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hi Russell,
I'm 35 years old and have loved to draw mostly cartoon characters ,holiday pictures, cars but did not go to school. drawing for a living was never an option in my household growing up. you had to go to "real school". i missed out on what i think is my passion. is it too late? please be as brutally honest as you can ..i can take it lol. eric nj
Hi Eric,
It's only too late when you're dead!
With technology today you can learn a lot by just watching, reading and doing it yourself. Or you can take courses at a local college. where are you located? I'm assuming the NJ after your name is New Jersey. The Kubert School in NJ has a great animation teacher; Doug Compton.
Also the School of Visual Arts and NYU in NYC has a few excellent teachers, too.
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Russell Calabrese
Expertise
Technical questions about hand drawn and computer animation techniques and production. Historical questions about cartoons and animation.
Experience
30+ years as an Animator, Director and Producer of Television, Feature, Commercial and Independent Animation.
Organizations
Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (Senior Governorof the Animation Peer Group)
Executive Board Member of The Animation Guild
ASIFA Hollywood
Education/Credentials
SVA, Rutgers University
Awards and Honors
Emmy Award winning Director 2007 "Where's Lazlo?: Camp Lazlo"
Emmy Award winning Director 1999 for "Steven Spielberg Presents Pinky and the Brain"
Past/Present Clients
Warner Brothers, Disney, Cartoon Network
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