Congratulations! Winners of iAniMagic2016: My Ani-Character Contest Announced

We want to first send a big thank you to the animators who participated in iAniMagic2016: My Ani-Character and helped make it a real success. We had hundreds of fantastic submissions this year, which consequently made it a real challenge for our judges.

We are delighted to announce that the grand winner of this year’s animation competition is: Continue reading “Congratulations! Winners of iAniMagic2016: My Ani-Character Contest Announced”

#AD4EVER Back-To-Basic: The Final – All Good Things Must Come To An End

This is our final post of #AD4EVER Back-to-Basic series. We hope this series could serve as your future reference guide. Besides just teaching you some classic animation techniques, we hope that we have also inspired you to be even more creative and make your own animation. Continue reading “#AD4EVER Back-To-Basic: The Final – All Good Things Must Come To An End”

#AD4EVER Back to Basics Event Now Live!

Here’s the first set of tutorial videos that you’ve been long waiting for. In the videos you will find a step-by-step guide to create animations, and everything that will get you started. We have sorted the videos that demonstrate different animation-making techniques from the very basics to advanced functionality, all provided by Animation Desk. We hope to provide you with the resources that get you one step closer to an outstanding animator!

Along with the tutorials, we are also bringing #AD4EVER contest back in the game! Objective? Apply the tips and tricks you’ve learned from the videos and make an animation clip yourself. It’s as simple as that! Continue reading “#AD4EVER Back to Basics Event Now Live!”

Advanced Storytelling tips for Animators

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With just over a week until the end of iAniMagic 2015 | The Living Light Box, it’s time to get into the hard work of getting your audience to fall in love with your story. There are a number of techniques and skills you can use to your advantage, but making them all come together is easier said than done. With that, here are some final tips to spur you on in these final days!

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Judge Profile – Jenna Calvao and the Disney Insider Tips

One of the judges for this year’s iAniMagic| The Living Light Box competition is Jenna Calvao. We’ve had the great pleasure of working with Jenna and speaking with her to find out what her expectations are for this year’s contest. In order to help you make the most of the time you have left this month, we’re releasing a small snippet to give you some insight into the inner workings of one this year’s judges. Keep reading to see what makes Jenna so awesome and what her number 1 criteria is for creating a truly magical Light Box.

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