What are the Annie Awards?: America’s Most Under-the-Radar Award Show
Animation doesn’t get much love at major award shows. Since their beginning, the Annie Awards have sought to change that. Animation at the Oscars. The two Oscars dedicated to animation are far from enough. Despite featuring a decent selection of nominees each...
Director Deep Dive: David Lynch and Finding Beauty in the Surreal
Humble Beginnings: Art School and Short Films For David Lynch, it began with painting. While some artists know from the very beginning that their path is filmmaking, Lynch was simply enthralled with artistic pursuits in general. Born in Montana and then raised in...
Does Film School Really Prepare You for the Hardcore Industry?
Intro Leaving high school, I was completely unsure of what my calling was. I was never much of a STEM student and the passions I had like piano and drawing weren’t career paths I wanted to pursue. However, a creative writing class I took my senior year put the idea in...
