I learned a lot about 3D animation from and with my dear friend Michael Hemschoot of Workerstudio. Taught me that I want to play more with animation and image manipulation. Fun stuff!
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I'm interested in animation. I actually feel like I've learned so much about the process how to make an animated movie.
I think of Ray Harryhausen's work - I knew his name before I knew any actor or director's names. His films had an impact on me very early on, probably even more than Disney. I think that's what made me interested in animation: His work.
I've always been into visual effects. It was something I took keen interest in before films happened. Ironically, I am a part of 'Raaz 3,' a film that is shot entirely on 3D. It has encouraged me to pursue my dream. Hopefully, if time permits, I will travel to the United States and attend a crash course in visual graphics and animation.
It's amazing what they can do with animation nowadays. It's really beautiful. The 3D stuff is out of hand.
Pixar has invented much of computer animation as it's known today, and I've been very lucky to be the first traditional animator to work with computer animation.
I was an animator for a while early on, but a 2D animator.
I used to teach animation history classes at the University of Texas, and I wrote my master's thesis on cartoons. I just love cartoons.
I'm a huge fan of animation, and just the arts in general - anything that emanates from someone's mind and soul and is capable of touching other people's minds and souls.
My brothers were the ones who taught me about mythology and storytelling, and showed me how to do stop-motion animation.
I learned how to do stop-frame animation and I experimented with that a lot, and pretty much that was my mode of animating through high school.