Episode 11: Michelle Higa Fox

Animalators

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

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