Episode 7: Stepping Up Your Game

06/21/16 • 31 min

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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.

Show notes:

Guenever Goik’s reel

Emilia Clarke Has the Most Insane Eyebrows Known to Man

Breakdowns Can Be Such a Drag

Jane and the Dragon

Show notes:

Guenever Goik’s reel

Emilia Clarke Has the Most Insane Eyebrows Known to Man

Breakdowns Can Be Such a Drag

Jane and the Dragon

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Episode 6: Sacrifices

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 8: Burnout

The podcast returns after a long absence! Mike and Matthew devote this episode to the complex problem of burnout: how to recognize it, how to deal with it, and how to help others avoid it. They also touch on changing attitudes towards mental health over the last 20 years, and why quitting a job might not be as hard as it seems.

Also, the show has a new Twitter handle! Please follow us at @animationishard.

Show notes:

CTN Animation Expo

Twitter: @animationishard