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ALUMNI SUCCESS STORIES
I know great Animators who used to work as surgeons or civil engineers, so the sentence‘ it’ s too late’ is not allowed, it’ s just an excuse.
MELISSA COAREZZA
ANIMATION ESCAPEE LEAD TECHNICAL
ANIMATOR AT HEXWORKS
WHAT SKILLS DOES AN ANIMATOR NEED?
A good eye for detail, and a lot of patience! You’ re going to spend hours looking for the right reference to give your character that exact movement in that tiny little frame range. It’ s a matter of research and processing.
WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE TO SOMEONE LOOKING
TO START A CAREER IN ANIMATION?
Keep studying hard, you won’ t stop studying. Never. That’ s the secret to being successful. It’ s good to have dreams and please do follow them no matter what but don’ t take anything for granted, you must earn it.
HOW DID YOU GET INTO ANIMATION?
I started an intensive path studying animation and motion capture and in less than two years, I started working for a major
VFX company, MPC! It was like an enlightenment.
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