Inside the Animators Studio

        
 

 

 

With Legenday Animator and Director James Lopez

Artists learn from artists and animators learn from other animators. And animator is different than a development artist, or a story artist or other artists in the pipeline. They see and understand emotion, expression and how to tell a story through acting creating what we refer to as creating the illusion of life. James is a master at all this and has experience with 2D, 3D  and other disciplines whether in house or freelance and anything inbetween in the animation pipeline. His longevity in the industry is attributed to his mastery of the medium. We are proud to share sometime with him 'In His Studio' where you can ask him anything and see and hear first hand LIVE in our CTN Zoom Room where you can ask questions and show your work.

James Lopez is a veteran Disney animator who has been working as a professional in the animation industry for 25 years. His credits at Disney include being a Lead Animator on films such as The Emperor's New Groove and Hercules and as an animator on the character "Dr. Facilier" in The Princess and the Frog and "Timon" in The Lion King. He has also worked for studios such as Warner Bros., Dreamworks and Nickelodeon in both television and features an has performed a variety of positions that range from Directing, Storyboarding, Layout, Art Direction, Production Design and Character Design. He is an alumni of CalArts where he recently taught drawing and animation to inspire a new generation of artists.

 
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Inside the Animator's Studio, Animating Digital vs Traditional 2D / 3D

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Originally recorded from a LIVE Zoom Meeting: October 15, 2020, 11 am - 1 pm PDT   We will discuss and acknowledge the pros and cons as well as the challenges of working in each me...

Inside an Animator's Studio, Working for a Living in Features vs TV

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Originally recorded from a LIVE Zoom Meeting:  September 3, 2020, 11 am - 1 pm PDT   We will discuss what an average day is like in various roles on a production. Veteran Disn...

Inside the Animator's Studio, Portfolio Review and Feedback Day

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Originally recorded from a LIVE Zoom Meeting:  October 1, 2020, 11am - 1pm PDT   We will discuss what is ideal in a portfolio submission as well as what producers are typicall...

Inside the Animator's Studio, Visual Development, Art Direction, and Production Design

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James Lopez will cover the basics of storyboarding that include concepts such as continuity, camera angles, cutting and composition....

Inside the Animator's Studio, Storyboarding 1

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Originally recorded from a LIVE Zoom Meeting:  December 17, 2020, 11 am - 1 pm PDT   We will cover the basics of storyboarding that include concepts such as continuity, camera...

Inside the Animator's Studio, Storyboarding 2

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Originally recorded from a LIVE Zoom Meeting:  January 7, 2020, 11 am - 1 pm PDT   We will continue the previous week's topic with some slightly more advanced concepts in ...

Drawn To IT Podcast - EP 53 - James Lopez , 2D Supervising Animator and Director

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James Lopez opens up about artistic insecurities and "imposter syndrome" while working as a 2D animator for big studios like Disney, and how he had to over come. He also reveals the lates...

Inside the Animator's Studio, Layouts and Backgrounds

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Originally recorded from a LIVE Zoom Meeting: January 21, 2021, 11 am - 1 pm PST   We will  talk about the process of planning a shot through Layout and basic background compo...

Inside the Animator's Studio, Animation 1

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Originally recorded from a LIVE Zoom Meeting: February 4, 2021, 11 am - 1 pm PST   We will cover the basic principles as well as talk about performance and acting for animation....

Inside the Animator's Studio, Animation 2

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Originally recorded from a LIVE Zoom Meeting: February 18, 2021, 11 am - 1 pm PST   James Lopez will do a live demo of how to animate a "reaction shot" from start to fini...

Inside the Animator's Studio, Crafting a World Through Research & Development

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Originally recorded from a LIVE Zoom Meeting: April 15, 2021, 11 am - 1 pm PDT   Before embarking on the challenge of designing and bringing an animated world to life, research is ...

Inside the Animator's Studio, Analyzing and Adopting Various Art Styles

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Originally recorded from a LIVE Zoom Meeting: April 29, 2021, 11 am - 1 pm PDT   Often, it will be the assignment of the designer or animator to work within a certain style that is...