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| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| New Workstation Build suggestion | 6/13/2011 | Andre Hickman |
| Q: Sir I am doing Graphical works like Maya, 3dx Max, Z Brush like that. I want to built a new ... A: Hey Atchuth, This is what I understand. First I would not try to directly compare cores-to-cores ... | ||
| New Workstation Build suggestion | 6/13/2011 | Russell Calabrese |
| Q: Sir I am doing Graphical works like Maya, 3dx Max, Z Brush like that. I want to built a new ... A: You are correct. The more processor power you have the faster and better your render time and ... | ||
| New Workstation Build suggestion | 6/13/2011 | Andrew Ransavage |
| Q: Sir I am doing Graphical works like Maya, 3dx Max, Z Brush like that. I want to built a new ... A: The Opteron is a good processor and that system you've configured will be quite powerful, but ... | ||
| Maya or 3DS Max | 5/20/2011 | Andre Hickman |
| Q: my question is: i want to make a animation movie like penguins of Madagascar or shrek but as a short ... A: I am a 3DS Max man myself, but animated movies can be created in either software. Now the fact that ... | ||
| Creating an animation film | 5/16/2011 | Joseph Silver |
| Q: I want to create a 5 - 10 minute animation film like Toy Story, Cars etc. (of course simple one :)) ... A: It sounds like you want to create a 5-10 minute 3d animated spot. Sounds fun! I would first ... | ||
| Adding animation to a video | 5/13/2011 | Russell Calabrese |
| Q: I want to have lyrics at the bottom of a video of someone singing. I want to highlight the word as ... A: You can do this a few ways. 1. You can probably do this using an overlay text layer in Final Cut, ... | ||
| Disney original production drawing | 4/23/2011 | Russell Calabrese |
| Q: Mr. Calabrese, I have an original production drawing depicting Donald Duck, Goofy, Snow White and ... A: It's actual animation drawing from this Eastern Airlines Commercial from the late 1970's: ... | ||
| qs. | 4/19/2011 | Russell Calabrese |
| Q: Good Day Mr Calabrese I would like to ask you whether which subject(Science, Commerce, Arts) should ... A: You should be well rounded in all 3. Animation is the one art that encompasses all the arts; acting, ... | ||
| Chuck Jones Bugs Bunny Drawing | 3/29/2011 | Russell Calabrese |
| Q: Calabrese- My Dad met Chuck Jones years ago on a plane and Mr. Jones was kind enough to give my Dad ... A: Yes. I believe it would be worth something. I'm not sure exactly how much, but any original art done ... | ||
| Re: Career counselling on animation | 3/10/2011 | Andre Hickman |
| Q: Below is link that leads to my question & the answer. ... A: I wouldn't say that 2D is losing, but it is much quicker to develop using alternative methods...If ... | ||
| Animation-Digtal Image Manipulation Class | 2/8/2011 | Andrew Ransavage |
| Q: 1) What are the advantages of creating a tween? Describe some of the ways you might use tweening to ... A: Sounds like I'm doing your homework Melissa, haha! 1) Tweening refers to transition frames ... | ||
| Animation-Digtal Image Manipulation Class | 2/8/2011 | Russell Calabrese |
| Q: 1) What are the advantages of creating a tween? Describe some of the ways you might use tweening to ... A: The term tween is short for inbetween. In all animation Poses are broken down into extremes, ... | ||
| Animation-Digtal Image Manipulation Class | 2/8/2011 | Joseph Silver |
| Q: 1) What are the advantages of creating a tween? Describe some of the ways you might use tweening to ... A: Melissa, It used to be that animators drew key poses then had their understudies draw the positions ... | ||
| Graphics Rendering advise | 2/8/2011 | Andre Hickman |
| Q: How Many cores detected by our present running Operating systems(windows). 1.Actual my doubt is I ... A: They are absolutely correct that without OS and application support, the software will only be able ... | ||
| Graphics Rendering advise | 2/8/2011 | Andrew Ransavage |
| Q: How Many cores recognised by our present running Operating systems(windows). 1.Actual my doubt is ... A: Windows and the 3D apps you mentioned support multi-threading (using multiple cores). Vray and ... | ||
| Career counselling on animation | 2/6/2011 | Andre Hickman |
| Q: My name is Prasad (Male, 27 years, India). I have already read a question "Caught between the arts ... A: Hey Prasad, I hear you and feel you! The syllabus is right on target. As far as choosing an ... | ||
| which course should be taken | 2/1/2011 | Andrew Ransavage |
| Q: Sir, My wife is having drawing skills. She can draw pictures by seeing it. Their are many courses ... A: There are many courses she could take if she has some interest and skill in drawing but first she ... | ||
| Animation | 1/5/2011 | Russell Calabrese |
| Q: Calabrese, My son at age 10 has already filled his DSI with animation. He loves it. I currently ... A: I started out pretty young myself doing flip books on history books and pixelation with my dad's 8mm ... | ||
| Caught between the arts and engineering (cont.) | 1/4/2011 | Andre Hickman |
| Q: Mr. Hickman, First, I want to thank you for your informative and helpful advice. Second, I want to ... A: Well, actually when I discovered my love for it, I was in my last year at Georgia Tech. I had put ... | ||
| Caught between the arts and engineering | 1/1/2011 | Andre Hickman |
| Q: Mr. Hickman, My name is Eric Hsu, and I am a first year ME in UCLA's school of engineering. After ... A: Man, this is something that we could talk about for hours! We have VERY similar roads that we have ... | ||
| importance of drawing | 12/21/2010 | Andrew Ransavage |
| Q: Sir,i really want to know the importance of having a good drawing skill in the animation industry ... A: Drawing is important becuase it gives you a quick and simple way to visualize what you will be doing ... | ||
| flash document to vector format | 12/20/2010 | Andrew Ransavage |
| Q: I use flash cs3 for clean-up drawings and i send them as jpeg or png. How can I convert my flash ... A: If your Flash animations are generated as vector files (lines, shapes) you can export them as dwg or ... | ||
| agent for cartoon | 12/16/2010 | Russell Calabrese |
| Q: Russell I am looking for and agent, to open the door for me. You can view my golf cartoon at, ... A: I'm sorry. I can't help you find an agent. You have to this on your own. I haven't any connections ... | ||
| animation, vfx, and edting in film making | 12/15/2010 | Andrew Ransavage |
| Q: See Sir i want to do animation, vfx, and edting in film making... Before that i m doing BFA .. so ... A: I'm in the US so I can't comment in good faith on the college system outside the country. A BA ... | ||
| Drawing | 12/9/2010 | Andrew Ransavage |
| Q: I sure you have been asked this a lot but to be an animator how well do I need to draw. I will get ... A: sorry for the delay, I just got back from vacation... It is helpful if you have some initial skill ... | ||
| Video Reverse Playback | 11/23/2010 | Joseph Silver |
| Q: i am new in after effects, i know the video reverse method in adobe premier but i don't find this ... A: Make the 'Stretch Factor' -100. This will time-reverse the layer. Alternatively, you can do this by ... | ||
| backface culling... | 11/16/2010 | Andre Hickman |
| Q: I'm new to using 3ds max, and usually I can pick up software, but this is particularly frustrating. ... A: Hey Andrea...(nice name by the way) Here is what I think is happening. When you use a plane, it ... | ||
| animaiton | 11/12/2010 | Russell Calabrese |
| Q: I am just asking to u. and i want information about this particular topic... suppose in pixar studio ... A: You will have to go the Pixar job site and apply directly to them. I do not know their requirements. ... | ||
| Please guide my career in animation | 11/10/2010 | Russell Calabrese |
| Q: I did my masters in computer science and currently working as a java developer in mastercard. But i ... A: You have a masters degree. You should be able to get a pretty good job with that. In animation ... | ||
| animation | 11/6/2010 | Russell Calabrese |
| Q: i have read that having good drawing skills helps you a lot in animation industry and my drawing ... A: You need to be able to draw things from your imagination to do animation. You can't only just draw ... | ||
| Hardware requirement | 11/5/2010 | Andrew Ransavage |
| Q: My name is Prasad from india. I want to know “ATI FIRE STREAM” cards are useful to DCC (Digital ... A: The FirePro is AMD's top end professional graphics card, the FireStream is an addon GPU that works ... | ||
| carrer options | 11/4/2010 | Andrew Ransavage |
| Q: sir my is lokesh.i am studying in mechnical enggnearing sir iam intrested in animation felid i want ... A: If you're interested in animation you need to take courses in 3ds max and Maya. There are plenty of ... | ||
| i m intrested in animation......so what should i do after 12... | 10/26/2010 | Andrew Ransavage |
| Q: i am niranajn, i am studying 12(pcmb).I am intrested in animation.please suggest some courses ... A: I am in the United States so I'm not familiar with the education system in India. I can suggest that ... | ||
| Special 3D Effect | 10/25/2010 | Andrew Ransavage |
| Q: I had a photography idea in mind that I have no idea how to make happen. I would like to capture the ... A: In Max or Maya you would need a 3d model of a person to get the effect, there are free ones ... | ||
| Special 3D Effect | 10/22/2010 | Andrew Ransavage |
| Q: I had a photography idea in mind that I have no idea how to make happen. I would like to capture the ... A: Sorry for the late response, I was on vacation. That's a difficult task you're trying to do ... | ||
| Graphic card | 9/24/2010 | Andre Hickman |
| Q: According to my knowledge "GRAPHICS CARDS" is working for mainly for REAL TIME performance. My ... A: This question is out of my expertise, but I can tell you what I understand. Real-time performance ... | ||
| Just Before Midnight Lithogram | 9/21/2010 | Russell Calabrese |
| Q: I have a Cinderella & Prince Charming, the picture is 6.5 x 8 but the full sheet is 11 x 14 at the ... A: If you can send me a copy of the picture via email I'll see what I can find out about it. My email ... | ||
| Looking for a professionals opinion... | 9/17/2010 | Joseph Silver |
| Q: While this is somewhat "going out on a limb" for me, for years I've wanted to hear from an ... A: Hey Eddie, Thanks for sharing. Motion graphics are often used to enhance live events, whether for ... | ||
| animation carrer | 9/16/2010 | Andrew Ransavage |
| Q: sir,,, i am doing diploma in animationa n vissual effect but i am confuse that where i can be ... A: 3D usually refers to the process of modeling, rendering and/or animating 3D objects, products, ... | ||
| animation festivals | 9/10/2010 | Russell Calabrese |
| Q: I'm looking for a list of film festivals that accept animation. Any idea where I can find such a ... A: There are hundreds of festivals worldwide. Many film magazines such as "The Independent" have ... | ||
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Animation
Answers by Expert:
Russell Calabrese
Top Expert on this page
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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