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Three Paths to Animation Success
By Barbara Robertson
Do successful animators follow similar paths as they move from student to success? We checked in with three animators at the top of their game. Two are rising stars within major studios – Ben Willis at DreamWorks Animation and Animation Mentor graduate Travis Tohill at the visual effects house Industrial Light & Magic (ILM). The third animator, Nicky Phelan, received an Oscar nomination this year for his short film Granny O'Grimm's Sleeping Beauty, created and produced at Brown Bag Films, a small studio in Ireland specializing in animated television series and commercials.
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Save the Date! Animation Mentor at CTN in November
Animation Mentor will have a table in the Expo and will be hosting some fun events, including a panel on Animals and Creatures animation! CTN is offering Animation Mentor students, alumni and fans a discount on tickets this year too -- you will receive 10% off of tickets when you put in our special referral code: AMENTX10. Register here: http://www.ctnanimationexpo.com/register/
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Check out this month's short film:
The French Restaurant by Animation Mentor alumnus, Daniel Vasconcellos. Read further to discover Daniel's process of his short film from conception to completion.
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Animation Mentor:
What inspired you to learn character animation?
Steve Cady:
I fell into animation purely by accident. Having just registered for the illustration program at Sheridan College, I was touring the campus when I overheard some student talking about the animation program. Big studios like ILM and Disney would come to the school to recruit students. I was so excited about this that I quickly changed my course of study. But having said this, growing up I always had a passion for movies. It was a lifelong dream to work in the film industry, but not knowing how to attain this, I was thrilled to hear that Sheridan College could offer me the opportunity.
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Featured Alumnus:
Mike York
Animation Mentor graduate Mike York talks about what inspired him to become an animator and the path that led him to achieve his dream.
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Transitioning from Student to Professional
TIPS & TRICKS WITH Joshua Beveridge
Joshua Beveridge of Sony Pictures Imageworks talks about the contrast between animating in an educational environment and animating in the studio. One major shift is obvious-the workload gets heavier, and attention to detail becomes essential. Joshua explains that, although the majority of the population will never notice all the painstaking details that went into certain scenes, it is worth the extra work when the characters portrayed on screen are believable and seamless.
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Geek Fact
Did you know that John Lasseter has been confirmed as co-director of the upcoming feature film Cars 2? The movie is set to hit screens June 24, 2011. Lasseter began as an animator and later directed films, including Toy Story, A Bug's Life, Toy Story 2, and Cars
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Movie & Games Preview
The Animation Mentor Newsletter is your inside guide to U.S. movie and game releases and the visual effect companies who make movie magic.
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