New city, New Job

  So it's definitely been a while since I've posted anything to this blog! The reason is, back in August I got a new position as an associate animator with the company SkyVU in Omaha Nebraska.  This is super exciting because it is my first studio job outside of college and it's creating 2d animated cartoon episodes (my dream job)!
  This company which is about 5 yrs old makes a game called Battle Bears which is currently available from the app store and android market.  I equate it to multiplayer Halo, but with bear characters and much more customization!  The creator of Battle Bears and CEO of SkyVu Ben Vu (graduate of CalArts) has had this dream of creating an animated Battle bears show since the beginning, but has just now had the funding and ability to get it started.

  Getting back to me, some evan more exciting news is that just recently I was given the title "Lead 2d Character Animator".  It's really exciting because all of the final animation has to be approved by me before it can be put into the show.  In addition to this I am also creating the intro to the show.  So my past few weeks have been very intense, jammed full of animating and critiquing others work.

  This weekends goal to relax was to reenergize and re-motivate myself of my dream of becoming the next great animator.  To do that I have been reviewing some of my favorite animation blogs (such as Animator Island), reading up on the work of Milt Kahl, watching cartoons and pencil tests. And reading from "The Illusion of Life Disney Animation" by Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston.

Below is an image I drew up while doing some exploration with the Battle Bear characters

I will most definitely be posting the link to our first episode when it comes out, but in the mean time keep an eye out for Battle Bear news and info about our first episode coming soon!