Category : Animation

Lindsay Knowler on rigging the world’s most flexible arm

Lindsay Knowler is an 2D rigging expert, trainer and pipeline consultant. Lindsay focuses on helping animators build the skills they need to succeed and works with studios to optimize...

Read More

Tonic DNA on turning Santa into a karate-chopping ninja

Tonic DNA is a Montreal-based animation studios that focuses on feature films, short films, and advertisements. They’ve worked with Disney, Warner Bros. and Netflix, and have made commercials for...

Read More

Olan Rogers on chasing the storm behind Godspeed

Godspeed, created by the intrepid team at Lightfold led by Olan Rogers, is a thrilling upcoming production that follows a scientist chasing the perfect storm. The deeply personal project...

Read More

Behind the amazing 2DFX in Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse

Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse is a certified blockbuster that has audiences clinging to the edge of their seats. This stylish sequel to Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse features Miles Morales,...

Read More

Sixteen South saddles up with A Horse Named Steve

Belfast-based animation studio Sixteen South is developing a 2D animated series based on popular Canadian kids’ book A Horse Named Steve, written by Kelly Collier (author and illustrator). The...

Read More

Flying Bark Productions on assembling LEGO Monkie Kid’s animated series

Building on inspiration from Journey to the West, LEGO Monkie Kid is a tale which centres around a noodle delivery boy who gains mystical powers after chancing upon an...

Read More

Paula de Abreu on Ray and Manny and starting an independent studio

Paula de Abreu is a Brazilian 2D artist based in Barcelona and the owner of Estudio Paulares, an animation studio focusing on Portuguese-language children’s animated content across platforms. Estudio...

Read More

Rikke Asbjoern and Chris Garbutt on the interactive storytelling behind We Lost our Human

Rikke Asbjoern and Chris Garbutt are the co-creators of Pinky Malinky as well as the Netflix interactive special, We Lost Our Human. The show features a self-involved cat (Pud)...

Read More

Sam de Ceccatty on the genesis of LILITH & EVE

Sam de Ceccatty is a French-American writer and director whose work is screened in festivals worldwide. LILITH & EVE is an irreverent adult comedy short. The film is a...

Read More

6 Point Harness and DeeDee Animation on How To Become a Cult Leader

It’s not uncommon to have a morbid fascination with cults. Perhaps we wonder what could make someone leave their life behind to follow a charismatic leader. Or one might...

Read More