"Awake" by gavindoughtie

Fri, 27 Oct 2006 21:55:00 PDT

Today was my last day at DreamWorks Animation.

One of the first technical things I ever learned to do was film animation. I became so enamored that I wanted to be the next Ray Harryhausen, and through high school worked part time running an Oxberry Film Master animation stand at WBS post production in Houston.

Animation led me to Houston’s performing arts high school (HSPVA for old friends and web spiders), and live action filmmaking and USC.

The last three and a half years at DreamWorks Animation have been a delicious victory lap around the field I owe so much of my own personal development to. Just the other day, at work, I stumbled into the office of Jim Keefer, whom I worked with at WBS Houston in the (mumble, a long time ago, mumble)’s, then went on to ILM along with Margot Pipkin and Judy Elkins, where they all worked on Return of the Jedi.

I start my new job on Monday. It has nothing to do with where I came from, and everything to do with where I’ve gone since.

But right now, on the last day of a wonderful stint with wonderful folks, I just wanted to leave a little spiderable, RSS-compatible thank-you note. It’s been a blast, and I hope to see each and every one of you again as art and technology continue to intertwine.

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"Awake" by gavindoughtie