I want to shed a light on the amazing artist straight outta Cape Town Africa. His actual name is Malcom Wope, but his art tag is RocketBoiArt. From his wild animations and character designs, we can get a sense of the bold spirit deserving to be embraced by the world and animation industry. Check him out.
https://www.inprnt.com/profile/rocketboiart/
Shawna Mills has planted her flag in the very competitive and high demand field of animation. She is an expert in her craft, but she also has a vivid imagination she loves sharing. She wants to take animation to new places and highlight new voices. We have been following her with such great enthusiasm because she is always working on something awesome and inspiring. We am so excited to share this interview with our readers! Read More…
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Today we’d like to introduce you to Shawna Mills.
Every artist has a unique story. Can you briefly walk us through yours?A New York City native, I was raised by my grandmother in the gritty and colorful Spanish Harlem. I’ve always had an air of defiance and will about me. So much so, that I’m sure my Grandma would have loved to throw my stubborn little butt out a window. I say that laughing… but it’s THAT stubbornness that has me on such a fiery journey. Plenty of people told me what I was incapable of, but my nature told me differently…
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If you didn’t know (because I sure didn’t and learned about it just an hour ago) Here are some adobe Alternatives.
Photoshop Alt:
Imovie/After Affects Alt:
This is a great video about creating 3D effects in Flash, easily.
Here’s some resources for you if you are a beginner in Blender. Blender is a free program. Nothing stopping you from learning a new thing.
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My pal introduced an awesome Youtuber and Pro board artist to me and I’ve been wrapped in his tutorials since. check out his videos below and be sure to follow him for more.
I’m so proud of my stint on this show and with the amazing crew. No lie, this crew heal me from all of the mess I dealt with at Dreamworks. With an emphasis on tight and inclusivity, the Rick and Morty crew is prob my fave group to work with. lots of cursing and straight talk, I just wished the hiatuses weren’t so long. lol other than that, it’s been the best experience on a show in a while. I mean, they welcomed us to work from home or leave early as long as work gets done… amazing. Factoring in Pay, work-scale, crew, Ex-Producer relations, and culture overall. Yup, this studio is rated high on my scale.
Anyways, check out the show I’ve been working on. May 8th on Hulu. YEEYAAAH!
If you are wondering what software you can use for animation, check out this video.
We are live and showing you how to work in 3D on Storyboard Pro. Here’s a avideo playlist of the basics, of course. 9 videos for your leisure.
Some very informative stuff from the brilliant Alan Becker
Some of the inspiration I find around the web. While I work on the storyboards for my film, I’ve discovered so many things that inspire me. I love the way GildGuy flows with the music. It’s something I’ve always wanted to do in my work. However, working in the industry on projects has really dimmed my fire with it came to this stuff. Seeing this indie animator just rip into this piece really revs me up. Sooooooo cool.
GildedGuy:
2. HotWheels:
Amazing animator Worthikids:
This guy is well on his way in the use of Bleanders grease Pencil and all that. I can’t wait to get on my own project with what I’m learning from his videos.
Here is a splendid youtube channel I follow. He goes through a bunch of useful tips for combining 2D and 3D into Blender 2.8 and It’s what I will be using for my own film. have a look and follow him. Also be sure to follow my Youtube for tips in Storyboard Pro.
He went live when building his 2D/3D environment in Blender. I will be using this technique in my film.
So here is a second pitch I developed to show WB. They dug it but then the pandemic happened and I heard nothing. seemed like the studios were pausing. So here I am, sharing my process. It would have been fun to make something with an emotional beat. When I develop, I think about the emotional journey the most. I feel like shows I want to see aren’t being made as much, anymore. It makes me creative and I can’t help but dive deep. I personally find much of the superhero movie and series lacking in strong emotional beats. I’m often left not feeling much of anything when I see a hero learn his flat powers instantly. I prefer seeing them train, struggle, and deal with real-life emotions. A person’s emotional state affects the way their overall journey unfolds. I really wanted this character’s journey to be more, relatable.
So I’ve decided to produce and direct episodes with my partner for the House of Batman. The last posts about the pitch book for that show idea went over so well. I was excited to think about using the quarantine time to produce the eps me and my partner, Dan Echo, wrote up. Where would we air them? On the Boomtagx Youtube channel…. it would be so fun to work on this and give the batman fans a lil bit of what they would be missing.
So like I said before, I was asked to pitch to WB. I pitched 3 series. One being something I called House of Batman. I am pretty proud of how it turned out. I figure since they didn’t move on it, I could post it and share a lil bit of how I format my pitch decks. Do check it out.
so lately, I’ve been redlining storyboards for some folks who want to break into the animation industry doing storyboards. A bunch of youhave been having issues with the basics and instead of telling you to go read a book, I want to share a sheet a pal of mine shared with me. I also don’t want to keep repeating myself in my redlines.
And don’t take my straight forward tone as a jab. I was a mess when I landed my storyboarding job on StarWars Rebels. I only knew my basics by instinct but when it came time to revise shots, my own lack of knoawledge shined through. So I had to get the basics down quick. so don’t feel bad about it. here’s how we can fix your issue. things you should keep in mind when you are boarding.
All thanks and credit for these images go to Ruiz and Norm
