Hybrid Animation

INTRODUCTION AND AN APOLOGY

Before we begin this journey together, I must apologize to you. My résumé says that I have worked at great places. I have. However, I have never served as a great artist. I rarely received much more than a “special thanks” credit on any film. I am one of many who worked on feature animation films and was only a small, small cog in the feature animation gear mechanism.

My cog, however, was a unique and special one. My cog was allowed to fit and morph and change as needed throughout the film. In a large production house, this is not usually the case. One is usually pigeonholed into one area. In this, I can say my experience was different than most. I was not confined to one area of animation. In fact, I was fortunate ...