Mark Austin Cinematic Artist

After earning his Batchelor of Arts Degree from West Surrey College of Art and Design in Surrey, England, Mark went on to make the filmed animated short, “Father” that would later be nominated for a BAFTA and eventually win numerous awards.
Soon after, Mark started his career in earnest at the Wyatt Cattaneo Animation Studio in [...]

Marcelo Vignali Production Designer Sony

MARCELO VIGNALI  is a Production Designer and Visual Development artist for Sony Pictures Animation in Culver City, California.
He was born in Baltimore, Maryland, to Argentine immigrant parents. In 1976 his family moved to Southern California, where his father started an auto repair shop.  Marcelo graduated from West Covina high school in 1983, and that same [...]

Joseph Gilland EFX Animator

ELEMENTAL MAGIC-
An Organic Approach to Special Effects Animation
Joseph Gilland is an animation director, special effects animator, journalist, author and musician. His most recent book ‘Elemental Magic – The Art of Special Effects Animation’, has quickly become a sensation in the global animation community, bringing to print for the first time the magic behind the visual [...]

Animation Mentor – An Animation Career Snapshot

Title: An Animation Career Snapshot
Sponsored by Animation Mentor
CTNX09: Filmed Nov 2009; Posted May 2010
Length 45 min
Join Animation Mentor and guests at CTN-X for a conversation about “An Animation Career Snapshot”. Panel Description: Just as the animation industry is constantly evolving, so does your career in animation!
AnimationMentor.com has gathered top animators in all areas of the [...]

Dave Pruiksma Animator and Teacher

“The King of Cute” is what David Pruiksma was dubbed by his peers at CalArts. And, though other students before him held this title, the reign was Pruiksma’s during his stint in the Character Animation Program from 1979 to 1981. Today, the title seems particularly appropriate in that from 1981-2001 Pruiksma was cast on some [...]

How I Sell the Pitch

Title: How I Sell the Pitch
Sponsored by The Creative Talent Network
Length 20 min
Guy Vasilovich brings an illustrious  animation, cartooning, and musical background to film and television.  He currently serves as Executive Producer and Creator on his own animated series for YTV in Canada titled, “MOVILLE MYSTERIES” starring the voice of Frankie Muniz. A comedy/adventure series [...]

Matt Jones on Ronald Searle

Title: Matt Jones on Ronald Searle
Sponsored by The Creative Talent Network
CTNX09: Filmed Nov 2009; Posted May 2010
Length 45 min

Matt Jones has worked in the animation industry for 14 years, initially in commercials in London & lately on feature animated productions.  He’s currently a senior Story Artist on Aardman/Sony’s ‘Arthur Christmas’. While working on BiboFilms’ [...]

Blake Snyder Story Workshop

BLAKE SNYDER passed away suddenly August 4, 2009, from cardiac arrest. There was no one like him and all who knew him know that. No one more enthusiastic, more giving, more truly interested in “you”. He will live on in his films and his books, and in the advice that will never grow old, with [...]

Marketing from the Right Side of the Brain

LEE SILBER, affectionately known as “Creative Lee” is the best-selling author of 14 books including “Self-Promotion For The Creative Person”, “Organizing From The Right Side Of The Brain”, “Rock To Riches”, and “The Wild Idea Club”. Silber is also the founder of five companies ranging from Waves & Wheels Surfcenters to Deep Impact Training. Since [...]

Bill Kroyer Director of Animation

BILL KROYER is an award-winning director of animation and computer graphics commercials, short films, movie titles and theatrical films. Listen to him here…