Looking further into The Line Animation, I really appricate how clean their style is and the level of detail they can get into their work while still producing smooth and expressive work.
Looking into one particualr artist Bishoy Gendi and specifically his clean-up work. Bishoy is one of animators at The Line Animation, and was lead animtor for their advert “Dear Alice”
I managed to get and interview with Bishoy and he kindly agreed to take an hour out of his dat and answer a few questions for me.
What is the main Job for a 2D Animation Supervisor?
You are incharge of animation quality, briefing people, giving notes, and draw overs. You also decide who gets what scenes and have a close working relationship with Production and the Directors.
How long Does it take you to get used tyo woeking in different art styles? Do you have to do any studies?
I never do any studies, most jobs finish in a week and the next job is the next day so I don’t have time. Studies are a good idea when you are a junior in the industrey, you have to be prepared to do the leg work make every job count, put more in than you need to, thats how you get remebered.
What are your favourite projects to work on?
My favourite type of animations to do are “Secuga” these are basically the money shots, they take alot of time but they look the most impressive. I also enjoy doing any Acting, making the characters come to life in little details.
What are your least favourite kind of projects?
Disorganised projects. Sometimes when teams are so big like cratoon network its easy to become disorginsed make mistakes in relaying messages.
I also hate figuring out taxes
What do you look for in collaberators?
It really depends on the project. Drawing skilss are the number one skill I look up, also that you animate well. We ahve moved to working with people all over the world now and most work is fropm home there is very little studio work.
What would you have wanted to know when you were a student?
I wish I had known how to animate on computer programes, when I was learning it was all paper animation so jumping to Flash/CC Animate was very difficult.
How long do projects usually take?
It depends on the project and they type of project. Films can take anywhere from a year to 4-8 months
Shorts can take 1 week to 6 weeks.
Any advice for me specifically?
Sharpen your drawing skills, do as much as possible and work hard, all the extra hours will pay off!