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With animation and visual effects more ubiquitous than ever before, our Animation School’s resources will help to familiarize you with the latest software, techniques, and trends in 2D and 3D animation. Students and aspiring animators can browse through informative Q&A’s and interviews, detailed how-to guides, and articles covering the current developments in the industry.
How NYFA Alum Camilo Navas Created His Animation Project “George is Hungry”
April 8, 2021What does it take to actually make a creative animation sequence? Hard work, a bit of training, and the drive to manage multiple skillsets at ...
How to Animate a Film for an Older Audience
January 12, 2017Each year, animated films give viewers of all ages something to anticipate and enjoy. If you’re an aspiring animator, one of the most important skills ...
How to Do Comic-Con Without a Badge
August 10, 2016It’s only been a week since Comic-Con and if you couldn’t make it you’ve been poring over websites, blogs, and social media trying to absorb ...
How To Do Stop Motion Animation
February 20, 2015Before the advent of fully-blown CGI animation, traditional animation – in which every single frame is drawn by hand – was the industry standard. If ...
How to Make a (Good) Kinetic Typography Animation Video
December 19, 2014Kinetic typography is a fantastically engaging way of delivering text information in a visual way. It’s a great marketing vehicle for those looking to spread ...
Major Trends in Animation in 2020
January 3, 2020The top five grossing films of 2019 had one thing in common: they all relied heavily on visual effects & 3D animation.
The top five–Avengers: Endgame, ...
The Top 3 Free 2D Animation Software Tools in 2018
December 7, 2018Certain styles of 3D animation have been around long enough that younger generations of animators and animation fans may not remember a time where they ...
The 6 Latest & Greatest Trends in Animation
July 20, 2018The art of putting together images to depict a sequence of events is much older than we think. Egyptian murals with carvings showing the steps ...
Here's What It's Like to Work for Walt Disney Animation Studios
June 30, 2017For many who grew up watching Disney movies the opportunity to work at Walt Disney Animation Studios would be an incredible experience. Many aspiring animators ...
Inspiring Advice from 3 Top Animation Studios
June 23, 2017No matter whether you’re about to start your program at The New York Film Academy’s 3D Animation & Visual Effects (VFX) School or are already ...
3 Disney Renaissance Lessons on Animation
January 6, 2017The Disney Renaissance changed the way the world experiences animation. Of all the companies that need no introduction, Disney is perhaps at the top. Boasting ...
Stop Motion Animation: 5 Award-Winning Stop Motion Films
March 9, 2015Stop motion animation is a discipline that has been around for almost as long as the film industry itself, but it’s been in the last ...
The 7 Must-Watch TED Talks For Anyone Interested In Animation
October 30, 2014Animation is one of the most unique artforms in modern media – a unique blend of creative imagination and technical prowess, animating is something that ...
Flipbook Animation: Techniques & Mind-Blowing Examples
June 5, 2014The motion picture industry came into being in the 1890s, and the technology of making movies has changed dramatically since then.
In the late 1920s, movies ...
- How NYFA Alum Camilo Navas Created His Animation Project “George is Hungry”
April 8, 2021What does it take to actually make a creative animation sequence? Hard work, a bit of training, and the drive to manage multiple skillsets at ... 
NYFA Alum Francesco Panzieri on What It’s Like Being The Compositing Supervisor on a Netflix Film
November 13, 2020Netflix’s upcoming release of the holiday musical feature film Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey (“Jingle Jangle”) will see NYFA alum Francesco Panzieri among the film’s ...