In story telling it is a smart idea to tell a story about something you know. This story stems from a simple idea. The synopsis might have read, "I take a selfie and another". It goes for only one minute. Look how much is packed into one minute! One minute is all you need for your project. With a simple, engaging story idea and a short time frame an animator can focus on making their project good.
Showing posts with label Story. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Story. Show all posts
Storytelling - About Self Obsession
Storyboarding - Eric Goldberg and Disney
Find out the difference between a great storyboard artist and a great animator.
The Art of Animation Business... and Freedom
Value?
What was that worth? The animated film you just watched.
Value for money.
Value and money. Do they mix?
Thinking and feeling are often erased by dollars and nonsense.
Beancounters, shareholders, alleged 'creative' teams, investors, committees and risk managers; all assigned to tuck the expression of creativity neatly under the bulge of the bell curve. The combination of aversions and blinkers grinds deep furrows, ruts, for artists to stumble toward the mediocre.
Nelson Boles.
How did you do?
What did you invest? "flash and AE and love"
Then to present such a beautiful creation for free on the Internet.
How will you live?
Free...
Ahh, you're a student. Your work markets the animator, not the other way round.
There is a wonderfilled freedom in being an animation student that is sometimes only noticed in the rearview mirror.
A return to study for skilled animators can yield a lost sense of freedom satisfaction that money can't buy.
It is personally why I think the Gobelins "student" films are so good and why many of us will always be animation students. Even if it's for free using the Internet.
Cordell Barker masterclass online
One of my favourite short films is The Cat Came Back by Cordell Barker (see it HERE). What a beatiful, quirky film - love the shaky linework. Another National Film Board of Canada classic.
You can watch a fascinating masterclass with Cordell Barker HERE. He has some verrry interesting things to say about storytelling, discipline and economy. There is s fascinating comparison between animation with jazz music. Short filmmakers should take note.
(This post is bought to you by Steve Baker, animation filmmaker extraordinairre, who sent me the link to Cordell's masterclass.)
(Image pending!)
You can watch a fascinating masterclass with Cordell Barker HERE. He has some verrry interesting things to say about storytelling, discipline and economy. There is s fascinating comparison between animation with jazz music. Short filmmakers should take note.
(This post is bought to you by Steve Baker, animation filmmaker extraordinairre, who sent me the link to Cordell's masterclass.)
(Image pending!)
Reach - Luke Randall
Sarah and Cassie, two first year animators, drew my attention to this film in a research session in class today. It is an AnimationMentor student graduate film by Australian animator Luke Randall (showreel), who just got a job with Dreamworks Animation. Winner Judges Choice Grand Winner - Sydney Festival 09 IInet Get Animated; Winner 2nd Place Best Film - Stinkwater International Short Film Festival; Winner Award of Merit in Animation -The Accolade Film Awards 09 (USA); Winner 1st place Best Student Film - Southbeach International Animation Festival (USA); Winner Best Animation - DeReel Independent Film Festival; Winner Best Student Film - Newtown Flicks Film Festival; 2nd Place/Finalist - Cannes Short Film Corner Online Competition; more info...
Jojo in the Stars
Trust the good people at Studio AKA to show us that you don't need complicated characters to tell a good story. Gota love their work.
Une histoire vertébrale
A beautiful film from Jeremy Clapin, effortlessly combining 2D and 3D animation to create a spellbinding story.
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