Zerply Industry Magazine

The Unreal Work of GlassFrog Productions

Zerply sat down with GlassFrog Productions, a company leading the charge in real-time VFX animati...

March 31^st, 2023

The VFX industry is ever-evolving. Nowadays, incorporating tech like Unreal Engine and artificial intelligence, alongside the ability to work in real-time, are essential skills an artist must have. Zerply sat down with GlassFrog Productions, a company leading the charge in rea...

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Axis Studios

Sanchari Chowdhury-Kesler and Greg Lowson are recruiters for Axis Studios, a UK-based company wit...

January 13^th, 2023

Axis Studios' latest project, Scrooge: A Christmas Carol, released on Netflix on December 2, 2022.

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In How We Hire

Wendell & Wild Stories

5 Zerply Community Members Share Their Experiences Helping to Create Netflix's Wendell & Wild

October 28^th, 2022

Wendell & Wild comes out on Netflix on October 28 just in time to honor the spookiest season. Directed by Henry Selick, one of today’s most prolific stop motion animation directors responsible for beloved films like Nightmare Before Christmas and Coraline, this film features c...

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Jeremy Del-Guidici / VFX Hire

Jeremy Del-Guidici is a Founder of VFX Hire, a London-based company that is focused on providing ...

October 7^th, 2022

VFX Hire has worked with well over 50 visual effects and animation studios and over 20 production and tech companies across the globe for the past two years.

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Randy Gaul / Art Director

Randy lives in Northern California where he works as a freelance Art Director, Matte Painter, Vis...

June 6^th, 2016

This is a great question. First off, the market for artists was much smaller and the required skill sets very different. Artists worked traditionally and were just learning digital skills. Today, the capacity to produce at great speed has sometimes overshadowed genuine design....

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Brian Leif Hansen / Stop-motion Animator

Brian Leif Hansen is a stop motion animator who has been animating for over a decade. He has wor...

May 30^th, 2016

This question should really be the other way around, that is, ‘what made you become a chef before you became an animator?’ I think fresh out of school, it was difficult for me to put in to words what I really wanted to do. I had an interest in animation and film making in gene...

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Side Films / Animators in Live-Action

The members of Side Films are filmmakers currently working as professional feature film animators...

May 1^st, 2016

Making films sure ain’t easy. Making films while working full time as an animator at feature animation studios? Less so. Tough production schedules haven’t stopped the filmmakers at Side Films from creating some truly dark, twisted and imaginative short films that explore them...

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Phil To / Character Animator

Philip To is a character animator, currently working at Disney Animation on their next animated f...

April 24^th, 2016

There is definitely an adjustment period as you shift from one style of film to the next. Usually what I do when I start on a show is I take a look at what the supervisors, leads and other animators have done to get an idea of the style they’re looking for, as well as what the...

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Bianca Draghici / Concept Artist

Bianca Draghici is currently a Senior Concept Artist at Industrial Light & Magic.

April 17^th, 2016

With 10 years of experience under her belt, Bianca Draghici has been in the trenches as a a texture artist, a concept artist and an art director. We sat down with Draghici to talk about her stunning work on Massive Entertainment’s “The Division” as well as her transition betwe...

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Zerply Industry Magazine

The Unreal Work of GlassFrog Productions

Zerply sat down with GlassFrog Productions, a company leading the charge in real-time VFX animati...

Axis Studios

Sanchari Chowdhury-Kesler and Greg Lowson are recruiters for Axis Studios, a UK-based company wit...

Wendell & Wild Stories

5 Zerply Community Members Share Their Experiences Helping to Create Netflix's Wendell & Wild

Jeremy Del-Guidici / VFX Hire

Jeremy Del-Guidici is a Founder of VFX Hire, a London-based company that is focused on providing ...

Randy Gaul / Art Director

Randy lives in Northern California where he works as a freelance Art Director, Matte Painter, Vis...

Brian Leif Hansen / Stop-motion Animator

Brian Leif Hansen is a stop motion animator who has been animating for over a decade. He has wor...

Side Films / Animators in Live-Action

The members of Side Films are filmmakers currently working as professional feature film animators...

Phil To / Character Animator

Philip To is a character animator, currently working at Disney Animation on their next animated f...

Bianca Draghici / Concept Artist

Bianca Draghici is currently a Senior Concept Artist at Industrial Light & Magic.

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