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Industrial Light & Magic Animators Turn Gore Verbinski's Vision into a Highly Acclaimed Animated Feature

After Pixar's Toy Story introduced a new kind of animated film made possible with computer graphics tools, conversations were peppered with the idea that filmmakers were now only limited by their imaginations. And yet, only a few filmmakers truly leveraged the tools to push their imaginations to new limits. Gore Verbinski is one of those few.

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April Webcast – Achieving Believability in Quadruped Animation

Animation Mentor will be hosting a super special webcast in April on animal and creature animation! Animation Mentor CEO and cofounder Bobby Beck and mentor Kenny Roy will be joined by Animals & Creatures: Master Class students Ijah Garfield and Amanda McCoy for a guided tour of our new course offering. The animators will showcase our new cat and ogre rigs and share their secrets on how to create realistic performances of predatory movement. They will also walk through before and after shots of student course work to demonstrate firsthand how the Animals & Creatures: Master Class develops and broadens animation skills.

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Animation Mentor is coming to FMX 2011 in Germany!

Animation Mentor is coming to FMX 2011 in Germany! We would like to invite Animation Mentor students and alumni to join us for this special event.

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We Have a Winner!

Our commercial contest winner receives free tuition to the new Animals & Creatures: Master Class.

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Jean-Luc Delhougne Showcase Testimonial

The student showcase motivates students to submit their very best work for review, pushing their animation to the next level. Jean-Luc Delhougne, a recent graduate from Belgium, improved his animation skills because of the challenges he encountered while creating his showcase shot. The interactive dialogue between his two characters caused his showcase shot to be the most difficult piece he has ever animated.

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Tips & Tricks with Will Groebe – Listening to Criticism from Others

Will Groebe, animation supervisor at Tippett Studio, shares his experience receiving criticism from others in the workplace. He explains that there are professional ways to handle critical feedback that will help you grow both as an animator and a professional in the workplace.

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