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As for enriching my life, how do I even measure that? It has given me the chance to express myself, to
bring life into all types of characters, attain some small notoriety, work on some feature fi lms, earn a
living doing something I love, and learn so much ... mostly, how much more there is to learn.
DC - Defi nitely, and I'm glad I'm not like everybody else. Who wants to be a grown up? There are all
sorts of things I can get away with 'because I'm an animator'. I wore a suit once! And now I'm married so
I'll be careful before doing that again!! At a friend's wedding however, I saw an ornament that I thought
looked like one of the Muppets! A Redcoat soldier stood sternly. His hat badge became a big funny nose
and his brim became the wide characteristic toothless grin of a Muppet!! Everyone thought I was on
drugs! I am! ... And it's called imagination!!
AW - No I don't think it's a strange career. I see the world in 24ths of a second, doesn't everybody else??!!
SB - Yeah it is kinda strange. It's like we're not growing up and we want to stay playing with toys all
our lives.
RH - Animation is a huge part of my life, and I love it more the older I get. In other people's eyes it seems
a strange profession, but to do it well it is hard work - like any other job. We are much more observant
than many other people, and are true perfectionists.
JC - A strange career but a rewarding one. We're lucky that we generally enjoy it so much. The stresses
are more about schedules and continuity of employment. There a few staff jobs in this industry and most
contracts are for six months or less. The money is quite good but you're always saving for the blocks
between contracts. Animation has kept my imagination growing. You can work with truly inspirational
creative talents, encouraging you to strive to be better. It's a diffi cult career for a woman if you have
family. I've done well due to my lack of ties. I can go where the work is. Being tied to one place is more
diffi cult. The hours can be diffi cult. On features, you can work fourteen-plus hours a day six days a week.
Man or woman - in this industry you need an understanding partner.
FL - In some part of my soul I feel like strange for doing this thing. It's because I feel uncomfortable talking
about animation (when the 'what do you do' question arrives) with people who are unrelated to any form
of fi lm-making or art. I've defeated myself (my hardest adversary) by actually starting to animate.
Generally, I have had an uneasy relationship with puppets … some I adore and some leave me
cold, and the clever trick is not always enough. Not all of the stories I enjoyed as a child were all
related to puppets (I'm already making an assumption that puppets are essentially connected
with children), but often there was the common thread of inanimate things coming to life.
The Nutcracker has been a constant source of pleasure, but I always lost interest when the
nutcracker doll became a handsome prince; the doll character, doing dynamic things, seemed
much more interesting than the dull prince.
Maria in Metropolis , coming to life out of the cold glistening technology, haunts
me, primarily because of the iconic, beautiful design of the robot, and that
something so cold and mechanical and dead can be sensual and expressive at the
same time. My topic of Greek myths was ever open, and the story of the original
animator, Prometheseus, charged by the Gods with the task of bringing man to life
through clay i gures, well thumbed. I nearly named a company 'Prometheseus, but
the clay connotations were misleading.
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