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The iAnimate Animation Podcast features interviews with animation industry pros, behind-the-scenes, animator career advice, and insights on animation workflows. We have over 100 interviews with the world’s leading animation industry professionals.

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Interview with Principal Animator Ricky Wood

In our 72nd podcast we interviewed Ricky Wood who is currently a Principal Animator at the newly formed, People Can Fly NY. Ricky has been animating games since 2003 and has helped ship 5 action packed titles - Heavenly Sword, Enslaved: Odyssey To The West, DmC: Devil May Cry, Just Cause 3 and Just Cause 4.He got his start in games at Ninja Theory, during the pre-production phase of Heavenly Sword. Ricky's work quickly became the benchmark of quality within the company, wh...

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