After Effects is a one stop shop for all things character animation. For all your budding animators out there one of our incredible animators Joanna has collated a list of her current favourite plugins to add those extra useful tools to your workflow.

The days of hiring an expensive studio in London or LA to lay do some vocals are a thing of the past… unless you’re feeling fancy. Recording a voiceover or any audio project has become far more accessible.  The built-in microphone in your phone can even create a quality recording with some patience and prowess. But what are the best budget software options for producing your project?

Any animator worth their salt should always be eager to learn more - at the same time, it can be tricky to know where to start. So whether you’re a beginner, a veteran or somewhere in between, here are my recommendations for books to keep your animation skills fresh.

There’s a lot to consider when creating a music video. What should it look like? Does it fit the songwriter’s vision? How closely will it fit the song thematically? In this article we’ll look at how Steel Magpie animator Jose Lago Amor answered these questions in the creation of the music video for “Nada Que Perder”.