Episode 6: Sacrifices
05/29/16 • 28 min
This week’s episode goes to some dark places. Many personal sacrifices are required when committing yourself to a major creative project. All that time and energy has to come from somewhere. Mike and Matthew share their tales of woe about poor health choices, missing out on great TV shows, and that moment when you realize you’re never going to learn a foreign language. They also cover Mike’s newly launched webcomic project, and how it fits into his dream to become a feature filmmaker.
Show notes: “5 Ways You're Sabotaging Your Own Life (Without Knowing It),” by David Wong
“Imagining your future projects is holding you back,” by Jessica Abel
“The Automan’s Daughter,” by Mike Stamm and Shadia Amin
This week’s episode goes to some dark places. Many personal sacrifices are required when committing yourself to a major creative project. All that time and energy has to come from somewhere. Mike and Matthew share their tales of woe about poor health choices, missing out on great TV shows, and that moment when you realize you’re never going to learn a foreign language. They also cover Mike’s newly launched webcomic project, and how it fits into his dream to become a feature filmmaker.
Show notes: “5 Ways You're Sabotaging Your Own Life (Without Knowing It),” by David Wong
“Imagining your future projects is holding you back,” by Jessica Abel
“The Automan’s Daughter,” by Mike Stamm and Shadia Amin
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Episode 5: Making It as a Freelance Animator
This week, Mike and Matthew chat with freelancer Kyle Bernard about his experiences as a working animator. Along the way, they learn about the importance of networking and moving to Burbank, how to figure out what your client rates should be, and the one shot you should never include on your reel. Kyle also shares his process for finding the inner life of an animated character, and the reasons why he hopes to someday work for Disney.
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Episode 7: Stepping Up Your Game
Animator Guen Goik chats with Mike and Matthew about how to continue improving yourself as an animator once you’re out of school, so you can get better animation jobs. It takes more than just good animation techniques—communication skills are just as important. Guen also talks about IK hands, Emilia Clarke’s eyebrows, and that time she ran an animation studio in China.
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