Animation Secrets with James Baxter || CalArts Animation - Let’s Talk INDUSTRY!

CalArts animation students chat with animator Mr. James Baxter ‪@jamesbaxter1236‬ about 2D hand-drawn animation process, animation learning, the industry, and animating for Adventure Time's James Baxter horse, The Lion King, Hunchback of Notre Dame, and Prince of Egypt. Hope you enjoy the interview! Podcast Host: Charlotte ~ @lingtong_sun ‪@videos-kp2uk‬ Gio ~ @guygooon ‪@gioedwrds‬ Kabir ~ @kubbabeer Sally ~ @sallypan2022 ‪‬ ‪@SallyPanArt‬ Shannon ~ @quirinahdraws ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 01:58 Start in Animation 04:18 James Baxter's "Animation Syllabus" 19:00 Rough to Tie-Down Process - Lion King 32:00 Tackling Complex Shots - Quasimodo Sanctuary 42:30 Simple, Believable Characters - The James Baxter Horse 51:00 Technical Knowledge & Character Acting - Moses and Tzipporah 58:00 Good vs. GREAT Animation 01:05:00 Music and Animation 01:00:00 International Influences - Anime? 01:12:36 Advice for Aspiring 2D Animators 01:18:33 Hopes for the Future 01:22:00 James' Favorite Animations - "The Anime with the Chair" 01:24:00 "Sciency" Things ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ✧₊⁺⋆☾⋆ ˚₊✩ An Artale Production ✩₊˚.⋆☾⋆⁺₊✧ Content lead - Sally, Charlotte, Gio, Kabir, Shannon Director - Artale Team Audio engineer and mixer - Maggie Editors - Sally Animation Opening by Sally ~ @sallypan2022 ‪‬ @sallypan-ny7od If you enjoyed this video please consider leaving a comment and sharing this to other lovely artists! Artale is just starting, so make sure you also click that subscribe button to enjoy more content! Where there is ART there is always a TALE about it! More @artale.originals instagram!