Animating made Easy

As a kid some of my fondest memories have been of my family and I gathered in the living room around the TV, with our popcorn in hand, watching the latest Disney movie. Animated movies have been bringing families together since they were first introduced. Now, in this new age of technology, imagine the same scenario, except this time you are all watching an animation that you wrote and created together!

At GoAnimate, we are seeing more and more family created animations. What a great way to bring kids and adults together and make memories that can last a lifetime! Our free tools make it very easy for people without knowledge of animation software to make professional looking videos. As our motto says "Anyone Can Animate".

We have some great examples of users that have gotten their families involved in their hobby of creating animations. Here are just a few;


"The whole animation was based on a story I wrote for him a while ago about this time we were walking down the street near our home" says Coady. Gideon randomly says, "Look, a Brontosaurus". We looked where he was pointing and sure enough there was a silhouette of a large tree that looked remarkably like a Brontosaurus. A few days later I wrote a story very similar to this animation for him. I knew he'd love it as an animation.
Usually Gideon & Cyndi give me their opinion on a video or a drawing I've made and they tell me what they like best.
"Gideon's Dinosaur Tree" is the first time I've had them both work on the voices for a video. It was great.
Gideon was just tickled to have a character with his features and a story about his family. And then when he finally got to hear his voice on his character he thought it was the most wonderful thing and you can see how proud he is to have his own cartoon. "We look forward to making some more together." said Coady
Gideon's Dinosaur Tree by CoadyTNP

Darian says "Doing a Cartoon with the family was a blast, such a great way to spend time together." Seeing as how my girlfriend and I are really busy people so to be able to sit down with Raiden, our son, and create something together was great. Raiden loved the whole idea of being in a cartoon as most kids would and he thinks he's the most famous person in the world right now ha ha. He helped me the whole way with his Cartoon as well. When I joined there was sooo much to play with I had no clue where to start so I thought "hmm why not ask Raiden he's a kid and their imaginations are unrivaled" and the rest is history, we can't wait to get another adventure going. I think the best part of the whole thing was the voice acting, we spent literally an entire day recording voices, after that though Raiden is pretty much a professional.

We are also proud to announce the arrival of StickBoy3000 and StickGirl3000! Each one of the new characters will cost 300 gobucks. We're looking forward to seeing these new additions to your animations!

Let us know what you think of them by leaving your comments below. Now, get out there and GoAnimate!

There are quite a few new outfit choices in the character creator including some uniforms, hospital wear, and since it is winter, we have some warmer weather clothing options available. You can now also choose men's or women's clothing for the large body style. Or if you feel like dressing down, see the picture below. We now have jammies! And who doesn't love to work in their pj's! Ha ha!

I’m sure this is the post that many of you have been patiently awaiting. But first, we'd like to say that we all had a lot of fun watching your contest entries! You all really impressed us with your creativity and level of quality that each of you put into them. A big thank you to all who entered! Trust me, it made judging pretty tough, but after tallying all the votes, we have picked the winners. They are posted below.

Santa Trapped in the Bathroom:

Grand Prize Winner - Nintendo DSi
Jamari and Bralyn's Christmas Special by Chaostoon: http://goanimate.com/movie/0oYSllbWSbuE/1

Runner’s Up – 2,000 Gobucks

Rudy's bath by Showtime - http://goanimate.com/movie/0GTfSboP_mB4/1
Trek the Halls by Megora - http://goanimate.com/movie/0hc9PTzgzIFg/1


Wish List:

Grand Prize Winner – Nintendo DSi
All I want for Christmas... by CheekyBoy: http://goanimate.com/go/movie/0rS5vy8WzFvE/

Runner’s Up – 2,000 Gobucks

Peace on Earth by Mojochi - http://goanimate.com/movie/0MpNU3u-Y5bI/1
This Christmas by PandaBoy - http://goanimate.com/movie/0J9z_L0ZfmG4/1

Congratulations to all the winners and a huge thank you to all who entered and made the contest such a wonderful success!

All of the staff at GoAnimate would like to wish you and your families a Happy Turkey Day! We would also like to take the time to say how thankful we are to have such a great community of users! You guys have been so supportive of the site, each other and just all around awesome!

We are also offering 50% off Custom Characters for a limited time. From now until Dec. 3rd, they will be half off!! But don't worry, you will get a whole character. Ok, I had to throw in my lame attempt at humor. (The discount applies only to the original pieces, not the new options)

But, in all seriousness, we do hope that you all have a safe and fun holiday and get to spend it with your families and those that you are thankful for. Please feel free to post comments and say what you may be giving thanks for this holiday season!