tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005242.post1288715069651190436..comments2024-02-27T02:14:14.789-06:00Comments on Keith Lango Animation: Emery Hawkins interviewKeith Langohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12496328772372705317noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005242.post-70591664619154050382010-07-30T14:23:01.272-05:002010-07-30T14:23:01.272-05:00That is a great analysis on what creative freedom ...That is a great analysis on what creative freedom is about in the workplace. I can see how big corporations like to stick to their 'rigid formulas' because they invest millions of dollars and do not want to be too risky investing it in something wild and different. (Exceptions it seems are usually story ideas... less for animation styles.) <br /><br />I am really interested in working in the games industry and it seems that the most innovative, strange, and creative games are created by smaller studios. I guess smaller studios are more flexible than rigid corporate ones.Samantha Weitzelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10791204231742802089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005242.post-12704922251638628302010-07-07T08:58:33.089-05:002010-07-07T08:58:33.089-05:00Word up Keith!Word up Keith!xBurningxFightxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005242.post-11926380380893315082010-06-28T08:54:43.976-05:002010-06-28T08:54:43.976-05:00It's interesting you post this now Keith as th...It's interesting you post this now Keith as that's exactly the fork in the road I've come to regarding future work. Do i strive to gain work in a feature studio which will make me look good on any showreel, or do i stick with the people I have worked with over the years and enjoy creating animation on a smaller scale with.Josh Bowmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00457754196773423544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005242.post-50522762373995453152010-06-27T23:28:56.962-05:002010-06-27T23:28:56.962-05:00I've started wondering if I'm sort of the ...I've started wondering if I'm sort of the same way, and it is nice to know it's at least an option that others have found successful. So much cool stuff to do and learn that it seems sort of stifling at times to try and concentrate on only one thing. Of course, all this is coming from a student who has yet to work at any studio, big or small. :)Jesse Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05886423266956467962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005242.post-91967112979644291772010-06-27T12:04:16.445-05:002010-06-27T12:04:16.445-05:00@Mike:
Valve isn't really that big. I think we...@Mike:<br />Valve isn't really that big. I think we're about 220 people now, about a third of that is customer support for Steam. The actual development crew is pretty small by industry standards. DNA & Big Idea were about the same size and Blur and ReelFX were slightly smaller operations when I worked there.Keith Langohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12496328772372705317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005242.post-45690617853534392272010-06-27T10:43:13.149-05:002010-06-27T10:43:13.149-05:00Thanks for the link C.Fram!
But you work for Va...Thanks for the link C.Fram! <br /><br />But you work for Valve Keith! Isn't it fairly big?Mikehttp://www.watchmike.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005242.post-17473125157073814942010-06-26T21:03:36.230-05:002010-06-26T21:03:36.230-05:00I had the privilege of working as an inbetweener o...I had the privilege of working as an inbetweener on several commercials animated by Emery Hawkins in the 1970's. His stuff was fun to look at. The drawings were funny and the action was nice and broad.<br /><br />The work he did at Warner Bros. (he worked for Jones, McKimson, Freleng and Davis) and at Lantz is wonderful stuff, with tons of stretch and squash and lots of drag.<br /><br />As an animator, Hawkins had his own style and the people who hired him knew it and were happy to let him be himself. He had a good career and he stayed vital as an artist for more than 40 years.Mark Mayersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00065971589878678848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005242.post-83622445423193611572010-06-25T09:52:17.886-05:002010-06-25T09:52:17.886-05:00There's a BBC documentary called Status Anxiet...There's a BBC documentary called Status Anxiety, which basically states that most of us equate happiness with social staus and the opinions of our peers:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CERfoDIU2Yw" rel="nofollow">Staus Anxiety</a><br /><br />It's a long watch, but it makes you really question what your motivations are, at least professionally.C.Framhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14502327814448088728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005242.post-80603266689464382322010-06-25T00:47:33.682-05:002010-06-25T00:47:33.682-05:00As somebody who has been drawing and animating his...As somebody who has been drawing and animating his entire life and never even came close to having a chance to even go to art school I definitely feel you. Haven't worked for a small studio (unless you count mine) let alone a big one. : )DmLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01867491782144075781noreply@blogger.com