Podcast: Rise of the Guardians
Legends unite when we sat down with Peter Ramsey to talk about his first feature film Rise of the Guardians!… [more]
Podcast: ParaNorman
Happy Halloween! Wow, do we have a treat for you. Jacob and Stephen were invited to a press junket… [more]
Podcast: Rhythm & Hues
We're back! Last year we teased with a photo taken of the front door of R&H. We are incredibly… [more]
Podcast: Shrek Forever After
Making a sequel isn't easy, especially when you are tasked to end a very popular and beloved franchise.… [more]
Podcast: Jason Schleifer
I hope you're excited, because we are super excited to bring you our Jason Schleifer interview!! Jason… [more]
Podcast: John Hill
In this interview we sat down with an amazing animator and supervisor, John Hill. John was really… [more]
Podcast: Jason Ryan
We are excited to bring you our podcast with Jason Ryan! Jason has become a well-known animation supervisor… [more]
Podcast: How to Train Your Dragon
We sat down with Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois to talk about How to Train Your Dragon. Chris and Dean… [more]
Rise of the Guardians Reel – Jacob Gardner
0March 26, 2013
Character Animation Reel – Rise of the Guardians from Jacob Gardner on Vimeo.
With the release of Rise of the Guardians on DVD/Blu-Ray, we wanted to share some of the work of our fellow SoA-er Jacob Gardner. He recently cut together a reel of his favorite work from the film for everyone’s viewing pleasure. Enjoy!
Note: Jacob cut it together in 720p so watch it in HD for the full experience. 
Adam and Dog – Short Film
0February 8, 2013
Check out this wonderful short that is nominated for an Oscar this year. Plus it’s always good to see more Baxter animation.
Enjoy!
Our own Jacob and Ben Interviewed about Guardians
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Two of our SOA members – Jacob and Ben – were interviewed on the iAnimate.net podcast!
Have a listen here.
In this first podcast for 2013 we get to talk with, not one, but two character animators from DreamWorks; Ben Willis and Jacob Gardner. These guys share their growing pains of animation, their work on the Jack team for Rise of the Guardians, how they seek to grow as artist, and a lot more.
The Making of HTTYD – a documentary
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Make sure to watch this soon, who knows how long it will stay up on youtube.
Guardians give-away from tumblr fans!
0If you’re feeling bummed you missed out on our Guardians giveaway game, there’s even more awesome guardians stuff to be won! Not from us, though, from the amazing tumblr fans!!!
In support of the film, tumblr fans have created their own worldwide giveaway!
William Joyce is even contributing prizes, offering copies of his character books and a signed sketch by the man himself.
It’s really awesome to see this kind of enthusiasm from fans. I’ve never worked on any other project that had such devoted fans wanting to help boost the box-office. Not to mention so devoted that they just can’t seem to stop producing their own fan art of our characters! How awesome!!!!
