Keyframe of Mind – Episode 04
Welcome back, y’all!
In this episode of A Keyframe of Mind, we take our crew and a special guest into the hellfires of burnout; discussing our experiences of what it feels like, what causes it and methods we’ve found for detangling ourselves from the grips of inadequacy, physical exhaustion and the loss of joy on the job. It’s a...
Keyframe of Mind – Inbetweens Episode 1: Real Reel Tips
A Keyframe of Mind is back with a quick episode on putting together game animation reels! In this episode, Esther drops 15 minutes of real reel tips on everything from cutting down unnecessary shots, to spending time on your reel where it counts, to exactly what you should ask when requesting a reel critique. And to make...
Episode 37 – Game-Imation
TOPIC: Animation Inside and Out
Guest: Daniel Floyd, Animator at Pixar Canada and Host of Extra Credits
"Like sands through the hourglass, so are the days of our lives."
Let's play a game. Guess why we went months between episodes.
A. We got busy
B. Mike/Ryan/Both moved jobs/homes
C. We couldn't get our crap together
D. Any of the above
Yes, those are all proper answers.
This episode...
Keyframe of Mind – Episode 02
Welcome back to the Keyframe of Mind podcast!
In this episode, we start our two-part discussion about arts education. We all took different educational paths to get started in our careers, and there were definitive pros and cons to each of our personal experiences. How did we stay motivated when stressed over classwork? What would we do differently if we...
Keyframe of Mind – Episode 03
Welcome back, Keyframe of Mind listeners!
In this episode, we get into part two of our discussion on education. Over time, we’ve individually explored a wide variety of self-education options, and we spend this episode getting into the nitty gritty of our experiences with each option. We also go over many accessible animation resources, the impact of our studies on...
Keyframe of Mind – Episode 07
Annnnnd we’re back! In this episode (that we sooo totally didn’t record last year), we dive into the artist’s favorite moving goalpost - the concept of “passion”. How do we define this internal motivation, and what does it mean to follow and maintain it? We each share the dangerous side of “doing what you love” and how the concept...
GDC2016 – Speaker Interview – Jake Clark
An all-Canadian interview today! Lana sits down with Jake Clark an animator on the hugely anticipated and extremely innovative Cuphead!
Season 2 Finale
Listen as season 2 comes to a close!
Much as was the case last summer, this summer has been a rather eventful one for us ReAnimators. Be it vacations, new work, games being released, what have you, getting together is never easy from June through September. So, to wrap us up, we recorded this little diddy. We...
GDC2017 Podcast
At past GDC's, we've tried to record at least a couple of podcasts. It's a testament to the concentration of amazing stuff happening the week of GDC2017 that it was near-impossible for a group of us to find time to sit down and chat.
The gang managed to wrangle the handful of folks who were still around on the Friday...
GDC2016 Speaker Interview – John Paul Rhinemiller
Tim and Mike chat with John Paul Rhinemiller about his upcoming GDC talk about the cinematics for Skylanders. John Paul brings a wealth of experience to his talk. Prior to being a Lead Cinematic Animator at Vicarious Visions, he was a lead at Rhythm and Hues, working on films such as Hop, Mr. Poppers Penguins, Yogi Bear, and Alvin...
GDC2016 – Speaker Interview – Joar Jakobsson
We have a quick chat with Joar Jakobsson, one half of a two-man team currently working on the very cool Rainworld game. It's a survival platformer with a gritty, pixel-art style and an interesting animation system.
Find out more during the Animation Bootcamp at GDC2016!
Keyframe of Mind – Episode 05
Hello Keyframers! We are BACK with a two-part podcast adventure into our first job hunts!
In part one, we start by sharing some heart-warming stories of family reactions to our initial career decision to go into game development. We move into a discussion of how we prepared (or panicked) for our first animation job applications as students. How did...
Episode 29 – Nothing Personal
TOPIC: Balancing Professional and Personal Work
GUEST: Michael Cawood, Lead Animator at Armature Studio, Director of Devils Angels and Dating
Oh. Hey there! How ya been? Yeah, sorry we haven't talked lately, I've been real busy. You know how it is. Busy with work and what not. I haven't been avoiding you. I promise. It isn't personal. Just work ya know.
What...
GDC2016 – Speaker Interview – Mike Jungbluth
Lana chats with the man, the myth, the legend...Mike Jungbluth! Mike is a Lead Animator at Volition who's past projects include Shadow of Mordor, Elder Scrolls Online, Lord of the Rings: War in the North, Wolfenstein, and many more! On top of that, Mike is one of the organizers for the GDC Animation Bootcamp!
Episode 44 Part 2
TOPIC: GDC 2014 with
Rick Blankenship @rickblankenship
Mike Jungbluth @lightbombmike
Ryan Duffin @animationmerc
Matt Derksen @mattderksen
Simon Unger @simonunger
Jay Hosfelt @hosfross
Tim Borrelli @anim8der
Mellissa Shim @SlappaDeBass
Victor Chavez @TorVez
In Order for iTunes to get all of these, we need to break each into individual posts. If you want to hear all three in one place, go here
Part Two: Down the rabbit hole
Thinks veer a little more...
GDC2016 Speaker Interview: Kristjan Zadziuk
Kristjan's talk has been a long time in the making. Rumors first started circulating years ago about what kind of magic was being created in Ubisoft's Toronto studio. Phrases like "Motion Fields" and "the future of game animation" were being thrown around. Finally, the curtains will be lifted and we'll get a look at what all the fuss is...
GDC2016 Speaker Interview: Geoff Harrower & Jeremy Mathiesen
At last year's Animation Bootcamp, Geoff Harrower (Senior Software Engineer, EA) and Lee Dowsett (Animation Director, EA) gave one of the crowd-favorite talks of the convention. Highlights included a live demonstration of a rear-naked-choke and "procedural toe-splay". In fact, it has been made available to view in the GDC Vault for free without a subscription! Check it out HERE.
This...
GDC 2016 – Wednesday’s Podcast
In this episode, recorded on the Wednesday of GDC16, we get ten animators in a hotel room and mix in a lot of beer. The result is what made us want to start AnimState in the first place. A way to keep these candid, fun conversations about what we do going all year, not just at a convention.
This episode features:
Andy...
Episode 40 – Outsourced
TOPIC: Outsourcing
Guest: Jon Jones, Art Outsourcing Manager with smArtist
Sooooo, how have you been these last five months? Did you do something new with your hair? It looks great!
Nothing too crazy new from our side of things. A couple of us shipped some games and we all still live in the same places as the last episode. So anyone that...
Episode 26 – More Breaking In Stories
TOPIC: Breaking In Stories GUESTS: More than you can shake a stick at
That was a long weeks wait eh? Without further adieu, here is the second part of our breaking in stories. We jump right into them, because, well, we've been crazy swamped finishing our current games. But give it a listen, and if you are going to GDC,...