Agora.Community

Agora.Community

by David Hubert

Visual Arts Self-Improvement

Season 1

A Conversation With Osama Dorias

In this conversation, we are sitting down with Osama Dorias. Osama is currently the Lead Game Designer at WB Games Montreal. With nearly 15 years of experience within the games industry in Montreal, Osama loves empowering people in expressing themselves through game making. A natural-born leader, a living incarnation of hugs and fueled by tea (his words) Osama has hosted game jams, workshops, and other community-based events which eventually lead to the co-founding of the Montreal Independent Games Festival. In our chat, we’ll discuss such topics as what makes great level design, the culture in the gaming industry, and the importance of creating community. If you'd like to watch this episode you can find it here. Also, check out Agora.Community for daily content, free rigs, and assets, and order an animation review from one of our industry experts: https://www.agora.community Thanks for listening!

A Conversation With Bobby Anguelov

Bobby Anguelov is a technical architect/principal programmer working in the video game industry. His core areas of expertise are Animation, AI, gameplay, and core engine tech. He’s spent 10 years in the industry working with some big-name studios such as Ubisoft and WB Games Montreal. Bobby also has a Youtube channel where he teaches animation programming basics and Game Engine Entity Models. In this conversation, we’ll discuss Bobby’s love for animation programming, the future of AI, and the gaming industry! If you'd like to watch this episode you can find it here. Also, check out Agora.Community for daily content, free rigs, and assets, and order an animation review from one of our industry experts: https://www.agora.community Thanks for listening!

A Conversation With Dan Root

In our next "A Conversation With" episode, we'll be sitting down and having a chat with Dan Root. Dan is a 2D animator based in Norwich, England. Being an avid animator and gamer at heart, Dan draws his inspiration from those good old classic 8 & 16-bit gaming eras. He also runs his own Youtube Channel dedicated to studying the craft of animation in video games called "Video Game Animation Study". In this conversation, we'll discuss Dan's love of animation and his pool of inspiration, his decision to create a Youtube channel dedicated to helping others learn the craft of game animation, and his process of coming up with video ideas. If you'd like to watch this episode you can find it here. Also, check out Agora.Community for daily content, free rigs, and assets, and order an animation review from one of our industry experts: https://www.agora.community Thanks for listening!

A Conversation With Pierre Perifel

Pierre Perifel is our next guest on 'A Conversation With'. A French filmmaker and animator, best known for his work at DreamWorks Animation, he is the director of The Bad Guys (2022) and the award-winning short films Bilby and Le Building. Pierre moved to the United States in 2008 where he began his career with Dreamworks Animation doing character animation for the 2D short film, Secrets of the Furious Five, for which he won an Annie Award. If you'd like to watch this episode you can find it here. Also, check out Agora.Community for daily content, free rigs, and assets, and order an animation review from one of our industry experts: https://www.agora.community Thanks for listening!

A Conversation With Olivier Staphylas

In this conversation, we’ll be catching up with Olivier Staphylas, who has recently finished up working on Wish Dragon as Animation Director. Olivier finished top of his class at Gobelins and the next day found himself in a Parisian restaurant with a job offer from Dreamworks and within the matter of one film was promoted to Supervising Animator. If you'd like to watch this episode you can find it here. Also, check out Agora.Community for daily content, free rigs, and assets, and order an animation review from one of our industry experts: https://www.agora.community Thanks for listening!

A Conversation With Kirby Atkins

In this ‘Conversation With’ episode, we sit down to have a chat with Kirby Atkins. Kirby has had a wide range of experiences in the film industry from being an animator to screenwriter, to eventually writing and directing his own film, ‘Mosley’. He is now Head of Development and Director at Brazen Animation. To see more of Kirby's work, check out his website www.kirbyatkins.com. In our chat, we discuss Kirby’s ability to wear so many different hats, the joys and challenges of writing and directing your own film, and the transition into being head of development! Don’t miss this one if you dream of one day directing your own film! If you'd like to watch this episode you can find it here: https://youtu.be/YZQhANvizZU Also, check out Agora.Community for daily content, free rigs, and assets, and order an animation review from one of our industry experts: https://www.agora.community Thanks for listening!

A Conversation With Dave Mullins

Our next conversation is with Dave Mullins. Dave has spent a vast majority of his career at Pixar, growing into the role of Animating Director on films ‘Up’ as well as Supervising Animator on Cars 2 and The Incredibles 2. He was also the brainchild and director behind Pixar’s Academy Award nominated short film, Lou. He is now currently working on Pixar’s upcoming T.V. series ‘Dug Days’. In this conversation, we’ll discuss his move into one of the most influential animation studios of all time, the journey of having a short film greenlit through to its release day, the Pixar culture, and how the rise of streaming services has impacted the animation industry. If you'd like to watch this episode you can find it here: https://youtu.be/UPRS2KI9ZBc Also, check out Agora.Community for daily content, free rigs, and assets, and order an animation review from one of our industry experts: https://www.agora.community Thanks for listening!

Q&A With David And Brent #20

David & Brent answer questions such as, should you use well know characters in your demo reel, can you put unreleased footage on your reel, how do you communicate effectively across different languages and more! You can also check out our Agora Bites clips if you want to listen to a specific question from this episode! Subscribe to our channel on whatever platform you listen on to receive updates when new episodes are posted and don't forget to head on over to agora.community and sign up for access to more free resources, animation reviews, and content. Thanks for listening!

A Conversation With Lana Bachynski

Senior Animator at Riot Games and the co-founder of Tea Time Animation, Lana is a self-described 'Canadian-born creature and character animator' with a natural aptitude for community building. In this episode, we discuss culture in the animation and video game industry, network building, and starting initiatives that contribute to the animation community. If you'd like to watch this episode you can find it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7D5lTL8bPU Also, check out Agora.Community for daily content, free rigs, and assets, and order an animation review from one of our industry experts: https://www.agora.community Thanks for listening!

Q&A With David And Brent #20

It's the first Q&A for 2022. Everyone is refreshed, relaxed and the backlog of question replenished for a new year! David & Brent answer questions such as, do freelancers get paid public holidays, how do you know when you're a competent animator, should I risk my job to finish an animation test, and more! You can also check out our Agora Bites clips if you want to listen to a specific question from this episode! Subscribe to our channel on whatever platform you listen on to receive updates when new episodes are posted and don't forget to head on over to agora.community and sign up for access to more free resources, animation reviews, and content. Thanks for listening!

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