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Michael K. Foster

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What is your name and your current occupation?
Michael K. Foster, character designer and animator.

 

What are some of the crazier jobs you had before getting into animation?
Not sure if they’re crazy, but when I was younger I was a stock boy for a health food store, talk about nut jobs.  I was a professional mover for three years and spent many of those nights sleeping in the back of the moving truck trying to keep warm in those dirty moving blankets because there was no time to go home.  My first art related job was designing yellow page ads.  Ever see those ads?  That’s pretty much the lowest design job there is.

 

What are some of your favorite projects you’re proud to have been a part of?
Wow, um…I guess one would be a new product for Anagram Intl. a company I used to work for.  They’re a huge national and international mylar balloon company.  Not what you may think of when talking animation, but I was contacted by them with nothing more then an idea and told to make it work.  It was all based around the QR codes that you see everywhere that can be scanned with a smart phone.  I developed a line of character driven mylar balloons for children with themes such as pirates, skateboarders, princess’s & mermaids.  Each balloon had a scannable QR code printed on it and when scanned, a short fun animation played based on the balloon.  It was a way to “continue” the story from the balloon.  The balloons are being sold throughout the U.S.  It may not be a huge deal, but for me, it was something because it started as a blank idea and it turned into something bigger.  This also helped my approach for new clients because it showed that animation is not just for TV and Film, but many other industries.

 

Where are you from and how did you get into the animation business?
I was born in Ann Arbor Michigan and raised in Hillburn NY a small village about an hour north of NYC.  I got into animation some what by chance.  A company I used to work for was in need of some simple character driven animation to help promote a few new products.  My boss came to me and basically said, Continue reading

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Brent Gordon

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What is your name and your current occupation?
My name is Brent Gordon . I am currently a Texture Artist and freelance character designer at Nickelodeon.

What are some of the crazier jobs you had before getting into animation?
I supported myself through college by driving a city transit bus in Orange County California.  It was relatively good paying job with flexible hoursto work around my class schedule at Cal State Long Beach. The hours were brutal! I had to get up at 4 am, start driving my route at 4:45 till mid morningthen attend classes in the afternoon, then come back and drive the evening route. I would then study until midnight and get up and do it all over again the next day.On top of that, I played and toured with a band during my college years.

What are some of your favorite projects you’re proud to have been a part of?
There have been many shows that I am very glad to have been a part of. I have designed characters for several Warner Bros. projects including Scooby Doo as well as many Walt Disney shows such as Kim Possible, American Dragon and Tinkerbell. One of the best looking shows that I have had the privilege of working on , is Continue reading

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David Chung

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What is your name and your current occupation?
My name is David Chung, and I’m a Background Designer at Nickelodeon. In galleries most people know me as The Chung!!, smartass painter.

What are some of the crazier jobs you had before getting into animation?
I used to be a taste tester of various exotic animal meats for The Taste of Hunan Chinese Eatery until they were shut down for selling pirated prostitutes and DVDs. But other than that, I guess working at PetSmart was kind of crazy. I once made it rain dog food after puncturing a palette of Eukanuba on the top stock shelf with a fork lift….on purpose…over a couple of rude douchebags.

What are some of your favorite projects you’re proud to have been a part of?
I’m proud of every project I’ve ever been a part of!! Well, except for one. No, two. Maybe more. But we don’t talk about those. I was young and stupid.

But the current project I’m working on, I’m beyond proud of being a part of it! But I don’t think I’m allowed to talk about it. Or am I? I have no idea what the deal is about being able to talk about shows that haven’t aired yet. Everything seems so taboo after we had to take a mandatory Continue reading

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Jobs: Nickelodeon Animation Studio – Fall 2015 General Internships

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Nickelodeon Animation Studio – Fall 2015 General Internships

Nickelodeon Animation Studio – Anywhere

Job Description

For over 20 years, Nickelodeon has been making creator-driven, kid-approved, award winning animated series, but Nickelodeon Animation Studio is far more than the shows we’re famous for.  Yes, it’s here that we put the SquarePants on SpongeBob, make a snake talk and a bread truck fly, but we also make animated shorts and films, digital content, and let’s not forget our industry renowned education and training programs.  Our content development is creator driven, our work culture is collaborative, and our mentorship of new talent is second to none!

In addition to superb internships, Nickelodeon Animation Studios offers fantastic perks! NICKterns are encouraged to participate in our internship classes and various studio networking opportunities. Some of the perks include:

  • Lunch with Show Creators, Executives, and veteran NICKterns
  • Portfolio/Reel Critique
  • How to Write a Resume and Cover Letter
  • Costumed Life Drawing Sessions
  • Free Movie and Toonpics Screenings
  • Practice Art Tests
  • Record Studio Sit-ins
  • Character Design and Storyboarding Classes

The list of internships options at the Nickelodeon Animation Studio may include but is not limited to the departments listed below.  Please be sure to indicate your area(s) of interest within your cover letter.

  • Animation Development
  • Live Action Development
  • Animation Current Series
  • 2D Animation Production
  • CG Animation Production
  • Post Production
  • Talent Outreach & Development (Artist and Writers Programs)
  • Talent & Casting
  • Original Movies
  • Digital Operations
  • Media Technology Services (IS&T)
  • Business Operations
  • Archive & Resource Library
  • Office Services/Facilities
  • Special Events
  • Community Relations
  • Business & Legal Affairs
  • Human Resources
  • Finance
  • Communications & Publicity
  • Digital Development & Community (Website & Social Media)
  • Content Relations
  • TV Production & Technology

Please complete the internship application by clicking “Apply for this Position” at the bottom of this posting.  You will need to include a cover letter and a current resume, which you will upload using the ADD RESUME & ATTACHMENTS link in the “Resume Attachment” section of the online application.

A College Relations representative will contact you directly, should we have an appropriate internship based on your areas of interest and skills. Please check to see that you meet all of the eligibility requirements prior to applying.

application link: http://bit.ly/1JFaYOJ

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Bobby Khounphaysane

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What is your name and your current occupation?
My Name is Bobby Khounphaysane (Koon-pie-san) and I am a 2d animator & Character Designer (with some storyboarding and background designs mixed in there) for DipDive Animation owned by Will.I.AM, which we are in the process of launching soon in the next few months or so.

What are some of the crazier jobs you had before getting into animation?
I used to work at a box factory and received a crazy amount of box cuts on my arm doing assembly line.

What are some of your favorite projects you’re proud to have been a part of?
Let’s see, there’s actually been a few, but the ones that popped into my head was getting the chance to do a Nick Halloween commercial. It was a 5 second spot and the segment was done all in Toon Boom traditionally, which was fun (and tiring) to do! Another was heading a pilot show where I got to helm the designs from the get go, from characters, to storyboarding, and backgrounds.

How did you become interested in animation? 
I became interested in animation ever since I was a wee lad, watching Saturday morning cartoons like Thundercats, GI Joe, and Transformers. From there, Continue reading

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Josh Zinman

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What is your name and your current occupation? 
Josh Zinman, Freelance Story Artist
What are some of the crazier jobs you had before getting into animation? 
 I used to smuggle ferrets from Arizona into California and sell them on the black market for a hefty mark-up.
What are some of your favorite projects you’re proud to have been a part of? 
Robot and Monster at Nickelodeon was the most awesome production I have ever worked on. Amazing people, brilliant show, and lots of cake!
Where are you from and how did you get into the animation business? 

I grew up on a cattle ranch in Paso Robles, CA. I really liked to draw so I figured I would Continue reading