Create character animations online

This is a great site (although I'm almost positive it can't be accessed from school) that you can use to help kids make their own character animations. I plan to use it during my Animation Unit. There are other good ones that are in the form of iPhone/iPad apps, but this one can be accessed from any computer. SketchStar Animation Creator. Speaking of Animation apps, I had so much fun making an animated version of an old tongue twister for my theater students with Animation Creator HD that I submitted it to a Film Festival--and got in! Biscuits was shown at the SoDak Animation Festival in October of 2011.

Elizabeth Taylor 1932-2011

Farewell to one of the great beauties--AND great actors--of Hollywood. RIP Liz.

Vimeo Video School!

Well, I can retire now. Seriously, though, these tutorials are well made and informative for novice filmmakers (at least the ones I saw...). Check out Vimeo Video School.

JayCut is back!

Remember JayCut, the online video editor that shut down several months back? Well, I was very excited to learn this week that the guys over at JayCut have relaunched a new, gorgeous, user-friendly web based video editor! Check it out at http://jaycut.com (you can try a demo version for free with no obligation).

NY Times: Bringing New Understanding to the Director's Cut

By NATALIE ANGIER
Published: March 2, 2010
Shot by shot, films have evolved to resemble the natural rhythms of the brain. Read the NY Times article here: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/02/science/02angi.html

a very cool video, even if it is for Microsoft ;)

forget what I just said...

I'm actually not hosting my film blog there (on the school server) either. I am, however, using a fantabulous new microblogging-for-education site called edmodo, and that's where my film students will be getting their content from now on.
I will, however, be coming back to this site soon, for other purposes...definitely film related! Stay tuned....


PS: Happy Birthday, Joan Crawford!