Animation Guild | We are 839 Digital Magazine
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SUMMER 2023 5 SUMMER 2023 7 I S S U E 2 2 34 SUMMER 2023 5 CONTENTS FRAME X FRAME 10 9 16 22 STAYING IN CHARACTER As three TAG Character Designers share, their complex job requires an understanding how the character looks when in motion, from the turn of a head to the movement of their limbs in the clothes they wear. 30 HOW TO GET A BOOK DEAL Writing and illustrating a story is just the first step in the long journey to getting a book deal. Published TAG members and industry experts explain the ins and outs of taking your project from rough draft to publication. 36 LET'S GET KRAKEN For Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken, complex special effects ranged from transforming a character into a light source to turning hair into a waveform that connects with the ocean's surface. FEATURES 30 4 FROM THE PRESIDENT 7 EDITOR'S NOTE 9 ART & CRAFT Risograph printing helped Max Graenitz rekindle his love of creating art. 10 DIALOGUE TAG members contribute to Art of Change in Support of Black Lives. 12 THE CLIMB Model Designer Amber Hardin combines artistic sensibility with structural thinking. 14 FRAME X FRAME A college bar inspired Adam Lorenzo to write an illustrated guide to life. 16 STORY & VISION An interactive plot steers Rikke Asbjoern and Chris Garbutt's We Lost Our Human. 18 IN PRODUCTION Creators Devin Bunje and Nick Stanton discuss the writers' room for Hailey's On It! 20 THE LOCAL Meet a TAG Admin Assistant, learn how supervisors support staff, and get the 411 on the National Relations Labor Act. 42 FINAL NOTE Industry veteran Dave Brain reflects on encounters with legendary Friz Freleng. 22