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10 Essential Tips to Complete Any Blender Project

This is a guest post by SouthernShotty I just spent 5 years of my life dedicated to completing my short film. Watermelon Girl. At over 230 shots, over 18,000 rendered frames, and 13 minutes in length – I have learned …

Mastering the Basics of Keyframes and Graph Editors in After Effects

After Effects boasts a huge variety of tools, offering near-limitless possibilities for editing compositions, creating special effects, and of course animation. Despite this, many animators feel intimidated by the learning curve of animating with After Effects, often choosing seemingly simpler …

Screenplay Format: A Complete Guide

Understanding the intricacies of proper screenplay format is more than a mere technicality; it is a fundamental aspect of the screenwriting craft, integral to a writer’s success. This is not just about avoiding the fast track to the rejection pile …

3 Tips to Create a Portfolio-Ready CG Character Reel

Have you been working on a CG character performance and want to take it to the next level? Here are three master tips from Blender character animator expert Dillan Gu to consider before starting your next character performance. 1) How …

Animating in Procreate: 5 Expert Tips to Level Up Your Skills

How to Animate in Procreate (skip this if you already know how) If you haven’t been using Procreate to animate, you’re missing out. Back in 2019, Procreate added its animation assist tool, creating arguably the easiest way to animate on …

ToonSquid vs. FlipaClip: Which One Should You Use?

The increase in the capability of the Apple iPad and its library of apps led many artists to consider moving to the mobile device as their primary content creation tool. If you are an animator, FlipClip and ToonSquid are two …

Final Draft vs. Arc Studio Pro: Which One Should You Use?

When you’re ready to start writing a screenplay, the first thing you need to figure out is what tool you’re going to use. You’re going to be spending a lot of time with it, so you want to make sure …

iPad Animation Course – Coming Soon!

I wanted to let you know about ANOTHER new course that’s coming up the chain. It’s called iPad Animation, and it’s awesome. As you probably guessed from the title, this course focuses on the process of animating on an iPad. …

Screenwriting Foundations Course Coming Soon!

I wanted to share some exciting news with you about a project we’ve been working on behind the scenes. We know you love storytelling and have a passion for filmmaking, so we’ve created something just for you! A brand new …

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