Journal

Our journal is where you can find blog posts, behind-the-scenes content, and creative experiments. Take a dip in the Duck Pond to explore all this and more.

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My Parent Neal

Our Creative Director, Katie, sat down with Hannah Saidiner to talk about her film My Parent, Neal which was recently featured in The New Yorker. They discuss the film, creating through the pandemic and making parents proud.

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Rotoscoping & The Academy Awards

With awards season underway, this weekend we focus our attention on the 95th Academy Awards. Richard Linklater’s Apollo 10 ½ would have been an easy fit in the Best Animated Feature category; however, controversy surrounding technique used to create the film almost stopped it from qualifying at all.

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Behind the scenes

Pixar’s Burrow

Before joining Duke & Duck, Senior Producer Mike Capbarat worked at Pixar for 12 years and produced the Oscar-nominated short Burrow. He offers a behind-the-scenes look at his work on Burrow and the valuable lessons he learned from making the short.

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Women in Animation

Women have made a significant impact in the animation industry, and it’s important to celebrate their work.

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Visuals

Moment of Imagination | illustration by Eri H.

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