Nightmare made film: Phil Tippet’s Mad God

Nightmare made film: Phil Tippet’s Mad God

Mad God is a nightmare-made film. Quite literally so, as director Phil Tippett, one of the most renowned animators and special effects artists in American film history, confessed that his long-awaited movie was inspired by a nightmare he repeatedly made as a child. It...
Animation Fundamentals – Timing and Spacing

Animation Fundamentals – Timing and Spacing

Animation is an art, but it’s also a craft. And it is precisely by understanding the craft that you get to understand the art, how it works, and what it means. The goal of this series is just that: laying out some fundamental techniques and concepts of the craft that...
The Nature of Motion – Interview with Samy Fecih

The Nature of Motion – Interview with Samy Fecih

Samy Fecih is an incredible animator. He started as self-taught and worked as a VFX animator as well as on cartoon productions while traveling around the world. Avatar, Harry Potter and The Penguins of Madagascar are amongst the most famous works he has worked on....