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Interview with Animator Josh Burton

Posted on September 26, 2009 by Steven Savage
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Interested in animation?  I was lucky enough to get an interview with animator Josh Burton of http://www.joshburton.com/, who shares his interesting story and some career advice for all of you hopeful animators. Special thanks to Josh for taking the time … Continue reading →

Posted in Anime and Animation, Art, Interviews | Tagged animation, animator, josh burton | Leave a reply

Imagination And Success

Posted on September 26, 2009 by Steven Savage
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You're a fan.  You have imagination.  It's what led you to make the ultimate historical fantasy baseball team.  It's what let you make Steampunk Avatar: The Last Airbender fanart.  You are a person that gets into information, plays with it, … Continue reading →

Posted in Advice, News and Analysis | Tagged imagination, success | Leave a reply

News of the Day, September 25, 2009

Posted on September 25, 2009 by Bonnie Walling
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Job Market Eight tips for on the job resume building, and while we're on the subject of resumes, A Web Resume: Unleash Your Accessibility 24/7. This old-school method of job-hunting is still relevant in the modern age, especially when given a … Continue reading →

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Superheroes, SF, nostalgia – and no one caring

Posted on September 25, 2009 by Steven Savage
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As soon as the whole Disney/Marvel mess was announced, there was talk of Fox doing a new Fantastic Four film.  Of course I suspect that was a case of wanting to assert their current rights, but it has had me … Continue reading →

Posted in Comics and Manga, News and Analysis, Video, Film, and Television | Tagged blockbusters, mergers, nostalgia | 2 Replies

News of the Day 9/24/2009

Posted on September 24, 2009 by Steven Savage
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Career: Not-to-do's in Social Media – A nice simple guide. A nice guide on telling hobbies from passions – I approve. A (sad) roundup of health insurance issues and freelance writers. Economics/Freakonomics/Geekonomics: Decline in weekly unemployment rates – Doesn't mean … Continue reading →

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Stereotype-Fu: Archetypes

Posted on September 24, 2009 by Steven Savage
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Last column I discussed one way of dealing with stereotypes that come up in your career is to pick positive ones – and divert people stereotyping you to see you in a more positive light.  You pick one ahead of … Continue reading →

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Beatles Rock Band: An analysis

Posted on September 23, 2009 by Steven Savage
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I'm not a Beatles fan per se – much like Elvis, I acknowledge their great music and importance culturally.  I like a lot of their songs – and they made a LOT of great songs.  So I write this article … Continue reading →

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News of the Day 9/23/2009

Posted on September 23, 2009 by Steven Savage
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Career: 5 steps for freelancers (or anyone) to easily use social media – Nice advice. Economics/Geekonomics/Freakonomics: Staycations are here to . . . uh stay . . . and it shows in tourism expenditures. Seems to parallel the 2001 drop … Continue reading →

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Negatives to Positives

Posted on September 23, 2009 by Steven Savage
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It's easy to figure out what we don't want in life.  You can make a rather extensive list of what's wrong with your life now or what you don't want to go wrong (many of us probably have semi-conciously). The … Continue reading →

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Convention Idea – The career table

Posted on September 22, 2009 by Steven Savage
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A roundup of other convention ideas is here. You've gone to many a fannish convention, event, etc.  There's ALWAYS tables of stuff there, from flyers for other conventions, advertisements for service,s and even giveaway/white elephant tables. So if you're working … Continue reading →

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