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FOODz New Official Title – “Tasteful”. Watch the Animatic Now!

Exciting progress in the production of Bloop’s new animated short, formerly known as FOODz, now officially titled Tasteful. Not only did we pick the final name for the film, we actually released the animatic this week for everyone to watch. …

Storyboard Development

In this video from the Making an Animated Movie series (season 2) I go over the storyboard with Milos, our storyboard artist. This is your chance to get a glimpse to our process. Why we make certain story decisions, how we …

Inside Out Review: Pixar’s Bravest Film Since Up

Pixar used to be risk takers. They were the studio that made a movie with no songs in it in a world where that seemed like madness. They made movies about a failed superhero working as an insurance salesman, an …

Muriel Moraes: Producer (Getting to Know Team FOODz)

Tell us about yourself and what is your role in Foods? My name is Muriel, I am originally from Brazil but live in New York City. I graduated in Marketing but was always involved with the film industry in Brazil. …

Pixar Animation Studios: The Story Behind the Studio

Most of us know Pixar Animation Studios as the established dominating studio that is it today, responsible for some of the greatest animated movies of our time. But the truth is, that this massively successful studio came from very humble …

Why Most Animation Student Films Suck and how to Make Sure Yours Won’t

We’ve all been to student films screenings, let’s face it – most of them suck. That’s not exclusive to animation student films, the same goes for classic film students as well. A majority of them aren’t good. You can say that …

Meet Team FOODz! The People Behind Bloop’s Next Animated Short

I don’t get excited about a lot of things, as people who know me would testify. Last Sunday, though, was an exception. As most of you know I’ve recently called out for applicants to join forces in working on Bloop …

Storyboarding with Blender

In this tutorial I try a new cool way to think about storyboarding – using a 3D program (in this case, Blender) and drawing on top of it. Sounds weird? Check out the video. To learn the basics of using Blender …

Best Animation Schools

I present to you my curated list of the best animation schools. If you are thinking about getting into the world of animation and visual effects I hope you’ll find this resource useful. The schools are not listed in any particular …