John Musker's Advice for Young Animators

How We Did It: Secrets Of Student Academy Award Winners

Some good advice here.

Chuck Jones Words Of Wisdom

Chuck Jones talks about creative work and not comparing yourself to others.




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Interview with Dreamworks Director Steve Hickner

Stephen Hickner is an American film director at DreamWorks Animation. He has worked as director on The Prince of Egypt, Father of the Pride and the Bee Movie. He also worked as Storyboard Artist on Over the Hedge,Madagascar, Shark Tale, The Road to El Dorado and Antz.


He started his career at Walt Disney Feature Animation, then moved to Amblimation where he worked as a producer for the first time. He is now at DreamWorks working as director, storyboard artist and producer. He also worked as Head of Story on Shrek 4-D. via Dreamworks Wikia



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Eric Goldberg at CTN Animation Expo 2011

'Animation is never easy' - Impromptu interview with Eric Goldberg at CTN. He talks about his personal experiences working in animation and gives some general advice about the industry.