TAG Interview with Disney Animator Nik Ranieri

Here's another great interview from The Animation Guild. It features Disney veteran animator extraordinaire Nik Ranieri. 

You can view more examples of Nik's work over on the Living Lines Library blog. Also, check out his Facebook page for more behind the scenes pictures and pencil tests - Nik Ranieri - Animator.





Nik Ranieri Demo Reel 'TheWorks'






Hand-drawn test for “Wreck-it Ralph” from Living Lines. Nik Ranieri was asked to animate the character of Ralph, as a guide for the animation of the character in the film.

There's another great interview with Nik over on The Animation Podcast:

// Nik Ranieri Interview on The Animation Podcast

TAG Interview: Tom Sito

More:

// Tom Sito on fxpodcast: History of Animation Unions

// Tom Sito's History of Computer Animation

TAG Interview with DreamWorks Animator Kathy Zielinski

Here's a great interview with former Disney animation supervisor and current DreamWorks animator Kathy Zielinski via the TAG blog.

Interview with Kathy Zielinski

Part 1

Part 2

Interview with animator Tony de Rosa

The TAG blog posted this great interview with veteran Disney animator Tony de Rosa.

Interview: 'Kung Fu Panda 2' director Jennifer Yuh Nelson

This is a great interview with director and storyartist Jennifer Yuh Nelson.

Also, check out another interview with Jennifer over on the TAG blog:


// The Jennifer Yuh Nelson Interview -- Part I via TAG blog

TAG: A Few Words About Non-Union Studios and Organizing

Check out this article.

A Few Words About Non-Union Studios and Organizing via TAG blog

Industry Lessons

Steve Hulett has posted a great article about lessons he's learned from working in the animation biz over the years. It's good 'meat and potatoes' material and worth a read!


Industry Lessons I Have Learned / via the TAG blog