If you love storyboarding, you’ll love today’s interview with Pixar Story Artist Michael Yates! Michael worked as a Story Trainee at both Disney Feature Animation and DreamWorks Animation, as well as working as a a Story Intern at Pixar, before taking a full-time job as a Story Artist on Cars 3 at Pixar. In today’s interview Michael discusses the importance of working on personal projects, learning as much as you can in and outside of school, and developing a thick skin in order to improve your storytelling chops. And check out his amazing student film, The Legend of the Flying Tomato!
Michael Yates’ Websites
Tumblr
yatesart.tumblr.com/
Twitter
@yyates05
Instagram
@yyates05
The Legend of the Flying Tomato
https://vimeo.com/90549174

The Show
Website
www.theanimatedjourney.com
Tumblr
www.theanimatedjourney.tumblr.com
Facebook
www.facebook.com/theanimatedjourney
Twitter
@animjourney
Instagram
@animjourney
The Host
Website
www.sketchysoul.com
Tumblr
www.sketchysoul.tumblr.com
Twitter
@SketchySoul
Instagram
@Sketchy_Soul
Continuing Education
I am taking courses at two online schools — check them out:
The Oatley Academy – The Storyteller’s Summit
Schoolism – Alex Woo’s Gesture Drawing Course
Awesome find of the week: The Gnomon School
Check out their live stream, Bringing “Stranger Things” to Life: An Evening with Aaron Sims Creative, and see how the Burbank, CA studio created the terrifying Demogorgon!
http://bit.ly/2c7XIsw