Ed's Newsletter - The Archives

2012
January - 2d vs. 3d: Different Pedigrees

2011
January - Listening: A Fresh Perspective
February-March - Rango is a Game Changer
April - Looking at Rejected Charlie Chaplin Sequence
May - The Pixar Grid
August - Success has many fathers; failure is an orphan.
September - MoCap-Lost in Translation
October/November - Animators-The Next Generation
December - TinTin

2010
January - "Family Movies" and Storytelling
February - Avatar: An Actor's Perspective
March - Sympathy vs. Empathy Again
April - Stage Acting vs. Animation Acting
May - Animators and the Challenge of Animating Dialogue
June - Goals vs. Objectives
July - Macbeth - A Lesson About Audiences
August - My Commentary on DVD Director Commentaries
September - A Few Tips for First-Time Directors
October - Listen to Your Character
November - "If There was Just One Thing..."
December - "The Power of Self-Expression"

2009
January - “Lady in the Lake” – A Study in P.O.V.
February - "The Tale of Despereaux"
March - "Coraline"
April - 3D - Past and Future
May - Walter Stanchfield: "Drawn to Life" (pt 1)
June - Walter Stanchfield: "Drawn to Life" (pt 2)
July - "Up" - Pixar
August - Willing Suspension of Disbelief
September - "Ponyo"
October - An Open Letter to a Student
November - Villains Then and Now
December - How do you know when reference acting is good?

2008
August - The Whites of Their Eyes
September - Are Animators Actors?
October-November - Uncanny Valley Redux

2006
January/February - Animators vs. Storytellers

2005
January - Shakespeare Talks To Animators
August - Safe Games Illinois Act
November - Corpse Bride

2004
January - Triplets of Belleville
February - Capturing Emotion
April - The Use of Atmosphere
July - Voice Performers
September - Games Are Not Movies
October - Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow

2003
December - Animating Elderly Characters
November - Brother Bear
October - "Dumbo": An Acting Analysis
September - The Defining Moment
July - 2D, "Sinbad" and "Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron"
June - Finding Nemo
May - Mo-Cap is a Tool
April - Emotions Revealed
March - Spirited Away - random Acting/Story Notes 
February - Why Animate It?
January - The Adrenaline Moment Redux

2002
December - The Future of Animation
October - Entrances and Exits
September - Changing Want To Need
August - The Use of Symbolism And Foreshadowing
July - What Creates Laughter?
June - What Came First? The Gesture or the Egg?
May - Further Consideration of Force vs. Form
April - Is Realism Taking the Fun Out of Games?
March - The Thinking Character
January/February - Acting and AI: Where the Rubber Hits the Road

2001
December - Monsters, Inc.
August - Fifty-Two Quick Acting Notes From Ed Hooks ....
June - Father and Daughter - Deconstructed
April/May - Shrek
March - The Aesthetics of Videogames
February - Massacio, Emotion and Computer Animation
January - The Emperor's New Groove

2000
November - Acting for Animators Overview



 

  
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