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The intention of this research was to closely analyze a few scenes from Pixars "Toy Story" to see how they were using the principles of animation. The principles of animation I've listed in this page is not restricted to the ones outlined in "the illusion of life". I went through a few other books and articles to come up with this list of principles an animator has to look out for while animating. So I've included blinks, dialog anticipation/follow-through and some other issues which has to be kept in mind while animating. Also, while analyzing the scenes from "Toy Story" I realized that its not a good idea to try to use all these principles in each and every scene in your animation.

This is not a free site but try the trial and I know you will be impressed. Safari contains every book in the communications tech field that you can imagine. I would use this right in class for tutorials and resources. Give the free trial a try and find any book on almost any topic.

Taking better photos has more to do with attitude than technique, knowing a few tricks can only help... Photonhead offers a blend of photographic concepts and tips for the digital era. Shopping for digital cameras? Visit the buying guide for a look at new and popular models. Don't miss the SimCam, a great way to learn about exposure. Enjoy your visit and remember: take more pictures!

HTML5 app to create Tetris

Anyone seen the Lord of the Rings cartoon? It wasn't very good, but the animation was realistic because of a technique called 'Rotoscoping', filming live actors an animated over the top of them. It's a bit frowned upon by the animation community, but don't worry about them, we're web people. Flash MX lets you embed video into your movies, so lets have a go eh?

We just got our graphics tablet drivers installed on the school network. Can't wait to try rotoscoping.

Nicole Young shows how to create a "paper border" using layer-styles in Photoshop.

This is an exciting new combination of hardware and technique that is now available to everyone - from hobbyist to professional - you'll have a great time.