This is where we keep all our magazine-style articles on animation and related topics.
So You Want To Make An Animated Film: The Seven Golden Rules
With over 18 years of involvement in animation courses, Saint John Walker shares with us his 'Seven Golden Rules for a Successful Animated Film'. This seven point checklist will help you to avoid some of the mistakes and pitfalls many film makers encounter and produce and distribute your animated film to its full potential.
An Introduction to Machinima
Short Fuze is at the forefront of a revolution in mass market movie-making. With the growth of social media and video-sharing sites, everyone wants to create movies, but it is just not cheap, fun or easy enough for most people to make movies and post them. Moviestorm intends to address this issue and put 3D animation into the hands of everyone.
Working in Manga
Sonia Leong and Emma Vieceli are professional comic artists and illustrators whose work is greatly influenced by the eastern manga and manwha aesthetics. The last few years have seen a meteoric rise in popularity of the art style in the west and this in turn is opening up job opportunities in the field, as well as inspiring new and exciting blends of comicking styles within the worldwide market. This case study is an outline of the discussion and themes which emerged from Emma and Sonia’s talk for FDMX in May 2008 including information on the growing market, the role and routine of an artist working within it, and how to become a part of it.
Case Study- Dotti Colvin
Dotti Colvin is a traditionally trained animator who started life at Norwich School of Art & Design (NSAD). Dotti talks about her life in the animation production industry, which covers commercials, short film and music video. How she broke into the industry and how to keep it up.
Working in Animation
If you're thinking of starting a career in animation, here's our primer on the industry.
Case Study - Kris Martin
Kris Martin from Norwich and London agency Soup tells us about his freelance background, and how he sees the animation industry changing in the UK.
Case Study - Keith Tutt
Keith Tutt from Red Fox Productions talks to Animation East about Pablo, writing and the necessity of longevity in an animated series.
Case Study - Carl Gorham
Experienced writer and producer Carl Gorham of Stressed Eric fame, shares some of his thoughts on developing and presenting animation ideas for television.
