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How to Adapt a Picture Book to Animation: 5 Lessons from Gene Ditch

How to Adapt a Picture Book to Animation: 5 Lessons from Gene Ditch

In 1959, Gene Deitch arrived in Communist Czechoslovakia for what was meant to be a ten-day work trip. He never left. Thus began the longest phase in ...

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Netflix and Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg have launched a free online course for aspiring animators and filmmakers

Netflix and Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg have launched a free online course for aspiring animators and filmmakers

With animation tuition and recruitment disrupted by the ongoing coronavirus crisis, a number of enterprising schools and companies are launching onlin...

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"Soul" and "connected" trailers: Analysis of the animation style of each movie

"Soul" and "connected" trailers: Analysis of the animation style of each movie

Jean-Denis Haas calls his animation analysis “nerding out.” He's being modest. Haas, a senior lead animator at Industrial Light & Magic and instru...

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Pixar cinematographers break down their creative process for "on-word" (video essay)

Pixar cinematographers break down their creative process for "on-word" (video essay)

On Cartoon Brew, we regularly spotlight video essays that explore the subtleties of animation's visual language. Most are made by sharp-eyed fans or o...

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Phil Lamar of Samurai Jack offers a master class on improvisational voice actors

Phil Lamar of Samurai Jack offers a master class on improvisational voice actors

How many actors can convincingly play a school nerd, a distinguished old owl, a stoned alien, and nine other roles - all in the space of a few minutes...

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Animators share their thoughts on the hardest shots they've ever done

Animators share their thoughts on the hardest shots they've ever done

Twitter is so often about feuding, sniping, and griping. But it's also a place for mutual support and admiration. A great example: a thread recently l...

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