Episode 56: Handel Eugene

Animalators

Handel Eugene is a motion designer and instructor for Mograph Mentor and Otis College. In the episode, we talked about his journey to Full Sail University, failure motivating success, and his obsession with documenting life.

Links:

Website: http://handeleugene.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/handel_eugene

Spider-Man: Homecoming: https://vimeo.com/250944644

Perception Black Panther Animatic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QE_8p58q0z4

Video Copilot: https://www.videocopilot.net/

We Are Royale: http://weareroyale.com/

Notes:

-Marvel

-Spider-Man: Homecoming

-Perception

-Client involvement

-Black Panther

-Full Sail University

-After Effects

-Jayson Whitmore/We Are Royale

-Family on art as a career

-Dropping out of college

-Failure motivating success

-Teaching at Mograph Mentor and OTIS

-Learning the tools before you get to school

-Tutorials

-Personal development

-“The Gap” Ira Glass

-Having a mentor

-Freelance vs. studio work

-Gathering inspiration and developing ideas

-List obsession

-Documenting his process

-You can’t put a price on fulfillment

-Dream client/project: Using my skills to make an impact for good

-Juneteenth

-Favorite animated film: The Prince of Egypt

-What do the people you love think you do at work all day? They think I made Black Panther, but for the most part, they get what I do.

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