Animation

  • WE ARE MAKING GOOD PROGRESS

    How about sharing this moment with us? Trust me, you should. Over the last four months, we have worked hard to ensure that we consistently bring you animated contents to keep you entertained, informed, and inspired. Today, we are consciously looking back at how far we have come and what’s […]

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  • Building Tension and Suspense

    There is a famous Alfred Hitchcock aphorism: “Let us suppose that there is a bomb underneath this table between us. Nothing happens, and then all of a sudden, “Boom!” There is an explosion. The public is surprised, but prior to this surprise, it has seen an absolutely ordinary scene, of no […]

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  • HOW WE BROUGHT THE SAMOS PEACE TREATY TO LIFE WITH AI

    We recently completed a short documentary centered on an often overlooked piece of history, the Samos Peace Treaty. The fact that we created the whole animation utilizing AI tools  makes the project more exciting. We were drawn to the story of the Samos Peace Treaty because of it’s historical significance […]

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  • Combat As Catharsis

    So it’s the single largest most everlasting trope in fiction. It doesn’t even matter the medium. It’s in books, television shows, films and video games: the final boss battle. The hero has risen from relative obscurity, and against all odds overcome the obstacles placed before them. But none of that […]

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  • LIVESTREAM RECAP

    AI in the Writer’s Room: Brilliant Assistant or Creative Crutch? There is always one question or the other in almost all conversations about AI in the creative space and I bet you also have questions. Whether it’s about creative boundaries or ethical considerations, the questions and conversations are heating up. […]

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  • Where I get my inspiration from in animation

    Yes, this entry is basically going to be hagiographic. But hagiography for art and artists is allowed right? If you love them? I don’t care what you think, it’s happening. I ‘ve been thinking, for the last few days, about the work that inspires me the most. And granted most […]

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  • EVERY SCRIPT DESERVES A SECOND (OR TENTH) DRAFT

    Writing multiple drafts is essential to ending up with a great shooting draft. One of the best qualities a good writer should possess is open-mindedness. A good writer shouldn’t hold on too tight to their ideas. Instead, they should be willing to give a thought to ideas and opinions that […]

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  • ANIMATION RENAISSANCE

    This is a complicated topic to get into as it requires large amounts of conjecture and speculation but I will persist nonetheless blanketed by the assumed grace of the reader. So, introduction and disclaimers out of the way, I have a question: are we experiencing another animation renaissance? Many of […]

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  • WRITING FOR ANIMATION

    The question of whether writing an animation script differs from writing live-action script come up quite often, and the answer is simple. It differs. Even though not in structure, there are some aspects of writing that demand more attention in animation script writing and that’s because animation is a more […]

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  • How To Think Through Ideas

    One major challenge every writer (or person who has attempted to write, or any creative for that matter) has faced is thinking through an idea. You have the beginning and oftentimes you have the ending; you know where you need to get to, but you just don’t know how. The […]

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