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* Ever wondered what it takes to make it to Blizzard as a Senior Animator?* How about making it to Blue Sky and Sony for a feature?* Or what a pro that’s done all this – wishes he did differently as a student?Joseph Holmark shares it all in this episode.Joseph Holmark's Demo Reel:











How to Rapidly Overcome Your Animation Struggles this yearIf you really want to level up your animation skills over the next 90 days…Thanks for Listening!As always, thank you for taking the time to tune in! I hope it helps you with your animation journey.  If you have any tips, suggestions or questions about this episode, please be sure to leave them below in the comment section of this post.  I'd love to hear from you!Finally, please leave an honest review on iTunes! They are extremely helpful - both for new listeners to discover the podcast and ways I can improve future episodes. Hats off to you, it's greatly appreciated!I'm looking forward to the next session of The Rusty Animator Podcast and what it can help you with! Happy Animating!





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 In our last podcast, we spoke with Bobby Beck (CEO and Creative Crusader to both Artella and Animation Mentor) when the Artella short film “Duel” was about to open the CTN animation conference.In this episode, 5 Animators of Duel (Scott, Zee, Tomoyo, Sergey, and Zach) share what it was like to virtually collaborate together around the world on that short. They all have varied levels of animation experience and come from varied backgrounds. But all of them found common ground as Animation Mentor Alumni, and in the passion for great art.Check out the short, each animators reel from the podcast and what was mentioned in the episode below.Duel – Animated Short Film:https://vimeo.com/192507032Animators of Duel Reels and Websites:Scott BrittonAnimator – Animal Logic (Sydney, Australia)http://scottbritton.com.au/https://vimeo.com/85401761Tomoyo MatsudaAnimator – Cinesite (Montreal, Canada)http://www.tomoyomatsuda.com/https://vimeo.com/136479614 Zach BaharovLead Animator – Double Fine Productions (San Francisco, US)http://www.zachbaharov.com/https://vimeo.com/157211426https://vimeo.com/155638979Sergey BerengardAnimator – Bardel Entertainment (Vancouver, Canada)http://www.berengard.com/https://vimeo.com/143401687 Zee MyersAnimator – Iloura (Melbourne, Australia)http://www.junzeemyers.com/work/https://vimeo.com/171185429Mentioned in The Episode:Ted-Ed Lesson – Passcode Riddlehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Vd1dTBVbFgTed Ed Lesson – Benjamin Bannekerhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKnwyVR4P88Thanks for Listening!As always, thank you for taking the time to tune in! I hope it helps you with your animation journey.  If you have any tips, suggestions or questions about this episode, please be sure to leave them below in the comment section of this post.  I’d love to hear from you!Finally, please leave an honest review on iTunes! They are extremely helpful – both for new listeners to discover the podcast and ways I can improve future episodes. Hats off to you, it’s greatly appreciated!I’m looking forward to the next session of The Rusty Animator Podcast and what it can help you with! Happy Animating!

Bobby Beck is CEO and Creative Crusader to both Artella and Animation Mentor.Together with fellow Cofounders, Shawn Kelly, and Carlos Baena, Bobby revolutionized Animation education  in 2005 with Animation Mentor.Now in 2016, Bobby Beck, Shawn Kelly, and Carlos Baena are again on track with Artella to change the Animation Industry - this time with virtual studios, animation projects, and creative teammates from all over the world.











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Circus JamThis is the first animated short film completed with Artella. Directed by Bobby Beck, it was created with a team of 120 artists from 23 countries that we're all Animation Mentor Students and alumni. From models, texturing and lighting they covered it all in 10 months.











La NoriaWritten and Directed by Carlos Baena (Pixar Animator and Artella/Animation Mentor Cofounder) - La Noria is an animated short film that was created with an online team of international artists. The project started outside Artella and then Artella was built around the battle tested necessities of this film. Currently, it's in its final stages with maybe a year left in production.











Thistle OneThistle One is the project Bobby Beck is working on right now. There seeking artists and sharing their progress at CTN - check out the Artella project  page here: Thistle One











DuelDuel was mentioned several times throughout the episode. It's making its debut kicking off at the 2016 CTN Animation conference on Nov 18th. Directed by Tim Rudder with several Artella artists bringing it to life - Duel will also be CTN's first original short film. Can't wait to see it!











Thanks for Listening!Thanks for taking the time to tune in! I hope it helps you with your animation journey.  If you have any tips, suggestions or questions about this episode, please be sure to leave them below in the comment section of this post.  Id love to hear from you!Finally, please leave an honest review on iTunes! They are extremely helpful - both for new listeners to discover the podcast and ways I can improve future episodes. Hats off to you, its greatly appreciated!I'm looking forward to the next session of The Rusty Animator Podcast and what it can help you with! Happy Animating!

Dana Boadway Masson is a Veteran Animator, Senior Mentor at Animation Mentor, Critiquer on 11 Second Club and Director of  a short film called ‘The Cafe’. She’s covered it all – from TV, feature, and games in studio  to freelancing, and teaching.  Inside the episode she shares how she had to claw her way to a career as an Animator through passion and persistence. Having  also pursued acting before animation – Dana  always dishes bountiful wisdom you don’t want to miss.From the very beginning of the Rusty Animator Podcast I was looking forward to having Dana on. She was my mentor just 4 years ago and radically changed my life because of it.  Not only did Dana push me past my own limitations as an artist but she gave me the tools that I still use today in every studio. If you have the chance to learn from, hire, or work with this rockstar – do so!Mentioned in The Episode:Everyones Hero ( Directed By Christopher Reeve)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FB4rJ0qn250Halo 3 Cinematicshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NUMiHDbqAUhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8e1No_Oo8f8Dana’s Filmography: IMDB11 Second Club Critique:Occasionally, Dana even critiques at 11 Second Club. Whether your participating in this monthly competition or not these crits are invaluable. Check out all the great acting tips she lays out to this already well done scene.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aT89vUlSmBMThanks for Listening!Thanks for taking the time to tune in! I hope it helps you with your animation journey.  If you have any tips, suggestions or questions about this episode, please be sure to leave them below in the comment section of this post.  Id love to hear from you!Finally, please leave an honest review on iTunes! They are extremely helpful – both for new listeners to discover the podcast and ways I can improve future episodes. Hats off to you, its greatly appreciated!I’m looking forward to the next session of The Rusty Animator Podcast and what it can help you with! Happy Animating!

Daniel Pozo is a Lead Animator at Sony Imageworks on Angry Birds. He shares his rise from TV to VFX to Feature Animation throughout his time in Australia, London, and Canada. If your wondering how to make that leap from one area of animation to the next - Dan lays out some hard earned wisdom. In the episode he describes the challenges faced in each type of studio and with specific movies. Some of which are - Legend of the Guardians, Gravity, Hotel Transylvania, and the Little Prince.

Martin Bell is a freelance animator in the UK who works from home for various clients all over. His Studio is called Yes Commissioner? and in this episode he shares his journey on accidentally becoming a freelancer and turning it into a successful way to live with nothing but even more opportunities for the future. If you've sought another way to animate for a living and wondered how to get started this chat will get you started.