Our animation students taking the Online MA in 3D Animation at Buckinghamshire New University  (BNU) recently tackled their Character Animat...

    This short video offers a short introductory guide to taxes for  freelance animators .  It was recorded for our  students at Buckingha...

Pitching - Hit the Bullseye What is a pitch ? A pitch is defined by Wikipedia as "a short summary used to quickly and simply defin...

Above is our "One Vital Tip for Animation Graduates". Do this one thing and you will put yourself at the head of the list when it ...

Why do animation graduates need their  own blog or website ? Because it is still the case today that having your own  blog or website  is st...

Introducing COM7021 , the first animation module tackled by our MA students at Buckinghamshire New University . The introductory animation m...

  Animators need Linkedin because now more than ever Linkedin has become the default platform for animation graduates looking for work.   ...

In the summer of 1989 I was working at the Walt Disney Studio in Orlando, Florida on the animated short  RollerCoaster Rabbit , directed by ...

Animation by BNU graduate Neil Whitman O ur   MA in 3D Animation for Professionals  is now taking applications. The online MA in animation ...

Our Fall Animation Class begins on Monday 1st September 2025. It's not too late to book a place; all you need to do is visit the main...

Learning the art and craft of animation is a time-consuming business, one which requires commitment and discipline. At the end of it all li...

Short films need posters (also known as "One Sheets"), and posters need taglines. A great tagline encapsulates what the film is ab...

Perfection may not be attainable From time to time animation students studying on our MA in Animation , delivered in partnership with Buckin...

Animation by Lee Caller Our Spring/Summer Animation Class begins  on Monday 7 July 2025 . It's not too late to book a place; all you n...

The Road To El Dorado was a Dreamworks picture that I worked on back in the late 1990s. I was assigned to animate Tulio, one of the two lea...

It is no secret that the animation and visual effects industry is in a downturn.  After many years of boom, business has recently turned to ...

Peter Sellers While doing some research recently on a project I stumbled across a quote from the late great Peter Sellers, on how he approac...

Yibi Hu , founder of  Future Power Station At yesterday's University of Hertfordshire annual student show, animator Yibi Hu , founder o...

Eyeline problem from "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" Studios love animators who are also problem solvers. An animator who helps to solve...

Fans of the " Alex " Cartoon in the Daily Telegraph  will be disappointed to learn that the long-running daily strip has today bee...

My first job in 3D animation was with Blue Sky Studios in New York. I was working in Los Angeles on "Looney Tunes - Back in Action ...