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Ravi is well known for creating for some amazingly cartoony animation. In this clip, Ravi talks about moving forward, breaking rigs, and cheating animation and causing possible issues in the rest of the pipeline, or do you adjust your planning?

In this “A Conversation With” episode, we are catching up with Ravi Kamble, supervising animator at Dreamworks. But, you may have also seen his face around the Agora.community website as Ravi is one of the Agora Experts ready to take on your reviews. Ravi started his professional career in 2007 and has worked in several countries including Spain, UK, India and China. In 2014, Ravi was nominated fo...

Peter gets asked what some of his favorite books on learning Directing and Story Telling are. If you want to learn from where the masters learn, listen to this clip and get these books!

Peter sure hopes that directors can direct their own stories! He's trying to do that at the moment. In this clip, Peter answers a question from the chat and gives insight on what you need to know if you want to tell stories and direct them.

In this clip, Peter talks about his experiences when it comes to directing animators, and how to create moments that would come naturally if directing live actors.

Peter Ramsey has worked on many, many movies over his career. In this clip he talks about how to hook an audience to keep them engaged and wanting more.

Peter gets asked a question from the chat about how a lot of big-name directors seem to start in their early 20's. But is it possible for someone entering their 40's to do make it big as well?

Peter gets asked a question from the chat about how a lot of big-name directors seem to start in their early 20's. But is it possible for someone entering their 40's to do make it big as well?

In this clip from our conversation with Into The Spiderverse director, Peter Ramsey, he talks about the experience of discovering just what exactly was possible when it came to creating the art style of the film.

Are your Spidey-Senses tingling? Ours are! We are sitting down with the Director of Into The Spiderverse and Executive Producer of Across The Spiderverse, Peter Ramsey! But don't get us wrong, Peter has worked on so many more amazing films and projects across his 30+ year career starting as an illustrator/board artist and working his way through to producing some of the most amazing work of our ti...

In the Q&A section of our conversation with Justin Rasch, he was asked about the differences between planning for stop motion vs. CGI. He goes on to talk about how he approaches each style of animation.

The team talk with Justin Rasch about his ability to capture such physical reference footage and the benefits of maintaining some form of physical activity in your life.

Working in stop motion can create a very different connection you have with the characters you move. In this clip, Justin talks about such an interesting concept and it could help you stand out among the rest of your peers!

It's not uncommon for artists in the industry to be a lead one moment, and then go back to being an animator the next. If you've ever seen this happen, there's usually a good reason for it!

Justin's life changed when he started posting his work across social media. In this clip, he talks about how in this day and age, artists don't need studios to make a living anymore! It may be a tougher road, but listening to Justin's enthusiasm, one can't help but wonder if this is the right path for them as well.

In this clip, Justin Rasch gives some very honest advice for anyone aspiring to become a stop motion animator. This advice can be applied to all sorts of artistic disciplines!

In this conversation, we are sitting down with Justin Rasch, an animator of many talents. From trying to find any nuggets of information he could in magazines like Cinefex, Starlog, and Fangoria to being completely blown away by the very first Jurassic Park film, Justin has built a career in CG animation and is a stop motion extraordinaire having worked at Laika. He’s currently residing as a Direc...

To expand upon expanding your horizons, Osama and Brent discuss how you should learn a little bit of every department so that you can contribute to the greater good of the project. Trust us, it will make you a rockstar!

Osama and Brent talk about how important it is to attend conferences and lectures outside of your scope of practice. Even if you learn 10% of something new, it will have a major impact on your career!

Osama talks about his own experience of learning that his hobby was something that could be a viable career path.

There's a lot more bias going on when it comes to hiring than you might think. In this clip, Osama and Brent discuss their thoughts, and Osama tells of a shocking experiment that was held when auditioning Orchestra musicians.

Brent and Osama discuss the way that games can be used as tools for teaching empathy and understanding across different cultures.

There is a certain toll, a certain cost, of being an ambassador of diversity. Osama is no stranger to this and discusses his experience in this clip from our conversation with him.

It's important to always be open to new opportunities in your career, especially if what you're currently doing is feeling stagnant. listen to this clip if you need a boost of motivation to take a step in a new direction!

In this conversation, we are sitting down with Osama Dorias. Osama is currently the Lead Game Designer at WB Games Montreal. With nearly 15 years of experience within the games industry in Montreal, Osama loves empowering people in expressing themselves through game making. A natural-born leader, a living incarnation of hugs and fueled by tea (his words) Osama has hosted game jams, workshops, and...