Take the Note, Not the Wound
Feedback Isn’t Personal: What 20 Years in Animation Taught Me About Protecting Your Head When I started out, all I wanted was to animate for a living. I’d…
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33 field notes from a working animator — craft, AI, the industry, and the long game of making your own shows.
Feedback Isn’t Personal: What 20 Years in Animation Taught Me About Protecting Your Head When I started out, all I wanted was to animate for a living. I’d…
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When the Plan Falls Apart, That’s When It Gets Interesting There’s a version of production that exists only in your head. The clean pipeline. The tools…
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Extinction Report: Episode One Has Landed A cranky dinosaur with a news desk and a grudge against the modern world. Remember Kate Production’s newest…
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So you’ve got an idea. It’s been rattling around your head for a while — something vivid, something that feels like it and you’re ready to do something…
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There are a million shorts flooding your feed, so how does your message actually get through? Most people chasing something different have turned to AI,…
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The Listicle Era Ten animation software every animator needs. Five AIs you cannot live without. Seven steps to better health. Everywhere you look,…
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The Industry That Learned to Bend When the pandemic swept through the world, few industries pivoted as seamlessly as Animation and VFX. Major studios went…
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The Question Nobody Asks After the First Attempt Did you ever start something, try it once, and it didn’t work? Of course you have. The question everyone…
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The Quiet Power of Showing Up: Oscar VFX Shortlist When the shortlist for the 2025 Best Visual Effects Oscar was announced, I did what most VFX artists…
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The entertainment world may never look the same. On 13 November 2025, Disney’s CEO Bob Iger dropped a bombshell: Disney+ is exploring generative AI tools…
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A month has passed since my last dispatch from the production trenches. And you know what? That’s okay. The Perfection Trap Here’s a truth about creating…
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The Rise of Glitch Productions: From Indie Dream to Animation Powerhouse I’ve been following Glitch Productions since the Murder Drones trailer and pilot…
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Keep Learning, Even When You Feel Stuck Do you ever feel like you’re just stuck? Hours blur into days, then into weeks, then into months, until suddenly…
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Did You Get to Try That One New Thing Today? It’s a question that pops up everywhere: Did you try one new thing today? That one new thing at the edge of…
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From Hobby to Market: The Creative Balancing Act “I’m just an artist. I just want to work on cool stuff.” That mindset is perfect if you’re a hobbyist.…
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Do You Plan for Your Down Time? Downtime isn’t something most of us plan for—or even want. It feels counterintuitive. We push ourselves to run at full…
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Growing alongside emerging technology is a curious process. It touches so many areas of life that when you’re in your own little bubble, you don’t always…
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It’s easy! Plug this here and configure that and it will work. Not. Challenges happen. Every day, you can wake up, look at the world, and say, “Today, I’m…
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Intro – Why Write This? Episode 5 of Worlds Apart Season 2 has just been released — which marks the halfway point of the season! As with each episode,…
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Lunch Break Lessons: How Small Habits Shape Creative Careers I saw a link to an article from a colleague the other day that reminded me of the power of…
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Let’s face it, planning your calendar shouldn’t feel like a full-time job. I recently had a session with my business coach, and she recommended that I…
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Creativity is a curious thing. There are so many ways in which it can be applied. It’s one of those intangible qualities that many people believe they…
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Read the AusFilm Media Release For the first time ever, AusFilm has sent a cohort of Australian representatives to the Annecy International Animation Film…
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Building Real Value in Animation: More Than Just a Final Product Transitioning from a skilled practitioner to a business owner isn’t straightforward.…
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Feeling discouraged is something every creative person encounters at some point. Investing your time and energy into a passion project, where you have…
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We’ve been developing a new project recently, and we’ve reached an exciting milestone: engaging a storyboard artist to bring our sequence to life. This…
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The Introvert’s Guide to Following Up After Big Events After a big event where you’ve met a lot of people (maybe more than you can remember!) and…
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This week, Screen Forever 39 took place on the Gold Coast. It’s one of Australia’s premier events for screen practitioners, where creators from across the…
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If you’ve immersed yourself in enough podcasts or delved into the biographies of creative professionals, a recurring theme emerges: success often stems…
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Why Animation Reviews Matter — In Business and Beyond We’ve all heard business gurus talk about the importance of reviews. Whether it’s a team debrief, a…
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As the hours turn into days, the days into months, and then into years, it’s important to celebrate the events that happen along the way. Remember Kate…
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The Art of Iterations One of my favorite parts of the animation and VFX process is iterations. It takes time to get comfortable with, and how often it’s…
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Everyone has heard the saying - Shit Happens. Working on projects that have defined timelines and pressures that come and go, you get to learn to roll…
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