Dutch graphic designer Jurian Möller created this detailed animation to show 550 million years of evolution, complete with dates and species at the top corners. Transitioning from modern man to amphibian to the earliest of the earth’s creatures and back again in seconds, this is a detailed animated depiction of human evolution.
Check it out!
What is your name and your current occupation?
Philip Carrera, Animator/Digital Storyteller
What are some of the crazier jobs you had before getting into animation?
Before getting into animation, I was a third grade teacher, an advertising copywriter, architectural draftsman, and production layout artist. I managed to switch careers about every three years until I finally settled on this one.
What are some of your favorite projects you’re proud to have been a part of?
Three big projects come to mind: (1) publishing my book: “Flash Animation: Creative Storytelling for Web and TV”.  (2) Being nominated for Best Kids Short by the Kids First Animation Festival for my first short film: “Dan Mog”:  , and (3) completing my first mini-documentary for a local  music school.
How did you become interested in animation?
I used to make my own comics when I was a kid and always wondered how Continue reading
Adobe created a simple utility to make it easier to install extensions for Flash CC 2015. Following are the details –
Please find below the Dropbox links for both WIN and MAC utilities.
WinUtility-PC (WIN)
MacUtility (MAC)
Some notes:
What is your name and your current occupation?
Mark Kennedy, head of story at Disney Feature Animation
What are some of the crazier jobs you had before getting into animation?
An overnight shift putting “The New York Times” into newspaper machines
What are some of your favorite projects you’re proud to have been a part of?
Tangled, Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast
How did you become interested in animation?
It didn’t hit me until I was in junior high school. It was when I first saw the “Dragon’s Lair” video game. I never thought about animation or drawing until then, so I had to try and catch up fast in order to go to art school by the time I graduated high school.
Where are you from and how did you get into the animation business?
I’m from Cupertino, California USA and I went to The California Institute of the Arts right after high school, then started working at Disney feature animation after 3 years at CalArts.
What’s a typical day like for you with regards to your job?
Every day is different. It depends on where the film is in the production cycle. In the beginning of the cycle, I spend most of my time in the story room with the directors and the other story artists (and writer, if there is one) talking through the story and writing it out on Continue reading
Today’s 2D Wednesday has some nice walks and an interesting visual demonstration of a person’s viewpoint.
Is life really so beautiful? It all probably depends on your point of view.
VIEWPOINT is the first part of an upcoming series entitled MY PRIVATE DICTIONARY,
where different words will be visualized by short pieces of animation.
Entertainment Weekly is reporting that Warner Bros. and Fathom Events are putting a remastered “Signature Edition†version of The Iron Giant in theaters for a very limited engagement. The special-event screening will take place at 7:00 p.m. on Sept. 30, with an encore showing on Oct. 4 at 12 p.m. in participating theaters around the country. The new remastered cut will include two all-new scenes.
“We can’t wait to bring this family favorite back its home on the big screen,†said Fathom Events CEO John Rubey, in a statement. “The Iron Giant is meant to be seen and heard in movie theaters and this is a great chance for fans new and old to enjoy this classic, remastered with new scenes.â€
