Why AnimFlow?
I’ve been in animation for nearly 25 years now wearing so many different hats throughout production from animator to director to producer. I’ve been fortunate enough to also teach for about 8 of those...
View ArticleExcel as an XSheet
This quick tip is something that hit me when I was trying to organize my animation after blocking. It’s been a true help and allowed me to focus on animation instead of figuring out what the heck my...
View ArticleHow about a video intro?
It’s all well and good to type something up about what this little product is but how about a video that can explain it a lot better. Sure! Why not? Check it out here: Intro to AnimFlow The post How...
View ArticleTiming and Spacing
Sometime in the near future I’ll go into my thoughts about the difference between Timing and Spacing. In a nutshell, Timing is TIME; Spacing is SPACE. If you can understand that, you have half the...
View ArticleBody Mechanics
I got an email from a new student yesterday that I wanted to share the answer to with everyone. The question was, “I’ve spent so much time on learning body mechanics, does it ever become second...
View ArticleYou don’t know you need this
That line was from a friend of mine during a meeting yesterday. We were discussing how to get the word out about AnimFlow and how important I felt this product was. If you know me, I’m very...
View ArticleLittle things can be very big
How the heck do you approach subtle shots? I get asked that quite a bit. The broad shots are simple – well, they SEEM simple. You can hear the performance when you know the character. Who doesn’t...
View ArticleCritiques
A very important part of the learning process is the critique. It’s much more than a beat down, saying how your work is terrible and the nearly impossible notes to “fix” it. Nor is it just someone...
View ArticleNeed to magnify your creativity? Use a workflow.
I hear that sometimes when teaching this workflow to students – but doesn’t this take away my creativity? I think it MAGNIFIES your creativity. This is probably where you are if you don’t have a solid...
View ArticleWhat’s the big deal about polish?
Boy, am I expecting a backlash on that title. But hold on a second. There’s a reason behind my madness. When I worked on my first movie, I submitted my first shot to be reviewed. Back then we did...
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