Lucas, who earned a bachelor of fine arts (BFA) degree with an animation and interactive media concentration from UMass ...

This year's Oscar-nominated animated shorts tell compact tales about first kisses, sweets and an old-fashioned children's TV show, along with more adult topics such as PTSD and hair transplants.

In the early days of 2D animation, each frame was hand drawn or painted. The next sheet of paper would be placed on top and the drawing would be changed slightly. This is repeated so that when put ...