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Character design lessons by "Spongebob" artist Robertryan Cory

Character design lessons by "Spongebob" artist Robertryan Cory

Robert Ryan Cory, a veteran character designer on SpongeBob SquarePants and Secret Mountain Fort Awesome, has posted a helpful set of notes from a cha...

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Using Dolly Zoom in Ratatouille

Using Dolly Zoom in Ratatouille

Todd Vaziri, a compositing supervisor at ILM, has written an enlightening piece about the subtle use of the dolly zoom in a shot during Pixar's Ratato...

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Everything you learned in the animation school (in the form of songs)

Everything you learned in the animation school (in the form of songs)

This song gives a pretty good description of everything you'll know (or think you know) when you graduate from animation school:“I am the Very Model...

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Eric Goldberg Interview Eric Goldberg

Eric Goldberg Interview Eric Goldberg

If you missed the CTN Animation Expo last November in Burbank, don't fret. This one-hour lecture from the expo features director/animator Eric Goldber...

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Book review: "Noble Approach: Maurice Noble and the Zen of Animation Design"

Book review: "Noble Approach: Maurice Noble and the Zen of Animation Design"

The Noble Approach: Maurice Noble andThe Zen of Animation Design By Tod Polson, based on the notes of Maurice Noble (Chronicle Books, 176 pages, $40, ...

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"John Carter" animators share a reel of work insights

"John Carter" animators share a reel of work insights

I still haven't seen Andrew Stanton's John Carter, but that didn't lessen (and perhaps enhanced) my enjoyment of this nifty character animation reel p...

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