Once in a while during my blogging, I come across some cool links I like to share. ANIMATION • Critiques (Blogpost by Jason Schleifer) • The Fear of Moving Past Blocking (Blogpost by Jason Schleifer) • Do Me a Favor (Tutorial by Keith Lango) • Breakdowns (Tutorial by Keith Lango) • Shot Breakdown from Everyone's Hero (by Justin Barrett) • Facial Takes (by Victor Navone) • Gesture Drawing for Animation (by Walt Stanchfield) • Thoughts on studying Animation (by Justin Barrett) • Splinophilia (by Victor Navone) • Exaggeration (by Victor Navone) • 3 Speeds (by Victor Navone) • Animation Notes from Ollie Johnston (by Glen Keane) • Notes from James Baxter Lecture (from Seward Street) INSPIRATION • Stanford 2005 Commencement Speech (by Steve Jobs) • I Drew Roger Rabbit (Richard Williams on YouTube) • The Theif who Never gave up (Richard Willams on YouTube) • Glen Keane Lecture (18 parts on YouTube) • Pixar Animation Studio Tour • Storytelling as best practice (Google Video) • Glen Keane Interview (by Clay Kaytis - Animation Podcast) • Interview Brad Bird (by SplineDoctors) • Interview Andreas Deja (by Frames per Second Magazine) • Disney Family Albums • Art Babbitt Documentary (3 parts at YouTube) • Glen Keane about Tarzan (1 part at YouTube) • Don Hahn about Beauty and the Beast (1 part at YouTube) • Glen Keane animates a scene (3 parts at YouTube) • Alan Menken Documentary (2 parts at YouTube) • Recording session 'A Whole New World' (From Aladdin) • Disney Animation Special from 1981 (4 parts on YouTube) • A tought from Ollie Johnston (Hans Perk/YouTube) • Tex Avery Documentary (5 parts on YouTube) GENERAL STUFF • Manufactured Images (by Keith Lango) • The Unofficial Truth about the Industry (CG Talk article) • Brad Bird on fostering Innovation (Gigaom article) BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS • The Illusion of Life (by Frank & Ollie) • The Animators Survival Kit (by Richard Williams) • A Practical Handbook for the Actor • The Visual Story (by Bruce Block) • Story (by Robert McKee) • Acting for Animators (by Ed Hooks) • Simplified Drawings for Planning Animation (by Wayne Gilbert) • Inspired 3D Short Film Production (by Jeremy Cantor & Pepe Valencia) • Drawing on the right side of the brain (by Betty Edwards) • Animation from script to screen (by Shamus Culhane) • Thinking Animation (by Angie Jones & Jamie Oliff)