Author Archives: Rodney

Because the previously posted bugs have to have a princess…

This is an old document but well worth dusting off… The Perfect Pan: An Animation Scene-Planning Primer by David Steinberg   Unless I am mistaken, this document was created for Sullivan Bluth Studios in 1987.  

Highly recommend Tiddlywiki be used in some capacity by everyone. It can be used as a production journal, story aid, storyboard and so much more.  Different adaptions have been made that focus on project management and basically anything that can … Continue reading →

Seth Synder’s Character Max.  Or at least one version of him. A shot from a dream sequence not in the script.  Just something from a random doodle in a tiny sketchbook. I thought I’d run through a few of those … Continue reading →

Well worth checking out. The animation itself it great but also consider the highly effective use of the background plate. Sasha Dorogov assignment:  

This rendering from OpenToonz represents a number of interesting features and methodologies… too many to keep track of… so I’m posting this as a general reminder to cue my memory in case I ever need them.  Here are a few: … Continue reading →

This link was shared so I’ll share it with other creative minds. theplot.io is a very basic online storyboarding application. Free access is very limited but may be enough to get where you want. Gif animation is supported so that … Continue reading →