Kelly Lynagh : 12field - Advice for first-time directors & Becoming a leader in design & animation

Masters of Motion

Topics Discussed - Advice for animators & designers - Best way to progress your career - Early career - Melbourne & Perth - The New Adventures of Ocean Girl & QUADS - Bigkidz : Building an animation studio - Merging animation studios - 12field animation studio work & culture - Pipeline and studio development - Collaboration with Media world - Being a first time director - Exploring directing The Flaming’ Thongs - Directing skills & supervising style - Narrative and story - Sustainability of the industry - Narrative and Story - Quality & Failures - Having kids - Sustainability of the industry ? - The Future Kelly is a director, animator and producer with over 20 years experience in animation. She has worked on a variety of high quality Australian and international TV series. She co-founded the animation studio Bigkidz Entertainment in 2001, working variously as a director, editor, animator, production manager and background designer on television series and pilots, TVC’s and award-winning short animated films. Kelly has a degree in Visual Arts in Animation and has lectured at a tertiary level in Story Structure and Project Management. Currently Kelly is a director and co-owner of 12field Animation studio. www.12field.com.au