Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Since the apocalypse doesn’t seem to have come we have no other choice than wishing you Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas and a wonderful New Year! Share with us any amazing animation related gifts that...
View ArticleReviews: Oscar Nominated Shorts of 2013
It’s that time of year again, and Animator Island is back with the annual review of this year’s Academy Award nominated Animated Shorts! Which one will take the coveted golden statue in 2013? Read on...
View ArticleNew Animation Software from Disney!
Animators from all over the world have long been complaining about the public’s misconception that animation is an easy and effortless process that can be done with the press of a button. Now, the...
View ArticleEditorial: Adobe Takes Off into the Cloud
For people working in the visual media business there is next to no way around Adobe software. Now Adobe has announced that they will discontinue the traditional way of selling their products, leaving...
View ArticleHappy Memorial Day!
Animator Island is taking the day off today in celebration of the US Memorial Day holiday (and, perhaps even more, JK’s birthday which coincides). Please tune in next Monday, June 3rd, for our next...
View ArticleThe Internet’s Best Yo Momma Animation Jokes
Recently the Twitter hashtag #yomommaanimation has become an online sensation, and animators from all across the globe have been creating some hilarious riffs! We’ve pulled together some of our...
View ArticleTurbo: The Death of Animation
Turbo is a film about a snail who races in the Indy 500 against human beings in cars. If that does not sate your interest (or spoil it) enough, read on for one animator’s opinion of this train-wreck of...
View ArticleSetting Goals and Living as an Artist
Today Brett Bean shares his response to an artist asking about pursuing a professional art career in the midst of 40 hour workweeks and student loans. What are some goals you can create for yourself...
View ArticleCan Artistic and Commercial Animation Coexist?
Since nearly its inception, animation has been used to entertain but also for profit. In more recent days, the commercial aspect seems to have overwhelmed the artistic side, with cash-ins and sequels...
View ArticleKids These Days – Rants of an Old Animator
First of all, I’m not that old. But when you’ve been alive for three decades, you start to get the hankering to put on your old-man hat and talk about the good old days. And the truly older folks shake...
View ArticleEditorial: Andy Serkis and Digital Make-up
Andy Serkis as Gollum was ground-breaking, Avatar was revolutionary and now the new “Planet of the Apes” film is raising the bar even more – we are in the middle of a new way of movie making....
View ArticleTangled vs. Frozen: Which is the Better Movie Indeed?
Today’s article is a complimentary piece to the recent post at Rotoscopers.com on the topic of Tangled vs. Frozen. The films are easy to compare, so let’s take a look at how they stack up against one...
View ArticleDiscussion: Frozen – the Good, the Bad and the Ugly
JK and Ferdinand have a closer look at Disney’s recent hit “Frozen” and discuss story inconsistencies, the problematic villain twist, the sidekick Olaf and what you can learn from it for your own film...
View ArticleAnimation News: Wage fixing cartel, CG styles, expensive Popeye, Glen Keane’s...
Be an informed animator – watch the latest animation news! There is an illegal wage fixing cartel of big studios, Glen Keane presented his first short after his retirement, “The book of life” distances...
View ArticleIs Anime a Legitimate Form of Animation?
Anime. Chances are good you either love it or you hate it. And if you’re an animation teacher, very often you fall into the hatred category for the simple fact that young, starry-eyed animators refuse...
View ArticleForced Off-Time!
We do our best at Animator Island to provide you with weekly (and often twice weekly now!) updates. Sometimes, though, life has other plans. Unfortunately due to some medical emergencies and family...
View ArticleThe Annual Holiday Wishes Post!
Hey Animators and Islanders (and Animator Islanders)! We’ve got a special video message from our own Cornelius and Rolf waiting for you right here: And from Ferdinand, JK, and the entire Animator...
View ArticleLet’s Burn Out!
Sometimes, let’s face it, you just feel too darn productive. You want, nay, NEED to feel the comforting grip of overwhelming despair, and desire to do nothing but stare at the wall (and simultaneously...
View ArticleWhy Should 2D Animation Be Abandoned? (Part 1)
“2D Animation is dead.” You hear the phrase all the time, in spite of recent 2D releases, the likes of which make it to the top of the Oscar short list. Whether it’s dead or not, today we’re going to...
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