on December 12, 2017
In our 54th podcast we did a roundtable interview with four artist, three of whom are iAnimate.net instructors, about an art festival that took place a couple months back in Łódź, Poland called Promised Land. Promised Land was the brain child of Sebastian Kalemba & Paweł Mielniczuk, two talented artist at CD PROJEKT RED. This art festival brought speakers from around the world from such studios as Guerrilla Games, Platige Image, Blizzard Entertainment, Industrial Light & Magic, Ubisoft, and CD PROJEKT RED.
It looked like a great event, full of creativity, and at a beautiful location. Because it included a handful of speakers who are our instructors, one being the co-creator of the event, I thought it would make for an interesting interview.
Watch: Promised Land Art Festival 2017 | Event highlights
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on July 24, 2017
In our 53rd podcast we interview Bryan Engram. Bryan is the Co-Founder and CEO of Brazen Animation in Dallas, Texas. Prior to Brazen Animation, Bryan enjoyed many years as an animator & director of studio animation at Reel FX. Brazen Animation recently made a big splash in the animation community with their 'Tempest' teaser. It was a great demonstration of the studios artistic and technical skills, as well as it's ability at story telling. It was great to speak with Bryan about his career and philosophy, and how it has shaped what he wants to do there at Brazen.
Watch Tempest teaser
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on June 27, 2017
In our 52nd podcast we interview Reel FX Animation Supervisor, Bill Haller. He's worked on and lead teams on such films as Surf's Up, Hotel Transylvania, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, and The Book of Life. Bill lead the animation team at Reel FX on Rock Dog, where he worked with long time friend and director Ash Brannon. Bill has been working in the industry for two decades and had plenty of insight to share. Enjoy!
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on May 01, 2017
In our 51st podcast we interview Riot Games Sr. Animator, Jason Shum. You can also find Jason teaching in our Games animation workshops. Before working on Riot Games' League of Legends, Jason worked at Ready At Dawn on their PS4 AAA title The Order: 1886. Through out Jason's career, he's worked at such studios as Blur Studio, EA, and Pandemic Studios. Jason has a love for animation, and it showed in this podcast as we discussed his career, which spans games, cinematics, and TV.
Jason's Animbreak on Facebook | Jason's personal site
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on March 29, 2017
In our 50th podcast we interview Ubisoft Quebec game animator Sebastien Dussault. One of the things that made this podcast unique is Sebastien is also one of our first Game animation alumni. So it was great catching up with him and hearing about his experience as a student and his transition to a professional animator at one of the largest gaming studios in the world. Sebastien has worked on three Assassin's Creed titles (Freedom Cry, Rogue, and Syndicate), and most recently Ubisoft's For Honor.
Interviews with Creatives | Sebastien's Site | Sebastien's 'For Honor' animation reel
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