In our 77th podcast we interview animation supervisor, Wes Mandell. Wes has worked in the animation industry for over a decade and a half and has worked on and lead some amazing shows. Wes was a senior animator on Spider-Man: Far from Home, head of animation on The Book of Life, senior animator on Madagascar 3, and most recently an animation supervisor on the unique Netflix original The Willoughbys. It was a pleasure to sit down and talk about animation with someone who has worked in both VFX and feature animation at the highest levels. 

If you would like to find out more about feature animation visit our Feature Animation Workshops page.

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In our 76th podcast we interview Amazon Game Studios Animator, Victor Chavez. Victor has been a professional animator in games since 2011 and has worked on such titles as Halo 4, Destiny, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, and Rise of the Tomb Raider. He is currently working at Amazon Game Studios in Orange County on the new IP - New World.

It was great to hear how Victor had a complete career change from a Lead Operations Engineer at Microsoft to a professional animator working on AAA titles.

If you would like to find out more about game animation visit our Game Animation Workshops page.

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To get a little insight from Jason Ryan's weekly 2 hour demos on iAnimate.net, Jason talks to us about the importance of filming your own reference for animation. Even if you are not a cartoon mouse.

iAnimate's Jason Ryan is back. Sharing another video full of insights for all aspiring animators. This week Jason shows us how to prepare for animating a shot, even before filming reference. With the aim to have fun and test ideas, before committing to blocking.

In our 75th podcast we interview Blizzard Entertianment Lead Animator, Michael Cuevas. Michael has spent 25 years in video game development. He has been specializing in character and creature animation; and has six years of animation instruction experience. Before working at Blizzard Entertainment, Michael's previous companies included Sony Santa Monica Studios, Obsidian Entertainment and Midway Games.

If you would like to find out more about game animation visit our Game Animation Workshops page.

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We have a NEW SERIES featuring legendary animator Jason Ryan. Jason shares his weekly live demos with ALL iAnimate students. That's 10 years of recordings! Tune in each week to gain a small insight into Jason’s thoughts and animation process.

In episode 7 of our Creature Basics series, Brendan Body talks about polish.

In episode 7 of our Creature Basics series, Brendan Body talks about canter.