Animoot

In the final episode of Animoot, we tell our animation journeys through a collection of old art from the beginning up to today. Onion must choose between running a laser tag place and working on Dr. Who. Crowne tries to be practical and studies political science – but will her hobbies consume her? Thank you for tuning in to the end. Look below to get all of the previous episodes about animation as a career!

Two animators attempt an art game where you speed draw comics in real time. A silly penultimate Animoot episode before the finale special.

Casual intro: words in North America vs Australia, how to key and animate lip sync, what sets of mouths to make, lip sync on 2s or 1s, budget lip sync, critiquing animation in public, using animation to advertise, animation subscription services

Is 2D animation dead? 2D animation in feature films. Why are there 2D pencil tests for 3D films? Film Genres and hybrid animation. Is 2D faster, easier, and cheaper than 3D these days? 2D vs 3D in video games. Disney remaking 2D movies as “live action” aka Lion King. Live action x 3D. Is there a new genre of film animation? When we call it a live action movie, that discredits all of the artists. Photo-real animation. Love, Death, and Robots on Netflix. Stop motion in film: is it too close to CGI now?

Making an animated series by yourself, automated components to animation, special effects automation, making pitch bibles, demos, and bumpers instead of full pilots yourself, 3D that looks like 2D, total automation coming to take our jobs, art with ai, the curse of immortality