I taught an animation class July 7-11, 2008 at the Charles Schulz Museum in Santa Rosa CA. The class was a lot of fun and the kids worked really hard.
First off is an animatic (a filmed storyboard) for our own action packed cartoon "Super Surf Knight." I came up with the concept and characters and […]

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Here are some animation (stop motion) resources for my students and their parents at the Schulz Museum this week. Everyone did a great job
http://www.stopmotionworks.com/ - Stop Motion Link, News, History, etc.
http://www.animateclay.com/ - the site has a free (PC) Stop Motion Program called Anasazi Stop Motion Animator plus links to other programs to use.
http://www.stopmotionmagic.com - Site […]

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It’s HOT here in Santa Rosa. Every day it’s been over 90 degrees. Luckily the kind folks at the Schulz Museum allow me to hang around after my class in their air conditioned environment.
The class is going well and I have a great group of 9 boys who have been great to work with. I […]

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This week I am in Santa Rosa CA to teach the animation class at the Schulz Museum. The class is brand new and hopefully it will result in some cool animations. If all goes according to plan I will have some video clips to show on-line the week after. I will be blogging later this […]

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I will be in Santa Rosa all next week for the Animation Class I am teaching for advanced level kids Grade 4 and above. I am told there are still spots open.
JULY 7–11,2008 ● 9am–12:30pm | Stop and Go!
Learn the basics of stop-motion animation and make your own animated film by the end of the […]

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