Quote of the Month:
“From day one I felt more like I was already working in a major studio rather than studying as a student. The training shows for itself as I and many of my fellow alumni are now working in the industry and loving it.” 
William Detwiler     
Animation Mentor Graduate    

The dreams and the realities of the animation business came together for four Animation Mentor graduates who got their first work on an animated feature with Blue Sky Studios' Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! In total, 22 Animation Mentor graduates and former students animated on the film.
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Animation Mentor:
What inspired you to become an animator?

Don Kim:
I’ve always been into drawing and creating stories from an early age. But, I actually started down a path towards architecture and engineering before I decided to pursue animation.

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Animation Mentor is putting the student highlight back into the hands of the students themselves. We let students create whatever they want - revealing themselves by sharing video, text and anything else they feel is appropriate.
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So, if you've been following these articles the last couple of months, you know that we're playing with a new format. More of a Q&A format, where I'm giving short (no, really!) answers to whatever questions you happened to send me! 

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Did you know that Dumbo is the only Disney animated film where the title character does not have spoken dialogue?

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The Animation Mentor Newsletter is your inside guide to U.S. movie and game releases and the visual effect companies who made movie magic.

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