I started to consider the direction I want to engage in the animation industry while working on my graduation film. This consideration also pushes me to understand and realise my strengths and weaknesses. In this course, I have explored and researched a wide variety of creative areas — from illustration and concept art to 2D…

It is a wise choice to look for inspiration from movies or animations, but sometimes it is hard to find references that exactly match what animators want, so animators might choose to shoot their own. Recording video is a common tool in the industry because it allows animators to quickly grasp the dynamics and movements…

When I was a first-year student, I did not know how to use the references to create my animation smartly. I copied the whole references completely to make animation, and then I got the feedback from the teacher, they recommended me I needed to learn how to use these references correctly. As an animator, there…

I once wanted to as an independent animator step into the industry, so I collected lots of information about independent animators. Therefore, I find the talented animator Masanobu Hiraoka and the necessary requirements of an independent animator. Compared with commercial animations produced by the team, creating an independent film requires comprehensive skills in production. For…

Hokusai’s works are the origin of manga is a well-known opinion, even though this view is still debated nowadays. However, no doubt, Japanese modern mangas are popular today, they are spread rapidly all over the world. When Katsushika Hokusai lived, he developed a new dynamic art style that took the era by storm. Notably, his…

Kazuo Oga is not only a background artist, but he is also an animator, art director, and illustrator. He is especially known for his cooperation with Studio Ghibli, he engaged in lots of Studio Ghibli films such as My Neighbor Totoro and The Tale of the Princess Kaguya etc. The photo of Kazuo Oga His…

My simulated work experience is in 2D animation, my tasks are animation for running scene and color references. My year 2 partner’s graduation project style as like a child book, using this style of animation normally tends to make characters act lively and buoyantly. My primary task was to draw keyframes and in-betweens, the scene…

I did some experiments in terms of animation exercises based on the previous exercises. Some of them followed the recommendations from the feedback I received before, and some of them were just personal tests. This bouncing cat was the first character I created in this program. I focused attention on complicated details when I tried…

“It’s not a story the company tells,” says Kirsten Komoroske, executive director of the Walt Disney Family Museum in San Francisco. The world of Disney is seen as “an upbeat place to take refuge,” she adds. “A feel-good place. War isn’t a popular topic.” (https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-disney-propaganda-shaped-life-on-the-home-front-during-wwii-180979057/) Just like the quote above, people mostly watch animations to…