Category : Animation
Jonathan Venne on the anime influences in Banana Anna
In Jonathan Venne’s Banana Anna, a yellow-clad secret agent returns home from a long day at work only to be attacked by an inept intruder. She quickly dispatches him...
Read MoreCareer advice on directing in the animation industry
Do you have a question about directing but don’t know who to ask? During the 2023 animation Trends Event, Toon Boom Animation assembled a livestream panel of directors to...
Read MoreAnimating the iconic cast of Hello Kitty & Friends with Split Studio and Sanrio
Hello Kitty and her friends Cinnamonroll, Kuromi and My Melody have appeared in everything from cartoons to fashion collections. Rising from cute cartoon cat in the 1970s to a...
Read MoreBéatrice Cantin on creating memorable characters in Auguste et Percival
Every year, students participating in the animation program at Cégep du Vieux Montréal produce incredible work for their end of year thesis films. Considered to be among the best...
Read MoreSphere Animation on animating outrageous violence in Red Ketchup
Red Ketchup started as a cult comic book series published in Quebec. Originally appearing in 1982 as a side character in Michel Risque, written by Pierre Fournier and illustrated...
Read MoreAizel Panopio on cooking up Pizzèle
In the short film Pizzèle, we meet a young cook in a pizzeria. She appears bored at first, that is, until an order for a pizza comes along. From...
Read MoreÉtienne Côté on animating smear frames and multiples in Ednöra
In the short film Ednöra, we meet a quirky, magical witch who is hoping to capture a magical creature – the will-o’-the-wisp. After an exciting chase, she finally captures...
Read MoreMylène Thisdale on designing and compositing Graffitude
In Mylène Thisdale’s thesis film Graffitude, a young graffiti artist paints on a bakery’s outer wall at night. With a chuckle he sprays over the bakery’s security camera. The...
Read MoreBoxfort Design Group on pitching Sky-Law
Promising high-altitude action adventure and stylish animated sequences, Sky-Law is an action-comedy series pitch inspired by adventure serials, rendered in a stylized, early-1970s aesthetic. Driven by an ensemble cast...
Read MoreTutorial artists on the craft of teaching Harmony Premium
While working in animation requires many skills, there is also a flourishing community of tutorial artists producing helpful step-by-step videos for artists at every stage of an artist’s career...
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