by Animation Mentor | Aug 31, 2017 | Animation, Animation Mentor, Animation Tips and Tricks, Continual Learning
We get it! It can be tough giving feedback to animators who are more advanced than you. You worry about saying the wrong thing or that your opinions aren’t as valuable as someone else’s. But when you really think about it, the primary audience of art isn’t other...
by Shawn Kelly | Aug 23, 2017 | Animation, Animation Mentor, Animation Tips and Tricks, Continual Learning
Sooner or later—usually sooner—someone is going to come along and blow you out of the water. But that’s a GOOD thing! If you’re in that situation, I sure hope you use it as an opportunity to refocus and learn what you can from your new peer in order to...
by Animation Mentor | Aug 15, 2017 | Animation, Animation Mentor, Animation Mentor News, Jobs and Internships
We’re pretty pumped for you to meet your newest mentors, Jeremy Lazare from Blue Sky Studios and Tim Ingersoll from DreamWorks. Welcome, mentors! We wanted to help you get to know Jeremy and Tim so we sat down to chat about their favorite animated movies, their...
by Shawn Kelly | Aug 9, 2017 | Animation, Animation Mentor, Animation Tips and Tricks, Continual Learning, Demo Reel Advice, Jobs and Internships, VFX, VFX Tips
In our recent webinar, Animation Mentor Co-founder and Industrial Light & Magic Lead Animator Shawn Kelly took a little break from working on Avengers 3 to critique some student demo reels and to talk about do’s and don’ts, creature animation, and what...
by Jason Martinsen | Aug 2, 2017 | Animation, Animation Mentor, Animation Tips and Tricks, Continual Learning
Coming up with a great idea for an acting test is difficult. What are some things that can help make it more interesting and less generic? How do you choose the right audio track? What kind of things do people want to see in a reel? Too often you see a medium shot of...
