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Animalators

From Identity Visuals comes Animalators: curious conversations from the world of animation. On each episode, animator Zac Dixon sits down with members of the animation community to discuss life, art, business and the creative process.
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Now displaying: July, 2018

Animalators: curious conversations from the world of animation

Jul 27, 2018

Wesley Louis is a Director at The Line Animation out of London, UK. In this episode, we talked about The Line’s team structure, hiring freelancers and Super Turbo Atomic Ninja Rabbit.

 

Links:

The Line: www.thelineanimation.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/librabear/?hl=en

Tumblr: https://librabear.tumblr.com/

Blogspot: https://librabear.blogspot.com/

Gorillaz - Humility: www.thelineanimation.com/work/gorillaz

Jamie Hewlett: http://jamiehewlett.com/

Aya Suzuki: http://ayasuzuki.blogspot.com/

Super Turbo Atomic Ninja Rabbit: https://bit.ly/2NHxro8

Electric Theatre Collective: http://electrictheatre.tv/

Partizan: https://www.partizan.com/

 

Notes:

-The Line

-The Line's team structure

-Founder meetings & complimentary strengths

-Hiring freelancers

-Gorillaz

-Jamie Hewlett

-Aya Suzuki

-Enforcing cinematic animation perspective

-The Line funding their personal projects

-Super Turbo Atomic Ninja Rabbit

-Celebrating personal projects in a big way

-Setting deadlines for personal projects

-The post-mortem process for commercial work

-Electric Theatre Collective

-The Line’s business structure

-Looking forward

-The Illusionist

-Partizan

-Wesley’s story of process and growth

-Becoming a director

-Dream Client: Nike or Capcom

-Favorite animated film: Kiki's Delivery Service and Akira

-What do the people you love think you do for a living: Draw and make things move.

-Animalator: Rabbit, because of Super Turbo Atomic Ninja Rabbit

Jul 13, 2018

Manddy Wyckens is a director and designer at Studio AKA. In episode 57, we talk with her about giving direction, doing things she loves and finding a voice.

 

Links:

Website: https://www.manddywyckens.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/wyckns

Tumblr: http://manddywyckens.tumblr.com/

Studio AKA: https://www.studioaka.co.uk/

99 Percent Lifestyle Interview https://bit.ly/2zsRRiC

Gobelins School: https://www.gobelins-school.com/

CalArts: https://calarts.edu/

Cory Loftis: https://twitter.com/coryloftis?lang=en

Revolting Rhymes: https://www.netflix.com/title/80234290

 

Notes:

-Studio AKA

-AKA’s pitch process

-Giving direction

-Finding her craft and voice

-Digital classes and animation vlogs

-Gobelins School

-Sociological differences in schooling

-Interning at Disney

-Mentor: Cory Loftis

-American feedback

-Having a voice in client work

-CalArts

-Focus and spontaneous drawing

-Commercial work

-Freelance

-Compositing

-Character design

-Freelance life vs. full-time staff work

-Short films

-Writing a children’s book

-Liking to do a lot of different things

-Storyboarding

-Exploring professional illustration

-Dream client/project: Google Spotlight Stories

-Favorite animated film: Revolting Rhymes

-What do the people you love think you do at work all day?: Whatever animated film we see. They think I’m always abroad and that I do cartoons.

-Animalator: To Be Determined

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