So you’re thinking about getting some animation made and there’s lots of questions buzzing around your head. Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered! So, let’s cut to the chase. How much does an animation cost? Every project is unique. We have made 30 seconds of animation for £(small) and we’ve also made 30 seconds of… Read more »
We get many emails from eager budding animators and film makers. It’s great to see passionate and often young people wanting to get into animation, however there isn’t always the time to email everyone back individually. We really wish we could! So here are a bunch of questions we frequently get asked. How can I… Read more »
Animated GIFs are a fantastic way to engage with and entertain audiences. Here’s a weird and wonderful collection of some of our animated GIFs in one handy place. You’re welcome!
So you’d like to get some animation made but you’re unsure of what’s involved? Or maybe you’re just curious about how we do things? Well, you’re in the right place! We want your experience of working with us to feel easy, enjoyable and that you are in expert hands. This simple guide explains our animation… Read more »
Your work is pretty sweet so let’s show it off! your email You’ve spent what feels like an age crafting your email to a studio or client that you really want to work with. You’re on your 17th read through but before you hit send, let’s see if it’s good to go: Address it to someone… Read more »
Effects animation is a mysterious beast. When it’s done well it seems as if the animator has this perfect and wildly complicated simulation of reality that they can run in their head. But as my animation tutor once said “animation is lots of little things happening all at once”. When you break anything in animation… Read more »
going green Here’s a sneaky-peeky-look-see at an exciting new project we’ve recently finished here at Sun & Moon. All we can really tell you is that it’s for E4 and involves this little beauty called Ruby. It was our first ever live action kitten/animation combo and we loved it. Ruby, ruby, ruby, ruuuuby! Ah ah ah ah… Read more »
People here at Sun & Moon are known to get into a meditative zen mode as they listen and animate, listen and animate, listen and animate.
inspiration Our work often starts with us gathering inspiration as we begin to hone in on what it is we are going to create. For our daylight saving time animation produced for the BBC our key inspiration was 1950s American animation. This era can be characterised by the work of animation company UPA (United Productions of America)…. Read more »
Creating video game animation is in fact a great animation 101 exercise. You have to animate a walk, a run, a jump, a push, a pull and many more basic animation exercises that any good animator has done. Weight is also a key factor in great game animation. The amount of weight put into an animation… Read more »
Hello traveler and welcome to the Sun & Moon blog! Here we will share exciting goings on in the studio and also any animation-y type thoughts that occur to us along the way. We hope to help, celebrate and educate! It’s nice to put a name to a face Here we are on our 8th birthday, raising… Read more »