I've been inspired this week by making some slow progress on my short film, NF Core 01. I had a dialogue session with my sound guy that happened last August that we were finally getting around to cleaning up. A lot of people don't understand the fundamental steps and workflow required to create an animated shortfilm, so I put together this small flowchart to show the steps involved in a broad sense and how they fit together and are connected. There are a lot of minutiae here I'm leaving out because the process is very complicated and has a lot of moving parts.It's a lot of work but for me it's a labor of love to create short films. Every
I drew this guy last week from a dream I had and thought I'd share it here. I call him - slug bird snake!
I thought I'd write today about my early experiences as an artist fresh out of college. I felt like a new, bright, shiny puppy who was ready to take on the world. But I've learned over the years that enthusiasm and optimism are both wonderful qualities to have. But being realistic, industrious and having soft skills matter quite a lot more then I thought.What do I mean by soft skills? I mean the ability to relate to, empathize with, communicate and actively ask questions of managers, clients, peers, teachers, mentors, and classmates. This skill has helped me more then any other in building the relationships and ability to carry forward and take a big stab at being a full time