Rigging 101
Guest Blogger: Raffaele Fragapane What is Rigging? Rigging, for the uninitiated, isn’t all that hard to frame. Every puppet goes from the wood carving to […]
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Pro Tips: Character Effects & Simulation
Article by: Brian Crawford I love watching Looney Tunes. When I was a kid, I used to pause our DVD collection just to savor the […]
Pro Tips: How to approach building a score for a film
By: Amir Hedayah Falling in Love I usually start with spending time with the picture, knowing it inside out, which allows me to get more […]
We’re coming to CTN
We’re excited to be at the CTN animation expo in Burbank from November 17th – 19th and we have many events scheduled that we’d like […]
Pro Tips: Surfacing best practices
Article by: Michelle Wibowo What is Surfacing? Surfacing in animated films is a process to create texture and materials of an object that mimics how […]
Pro Tips: 3D Modeling best practices
Article by: Jacob Ovrick What is Modeling? Modeling is the process of creating a three dimensional representation of any object, from humans and animals to machines […]
Behind the scenes of Lily & Snout – VR Project
With film being my primary background I was looking for a way to get introduced to VR but without having to go all in via […]
Project Spotlight: The Wrong Rock
Michael Cawood is a pioneer in the independent animated filmmaking world. His short film, “Devils, Angels & Dating” has over 10 million views online! Michael […]
A Production Manager’s point of view By: Ana Obau It was four years ago, when I found out that I was more interested in developing […]
DUEL Spotlight: with rigger Sophia Zauner and animator, Jun Zee Myers. DUEL is an original short film being created for CTN animation expo through the […]