Animation Guild

D E PA R T M E N T 25 KEYFRAME FEATURES For an artist, the line between work and life sometimes blurs with inspiration striking anywhere, such as on a family vacation, which was the case for the plot of Hotel Transylvania 3. Or drawing upon one's life experiences to create a meaningful story, like Cosmo Segurson did for his new Nickelodeon short. And often it's the passion projects that are awarded accolades, just take a look at Emmy winners from the past decades. Here, we celebrate the wealth of talent in animation and the sparks that ignite it. SPRING/SUMMER 2018 25

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• PRESIDENT'S LETTER
• EDITOR'S NOTE
• ART & CRAFTAko Castuera's dynamic ceramics
• AFTER HOURS DWA's Abarcaon the sweet sideof animation
• IN PRODUCTION How Paradise, P.D.runs its show
• ON THE JOB Character Designers at different studios
• SPACE INVADERS Get lost in Ben Balistreri's home studio
• PERSPECTIVE Surviving pixel vision
• DIALOGUE Artists onthe show that inspired them
• THE LOCAL Color Stylists ask for your support, our convention delegates
• SOCIAL HOURT oasting our members around town
• MUSIC IN MOTION For Cosmo Segurson, his Nickelodeon short, The Prince and Mr. Whiskers, brings together influences from hispast. Inspired by hot jazz, 1930'scartoons and his father, he creates amusical battle in a stop-motion world.
• AND THE WINNER IS…We look back at eight Primetime Emmy winners over the last five decades, highlighting shows that impacted the industry. From The Flintstones to SpongeBob SquarePants, these unforgettable characters continue to live on.
• INTO THE NIGHT How do you design a summer vacation film without sunlight? That was one big challenge for the production of Hotel Transylvania 3.Learn how the artists behind the filmcreated a bright destination for Dracand his family.