Month: April 2020

https://youtube.com/watch?v=-fO_fdQsIx8%3Fversion%3D3%26rel%3D1%26fs%3D1%26autohide%3D2%26showsearch%3D0%26showinfo%3D1%26iv_load_policy%3D1%26wmode%3Dtransparent Second group of 20 COMMON ANIMATION TERMS! Another new series a quick introduction to the most used animation terms you’ll hear in production…so…if you’re new to this world… don’t get caught unprepared!😛 ATTITUDE FRAME RATE (FPS) BODY MECHANICS MOMENTUM PHONEMES HOOK UP or CONTINUITY ANIMATIC AMBIENT OCCLUSION BLEND SHAPES PAN-PANNING (CAMERA) DEMO REEL FOREGROUND […]… Continue reading 20 Common Animation Terms #2 — I Want to be…an Animator

https://youtube.com/watch?v=rUMY8XnrieQ%3Fversion%3D3%26rel%3D1%26fs%3D1%26autohide%3D2%26showsearch%3D0%26showinfo%3D1%26iv_load_policy%3D1%26start%3D1%26wmode%3Dtransparent Third group of 20 COMMON ANIMATION TERMS! Another new series a quick introduction to the most used animation terms you’ll hear in production…so…if you’re new to this world… don’t get caught unprepared!😛 BALANCE CONSTRAINT ACTING DYNAMIC SIMULATION ASYMMETRY FOCAL LENGTH BREAKDOWN PASSING POSITION GIMBAL LOCK GREEN SCREEN / CHROMA KEY IDLE LOCATOR STAGGER BACKGROUND… Continue reading 20 Common Animation Terms #3 — I Want to be…an Animator

Katsuhiro Otomo’s work in animation is mostly and rightly remembered for his 1988 masterpiece Akira, especially in the West where it has become part of the SF and animation canon. However, just like his career as a mangaka goes beyond Akira, his contribution to anime does not only come down to this behemoth of 80’s […]… Continue reading Before and after Akira : the themes and motifs of Otomo’s shorts — Animétudes

Documentary film, motion picture that shapes and interprets factual material for purposes of education or entertainment. -Britannica I always assumed documentaries to be a form which does not include acting and something that was not recreated. But after getting to know this genre of film ,and moreover to be introduced to it by the movie […]… Continue reading Recreating Defined Reality: Animated Documentary — Anilog

Ahh yes, “Melody Time”… Another of the Package Films, and memorable at that. A lot of childhood memories are in this film, but is this film as good as my childhood claims it is? (Also, I’ll be splitting up the segment reviews in parts yet again.) PLOT CHARACTERS DIALOGUE EFFECTS MUSIC “Melody Time” (Buddy Clark […]… Continue reading Disney’s “Melody Time” (1948) — Jesse Hecht C.R.E.A.T.I.V.E.

About Netflix Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and many people at home, Netflix is the place to be. I mean, stream. With Netflix, they offer many varieties of tv shows and movies every month with award-winning originals and content. Now it’s time to skip ahead to the Best Animated Movies on Netflix for April 2020. […]… Continue reading 10 Best Animated Movies on Netflix for April 2020 — The Animated Film Industry

How many of us are going to slip out of here like oily eggs onto breakfast plate without a whimper, or if a groan, then a groan that’s mute against the tin dry crash of must-see series, a whole life (the only one) shown stark and simple, naked — nothing more than a feverish stockpile […]… Continue reading Apnoea — MY TROUBLED MIND

When all seems hopeless and the wind howls its lonely song and the ocean, once a friend, burns white each wave a muted sob, like broken plates heard crashed through bedroom doors, and the burnt blood brick of the sea wall moans as if about to crack Remember this is nothing but a mad rush […]… Continue reading Mad Rush — MY TROUBLED MIND