Circle of Life for an Animator.
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Holiday Housekeeping
I took some time over the holiday weekend to organize my site a bit. I grabbed all of the bits I had floating around the internet and tied ‘em up in one place using cargo collective. I also took the new look and feel of the site and shared ‘em back to this blog.
This is kind of what's been floating in my head for a while so I just had to ask.
Thanks! Much Appreciated!
seasaltisland askedWithout a doubt. Starting a career as an animator is challenging. There is a lot of competition. At this point the work on your reel needs to look like the work that is on the big screen in order to be considered.
That being said studios are always looking for new talent. The path in is challenging but the work is really rewarding.
Animation was a second career for me, so my road was different than most. I went back to school to study animation after working in the advertising industry for three years.
These links have some more details about the path that I took.
almasferas askedYes! We used a ton of animal reference. For Toothless we used a lot of cat and dog reference as well as eagles and bird reference for the flight. Nadder movement was influenced by parrot and big bird movement. Gronkle had some bumblebee in there and Monstrous Nightmare was inspired by lizard and bat movement.
I just found out today that I will be spending some time with this character.
Here is the trailer for Puss in Boots. This is the film that I have been working on for over a year now. Meow!
Mike Stern
