tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21415021520465923922012-02-16T04:44:33.836-08:00Discussion , Notes, Links for Online Animation Students at Academy of Art UniversityDavid Netherynoreply@blogger.comBlogger411100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141502152046592392.post-90387846356292096182008-11-29T11:18:00.000-08:002008-11-29T11:20:39.541-08:00

This blog has moved to a new URL :http://hand-drawn-animation.blogspot.com/Please Update your Bookmarks.

David Netherynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141502152046592392.post-86111654636016773162008-11-28T11:25:00.000-08:002008-11-28T11:50:07.644-08:00

Animator Chris Doyle has started a new forum for the discussion of classical hand-drawn animation:Classical Hand-Drawn AnimationCheck it out.  Jump in and participate in the discussion. In one discussion related to the post down below about  "A Day for Hand-Drawn Animation" celebration in Turkey,  animator Tahsin Özgür makes a very good distinction about the place of hand-drawn animation:"Today

David Netherynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141502152046592392.post-37950520064114976212008-11-27T12:32:00.001-08:002008-11-27T12:41:03.569-08:00

A small mystery :I found this Milt Kahl scene from "The Rescuer's" posted on YouTube.  My question in the title -- "where does it come from?" -- doesn't refer to the film ; I know it's from "The Rescuer's".But as far as I can see this shot is not in the final version of the film, but it feels to me like I remember seeing it  (in color) in the original theatrical release of the film.  But this

David Netherynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141502152046592392.post-52703790031680688762008-11-17T22:01:00.000-08:002008-11-26T13:44:08.365-08:00

*UPDATE:  Jeff Treves dropped by and left this comment below: "The festival was great! We are trying to make it even bigger for the next year. Here are some photos for those who are interested. " --A Day For Hand-Drawn Animation Festival Photos-----I enjoyed seeing the photos.  Jeff and some others may enjoy seeing this photo of Tahsin Özgür taken at Sheridan College in 1982 .  (not that long

David Netherynoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141502152046592392.post-5505585502963689252008-11-15T21:54:00.000-08:002008-11-15T22:05:27.030-08:00

If you haven't heard this little snippet of Glen Keane's remembrance of Ollie Johnston at the Ollie Tribute , then you should really drop everything you're doing and listen to this now: Glen on Ollie And take a look at this too: 

David Netherynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141502152046592392.post-19832985893733778252008-11-09T14:11:00.000-08:002008-11-09T14:20:58.983-08:00

Clay Kaytis has posted part 2 of his interview with Eric Goldberg on The Animation Podcast .Eric Goldberg Interview on Animation Podcast - Part 2 Listen and be inspired by Eric !  (and if you missed the first part , check it out and the other great interviews on the Animation Podcast  -- Eric Goldberg Part 1  )Also, Eric now has an official website connected with his new book "Character Animation

David Netherynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141502152046592392.post-8183108733954664682008-11-08T08:29:00.000-08:002008-11-08T08:40:14.558-08:00

An extensive documentary film (with English subtitles) on the making-of Hayao Miyazaki's animated film "Princess Mononoke" has been posted online .  This is an excellent overview of the making of a major animated film.  Watch it while you can.  Sometimes these things don't stay up for long :Part 1Part 2Part 3 By the way, did you know that Miyazaki's newest animated film "Ponyo On A Cliff by the

David Netherynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141502152046592392.post-15729748515489307992008-10-29T09:14:00.001-07:002008-10-29T09:38:36.244-07:00

Another fine piece of hand-drawn animation for your edification and inspiration . Story and Animation by Hyun-min Lee. This started life as a student film and was finished up with some support from Jennifer and Bert Klein, and Don Hahn.A film about a girl revisiting her memories of her childhood spent with her mother. Hand drawn animation set to piano music by Chopin

David Netherynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141502152046592392.post-33332647817825355132008-10-29T07:53:00.000-07:002008-10-29T09:24:03.924-07:00

Pedro Daniel Garcia has kindly posted a reel of most of Fred Moore's animation of the Seven Dwarfs from Disney's "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs".Sometimes you will read things about Fred Moore that are written in a slightly condescending tone, like "oh, yeah, poor old Freddy, he was good for his time ... a little rough around the edges,  not sophisticated enough to "keep up" with the better

David Netherynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141502152046592392.post-34902199634380338782008-10-28T23:42:00.000-07:002008-10-29T00:10:11.319-07:00

One of the things I like about YouTube is finding great animator's demo reels.  An animator whose work is new to me is Jen Hager. This is her demo reel of hand-drawn animation done as a student at Cal Arts. This is really good stuff !  I would say that if you're an animation student and you want to know what level you should be aspiring to this is it.   This is the kind of reel a review board

David Netherynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141502152046592392.post-2277471092166449942008-09-23T10:28:00.000-07:002008-09-23T10:39:59.099-07:00

Wow !Watch this great animated short posted on Cartoon Brew TV:The Pumpkin of NyefarThe Pumpkin of Nyefar (2004) is a short directed by Tod Polson (El Tigre, Another Froggy Evening, Poochini). The story was co-written by Maurice Noble (1911-2001), who began his animation career at Disney in the 1930s, and eventually designed many of Chuck Jones’s classic Warner Bros. cartoons including Duck

David Netherynoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141502152046592392.post-50494143907981151632008-09-17T17:42:00.000-07:002008-09-17T17:48:21.577-07:00

Hey , Kids !  What time is it ? Time to talk about more fundamentals.   (never get tired of those , because we all need to remember this stuff and use it in our work) .Ace storyboard artist Sherm Cohen has posted some good stuff about Line-Of-Action,  Contrasting Shapes, Silhouette, and all that jazz on his blog Cartoon Snap : Sherm Cohen's Animation Drawing TipsTake a look .   Good examples of

David Netherynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141502152046592392.post-2630964999449508682008-09-13T17:36:00.000-07:002008-09-13T17:46:07.285-07:00

Good news for all students of animation:Hans Bacher is blogging again !   This is one to add to the bookmarks: Hans Bacher BlogHans' book "Dreamworlds" on production design is a must-have.Check out this great post where he analyzes the color palette in these beautiful background paintings from "Bambi"  --(click the image to view it larger)

David Netherynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141502152046592392.post-80621201608211878022008-09-04T08:59:00.000-07:002008-09-04T08:14:02.827-07:00

Master animator Eric Goldberg's long-awaited book has finally been released.  Character Animation Crash Course  is now available at your local bookstores (check Barnes & Noble or Borders , or online at Amazon.com) I have treasured my xeroxed copies of Eric's lecture notes from animation lectures he gave us at Disney several years back and now I am so glad to have all of this material , plus some

David Netherynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141502152046592392.post-54642276192766352462008-08-16T10:34:00.000-07:002008-08-16T10:40:49.972-07:00

My fellow teacher at The Academy of Art ,  Jean-Denis Haas, reminds me that he also has a blog for animation students at the Academy : Spungella - Soak Up the AnimationHead over there for more animation art and inspiration.

David Netherynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141502152046592392.post-84562242594075262742008-08-11T11:02:00.000-07:002008-08-11T11:21:21.998-07:00

Check out Michael Sporn's always interesting blog where he notes that several of his animated shorts are receiving new DVD releases.  These are delightful films so definitely worth picking up:Michael Sporn's  "The Marzipan Pig" and "Abel's Island" . I hope Michael doesn't mind me lifting a few images from his blog to peak your interest here.  Click on the link to Michael's Blog to read more about

David Netherynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141502152046592392.post-16101666149860330122008-07-30T09:43:00.000-07:002008-07-30T09:48:10.629-07:00

First look at Disney's return to hand-drawn animation:Teaser Trailer for The Princess & The Frog(You'll have to click on the link . Couldn't embed it.On the Disney site you have the option to watch it as a high-quality Quicktime movie)

David Netherynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141502152046592392.post-81800430811938496422008-07-20T10:37:00.000-07:002008-09-04T08:04:15.095-07:00

Have you checked the  Academy of Art Online Course Catalog lately ?We have three new online traditional animation classes launching  for the Fall '08 semester. (not too late to sign up) ANM 380 Stop Motion Animation 1 - taught by stop-motion animator and author Ken Priebe. Ken is the author of the noted book The Art of Stop Motion Animation . This is a unique course in that is one of the few

David Netherynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141502152046592392.post-88835158273324265352008-07-17T13:51:00.000-07:002008-07-17T14:10:31.543-07:00

The always interesting blog of animator/director Michael Sporn is featuring some great screen grabs, storyboards, and rough animation drawings from the Disney feature "Sleeping Beauty" .Michael's blog is a daily stop for me and if it's not in your bookmarks it probably should be.This coincides with Danish animator/director/Disney historian Hans Perk's posting of the sequence and scene drafts from

David Netherynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141502152046592392.post-61589528316206724652008-06-13T11:07:00.000-07:002008-10-08T03:28:39.301-07:00

UPDATE: High-Res. HD Quicktime videos of the opening Dream sequence and the End Credit sequence of KFP have been posted here: The Art of the Title: Kung Fu Panda-------Amazing 2D animated sequences which bookend the CG feature "Kung Fu Panda" .The opening dream sequence was animated by James Baxter Animation. It's been posted as a special preview clip at MSN Movies :Kung Fu Panda Opening

David Netherynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141502152046592392.post-28362659435659368912008-05-26T11:16:00.000-07:002008-05-27T14:34:09.658-07:00

A marvelous film based on the drawings of the master Hokusai , written/directed by Tony White.Tony writes:"The film itself was inspired by the wonderful sketchbooks of Hokusai. When I saw them I realized that this artist was indeed a true animator at heart... he just didn't have the knowledge or the technology to be one in his lifetime. I therefore sought to bring his drawings to life for him, as

David Netherynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141502152046592392.post-77574214869262107862008-05-02T12:27:00.000-07:002008-05-02T21:50:39.431-07:00

[click on image to see it larger]Michael Sporn has uploaded a series of rough drawings of King Louis by Milt "King" Kahl on his blog :Kahl's Jungle Book Roughs Check out the whole series of roughs on the link above (click on each image to see it larger) .Here's a video of these key poses strung together with the timing based on the drawing numbers. Keep in mind that these are widely spaced

David Netherynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141502152046592392.post-72448388576561987192008-04-29T11:15:00.000-07:002008-04-29T11:18:45.497-07:00

A visit to the studio of traditional animator Pat Smith ---

David Netherynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141502152046592392.post-76769282515268153002008-04-27T11:38:00.000-07:002008-04-27T11:50:21.712-07:00

Here is another blog site which ought to be in your bookmarks: ANIMATION BACKGROUNDS - Discovering the Art Behind the Art This site by Rob Richards takes up and continues the work that Hans Bacher was doing with his Animation Treasures background art blogs before Hans decided to stop blogging and pulled his sites off the internet .  The backgrounds are digitally recreated from multiple screen

David Netherynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141502152046592392.post-87564424689722631382008-04-10T12:14:00.001-07:002008-04-10T12:43:08.322-07:00

Here is a link to an interesting interview with Studio Ghibli producer Toshio Suzuki on the upcoming animated feature film"Ponyo on a Cliff by the Sea" directed by Hayao Miyazaki :Producer Suzuki's Interview about Hayao Miyazaki's "Ponyo on the Cliff" This is Hayao Miyazaki's 10th animated feature film which he has directed (along with television series, many short films , and commercials)

David Netherynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141502152046592392.post-50207478934366016272008-04-09T18:52:00.001-07:002008-04-09T19:01:41.324-07:00

Good example of how an animator approaches a scene in the first rough pass, then tie-down pass before turning the scene over to the Clean-Up dept.This animation is by Ken Duncan who was the supervising animator on Jane in Disney's "Tarzan" .(click on the links to see the scenes. I could not embed the movies here) Ken Duncan First Rough PassKen Duncan Tie-Down Pass

David Netherynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141502152046592392.post-26506781212685862232008-04-09T18:48:00.000-07:002008-04-11T18:09:07.835-07:00

An astoundingly beautiful piece by Oskar Fischinger which recently surfaced on YouTube. If you ever have a chance to see Fischinger's work on a big-screen in 35mm film it's worth it . This YouTube clip is only a pale reflection of how intense this is .*Update:  OH, too bad ... such is the transitory nature of YouTube. The Fischinger "Kompostion in Blau" link has been removed from YouTube.  

David Netherynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141502152046592392.post-31923354116261516902008-04-08T08:26:00.000-07:002008-04-08T08:37:41.810-07:00

Animator Pat Smith has a great post on "The Firebird" segment from Disney's Fantasia 2000 which I recommend to you :Ted Kierscey's Pencils for "Firebird"Very inspirational . We need to see this sort of thing to be reminded of what 2D animation is capable of and how really we only have just scratched the surface . Be sure to check out the progression clip that he posts from the Fantasia 2000

David Netherynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141502152046592392.post-85422480343335055402008-03-29T11:23:00.000-07:002008-04-08T08:39:20.218-07:00

A post I made on my personal blog a while back, but I'm reposting here for your viewing pleasure . This is really masterful work.------ Here is a beautifully animated piece by Eric Goldberg, recently posted on YouTube, so if you missed it when it was broadcast here's your opportunity to see it.)There was a clever show on for a while called "Drew Carey's Green Screen Show". It featured Drew

David Netherynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141502152046592392.post-29606421142979034932008-03-20T11:08:00.000-07:002008-03-20T11:20:21.948-07:00

Jerry Beck at CartoonBrew.com reminds me that I should post a link to Mike Nguyen's blog , Rainplace . If you don't know who Mike Nguyen is you really should .His company July Films , is making an independent animated feature "My Little World" . I first met Mike back on The Little Mermaid .He has gone on to be a supervising animator on such modern classics as "The Iron Giant" . For the past 5

David Netherynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141502152046592392.post-36822462434989854472008-03-14T09:31:00.000-07:002008-03-14T09:34:27.437-07:00

A good example about how character animation is all about timing , not fancy graphics or camera moves. This gets a lot of mileage from pure charm and keen observation of real life , with a very simple art style.

David Netherynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141502152046592392.post-85972347903722626022008-03-04T20:24:00.000-08:002008-03-05T14:32:46.487-08:00

If you haven't heard the interviews with master animator James Baxter on The Animation Podcast , then get yourself over there to the Animation Podcast website right NOW and listen to Part 1 and Part 2 of the James Baxter Interview. Both interviews bear repeated listening. (and lots of other good stuff there on The Animation Podcast: interviews with Nik Ranieri, Dale Baer, Andreas Deja, and

David Netherynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141502152046592392.post-67099674735539422352008-02-14T14:19:00.001-08:002008-02-14T14:27:57.107-08:00

Seemed appropriate for the day. An old favorite, Frank Thomas's great animation from Lady & The Tramp.

David Netherynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141502152046592392.post-4033358421755416202008-02-14T13:11:00.000-08:002008-02-14T14:27:28.501-08:00

I consider Dan Haskett to be one of the finest animators/designers working in animation. One of the things that is a mark of a Haskett design is the immense appeal that he brings to his designs; his character designs are constructed of streamlined and animate-able shapes. Here are a couple of his designs as examples. I'll try to scan more of Haskett's drawings that I have in my collection

David Netherynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141502152046592392.post-29521587255768627312008-02-14T12:09:00.000-08:002008-02-14T13:06:27.224-08:00

Great pencil test piece of animation done for Sesame Street by the master animator Dan Haskett.[hmmmmm... well, this one seems to be playing back very choppy in Firefox. Looks fine to me in Safari, but not in Firefox. If the playback of the embedded movie below is choppy then click HERE for the original clip on YouTube.]

David Netherynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141502152046592392.post-55115865152474543532008-02-14T11:39:00.000-08:002008-02-14T11:44:40.165-08:00

Steve Hulett has a good post up over on The Animation Guild Blog about knowing your rights in the workplace.This sort of thing is important to be aware of as you prepare to move into full time work in the industry.Read the whole article here:"Beginning: Details on How To Work in The Industry fresh out of school without getting screwed."

David Netherynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141502152046592392.post-62501105159118006292008-02-08T17:58:00.000-08:002008-02-14T13:00:22.226-08:00

One of the things you'll hear me emphasize over and over (except in ILL2D 346 Animation Assisting !) is to loosen up and draw rough in your first pass animation . Here's an excellent example of a real production scene animated very rough , but very expressively . This is Glen Keane's animation of Fagin and Oliver (the cat) from "Oliver & Co."And here is the finished version of this scene ,

David Netherynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141502152046592392.post-15251032288703884002008-02-08T14:28:00.000-08:002008-02-08T14:35:07.938-08:00

This newsreel footage of the Fleischer Studio c.1938 - '39 is relatively rare. It's appeared on a few internet sites before and is on the new Popeye DVD , but this is the first time I've seen it pop up on YouTube.Even though the process is somewhat simplified for the mass-audience for whom it was intended in this newsreel, there is still some fascinating behind-the-scenes stuff in this look at

David Netherynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141502152046592392.post-45313800313795182232008-02-08T13:56:00.000-08:002008-02-08T14:05:38.527-08:00

One of the Academy Award nominees for Best Animated Feature Film is the independent , relatively low-budget 2D film "Persepolis".The clips which follow are a 3 Part behind-the-scenes look inside a contemporary animation studio, during the making-of "Persepolis".The film has been released in Europe and is currently in limited release in North America through Sony Classics . If it goes on to win

David Netherynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141502152046592392.post-45710941358801591682008-02-06T07:56:00.000-08:002008-02-06T08:27:36.226-08:00

Here is a good article on the Clean-Up process by ace Assistant Animator Richard Smitheman. Check out Richard's blog "The Pencil Test" . He has some of his Clean Up drawings posted that are very good examples of fine clean up work.In this article (orginally posted on his blog) I feel that Richard gives an excellent description of the clean up process and how it relates to rough animation.

David Netherynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141502152046592392.post-71695075354055389222008-02-05T10:14:00.000-08:002008-02-05T14:20:45.392-08:00

I'll be posting Notes and interesting Animation related links here .This is a private blog for my Online animation students from Academy of Art. You are encouraged to discuss the links and notes with your fellow students. Invited guests here include Ruben Cruz from ILL2D 495 Character Development for Animation, Heather Shipman and Edwin Gomez from ILL2d 692 Traditional Animation 2, Kim

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