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Some how to : Motion Tests using Photoshop instead of AfterEffects Which I...
Well, not too damn difficult, but photoshop can yield a pretty decent 2d scene planning test. Although i don't see how to get ease in and out.Done with a student's work from my online course (...
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Continuity example
An example brought to class by a student, after discussion about screen direction, cutting, etc.From " He's Just Not That Into You".The sequence starts OK, with character B's head visible in the first...
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Blogging from la Belle Province
Have decamped to montreal for January-February. Working on Little Prince, feature production for Mikros Image. And it's c-c--cold up here.
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Article 20
Well, once again I let the blog coming to a roaring halt...the time in Montreal has been fruitful, but between the new surroundings, getting used to new routine ( hey, rhymes with poutine), people and...
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End of March
Getting a post up for the few of you who are dropping by, despite there being nothing to look at!Life continues in Montreal... weather warming up finally... some sketches and few shots of the...
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Jim MacAuley
Already old news, but great news nonetheless.Saw Jim MacAuley, mentor and teacher of mine and of all the great animators that came out of Sheridan - Mike Surrey, Nik Ranieri, Brian Ferguson, Duncan...
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News
A bit late, as I am already a couple of weeks in, but I have started to teach for CGMA, after introducing myself to them last fall at CTN. I am doing one of FOUR classes for Introduction to...
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MASTERCLASS AT TAAFI
AS shown above in the header, the big event this month is the third Toronto Animation Festival.This year I will be doing a 3 hour master class in Location/Environment Design, with the emphasis on...
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bound for TAAFI
Well it's all about TAAFI now - won't be a "con table" virgin for much longer... here's the cover of the art book that will be for sale at table D1! Come on by, hope to see many of you there...looks...
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post TAAFI
TAAFI done for another year: it must be viewed as a success, as I had an actual table and was selling something for the first time ( apart from Ad Astra last year..)Has been said before, but while...
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blast from the past
While on a search for something else entirely, came across this - imagine my surprise and chagrin to find that I have a place in the Savannah College of Art and Design's art collection, amongst the...
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New Post Finally!
Hi everyone,Many reasons for no posts of late, not that there hasn't been a lot going on...But here is a quick announcement - I am doing the another class for CGMA's new semester, the Intro to...
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Sad Blog
For any of you who may been checking in recently, many apologies...the blog has gotten pretty sad these days. Is it possible that blogs have outlived their usefulness, what with FB and Twitter, etc.?...
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GARBAGE IN GARBAGE OUT
I am getting alot of questions these days on the specifics of drawing...what did I do to gain my drawing "chops"?" How can I figure out a way to generate thumbnails efficiently?"" Do you have any...
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Post for March
From a discussion last week in my on line class for AAU - re aspect ratios for layout and the general topic of how badly things used to get cut off on TV in the old days, thanks to pan and scan, or...
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Once and Future Perspective
I get al ot of comments from students that they feel bad for "not getting perspective".Well, i get you, although i will say, it seems to be more self-flagellation, as though you will receive a...
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experiment to see how easy it is to post form Youtube...example of camera moves brought into class...sure holds up..hard to believe this is already 20 yrs old.
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Here's a better one..here I imagine a young person , full of spit and vinegar, wanting to do something amazing, and actually pulling it off. Yes, very clever very perceptive, also technically savvy....
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end of summer
An image that was not done recently but captures the feeling of the approach of the end of the sailing season....
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