Monthly Archives: September 2007

New Job. New City. New Life

By Jacob | September 15, 2007

I have been hired as an entry-level animator at Dreamworks Animation, makers of such films as the Shrek series, Madagascar, Flushed Away, and the upcoming Bee Movie, as well as others. It is a tremendous opportunity and I’m really lucky to have gotten it. I owe a ton to Jim Levasseur and Tom Jech, in [...]

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Demo Reel Cliche

By Jacob | September 13, 2007

I feel the need to gripe about music choice. Alright, it’s not like I have any authority on the subject. It’s not like I am a recruiter and see hundreds of reels a week. BUT, I do like to watch demo reels and check out what other animators are doing. People post demo reels on [...]

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Hulk Vs. Batman

By Jacob | September 1, 2007

Recently I was posed with this great question by Steve Derrick, Executive Group Manager at Vicarious Visions and all-around great guy.   If The Incredible Hulk were to fight Batman, who would win? On the surface it appears to be somewhat of a simple question with more fan-type merit (I.E. Who would win – Mike [...]

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