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Our stories are told in pieces, cuts of the perfect view on things, created by the shooters and directors, and massaged by the editors into a perfect flow of images, sweeping us up into the story, and carrying us forward in a seamless experience of interest and delight.

There wasn't one, single defining moment when I knew this was what I wanted to do. For me, it was more of a gradual realization as I watched one awesome film after another. I do remember that there were three movies in particular that made me go, "Wow, I have to do that one day!" Star Wars, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, and Terminator 2.

I always knew I wanted to be an artist since drawing was my only real interest from as far back as I can remember. But I didn't even think about animation until I'd already been failed out of two colleges (and had a number of 'you'll never succeed' speeches from various administrators for failing to embrace the BS and admit I couldn't draw an apple unless I had a picture to copy from.)

This month we're going to talk about thumbnails (and as promised, I'll be more brief!). So, what are thumbnails? Well, animators often use the fingernails on their thumbs to animate with. If you use your thumbnails to click your mouse buttons instead of your forefingers, you get a much better result.

The Animation Mentor Report is your inside guide to US movie releases and the visual effect companies who made movie magic.

Drawings need to be simple and represent information, not detail. Learn to describe as much information as possible in the simplest way.

Did you know that the movie, Corpses Bride, was the first animation feature shot with a digital still camera (8 megapixel Canon).