feel. So I went crazy hack a slash. The entire piece, boards, anim, 3d, bg’s, …

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Taiko Studios Releases First Trailer For ‘One Small Step’

On Animation April 12, 2018

The original short film follows the story of Luna, a Chinese American girl who dreams of becoming an astronaut. Student Academy Award-winner Shaofu Zhang and veteran Disney animators Bobby Pontillas and Andrew Chesworth bring vision and verve to a touching …

Beauty and the Beast Screenwriter on Writing for Animation

On Animation October 19, 2018

Linda Woolverton (Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King, Homeward Bound) talks to John August on Script Notes Podcast about her experience writing animated features, from the parallel processes of writing and production to her paltry paycheck for Beauty and …

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First Family

On Animation October 17, 2018

For its product launch, NaturNes creators BBH commissioned STUDIO AKA to animate a 60s commercial titled FIRST FAMILY to promote NaturNes as a natural baby food brand,

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Raccoon and the Light

On Animation October 17, 2018

A raccoon finds a flashlight in the woods.

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Cesc Pujol’s Illumination Animation Reel

On Animation October 17, 2018

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Vokabulantis Brings Stop Motion Aesthetic to Indie Gaming

On Animation October 17, 2018

Vokabulantis is an indie game in development that uses stop-motion animation and Unity to bring a very hand crafted feel to the indie game scene.

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Pombo Loves You

On Animation September 28, 2018

A distant father confronts a heroic but troubled past-life as an ’80’s TV show mascot named Pombo.

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James Baxter’s Animation Reel

On Animation September 28, 2018

The majority of James work in television and feature animation is on display in this impressive reel full of iconic moments.

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