Author Archives: Eleonora Di Massimo
Showreel, website, cv and business cards
I am in the process of creating a new showreel and over the last two months I have received some good advice on what I should put in. When I attended an industry talk at Cardiff Animation Festival, Kristjan Zadziuk … Continue reading
Cardiff Animation Festival 2024
I was lucky enough to attend Cardiff Animation festival this year and it has been a great experience. It was my first proper animation festival and I think what made it even better was having a film I had worked … Continue reading
Researching some studios Part 2
Cartoon Saloon, Ireland. I came across Cartoon Saloon’s work during my second year of my bachelor’s degree (at the time when Song of the Sea was first released) and was fascinated by the way they are constantly pushing the boundaries … Continue reading
Golden Wolf Internship Application
Following the studio Golden Wolf on social media I came across their call for interns for summer 2024. I was impressed to see a variety of roles, but the one I felt best suited me was the animation intern. I … Continue reading
Researching Animation Studios Part 1
As I’m coming towards the end of my course I am starting to research for studios producing 2D work so that I could start contacting them once my showreel is done. These are a handful I have discovered over the … Continue reading
Research Into the industry: Assistant Animator/Clean Up Artist
I have been researching the role of assistant animator and clean up artist as it’s something I am strongly leaning on to start my career. I have briefly covered the role for a student film abroad, but at the time … Continue reading
Research into the Industry: Producer/ Runner
I started to have a look at the producer role in animation. Producers overlook and manage the whole animation production, making sure it stays within a fixed budget and delivers a production on time. Those working in smaller studios (which … Continue reading
Research into the Industry: Animation Editor and Edit Assistant
I’ve been researching the role of animation editor to better understand how I could relate it to my role in the group project. I have been helping out creating an animatic but our process has been a little bit unconventional … Continue reading
Simulated Work Experience
For the simulated work experience I collaborated with Alina Besanidou on her film “Meowmission: Impawssible”. During the first meeting with the director, she presented a couple of tasks involving character design and layout, and a clean-up of a scene. I was … Continue reading
Reflections on the Acting Workshops
We’ve been introduced to various acting workshop throughout majority of term 1 and some in term 2. I have had them before in a slightly different form during my BA, so I think I was able to progressively take myself … Continue reading