Trailer Breakdown Parents • Teens • Beginners Super Mario Galaxy Movie Super Bowl Trailer Breakdown: 5 Animation Skills You Can Practice Today A fast, practical breakdown you can turn into a 20-minute skills workout—plus the next step if you want pro feedback and a clear learning path at Elite Animation Academy. By Elite Animation Academy Updated February 18, 2026 Read time 5–7 min Listen: Pipcast 0:00 / 0:00 View Schedules / Enroll 2026 Summer Camps (Orlando) Jump to 20-Minute Challenge Media credits: Official promotional art used below is from the film’s official site. All trademarks and copyrighted materials belong to their [...]

🎬 Streaming slate ✏️ Skill breakdown ✅ Practice prompts Prime Video’s new Ghost in the Shell anime (2026): 6 skills to learn if you want to make work like this Prime Video is signaling a bigger anime strategy—headlined by a new Ghost in the Shell adaptation. Instead of scrolling past the headline, use it as a portfolio prompt: here’s what the news implies about the craft—and what to practice next. 🎧 Pipcast — listen while you read Enroll Online 0:00 / 0:00 ▶︎ Explore Courses ➜ View Schedules 📅 Enroll Online ✅ Source reporting: GamesRadar+ (Feb 13, 2026)  •  Deadline Key [...]

Florida scholarship news • Step Up for Students • 2026–27 Record Step Up Scholarship Demand Is Here — Here’s How Families Can Turn It Into Real Skills Step Up For Students opened 2026–27 applications on Feb. 1, and the surge was immediate. If your family has scholarship funds (or is applying now), the smartest move is to plan your learning path early—before preferred weeks and time slots fill. Listen: Quick Scholarship Update (Podcast) Animated waveform • Play in-page Open audio in new tab ► 0:00 / 0:00 Vol Tip: click play once to enable the visualizer (browser audio security requirement). Your [...]

Pipcast News + Trailer Source: People.com Pip the Pencil Pipcast News Trailer recap Animation breakdown Minions & Monsters Trailer Drops During Super Bowl — Quick Report + Pip’s Animator Breakdown The first Minions & Monsters trailer ran during the 2026 Super Bowl and sets up a Hollywood-fame spiral where the Minions become stars, lose it, and unleash monsters they now have to stop. Here’s the clean recap, then Pip’s “steal-this” animation notes. Pipcast News Brief Trailer: Super Bowl 2026 Release: Jul 1, 2026 What’s happening: Hollywood stardom → crash → monsters get loose → “fix what we broke” mission. Trailer promise: [...]

🍂 Grateful for Our Creative Community🍂 As we step into November, we’re feeling especially thankful — for our students, families, and talented instructors who make Elite Animation Academy such a vibrant place to learn and grow. Registration is still open for our Winter Courses and DAFA programs, so now’s the perfect time to secure your spot before the new year! Meanwhile, something special is brewing for December — fun, festive projects you can enjoy right from home. Stay tuned for details as we get ready to celebrate creativity in a whole new way! Register Now for Winter Courses Register Now for DAFA [...]

Student Success Story "AJ" Beasley "My job as an instructor is to stimulate the student's creative thinking to mature their art skills. Students art skill improve over hours of repetition; there is no fast track to mastering animation." Woody Woodman Veteran Disney Animation Artist ENROLL NOW - STARTS SEPTEMBER 15th ! Article by Lisa Crites for Florida Today Board Member Digital Arts for Autism "Former Disney Animators create opportunities for Autistic Students" Woody Woodman, an artist who helped create several Disney animated legends such as “Mulan” is teaching students on the “autism spectrum” to unleash their creativity through animation. In addition [...]