Animation and Video Life

3D motion for 2D characters in Crazy Talk Animator 2. Crazy Talk Animator 2 I'm very excited at the release of Crazy Talk Animator 2 from Realusion. So excited that I bought my copy on pre-order as part of a pre-visualization bundle with iClone 5.51. I bought over $1000 worth of software for 70% off and got Crazy Talk Animator 2 for free, thrown in. The down side is I won't get Crazy Talk Animator 2 until it's released some time in December 2013. The upside is I'm now the proud owner of so much 3D animation software I could just about make my own Toy Story movie (or maybe a sequel to The Invincibles since Pixar won't get their act together). Regular readers of this blog will know I have the original Crazy Talk Animator. You can see pretty much the sum total of my efforts with it in this blog post on animating Cool Cat, Froyd . I just haven't had the time to really dive into it. However, aside from all the new 3D features for 2D characters in versio...

TheseStars GoAnimator TheseStars is the November winner of my GoAnimate, Get Featured in TET's Blog contest . TheseStars has had her account with GoAnimate since April of 2010 and in that time has amassed 965 followers and published 21 animations. TheseStars chose to feature her animation Hoot and The Yellow Canary , saying... I choose this video to be featured in this article for several reasons. The first being that I strongly feel it is my best production thus far as an armature animator working within the GoAnimate Studio. The second reason for my choice is that I would like to share this particular spotlight with the other people who contributed to the success of the production. And lastly, I choose this video because I strongly believe in the message the story line serves to tell others. That they too can create a little magic in their own life. This video production tells the story of how I literally found a yellow canary on the same day that I told a cana...

Can't draw or animate to save your life but want to create cartoons or explainer videos? Here's a list of six do it yourself animation sites/tools that are worth a look and you can try for free - no drawing skills required. Before we start I will admit I've barely used any of these sites except for GoAnimate, so don't expect in depth reviews. The best I can do is give you my initial impression, ask you to watch their video and then go and try them all for yourself. I may do proper reviews at a future date. GoAnimate I'm a big supporter of GoAnimate which has been around since 2008 and allows you t create short, 2D cartoon animations using their library of thousands of characters, props, backgrounds and more. It's the leading site in its field and is being continuously refined with improvements. What makes GoAnimate stand out from the competition is that it can keep up with your growth as an animator and film maker. You can get some very professional...