Archive for April, 2009

john k: wheat from chaff

Posted by dermot on April 25, 2009 at 2:46 pm

In my previous post, I cited some excellent posts by John Kricfalusi on the subject of writing in animation. The problem with JK’s posts is separating the wheat from the chaff. In the comments to that piece, I mentioned the issue of “signal to noise” on his blog.
Here’s an exampe. John makes the assertion that [...]

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animators vs. “producers” & “writers”

Posted by dermot on April 20, 2009 at 2:40 pm

Over the years, animators have increasingly come to be seen as “wrists”. Monkeys chained to their desks, tap tap tapping away for their superiors - the writers and producers who deem themselves the true “creatives”.
Newsflash: holding a bag of money or a position of power on the greasy pole makes you many things. Creative, alas, [...]

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an etiquette guide for animation clients

Posted by dermot on April 14, 2009 at 10:01 pm

OK; you need to hire an animation studio to bring your animated property to life. Before you start, there are some basic suggestions that you may need to consider:
1. If you’re going to design fully realistic detailed human characters for a Flash project, don’t be surprised when the final animation doesn’t look like the Esurance [...]

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interactive flash face

Posted by dermot on April 5, 2009 at 10:35 pm

Here’s a cool interactive face (click on image for link):

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