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We’ve launched a free ebook called Animation Tips & Tricks Volume II! This second volume of Tips & Tricks is full of insider knowledge from professional animators who have contributed to the Animation Tips & Tricks blog, Carlos Baena's site carlosbaena.com and the Animation Mentor newsletter. It includes tips and tricks on the working life of an animator, making a scene, acting, bringing characters to life and workflow.
Animation Mentor is also offering a free webinar called ‘Planning and Workflow Tips,’ which will be hosted by two of the authors of the ebook. Wayne Gilbert, animation director and writer, and Keith Sintay, senior animator at Digital Domain and mentor at Animation Mentor, will share their knowledge and advice on how to create amazing shots.
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Check out this month's short film:
Call of the Wild by Animation Mentor alumnus, Chris Buckley. Read further to discover Chris' train of thought as he discusses his short film from conception to completion.
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Animation Mentor:
What inspired you to become an animator?
David Breaux:
From the time I could sit up straight on my own I was watching cartoons. The older I got, I just added SciFi and Fantasy films to the list of reasons to stay inside during the hot New Orleans summers. In high school, I got involved in ROTC and decided I wanted to be a fighter pilot in the Air Force, but along came The Little Mermaid and it really lit something within me. As fate would have it, our school took us to Disney World for our senior field trip, and as I exited the animation building I started looking for someone with a mouse shirt to ask how I could get into this...so between the information desk and the exit door my decision was made.
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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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As a freelance animator, I often get asked the same questions. One of the most frequently asked is "how hard is it to find work?" Folks are nervous to give up the relative cushiness of a full-time gig – the regular paychecks, the standard vacation time, knowing what to expect from one year to the next, even one week to the next. Sure, layoffs happen fairly frequently in our industry. Sometimes a project gets put back on the shelf, sometimes it gets cut completely, and usually our contracts state that we are hires for the duration of said project (there are a lucky few who have full-time staff gigs, but I think it’s the exception these days). As soon as it’s finished, in one way or another, whether it’s completed or not, we’re looking for work again.
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The stop motion film, $9.99, is a collaboration of Israeli and Australian artists and writers and was animated entirely by only nine animators. The story revolves around a book, Meaning of Life, that costs $9.99 and how it affects different people in an apartment complex.
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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 make movie magic.
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