Ex Machina is a great example of how a screenwriter’s ability to carefully control a story’s information can make for a compelling film.
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Excerpts from Bryan Cranston’s, ‘A Life in Parts’
A couple of insightful observations on acting craft from Bryan Cranston’s autobiography, A Life in Parts. On preparing for the “Jane’s Death” scene in Breaking Bad: When I do the homework for such a delicate scene, I don’t make a plan. My …
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James Baxter is on YouTube
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Comic Tips from Carson Van Osten
Disney Legend, Carson Van Osten, created the following Comic Strip Artists Kit, which outlines, “Common problems that occur in comic panel design.” Most of this is directly applicable to how animators compose their shots and design their poses.
‘OSSA’ by Dario Imbrogno
All the world is a stage. In a theater the dance of a puppet, deconstructed in time and space, shows us the mechanisms that pulls the strings.
‘Badgered’ by Sharon Colman
Badgered is a short animated film produced at the National Film and Television School. I wanted to write a satire about the environment from an animals point of view. I grew up near a place in Scotland where they store …
The Immersive Realism of Studio Ghibli
Asher Isbrucker‘s video essay that explores how Studio Ghibli consistently achieves immersive realism in their films.
Philippe le Brun – Animation Reels
Various show reels from a career in traditional and CG animation at Dreamworks. Inspiring work! Follow Philippe on Vimeo for more.
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