Every animation podcast Rusty Animator has ever done. If your looking for inspiration and insight from veterans and recent grads – look no further.
To date we’ve spoken with several remarkable veterans like Bobby Beck (CEO of Artella and Animation Mentor) as well as with young professionals at Dreamworks, Blue Sky, Sony, MPC .
Ever wondered what it takes to make it to Blizzard as a Senior Animator?How about making it to Blue Sky and Sony for a feature?Or what a pro that’s done all this – wishes he did differently as a student?Joseph Holmark shares it all in this episode.Joseph Holmark’s Demo Reel: How to Rapidly Overcome Your … Read more
In our last podcast, we spoke with Bobby Beck (CEO and Creative Crusader to both Artella and Animation Mentor) when the Artella short film “Duel” was about to open the CTN animation conference. In this episode, 5 Animators of Duel (Scott, Zee, Tomoyo, Sergey, and Zach) share what it was like to virtually collaborate together around the … Read more
Bobby Beck is CEO and Creative Crusader to both Artella and Animation Mentor. Together with fellow Cofounders, Shawn Kelly, and Carlos Baena, Bobby revolutionized Animation education in 2005 with Animation Mentor. Now in 2016, Bobby Beck, Shawn Kelly, and Carlos Baena are again on track with Artella to change the Animation Industry – this time with virtual studios, animation … Read more
Dana Boadway Masson is a Veteran Animator, Senior Mentor at Animation Mentor, Critiquer on 11 Second Club and Director of a short film called ‘The Cafe’. She’s covered it all – from TV, feature, and games in studio to freelancing, and teaching. Inside the episode she shares how she had to claw her way to a … Read more
Daniel Pozo is a Lead Animator at Sony Imageworks on Angry Birds. He shares his rise from TV to VFX to Feature Animation throughout his time in Australia, London, and Canada. If your wondering how to make that leap from one area of animation to the next – Dan lays out some hard earned wisdom. … Read more
Martin Bell is a freelance animator in the UK who works from home for various clients all over. His Studio is called Yes Commissioner? and in this episode he shares his journey on accidentally becoming a freelancer and turning it into a successful way to live with nothing but even more opportunities for the future. If you’ve sought … Read more
Lukas Niklaus is a Swiss Animator currently at MPC Montreal on Pan. He’s also worked on Edge of Tomorrow, Paddington, Robocop, Spiderman at Framestore, Pixomondo, and Soho. Lukas dives into the emotions of hearing an audience watch a movie he worked on, layering workflow, the power of persistence, and strong mindsets. What You’ll Learn In This Episode: … Read more
This episode changes gears a bit with a talk from an Industry Veteran. Dimos Vrysellas started animating professionally at the age of 17 and its been the only trade hes ever known. Its been 25 years of making magic from pencils, seeing the rise of software, learning from some of best, and now starting passionate … Read more
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