Animation Nation
One of Europe's most exciting animation festivals will be taking place this coming October 25-30. Klik! Amsterdam will be showcasing the work of animation filmmakers the world over in a celebration of vibrant and innovative content. Amateur talent will be competing and there will be a day for children on Sunday October 30. This is last year's promo video for Klik!
This is the animated story of the fastest man in the world. Usain Bolt hails from Jamaica and grew from his humble beginnings to be an Olympic legend and one of the world's greatest athletes. Excellent character animation in the traditional style by Moonbot Studios in Shreveport Louisiana USA.
By following what each individual artist was sketching at their easel during a figure drawing session at The Book Club in London the creative duo of Wriggles and Robins came up with a unique way of animating a rotation.
The latest installment of Full Media Commandos is online hosted by Snakebite Cortez. The subject involves creative collaboration between artists and how that works for our collective benefit.
This latest promotional video gives us an insight into the amazing artistic and technical efforts behind the upcoming animated feature from Laika "Kubo and the Two Strings". The film will be in general release August 19 2016 through Focus Features.
Recently Myron Smith of Animation Treasures attempted to draw Fred Flintstone faster than ever before. Take a look at this video to see him break the record.
The latest edition of Stash is available and it looks to be another winner. Stash is the planet's largest archive of animation, design and VFX plus behind the scenes features and exclusive interviews. You can enjoy Stash for free for 30 days or you can subscribe here. Check it out and you'll be amazed at all of the incredible creativity that is happening in our field worldwide all the time. Enjoy this month's preview...
The latest in the Full Media Commandos series of videos by Snakebite Cortez spotlights several industry veterans as they share their views and wisdom on the subject of credit for the work one does.
You'll enjoy this cute story from Beth Tomashek and Sam Wade of the Ringling School in Florida. "Dust Buddies" is a very nicely produced student film and another testament to the excellence of Ringling.
Take a look at the powerful trailer for "Another Day of Life". It's an animated documentary film based upon the writings of legendary war correspondent Ryszard Kapuscinski. A hero in Poland and to the world. The journalist wrote a feature on the civil war in Angola which lead to the country's independence in 1975.
The production comes from Warsaw based Platige Image and is scheduled for release in 2017. Directed by Raul De La Funete and Damian Nenow.