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Patxi Peláez

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What is your name and your current occupation?
Hello. My name is Patxi Peláez and I work as Character Designer and Visual Development.

What are some of the crazier jobs you had before getting into animation?
In my student days I worked part time as a waiter in different cafes and pubs of my town.I even worked on the beach putting drinks… sounds fun, but it was a shit.

What are some of your favorite projects you’re proud to have been a part of?
I have worked as character designer for feature films and TV series, as illustrator and comic artist, 2D animator and story boarder,here in Spain. I am not particularly proud of either. I always hope that the next project will be better than previous, and to do my job better.  Anyway, I’m happy with the different children’s books I’ve illustrated. It was fun to make them, it is very gratifying to work for children.

How did you become interested in animation?
As a child, my favorite pastimes was the comics and animation series on TV. It’s a hobby that has always been there. But I Continue reading

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Brian Hartley

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What is your name and your current occupation? 
My name is Brian Hartley and at the moment I’m a Senior Games Artist for Fish in a Bottle, a creative agency based in Leamington Spa. My job covers a wide range of areas from UI design through to character animation.
What are some of the crazier jobs you had before getting into animation? 
I’ve been lucky enough to have been involved in games development since leaving college, so there’s not really anything crazy to report.
What are some of your favorite projects you’re proud to have been a part of? 
I really enjoyed working on the point and click adventure we designed at Fish in a Bottle to support the recent Channel 4 animated series, The Full English. It was the first Flash project I’d work on, so there was a pretty steep learning curve, but I think everyone involved was happy with how it turned out. Other than that, I still have a soft spot for MicroMachines on the Sega MegaDrive. Even thought it’s 20 years since the game came out, I still get people telling me how much they loved it.

Where are you from and how did you get into the animation business? 

I’m from Stratford-on-Avon in Warwickshire, and my first job in games development was for Codemasters. I’d never really used a computer for anything creative, but Continue reading
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Olivier Tossan

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What is your name and your current occupation?
My name is Olivier Tossan and I work, since Oct 2010,as visual development Artist at DreamWorks Animation Studios.

What are some of the crazier jobs you had before getting into animation?
I am originally Set Designer but drawing has always been my passion.  The craziest professionnal experience in the one I am currently having at DreamWorks Animation… Based on a scenario, we are making an all visual world emerge in front of us. I am serrounded, everyday, by big talents everywhere… Amazing !

What are some of your favorite projects you’re proud to have been a part of?
I came very recently to the animation world.  I am a ” Late Bloomer ” !!! Before finding myself in California, I Continue reading

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Carolyn Guske

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What is your name and your current occupation?
Carolyn Guske Freelance: Background painter, visual development, character painter, illustrator, fine artist

What are some of the crazier jobs you had before getting into animation?
Gave horseback riding lessons, night manager at the Pottery Barn.

 

What are some of your favorite projects you’re proud to have been a part of?
The Black Cauldron, Tazmania, Roger Rabbit, The Little Mermaid, Prince of Egypt, Eldorado, Spirit, Surfs Up, the Tinkerbell books

How did you become interested in animation? 
My neighbor growing up was Al Wilzbach a Disney animator, he always encouraged me to Continue reading

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Ed Anderson

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What is your name and your current occupation?
Ed Anderson, CEO Mongadillo Studios

What are some of the crazier jobs you had before getting into animation?
I was a Caricature artist at a Six Flags amusement park, did that for five Summers in a row.

What are some of your favorite projects you’re proud to have been a part of?
I’m personally really proud of our original cartoons “Shawks” (The Web Series) and “Holiday Force”, they still make me laugh.

How did you become interested in animation?
I did my Junior year in college as an exchange student at Sheffield Hallam University in England, where I was studying painting. A friend of mine told me that there was a 16mm Bolex camera and Rostrum set up in the Photography building that no one was using. I immediately set out to Continue reading

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Chris Houghton

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What is your name and your current occupation?
My name is Chris Houghton and I am a Storyboard Revisionist at Nickelodeon.

What are some of the crazier jobs you had before getting into animation?
I’ve been lucky enough to always have a decent job. Even as a kid, I enjoyed my jobs: cutting lawns, babysitting, farm work. In High School I worked at a small gym for a couple of years but it was a cake job that allowed me to draw most of the time.

What are some of your favorite projects you’re proud to have been a part of? 
I’m most proud of the comic book series my brother Shane and I have created called Reed Gunther. It’s published by Image Comics but before that we self-published the series. We’ve poured our heart and soul into the comic over the past few years. Every small success the comic has gained, we’ve felt 10 times over.

How did you become interested in animation? 
I’ve always enjoyed animation but I became interested in animation as a career when I was Continue reading