The Animation Frontier

A field guide for working animators

AI is changing animation. I'm working it out in the open.

A free weekly read on AI and the future of the craft, from a feature animator who still animates every day. No hype, no doom, no pretending it isn't happening.

Free, every Sunday. Leave whenever you want, one click.

What lands in your inbox

What actually happened this week, in plain language, with the hype cut out and the sources linked.

One build you can copy that night. A real workflow that takes the admin load off your plate so more of your energy goes to the work.

An honest read from inside the industry, including the parts that are genuinely bad for animators.

Who writes it. David Torres, 27 years animating feature films at Pixar, DreamWorks and Blue Sky. Academy member, Annie and VES nominee. Still in the chair, still animating.