Law Jackson's Reel

Making of Go and Tell- Animation Case Study

Most of what I share is a lagging indicator of where my career is headed. Even though I worked on this project some months ago, reviewing the documentation is so refreshing. It's easy to forget how much work goes into these things! I actually created this case study with a non-technical audience in mind so I'm excited to share it far and wide and I hope you'll enjoy it! "Go and Tell" is the story of a girl who wants to share the Gospel with her friends, but she's too shy to do it.

Stories have the power to heal

I believe that Stories have the power to heal! If stories are medicine, then Animation is the ideal delivery method. My name is Law Jackson and I'm a Multimedia Producer for my freelance business Kinetic Text. As an 80's kid it was my dream to be an animator. Back then, you had to know how to draw really, REALLY well to animate. If you couldn't draw- you couldn't animate! As you can imagine a lot has changed over the years and animation became more and more dependent on technology- which was...

Ready Set Moore- Character Case Study

There is something magical about a large project. When you give up so much time, attention and effort on an endeavor it's not a stretch to say that you've birthed something very real. Add in the collaborative dynamic and that means sharing something very powerful with dozens of other people. When I page through the drawings, hear the music and see the characters, I catch glimpses of people I met with, hallways I walked through and emotions I felt over the months of development. It is with...

Why 2D Artists Should Learn 3D

blender #2d #3danimation This is dedicated to all 2D artists out there who've ever thought about learning 3D but didn't. I want to encourage you to take another look. Like any kind of advanced toolset, there's a pretty big price to pay, but I think the returns are well worth it!

3 Reasons Why Puppet Animation is Awesome!

2D Puppet animation is a fantastic form of animation that is highly appealing, cost effective to produce and readily accessible to new talent. Studios looking for ways to animated content have a lot to be excited about if they are getting involved with 2D Puppet Animation! What is pupppet animation?

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