Rik Maki has been creating character designs for every feature animated film from Lion King to most recently Princess and the Frog. He ahs created designs for BlueSky Studios, Laika, Sony and is the owner of Grumpy Pants Productions happily serving the animation community for 32 years. More work by Rik Maki can be seen [...]
Robert Lence has been a major contributor on some of the highest grossing films in the history of animated features. In his twenty-year animation career, he has worked as a Head of Story, Storyboard Artist, Visual Development Artist, Screenwriter and Story Consultant, helping create original characters, writing dialogue, and shaping the story on ten major-release [...]
Passionate about drawing and designing characters, Robert Tsai has made it his interest to use simplicity as the chosen style to capture the essence of his subjects. His love of animals is often shown throughout his sketches, and his interest in Chinese cultures and characters are becoming a base of his recent creations. Currently, Robert [...]
Robh has designed for video games, feature films and animation, publishing and theme parks. Most recently Uncharted 2 took almost every GOTY award and several for best Art Direction. He has taught at Art Center College of Design, Gnomon and Concept Design Academy. He has received Gold and Silver awards from the Spectrum Fantasy Art [...]
ROBIN JOSEPH currently works as a freelance designer , collaborating closely with directors and writers developing the look, characters and visual language for their worlds! He has designed on projects for House Of Cool, Bluesky Sudios, Laika Entertainment, Illumination Entertainment and Sony Pictures Animation. In his spare time he chisels away developing his short film [...]
In the spring of 1999, Roland Tamayo earned his BFA in Illustration from the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. After enjoying a career in the video game Industry as a Concept Artist, working on series such as Sony’s Ratchet and Clank and Resistance: Fall of Man franchises, Roland now focuses on his [...]
Rubén Procopio has been in the animation industry for over 25 yrs., with scholarships to both Cal Arts and Art Center College of Design. He later trained under Eric Larson, one of Disneys legendary nine old men.
Ruel is currently an animator at Double Fine in San Francisco. Before Double Fine he enjoyed honing his skill set on various projects with Disney, Pixar, DreamWorks, Warner Brothers, ReelFX, 3dSite, Blur Studio, and Cinemaware. He also had the pleasure of teaching animation, figure drawing, and character design at the Art Institute of Las Vegas. [...]
Ryan Hungerford was made and raised in the Midwest. Growing up, he drew in school and got detention.. Then he got detention for drawing in detention. After High School and all the detention, he still wanted to draw. So he made his way to the left coast and went to school at the Academy of [...]
The mission of the Entertainment Technology program is to provide students with a comprehensive and well rounded education in rapidly evolving media fields. The Entertainment Technology curriculum is designed to meet the changing needs of the entertainment industry. Entertainment Technology courses are comprehensive and rigorous, covering areas such as Animation, Game Development, Post-Production, Visual Effects [...]
Saud Boksmati is a freelance designer and visual development artist currently residing in Toronto, Canada. After Graduating from Sheridan College in 2005 he has worked for C.O.R.E Digital and House of Cool Studios as a Character Designer and Supervisor on various shows. In his Spare time he loves to read books on history, politics and [...]
SCOTT MORSE is the award-winning author of multiple graphic novels and chapter books, including SOULWIND, TIGER!TIGER!TIGER!, NOBLE BOY, and Scholastic’s MAGIC PICKLE series. In animation, Morse has art directed and provided storyboards for Disney, Hanna Barbera, Cartoon Network, Universal, and Nickelodeon. He currently works as a story artist and designer for Pixar, where his credits [...]
Scott T. Petersen is an Animator/Director who has worked for several major studios including, Walt Disney, Warner Brothers, Dreamworks, Universal and Columbia/tri-star. His movie credits include Space Jam, The Iron Giant, Pigglet’s Big Movie,Mickey’s Three Musketeers, The Lion King 1 ½ , The Fox and the Hound 2, Tarzan 2, Bah, Humduck! A Looney Tunes [...]
Scott Wright grew up in a small town in Alberta, Canada where winters are long and summers are rare. So what did this Canadian do to pass the time? You guessed it, he planned his escape. Scott now lives in Los Angeles, California, where summers are long and winters don’t exist. After studying animation in [...]
Sean Galloway is a self taught artist that is based in Los Angeles. His works include lead character designer on Spectacular Spider-man Animated, lead character designer on Hellboy animated, cover artist for DC Comics and Marvel Comics. He recently has worked as a storyboarder for Marvel Comics’ new Avengers series, Hasbro’s new G.I.Joe series and [...]
Title: Sergio Pablos and “Dispicable Me” Presented by The Creative Talent Network Length: 45 min Sergio Pablos is most recently known for his credited role as “Co-Creator” of the most recent smash success film “Despicable Me”. But in the true creator spirit Sergio’s “creative talent” contributions to this field we call animation span a wide [...]
Sherm Cohen is a storyboard artist with 17 years experience on many hit cartoons including The Ren & Stimpy Show, Hey Arnold, SpongeBob SquarePants, The Mighty B, Phineas and Ferb, and Fish Hooks. In 2011, Sherm received an Emmy nomination for his work on Kick Buttowski. In addition to his storyboard work, Sherm has written [...]
Sho has been working both in the US and Europe , as a designer and story artist In advertisement animation her clients include companies such as WildBrain, Nike, & Virgin amongst others. In print , since her first graphic novel “Sei” was published by Image Comics in 2003, she has created” ME2″ ,and illustrated the [...]
Title: Short Films from Student to Pro Sponsored by The Animation Educator’s Forum Length 45 min The Animation Educator’s Forum presents: Filmmakers - from student film to the professional world. This panel will focus on the experience of producing and completing a short animated film and the joys and fears of entering film festivals. They [...]
Title: Single Frame Cinematography in the Digital World Hosted by The Creative Talent Network Length 45min Filmed on November 2010 Description: Single Frame Cinematography in the digital world. Jamie will show his work and demonstrate new approaches to capturing stop motion and visual effects using DSLR’s and Dragon Stop Motion Software. This will include a [...]
Title: Small Studio Successes in a Big Studio Town Presented by The Creative Talent Network Length 45min Join the founders of Titmouse Inc. and listen to how they went from creating t-shirts to a thriving studio with over 100 employees. Titmouse is the animation studio behind shows such as: Metalocalypse, GI Joe: Resolute, Freaknik, and [...]
Title: Smoke and Mirrors: Elemental Alchemy Hosted by The Creative Talent Network Length 45min Presenter: Joseph Gilland Join master special effects animator and author of ‘Elemental Magic’ Joseph Gilland in an in depth look in to creating special effects. ELEMENTAL MAGIC- An Organic Approach to Special Effects Animation Joseph Gilland is an animation director, special [...]
Stefan G. Bucher is the man behind the ongoing drawing and storytelling experiment DAILYMONSTER.COM and the “Daily Letter” segments on “The Electric Company” airing on PBS. He is the author of the books “All Access—The Making of Thirty Extraordinary Graphic Designers” and “The Graphic Eye — Photographs by Graphic Designers From Around The Globe,” as [...]
Steph Laberis is a character designer and illustrator residing in Berkeley, CA. Her background is in games but she has been pursuing her dream of working in feature animation during her free time. Her clients have included Hasbro, Sony, Microsoft, PBS Kids and various iOS startups in the Bay Area. When not drawing or playing [...]
Stephen Neary is a Hoosier-born, New York based animator. Known for his quirky humor and vibrant visuals, Stephen has successfully navigated the difficult road from student to professional. Since graduating NYU in 2008, Stephen has worked as a story artist at Blue Sky Studios. There, he’s boarded on Ice Age 3, Rio, Ice Age 4, [...]
Silver names three treasures to success in life that give him what it takes to keep on drawing: determination, passion and desire. Stephen Silver was born in London in 1972. Aspiring to be a professional artist his whole life and knowing drawing would be his vocation, Silver got his professional start in 1992 drawing caricatures [...]
Steven E Gordon’s professional career began in 1977 when his High School art teacher saw a trade-paper ad asking for portfolio submissions. To everyone’s surprise his slap-dash, disorganized portfolio was accepted and he was hired by Ralph Bakshi Productions to work on the feature film Lord of the Rings. With the help and support of [...]
My Full name is Steven Pierre Gordon. I use my middle name because there are 2 Steven Gordons in Animation. I went to school at Cal Arts. Worked at Disney Feature Animation as a 2-D Animator for 9 years (from 1993-2002.) Took 2 years off then transitioned from 2-D to 3-D at Imageworks for 2 [...]
For more than 15 years, Steve Kaplan has been the industry’s most respected and sought-after expert on comedy. The artists he’s taught, directed or produced have gone on to be nominated for 43 Emmy Awards, 1 Academy Award, 3 Golden Globe Awards, 1 American Comedy Award, 6 Writers’ Guild of America Awards and several others. [...]
Title: Sup of the Day Sponsored by The Creative Talent Network Length 45 min This panel will discuss the varied roles of the Visual Effects Supervisor: organizer, inventor, technician, tactition, politician, accountant, mediator, producer, and creator. As the filmmaker at the center of the digital revolution the VFX Sup must manage the schedule, the crew, [...]
Terryl Whitlatch was born in Oakland, California, and started drawing at less than three years of age. Blessed with a mother who was, and still is, a talented artist-illustrator, and a father who taught biology, her fascination with animals started early. Countless weekends were spent visiting zoos, aquariums, and museums, and her father was constantly [...]
Title: The Creative Minds Behind Megamind Sponsored by The Creative Talent Network Length: 45 min Moderated by: Frank Gladstone has been working as a professional animator, producer, director, writer and teacher for nearly 35 years. From 1973 to 1989, he managed his own Emmy award-winning studio, Persistence of Vision, producing commercials and educational films, and [...]
Sponsored by “Grumpy Pants Productions” The Drawing Studio with Live Costumed Models is the heart of what we do as artists. It is the heart beat of ever design and every thing you see. The Drawing Studio is open during exhibit hall hours with floor to ceiling windows. Complete with costumed models and drawing easles [...]
Title: The History of the Maquette Sponsored by The Creative Talent Network CTNX09: Filmed Nov 2009; Posted April 2010 Length 45 min Get the Flash Player to see this player. Join Kent Melton, Ruben Procopio and other maquette sculptors in a relaxed and informal setting while they discuss the history of the maquette. This discussion [...]
Title: The Line Kings: Designers of Animation Sponsored by The Character Design Blog Length 45 min Join us in this rare opportunity when these top designers in the field of animation come together for a round table discussion. Gregg Couch (TBA) Designer from Blue Sky Studios. Jason Deamer Jason Deamer began his career at Pixar [...]
Craig Harris has been working as a game animator for the past nine years with brief stints with animation masters including James Baxter and John K. He is now out on his own working as an entity called the Nomad Gallery. It is a travelling art gallery featuring his own work of The Mighty Nomad [...]
Title: The Power of the Thumbnail Length 45min Filmed on November 2010 Sponsored by The Creative Talent Network Art Director Armand Serrano: A 20-year veteran of the animation industry, Armand has worked on both TV and feature film productions. Born in Manila, Philippines, he now resides in Los Angeles working as an art director for [...]
Title:The Story of Up Sponsored by Pixar Length 45min Ronnie del Carmen joined Pixar Animation Studios in the summer of 2000 during the production of Finding Nemo as a story supervisor on the film. He did production design on the Academy Award-nominated short film, One Man Band and story work on Oscar-winning, Ratatouille. Del Carmen [...]
Title: The Thinking Behind Colorscripting Sponsored by The Creative Talent Network Length: 45min Filmed in November 2010 Description: Join Toy Story 3 Art Director Daisuke “Dice” Tsutsumi as he shares all the secrets of how he built the color and lighting design of the film Toy Story3. – Pixar Art Director Daisuke “Dice” Tsutsumi: Born [...]
Title: The Visual Development Process Sponsored by The Creative Talent Network Length: 45min Filmed in November 2010 Moderator Sue Nichols Visual Development and Story Artist “For years, Sue Nichols has been one of the best vis dev and storyboard people in the business, having helped to create some of Disney’s greatest animated motion pictures of [...]
Title: They’ve Got the Look! Art Directors Discuss What it Takes Length: 45 mins Filmed in November 2010 They’ve Got the Look!” sponsred by Nucleus Gallery – Top painters and illustrators talk about how their skills translate into being an Art Director on a 2D, 3D or any feature film. Those skills and traits that [...]
Title: Screening of Tick Tock Tale Meet The Makers Sponsored by Disney Animation Moderated by: Frank Gladstone has been working as a professional animator, producer, director, writer and teacher for nearly 35 years. From 1973 to 1989, he managed his own Emmy award-winning studio, Persistence of Vision, producing commercials and educational films, and has since [...]
Tom Sito is a thirty year veteran of animated film production. His screen credits include the Disney classics THE LITTLE MERMAID, BEAUTY & THE BEAST, ALADDIN, THE LION KING, WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT ? POCAHONTAS,DINOSAURS and FANTASIA 2000. Animation World Network called Tom “one of the key players in the Disney Animation Revival” ( January [...]
Tony Bancroft, Director/Animator – As a California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) student, Tony’s talent was recognized very early on. As a result, his college career was cut short upon immediately being “drafted” to the big leagues of Walt Disney Animation Studios. His ability to quickly adapt his skills to any given project led him [...]
Title: Tools of the Trade of a Successful Animator Yesterday, Today and Beyond Sponsored by Pixar Animation Length: 45min Filmed in November 2010 Description: Find out the skill set and the tools of the trade yesterday, today and beyond of a successful animator with these 3 animators from Pixar in discussion led by Legendary Disney [...]
Tori Davis also known as “Tori Cat” is a Visual Development artist from the UK. She is mostly recognized for her Environment/Layout work, but also specializes in Character Design too. Tori Graduated from the Arts Institute in Bournemouth in 2007 with a First Class, BA (Hons) Degree in ‘Animation Production’ and started work for Blue [...]
Trevor Spencer grew up in Warren Pennsylvania. He began his art career after winning a coloring contest in kindergarten and has been drawing ever since. He chased the dream by attending Sheridan College where he received his Bachelor’s degree in Animation. Before taking the trek from Pennsylvania to Los Angeles a year ago, he was [...]
Title: Two in One Interview: NY Illustrators – Character Designers Presented by The Creative Talent Network Length: 45min Filmed in November 2010 Moderator Jill Culton Originally from Ventura, California, Jill Culton is a graduate from the California Institute of the Arts where she was one of only five women in the character animation class of [...]
Title: Untangling the Look of Tangled Sponsored by Walt Disney Animation Length 45min Filmed in November 2010 Description: Join the creators from Walt Disney Animation Studios’ latest animated achievement, “Tangled.” Hear first hand from the Art Director, Visual Development artists and Technical Supervisors about how they went about creating an exciting new three-dimensional approach building [...]
Valerio Ventura career of over twenty-five years in the animation industry makes him one of the top development artist in the industry and his work as a multi-award winning live-action director has been receiving praises all over the world with his recent short film “Winter”. The award winning “Winter” DVD will be available at CTN-X. [...]
Title: VFX in Animation @R+H Sponsored by The Animation Educator’s Forum Length 45 min Discussion on the Animation process from development to final Animation at Rhythm & Hues Studios. Including: What studios look for in an artist, how to create a good reel, how to become part of the process, and how the industry has [...]
Glenn Vilppu is considered one of today’s foremost draftsman and instructors in drawing and painting. Few contemporary artists have thoroughly absorbed the lessons of the great masters of the past and in addition, none have Glenn’s ability to communicate and inspire students with such knowledge and understanding. Glenn Vilppu is trained in the classical art [...]
Title: One on One Spotlight on Virtual Collaboration Presented by The Creative Talent Network 20 min Moderator TBA Uri Shinar is the founder and President of Aniboom, the world’s first Virtual Animation Studio, which brings together 8,000 professional animators within an online global community and connects them to the animation industry in all its forms: [...]
Walter Gatus is a concept artist currently located in Los Angeles, he has worked as a character designer for shows like Spectacular Spider-Man,Green Lantern: First Flight, Avengers: Earth Mightiest Heroes and Transformers: Prime. When not creating art, Walter spends his time with his wife, four kids and two dogs.
WARNER BROS. ANIMATION (WBA) is one of the leading producers of television animation in the entertainment industry, with a talent-rich roster boasting some of the most accomplished writers, producers and artists working today. Home to the iconic animated characters from the DC Comics, Hanna-Barbera, MGM and Looney Tunes libraries, WBA produces the hit action-adventure program [...]
Wayne B. Medina was born and raised in Long Beach, California. As a junior in high school, with aspirations to be a comic book artist, he decided to pursue a job in the art field. He graduated from The Art Institute of Orange County with a Bachelor’s degree in animation. He draws his inspiration from [...]
The Creative Talent Network is proud to announce the exclusive appearance of amazing character designer and independent CAO (Chief Artist Officer) and entrepreneur Carlos Grangel. Carlos started as a character designer at Amblimation-Universal Pictures in London, and worked on “We’re Back: A Dinosaur’s Story” and “Balto”.In 1995 he started designing characters for DreamWorks movies “The [...]
Title: What Talent Need to Know Sponsored by The Creative Talent Network Length 20min If you want a career in this business join Master Disney Animator and Animation instructor in this rare opportunity to see and hear about “What New Talent Need to Know” and join him for Shop Talk directly after the session. Master [...]
William Stout was born in Salt Lake City, Utah in 1949. At seventeen he won a full California State Scholarship to the California Institute of the Arts. He began his professional career in 1968 with the cover for the first issue of Coven 13. In 1971 he began to assist Russ Manning on the Tarzan [...]
Willie Real is a designer based out of San Francisco, CA. Currently illustrating for Google, Willie spent 5 years at Blue Sky Studios developing characters and environments on films such as Horton Hears A Who, Ice Age, Rio, Leafmen andother projects in development. In his free time he continues to work on visual development in [...]
In 1982, Write Brothers Inc. (formerly called Screenplay Systems) invented the first screenplay text processing system, Scriptor. For 27 years the company has been the world leader in developing software for screenwriting, film and television production, and creative story development. Write Brothers is the only company to win an Academy Technical Achievement Award for the [...]
Zaruhi Galstyan was born in Armenia and is currently living in California ever since her family moved to America when she was six years old. She graduated from the Character Animation program at CalArts in 2009 and started her career at Pixar Animation Studios working as a character design intern on Toy Story 3. She [...]
Title: Zeroes and Ones Sponsored by The Creative Talent Network Length 45 min Moderator Tom Sito: Tom Sito is a thirty year veteran of animated film production. His screen credits include the Disney classics THE LITTLE MERMAID, BEAUTY & THE BEAST, ALADDIN, THE LION KING, WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT ? POCAHONTAS,DINOSAURS and FANTASIA 2000. Animation [...]
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