Tag Archives: animation
March 26, 2010 Yes! Some answers! (Thank you Tad Stones)
In my search for more information on the art and business of entertainment–selling animated shows in particular–I found an excellent source of information and inspiration. Tad Stones, a successful dude in the animation industry, has been thoughtful enough to share some insight into the world of animation. In particular, how to pitch an animated series. [...]
Tags: advice, animation, answers, business, entertainment, pitching
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March 21, 2010 Upset lady animation
This is my 6th animation “experiment” in Toon Boom Studio and FINALLY getting the hang of it! This time I tried to make it a little more professional-quality. Please rate and leave a comment. I would love to know what people think. Thanks!
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March 21, 2010 Olo says hello – new practice animation
I’ve been playing around with Toon Boom Studio lately. It’s really cool! Here’s my latest animated doodle. My youngest son did the voice, which I modified on the computer to sound higher pitched. I need better sound equipment for sure.
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March 20, 2010 Question of the Month: part 4 (the final 3)
Well, if you’ve been following along on my “Question of the Month” posts, then you know I’ve been trying to make a tough decision: what areas of “Art or Entertainment” do I invest my time and energy into? Now I think I’ve boiled it down to 3 specific areas: children’s books, graphic novels, or animated [...]
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March 18, 2010 Lip-sync animations
Learned how to do lip-syncing in my animations today with Toon Boom Studio. Was pretty rough at first, but I’m starting to get the hang of it. Here are my test vids, from best to worst: Feel free to rate them, or leave some feedback.
Tags: animation, Austin Powers, Family Guy, funny, lip-sync, The Office, video
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March 14, 2010 Dabbling in animation
Today I decided to start dabbling in animation. Here’s a short and sketchy cartoon I did to warm up. Enjoy!
Tags: animated GIF, animation, cartoon, funny, stick man
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March 13, 2010 Question of the Month (part 3): Choose a category
If you read part 2, then you know I’ve already decided that to focus primarily on Entertainment over Art. Now I’m trying to choose a specific category to build on, within the Entertainment industry. Here are the things I would be most interested in doing: Children’s books Graphic novels (children, family, or for adults) Animated [...]
Tags: animation, cartoon, children's books, decision, entertainment, games, graphic novel, question, show
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March 4, 2010 Question of the Month??
Okay, so I’ve done a lot of thinking lately! I’ve come to realize that I have to narrow my goals down to something more particular than this: “…to create awesome ART and ENTERTAINMENT that you, and millions of other people will (hopefully) love… …oh, and to make sweet MONEY doin’ it!” Keeping the above as [...]
Tags: animation, art, books, business, cartoons, design, entertainment, games, graphic novel, movies
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