How Firedrake the Silver Dragon Sizes Up
In animation production, animators refer to size comparison charts to make sure the characters are in the proper size relationship when they interact. For example, this is the comp chart for the main cast of Dragon Rider, aka Firedrake The Silver Dragon, presented at Lumatic’s website. Click on the image to unsqueeze and enlarge it.
How to Finance Your Dragon
In early 2016, Constantin Film AG commissioned Lumatic GmbH & Co. KG made a finance teaser for AFM, the American Film Market, to attract investors to fund an animated feature, Dragon Rider, based on the New York Times bestselling novel by German author Cornelia Funke. This is fun. Watch: Dragon Rider AFM Teaser from LUMATIC […]
How to Draw Your Dragon
A highlight of the new DreamWorks Dragons: The Nine Realms is the delightful drawings shown during the end credits. Could it be these hand-drawn poses have more personality than the CG versions?
How to Make Looney Tunes Comics More Interesting
Comics artist, animator, storyboard and character designer Dave Alvarez, in his own brilliant style and knowledge of the craft, presents a cartoonist’s point of view of presenting Looney Tunes in the medium of comic books. Click on each image to expand it. Check out Dave Alvarez’s website here.
Batman Reveals His Secret Identity
On June 7, 2015, Klystron2010 uploaded this little nugget:
Dragon’s Eye View
What’s it like to speed through clouds? Renderforest offers this view:
Batman: The Animated Series Crew on KTLA Morning News
On August 28, 1992, entertainment reporter Sam Rubin of KTLA TV-Los Angeles dropped by early morning for a live visit with the crew of Batman: The Animated Series. The video of the visit was uploaded by Lori Lane on Vimeo, presented below: Batman TAS – Interstitial 1 (1992) Michael Deitrich, Bruce Timm, John Calmette, Ronnie […]
The Dragon Prince Comic-Con@Home 2021 panel
On July 23 at 11:00 a.m. PST, Aaron Ehasz and Justin Richmond hosted a Dragon Prince virtual panel during Comic-Con’s Home 2021 event. Here it is: From the press release: THE MINI PANELS INCLUDED: Inside the Writer’s Room — Ehasz and Richmond introduced the team that helps create the stories, the worlds and the words […]
Paul Dini Reveals the Feature Animation Template
On January 17, 2008, comics,live-action and animation scribe Paul Dini posted the modern feature animation template. Recognize it? * * * Your Animation Feature Template While answering a question about Musical Dance Number Endings in animated features, I decided to explore the subject in depth here. Yes, the MDNE has become a cliche of modern […]
Fun with Dark Shadow
Meet Fumikage Tokoyami, a hero-in-training in a world where over 80% of the population has a super power, or “quirk.” Tokoyami is part-bird, part human, and he can manifest another entity called “Dark Shadow.” Of all the characters on My Hero Academia, now in its fifth season, Tokoyami is my favorite. It’s my hope the […]
