The 12 Principles
The following has been paraphrased from the "Illusion Of Life" by Frank Thomas & Ollie Johnston (pp.47-69). 1. Squash and Stretch This...
Interview with Scott Nance
*What projects have you worked on? I have worked on a variety of projects including: Corporate Videos, Commercials, Logo animations,...
Pixar's Animation Process
The process of animation is long and complex. A typical Pixar animation takes four to five years to complete. Pixar's filmmaking process...
Techniques
The cel is an important innovation to traditional animation, as it allows some parts of each frame to be repeated from frame to frame,...
More about Animation
Before true animation begins, a preliminary soundtrack or "scratch track" is recorded, so that the animation may be more precisely...
Paperman Style!
Okay, so there's this short film called Paperman, and it looks amazing, and it has a cute story (go watch it if you haven't ever seen...
Another Source
A storyboard is made, all the animators and directors come together to discuss the entire film. The storyboards are presented as the...
More on Production
A movie's first step into the production stage is when it gets a storyboard. A storyboard is a giant bristol board, on which you can...
Learned a Little Today!
So I started my research, and so far I've learned a little about the different styles, and some about the actual process. There are...