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Don Bluth’s Animation Class
Don Bluth of Don Bluth Entertainment, Dublin, Ireland, has presented mini-seminars on animation for the benefit of his staff. The following article is based on a recording of one of these seminars. Shapes: Exercise and Impact. A character, regardless of … Continue reading
Psychology for the animator – Mind over pencil
Animation, like any art form, is a medium for presenting ideas. A lot of psychology is concerned with the study of communication, the way we perceive the world around us, how we attend to it, and how we process and … Continue reading
Bernie Kay: Scriptwriting for Animation
He reveals his methods Interview by David Jefferson Bernie Kay has written scripts for a number of children’s animated TV series, including Bananaman, Telebugs, and The Pondles. He came over from America quite a few years ago and got a … Continue reading
Bernie Kay: Scriptwriting for Animation – Page 2
DJ: I suppose that because a line can change its meaning depending on how it is delivered, you have to make sure the artist understands your intention. BK: Yes, but you have to be flexible as well. Sometimes you’ve written … Continue reading
Bernie Kay: Scriptwriting for Animation – Page 3
There are different ways of achieving this and I think some of it is done on a subconscious level. I mean that maybe as a writer, you translate some of your own inadequacies or characteristics and some people see this … Continue reading
Who Framed Roger Rabbit – some background pictures
1. All the cartoon action was storyboarded to link-in with the live-action. In this scene Roger is hiding in Hoskins’ kitchen sink. He pops up and spits out a mouth-full of water. 2. A metal pipe was rigged for … Continue reading
Who Framed Roger Rabbit – some background pictures – Page 2
7. The animators also prepared a shadow matte to add shadows to Roger. This is painted with hard edges and softened in the optical printing by throwing it out of focus. 8. Shadow mattes were also used to add … Continue reading
Who Framed Roger Rabbit – some background pictures – Page 3
Benny the Toon taxi To create the live-action for the cartoon taxi in Who Framed Roger Rabbit a small off-road vehicle was used. The actor, Bob Hoskins, holds a dummy steering wheel while the real driver sits at the back … Continue reading
Perspective for Animators Part Three Cylindrical Perspective
By George Collin The trouble with ordinary perspective is that it assumes an image fixed on a flat sheet of glass between the viewer and the view, square on to the viewer and with the viewer staring at a single … Continue reading
Perspective for Animators Part Three Cylindrical Perspective – Page 2
Chuck Jones reckons that Disney got the idea from Warner Brothers cartoons. I included a similar shot in a recent production, panning down a broken ladder to a figure at the base, figure 3. The point is that you don’t … Continue reading