An insider's view of Disney - Floyd Norman

I was reading a review of  new Focal Press book called, "Animated Life" by Disney artist Floyd Norman. Not knowing the name, I did a search to find out who this person was. Found out he worked with some of the greats, worked at Pixar too, and has wonderful stories and insights of the golden days.

Check out these links and enjoy:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floyd_Norman
https://twitter.com/floydnorman

MIBA Creative Workshops

MIBA Creative Workshops were officially announced at the Con-Nichiwa Anime Con this weekend.
The workshops will offer training in:

• 2D Traditional Animation, 
• 3D Animation
• Video Game Development
• Comic Book Development / Visual Storytelling
• Web Development (Web Design and Web Applications)
• Illustration (Drawing Techniques & Character Design)
•  Audio Development
  
  For more information check out www.makeitbadass.org (site will be live 3/27/13)
  or contact, info@makeitbadass.org

Con-Nichiwa Anime Con

Had a blast at the Con-Nichiwa Anime Con this weekend. Attendees did a fabulous job on costumes.

"Orange Crows" creator James Perry had informative discussion on manga creation, art tips, publishing pros and con's and getting self publishing. Awesome.

Lytro: The Future of Photography

If you haven't heard by now, the Lytro cameras push photography into a new realm. You are not taking pictures of an image. You are taking a picture of light energy. See link below and scroll for an interactive demo.

https://www.lytro.com/camera#perspective_shift

An Animation Learning Site That Looks Promising

Alejandro Garcia is an animation pro who migrated all his tutorials to his YouTube channel. These clips should help traditional animators and 3d artists as well. His specialty is physics and movement. 

Check out Alejandro Garcia's YouTube Channel here.

Paperman Animated Short wins Oscar

Disney won an Oscar for this best animated short. Could not resist posting this. View full short here:
Paperman Short YouTube

A little behind the scenes info:

01 - http://www.fastcodesign.com/1671941/why-this-oscar-nominated-disney-short-looks-like-nothing-made-before#1

02 - http://www.fastcompany.com/3006276/creative-conversations/trying-woo-animators-disney-accidentally-invents-paperman-method

4 Ways to Amplify Creativity

Came across this article at the Fast Company website that takes a
very interesting look at creativity for us creative folks. Enjoy.

.http://www.fastcodesign.com/1671773/4-ways-to-amplify-your-creativity