Kdan’s Spooky Animation

BOO! Spooky season is upon us and it’s time to start creating your scary animations! Halloween is such a great time of the year because we can all explore our dark and scary side in a fun and creative way. The decorations,  costumes, pumpkin carving, and more give us so many great opportunities to be creative. Halloween is the best chance to bring these creations to life!

By telling a story, you can really liven-up these not-so-lively creatures. You can create a story where a zombie becomes best friends with a vampire and they joyfully raid the streets together on Halloween night. Or a Jack-o-lantern that comes to life and decides to eat all of the children’s candy. Whatever your crazy idea is, we want to see you bring it to life! Continue reading “Kdan’s Spooky Animation”

iAniMagic 2017 Winner Story – Aastalim, Honorable Mention & Student Award Winner

Lin Xiaoman (林曉曼), also known as Aastalim, is the 2017 recipient of both an Honorable Mention and a Student award in iAniMagic 2017 with her submitted animation, Pick Yourself Up . Lin’s work is traditionally stylized with eye-catching colors and visuals, but in this competition, she chose to present the characters’ movements with minimalist black and white. Let’s learn more about her experience creating this work and some useful animation tips! Continue reading “iAniMagic 2017 Winner Story – Aastalim, Honorable Mention & Student Award Winner”

The New Age of Travel with Technology: She Said I Think I’ll Go to Boston

One of the most exciting things about summer is using stocked up vacation time to plan fun getaways to new places! Thanks to modern day technology traveling is now easier than ever. We are always connected with our smart devices, making it easy to just pack and go! Technology makes sure that we’re more organized, efficient, and prepared for our travels. Continue reading “The New Age of Travel with Technology: She Said I Think I’ll Go to Boston”

iAniMagic 2017 Winner Story – Ian Chung, the Jury Award Winner

We have had the pleasure to interview Ian Chung (鍾侑軒), the Jury Award winner of iAniMagic 2017, to learn more about his journey in the animation world. After graduating from National Tainan University of Arts, he started working as Storyboard artist and 2D FX Artist in an animation studio. Previously he was involved in the production of various Taiwanese animation films and TV series. His award-winning piece Future is considered to be a ‘stylish’ and ‘fun’ piece that has caught attention around the world.

ianimagic animation contest winner Ian Chung Profile picture

Read on for our conversation with Ian:

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iAniMagic 2017 Winner Announcement!

Today is the day many of you have been waiting for! We are finally announcing the winner of iAniMagic 2017! A big thank you goes to you all who participated! We have received nearly 300 entries on AniZone and the competition was fierce! Besides winning the prizes and recognition, this year’s winning animations will be also played at the Fu Zheng Animation & Story Gallery in Taiwan!

iAniMagic Poster

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