Author Archives: Rodney

The main reason I’m posting this one is not the short video itself but the nice ‘making of’ video that David put together to accompany it.  He hits on some very nice points that it is well worth paying attention … Continue reading →

I’m going to post a few short bits of animation that I come across from time to time. I find these to be a lot of fun. Kudos to the creators because their talent is on display! A few things … Continue reading →

Back in December veteran animator John Celestri posted notes from a seminar he conducted at Nelvana Studios back in 1981 that provide some great information on the process and production of animation. He states in his blog that these notes where … Continue reading →

Here’s an excellent analysis of animation found in Disney’s ‘Dumbo’ by Marc Hendry. Source:  www.onanimation.com  

This is a excerpt from Disney’s ‘Robin Hood’ that highlights a little piece of performance during the ‘ooooo’ phrasing from the word ‘you’ when the Sheriff of Nottingham interrupts Skippy’s birthday party on cue with a “…Happy Birthday to yoooo.” The … Continue reading →

Several people have asked if I have any of my work online and I have had to admit that I don’t have much of a public presence.  I hope to remedy that while at the same time staying within the … Continue reading →

The theatrical version of Glen Keane’s upcoming interactive film ‘Duet’ has been released and here’s a drawing from it:   It is said that Glen is drawing 60fps but the timing chart seems to suggest something more akin to 32 … Continue reading →

Every cartoonist and animator should study… and enjoy… Pogo. This is the last tier of a comic page that demonstrates how bite-sized portions of a story can stand independently on their own. For the entire page:   For more Pogo … Continue reading →

There is scarcely a subject that cannot be mathematically treated and the effects calculated or the results determined beforehand from the available theoretical and practical data. The carrying out into practise of a crude idea as is being generally done … Continue reading →