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Episode 11: Michelle Higa Fox
Manage episode 123632443 series 97697
Michelle Higa Fox is a director and animator based in Brooklyn, New York. She owns Slanted Studios which focuses on creating mixed-media animation for experiences of any kind. During the episode, we discussed her permanent public art pieces, how she started with Mixtape Club, and the importance of building trust with a client.
Links:
Slanted http://www.slanted.studio/
Website: http://www.higafox.com/
Twitter https://twitter.com/higapod
Squall http://www.marcuseckert.com/squall/
Highlights:
-Background
-Transition into animation
-Mixtape Club- the first business
-Music videos
-10-11 of freelancing months & breaking for 2 months for personal projects
-Transition from doing every style to being a director and needing to make those calls for clients
-Make things over and over again to get better
-Pitches: committing to making something look a certain way
-Making depth without using 3D software
-Building trust with a client
-Interactive installation in an airport
-Touchdesigner
-Love for stop motion
-Squall
-The future for Michelle
-Dream client: The MTA (who runs the Subway in NYC)
-Favorite animated film: Rejected, The Hedgehog and the Fog
-What do your parents think you do: I think my parents know now
-Animalator: a corgi- my dog Merlin
Animalators is part of the Gradient Podcast Network. Learn more at Gradient.is.
61 episodes
Manage episode 123632443 series 97697
Michelle Higa Fox is a director and animator based in Brooklyn, New York. She owns Slanted Studios which focuses on creating mixed-media animation for experiences of any kind. During the episode, we discussed her permanent public art pieces, how she started with Mixtape Club, and the importance of building trust with a client.
Links:
Slanted http://www.slanted.studio/
Website: http://www.higafox.com/
Twitter https://twitter.com/higapod
Squall http://www.marcuseckert.com/squall/
Highlights:
-Background
-Transition into animation
-Mixtape Club- the first business
-Music videos
-10-11 of freelancing months & breaking for 2 months for personal projects
-Transition from doing every style to being a director and needing to make those calls for clients
-Make things over and over again to get better
-Pitches: committing to making something look a certain way
-Making depth without using 3D software
-Building trust with a client
-Interactive installation in an airport
-Touchdesigner
-Love for stop motion
-Squall
-The future for Michelle
-Dream client: The MTA (who runs the Subway in NYC)
-Favorite animated film: Rejected, The Hedgehog and the Fog
-What do your parents think you do: I think my parents know now
-Animalator: a corgi- my dog Merlin
Animalators is part of the Gradient Podcast Network. Learn more at Gradient.is.
61 episodes
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