The principles of how great performance connects to your audience:
What does it take to make your art memorable, unique, and connecting with the audience in animation? This talk goes over the many principles it takes an animator to achieve that goal. Along with methodology and important concepts; the talk also dives into advice and mistakes I've learned over the last 20 years at Pixar Animation Studios.
As "windows to the soul" eyes are one of the most important things to get correct in animation. This talk dives into how to successfully think about and animate eyes within your shot. From the mechanics to the psychology; form darts to blinks; eyes are one of the key ways for our characters to connect with the audience.
A talk about how being and staying creative within a large studio like PIXAR, through the fun perspective lens of an animator.
Timing is the most important principles out of the 12, and one of the most important concepts for making your shot believable and entertaining..This talk explores why that is by looking into a variety of ways timing is dealt with within your work. From reading, to music, to acting.
From Sketch Blocking to Layered Animation; there are a variety of ways to sell your ideas. This talk explores the various workflows, discussing the pros and cons of each. We also take a look at shot breakdowns from a variety of Pixar films, peaking behind the curtain of how they were made.
Michal Makarewicz is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Acting, Performance and Theory for Animation!, Eyes in Animation, The Road to Creativity: How a studio like PIXAR stays creative!, Timing: The most important idea for connection to your audience and Animation Work-flows. The estimated speaking fee range to book Michal Makarewicz for your event is $5,000 - $10,000. Michal Makarewicz generally travels from Oakland, CA, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Josh Cooley, Leslie Iwerks, Shinichirō Watanabe, Jennifer Yuh Nelson and Jonas Rivera. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Michal Makarewicz for an upcoming live or virtual event.
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