What is your name and your current occupation?Â
My name is Aidan McAteer and I’m Episodic Director at Kavaleer Productions in Dublin.
What are some of the crazier jobs you had before getting into animation?
It wasn’t crazy (kind of the opposite), but I did a brief stint in a financial firm which I thought was supposed to be animation. Â I turned up on the first day and they said – hello, design our new mobile website. Â I should have known something was up when they said I had to wear a suit!
What are some of your favorite projects you’re proud to have been a part of?Â
I’ve been lucky to work on lots of great stuff – I did a show in UK called “The Secret Show” for the BBC, it was really fun, but never found a huge audience, which is a shame. Â I also worked on Peppa Pig (which is massively popular in the UK) with a host of very talented people. Â Â I Â had a great time working in Vancouver – it’s an amazing city and I really have landed on my feet back in Dublin working for Kavaleer on a new show called “Wildernuts”.
Where are you from and how did you get into the animation business?
I’m from Dublin (Ireland). When I left animation college, there wasn’t much work there, so I moved to London. I got my first job in a traditional animation studio owned by a great guy, Â Philip Vallentin, called Espresso Animation. Â I Â was a Continue reading
