What Keeps You Motivated When working on a Long, Tedious Animation Project?

Posted by Pradeep Mamgain in Saturday, April 24th 2010

24
Apr

There are a lot of things that help me to stay motivated, but first and foremost – it’s the people around you. I don’t think I ever went through a day at ILM and didn’t laugh. It doesn’t matter how tedious a shot or project can be, the atmosphere is always fun and everybody around [...]

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What Did You Do Differently in Your Animation Studies That Made You Stand Out?

Posted by Pradeep Mamgain in Thursday, April 15th 2010

15
Apr

After I got the fundamentals down, I turned my focus to acting. I mean, acting is what we do, so why wouldn’t I study it seriously like any other professional actor? I started by studying Stanislavski. I have a book of his that has a bunch of assignments in it. Like…go to your bedroom and [...]

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How Important Is It To Get An Internship As A Beginning Animator?

Posted by Pradeep Mamgain in Saturday, March 20th 2010

20
Mar

Of course it will depend on the type of internship. Sometimes animation students get internships doing PA type of stuff in companies that are not so great… I mean, if what you really want is to animate you probably won’t be happy making xerox copies or going pick up dinner for the boss. This type [...]

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What Do You Enjoy Most About Being An Animator?

Posted by Pradeep Mamgain in Wednesday, March 10th 2010

10
Mar

There are so many things that I love about being an animator. I’m surrounded by so many talented artists – it’s intimidating and inspiring at the same time, but it allows me to be a student, continuing to learn and push myself. I love that I am around people who share the same love for [...]

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What’s the Exact Difference Between Overlap and Follow-through?

Posted by Pradeep Mamgain in Saturday, November 29th 2008

29
Nov

This is something that I was confused about for a long time, actually, and I used to use these terms interchangeably. However, this question really got me rethinking it, and I decided to pick the brain of some great animators at work about it to see what they thought. Kevin Martel, one of our senior [...]

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Animation Tips & Tricks – What Steps Do You Go Through to Get into Your Characters Mind?

Posted by Pradeep Mamgain in Wednesday, November 26th 2008

26
Nov

To really get into a characters head and really feel what they feel I ask myself a lot of questions. I’ve broken it down to my own personal steps. Step 1: Draw from your own experiences • When have you been in a similar situation? • How did you feel? • How did you carry [...]

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Tips & Tricks on How to Make a Shot Stand Out

Posted by Pradeep Mamgain in Tuesday, November 18th 2008

18
Nov

Before you try to make your shot stand out it’s important to remember the type of shot it is, and its purpose. Some shots you don’t want to stand out, and sometimes a shot will stand out regardless of what you do, simply because of its place in the movie or what takes place. There [...]

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