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Monthly Archives: August 2015
Barry Ward
What is your name and your current occupation?
Barry Ward – Owner of Bardel Entertainment Inc. (23 yrs.)- Inker and painter, color stylist, I&P supervisor, production coordinator and production manager (17 yrs)
What are some of the crazier jobs you had before getting into animation?
As I started in animation when I was 17 the only other jobs I had were picking fruit in the Okanagan and working in a manufacturing company in Montreal sand-blasting mermaids and sailfish on shower doors.
What are some of your favorite projects you’re proud to have been a part of?
I started my career in 1971 in Montreal at Potterton Productions and I worked on a ton of cool projects there, I also worked in Toronto, Ottawa and vancouver. A couple of my personal favorites were the first Heavy Metal Movie and festival shorts lik
Scott Hill
What is your name?
Scott Hill
What would you say has been your primary job in animation?
First and foremost I’m a props & effects designer.
What are some of your favorite projects you’re proud to have been a part of?
Professionally, they’re all good because they paid my rent for a time. Â Recently, I’d say Disney’s “Kim Possible” for the sheer joy in the design work, I loved the wacky off-kilter nature of the universe and then the ill fated and all too short lived “Atlantis” T.V. spin off, I got to draw like Continue reading
Matt Siditsky
What is your name and your current occupation?
My name is Matt Siditsky and I am currently an animator/designer and independent filmmaker.
What are some of the crazier jobs you had before getting into animation?
Nothing out of the ordinary. Worked at a clothing store and a couple of arts and crafts stores. I also worked as a custom framer which was my favorite job before I got into the entertainment industry.
What are some of your favorite projects you’re proud to have been a part of?
That is a tough question. I have honestly loved most of the projects I have been fortunate enough to work on. I do tend to enjoy projects with a lot of experimental freedom more than the norm.
Where are you from and how did you get into the animation business?
That would be my fathers influence. He was an executive at Disney for 30 years which impacted me greatly. After observing my strong interest in art he Continue reading
Luis Escobar
What is your name and your occupation?
My name is Luis Escobar and I’m a Storyboard artist on THE SIMPSONS tv show.
What are some of the crazier jobs you had before getting into animation?Â
Before I got into the animation industry I used to milk squirrels for a living. It’s surprising how few people know how high the demand for squirrel milk is. Especially in countries like Vanuatu, Uzbekistan, and Liechtenstein. Okay, I made all that up. I didn’t really have any jobs before I got into the animation industry. Especially not involving milking squirrels. That’s sick, SICK I tell ya. On the other hand, hamsters…![]()
Before I got into the animation industry I used to milk squirrels for a living. It’s surprising how few people know how high the demand for squirrel milk is. Especially in countries like Vanuatu, Uzbekistan, and Liechtenstein. Okay, I made all that up. I didn’t really have any jobs before I got into the animation industry. Especially not involving milking squirrels. That’s sick, SICK I tell ya. On the other hand, hamsters…
What are some of your favorite projects you’re proud to have been a part of?Â
I’m definitely proud of having worked on THE SIMPSONS movie. It was my first storyboard job AND my first movie. It was also one of the most difficult jobs I’ve ever had.  There are some SIMPSONS episodes I’m very proud to have worked on too. LISA’S WEDDING episode, I liked working on (directed by Jim Reardon) and Continue reading
Ron Russell
What is your name and your current occupation?
My name is Ron Russell and I am a background painter for Adventure Time at Cartoon Network.
What are some of the crazier jobs you had before getting into animation?
Probably the craziest one was Hamburger Taster. When I was in my early 20s, I worked for a market research company for a (very) short time. It was my job to rate the food at different Carl’s Jr.’s. Each day they would give me  a stack of cash, a list of locations, and some survey forms. I was supposed to order the same thing at each restaurant and rate the food. At the end of the day I would give them the surveys and receipts. After the first day, I stopped tasting the food and took it all home to my roommate at the time, who was unemployed.They called the position “Mystery Shopper,” but I called it “Hamburger Taster.” I haven’t eaten at Carl’s Jr. since.I also worked at a record store and a couple of bookstores before I went to art school.
What are some of your favorite projects you’re proud to have been a part of?
The two that stand out for me are Mighty B! and Adventure Time. The crews on both of these projects are/were full of incredibly talented people. and fun. and nice.
How did you become interested in animation?
Well, like almost everyone I know, I grew up watching a lot of cartoons. I really loved them, but never considered it to be a real thing that you could do (or that I could, anyway.) So, I just watched and read about them and admired the art. My favorites were, Continue reading
