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Alterna-pop-rock singer and songwriter Angela Taylor has seven years of classical conservatory training. She composed, recorded, and mixed her debut album Songs for Strong Girls, which was released in early The album was co-produced by Grammy award-winning producer John Jennings and as the title implies, has the theme of female empowerment. In an August 2001 review written by Music Monthly editor Suzie Mudd, the album was named Best Regional Album. The readers of the magazine voted her as the Best Female Vocalist.One of the songs on the Songs for Strong Girls album, called “Anything,” a story about the one that got away, won the MASC Pop Songwriting Competition.Angela was born to parents who were performers. Her mother was an aspiring concert pianist and her father was a vocalist in the gospel group, The Quarter Tones.Her earliest memories of performing go back to when she was three years old. She remembers standing on top of the furniture using anything she could get her hands on as a microphone. When Angela was three she also started learning to play the piano. Later Angela also learned how to play other instruments including flute, drums, and guitar. By the end of grade school Angela was already a master flute player (virtuoso flautist).She studied as an undergraduate at The Peabody Conservatory with a double degree in flute and recording engineering and a minor in voice. She later went on to receive her master’s degree in computer music from the same school.While studying, Angela used her classical training on some of the country’s leading concert hall stages and musical gigs in bars, clubs, and universities all over the United States. For a while she fronted for the alternative band, Lust and Termite. When this professional relationship ended she worked on her solo career performing at The 9:30 Club in DC, Kenny’s Castaways in NYC, and Anastasia’s Asylum in LA.
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Learning 3D Animation
Animators must have a keen understanding of motion, movement, and acting. It may surprise you that the best animators take acting lessons - this helps them understand how their own body moves, and makes it easier to transfer that understanding into believable animation.So, what does it take to be a 3D artist? Well, obviously, you must have an eye for art. Most people who begin learning how to do 3D have some kind of background in drawing and sketching. Indeed, it's not unheard of for 3D studios to hire artists who have no experience in 3D art, based solely on the strength of a pencil drawing portfolio. Sculptors, who were previously limited to animatronics and claymation to enter the realm of live-action art, also tend to have an easy time making the transition to 3D. Even though you probably haven't spent much time wondering about companies they make action figures, the answer might surprise you. In a world of high tech modeling and CAD programs, such figures are among the last holdouts of a most ancient art: realistic sculpture. Alex Orrelle is a London-born, Israeli-raised animator. He has studied animation at the Academy of Art College in San Francisco, where he directed a group project CG short called "Freeware". The short won the Alias|Wavefront student competition. Alex went on to work at Manex Visual Effects, as a character animator for the Matrix sequels. His current job is at Pixar, where he serves as both character animator and storyboard artist.
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Learning 3D Animation
Animators must have a keen understanding of motion, movement, and acting. It may surprise you that the best animators take acting lessons - this helps them understand how their own body moves, and makes it easier to transfer that understanding into believable animation.So, what does it take to be a 3D artist? Well, obviously, you must have an eye for art. Most people who begin learning how to do 3D have some kind of background in drawing and sketching. Indeed, it's not unheard of for 3D studios to hire artists who have no experience in 3D art, based solely on the strength of a pencil drawing portfolio. Sculptors, who were previously limited to animatronics and claymation to enter the realm of live-action art, also tend to have an easy time making the transition to 3D. Even though you probably haven't spent much time wondering about companies they make action figures, the answer might surprise you. In a world of high tech modeling and CAD programs, such figures are among the last holdouts of a most ancient art: realistic sculpture. Alex Orrelle is a London-born, Israeli-raised animator. He has studied animation at the Academy of Art College in San Francisco, where he directed a group project CG short called "Freeware". The short won the Alias|Wavefront student competition. Alex went on to work at Manex Visual Effects, as a character animator for the Matrix sequels. His current job is at Pixar, where he serves as both character animator and storyboard artist.