How was the animated realism achieved in the new Lion King movie?
El Suliman of MPC shares the secret of how the animated realism was achieved on the new Lion King. Continue Reading
Analysis & technique
The Richard Williams Legacy
Richard Williams may be best remembered by his audience for films such as Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1998) for which he won two Academy Awards; Best Visual Effects, and a Special Achievement Academy Award for Animation Direction and creation of… Continue Reading
Learn to animate wings – discovering wing movement, part 2
In part 1 we looked at using video reference on your phone as a guide to breaking down and understanding movement. In this post we will work on that sketch to make something more like an animated sequence. We will… Continue Reading
Learn to animate wings – discovering wing movement, part 1
As you may have guessed animation is all about movement. But how do animators find out how something moves in order to reproduce that movement? This is one of a series of posts about ways to analyse and learn… Continue Reading
5 Anatomical Rules for Animators – Stuart Sumida
Stuart Sumida is the go to person for animal locomotion, when he is not teaching at California State University he is advising feature film animators how to create and move animals in a convincing way. He gave a fascinating talk… Continue Reading
What is animation, what types of animation are there?
Animation is an optical illusion This optical illusion is called Persistence of Vision. The simplest explanation is that it is: “A series of created images, viewed as a sequence, at a speed that creates the illusion of movement.” But live… Continue Reading