TechSmith, the creators of the fantastic screencapture software Camtasia Studio, have graciously agreed to sponsor the ‘Bitey Castle Academy’ lesson DVDs that I have been talking about on the Bitey Castle forum for the past few months.

I’ll be using Camtasia Studio 4 to capture the video and audio from my computer, so you’ll be hearing me explain stuff, and watch as I create it.

After taking a poll of which lessons everyone wanted, Special Effects lessons overwhelmed the other poll options of Flash Basics, Drawing Basics and Animation Basics. While the Effects lessons are aimed at 2D animators and illustrators, the same physical principles apply to other types of animation including 3D, stop motion, etc.

I am aiming for a March release of Waterlollies, so immediately after that’s finished, I’ll get to work on the Special Effects DVDs. A teaser chapter or two will be released in the brand new Academy section of Bitey Castle, but the remainder of the lessons will be available only by purchasing the DVDs.

I’m doing the Effects DVDs first but I will cover the others in separate “volumes” later. Each volume will consist of several DVDs.. so the Special Effects Volume will have separate DVDs that cover design, animation and treatment.

Stay tuned after Waterlollies (that’s if the amazingness of the movie doesn’t KILL YOU!!!) and I’ll announce the DVD progress here.

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