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Jack Heiter

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What is your name and your current occupation?
Jack Heiter, drawing, painting, writing
What are some of the crazier jobs you had before getting into animation?
gas station attendant, sign painter,
What are some of your favorite projects you’re proud to have been a part of?
too many to list
How did you become interested in animation?
going to open house at UPA Picture while in art school
Where are you from and how did you get into the animation business?
I’m from Mobile Alabama.  Two of my art teachers sent me to interview at UPA Pictures Continue reading
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Jon Suzuki

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What is your name and your current occupation?
Jon Suzuki/ character designer

What are some of the crazier jobs you had before getting into animation?
Not so sure I have ever had a job that would be considered ‘crazy,’ though I did manage to survive working at Toys R Us during Christmas rush.

What are some of your favorite projects you’re proud to have been a part of?
Working on Teen Titans was a thrill. It remains one of my favorite working experiences to this day. I feel like i learned a lot under Glen Murakami and working alongside great talents like Derrick Wyatt, Hakjoon Kang, Ben Jones and Norm Ryang. It was a tight knit special group. Great chemistry- something that is Continue reading

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Kim Narsete

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What is your name and your current occupation?
Kim Narsete, Storyboard Artist.

What are some of the crazier jobs you had before getting into animation?
Receptionist, Cosmetics Clerk, Shoe saleswoman

What are some of your favorite projects you’re proud to have been a part of?
Hmmmm, that’s an interesting one. I really liked working on Strawberry Shortcake. She was my childhood favorite and it was honor to storyboard on the DVD. It was kind of like life coming full circle.
How did you become interested in animation?
As a kid I had always liked drawing. My Mom would give me a piece of paper and ask me to draw her something while we were at a restaurant. I guess it kept me occupped, lol. She would also take me, my brother, and sister to Walt Disney World during the summers. However, the actual inspiration to get me to study animation was Continue reading

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Jose Mari “Joma” Santiago

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What is your name and your current occupation?
My name is Jose Mari “Joma” Santiago. I’m currently into Pre-Production work doing Storyboards and Character Design for  Goriotik Multimedia, a small  animation studio here in the Philippines, specializing in traditional, Flash and 3D animation for local TV commercials. Since I work for a small studio, I also act as Animation Supervisor once we proceed to animation.

What are some of the crazier jobs you had before getting into animation?
Unfortunately, animation is the only career I have pursued since graduating from college. I took up Bachelor of Arts, majoring in Advertising in the oldest university here in Asia, the University of Santo Tomas.
What are some of your favorite projects you’re proud to have been a part of?
I have worked on a lot of shows since I started as an In-betweener back in 1991, but as an animator, I must say that my proudest moment as an Animator was when I worked on the Kronk’s New Groove project back in 2004, where I really had fun with my scenes.

How did you become interested in animation?
I always loved watching animated movies and Saturday Morning cartoons since I was a little boy. I started drawing as soon as I knew how to hold a pencil. But I only became interested in animation when

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Joe Molinari

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What is your name and your current occupation?
Joe Molinari – Animation Editor/Animatic Editor

What are some of the crazier jobs you had before getting into animation?
Worked in a supermarket fish department and wrote driving safety radio plays for truck drivers.

What are some of your favorite projects you’re proud to have been a part of?
I’ve worked on a lot of different shows/movies, but I think the most gratifying and fun project was working on the Kim Possible series.

How did you become interested in animation?
I never really was interested.  In fact, I entered the animation business with no prior experience or knowledge.  However, that is where I landed and it has been a great blessing to be a part of it!
Where are you from and how did you get into the animation business?
I was born in the Bronx, grew up in New Jersey, attended CSULB, and out of desperation wanted to take any job that would get me Continue reading

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Eddie Mort

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What is your name and your current occupation?

Eddie Mort.  Occupation?  Well I animate, storyboard, design and composite. Sometimes for shows you may actually see.  I work with Lili Chin under the name Fwak! Animation.
What are some of the crazier jobs you had before getting into animation?
I only had two jobs before I got into animation.  Filing Clerk at the Department Of Veterans Affairs, and pumping gas.
What are some of your favorite projects you’re proud to have been a part of?
Mucha Lucha! for Warner Bros Animation because we were able to bring an awareness of Lucha Libre to US broadcast television.  I am also proud of the feature film Lili Chin and I did together - Los Campeones de la Lucha Libre.  Though we only had the budget equivalent of just over two TV episodes, we managed to produce a theatrical feature.
How did you become interested in animation?
Animation was always something that really super talented people did and I never considered It was for the likes of me.  It was through watching Ralph Bakshi’s films I realized it didn’t all have to be slick and polished.  His films – and the original Ren & Stimpys – showed me Continue reading