Why Animators Should Be Problem Solvers

Eyeline problem from "Who Framed Roger Rabbit"

Studios love animators who are also problem solvers. An animator who helps to solve problems (and, hopefully, doesn't create them) is a golden asset to any organisation.

On the left is an example of problem-solving by animator Simon Wells, on the 1988 feature film Who Framed Roger Rabbit.  

Back in 1987 I was Simon's In-betweener (a job that involved smoothing out the animation flow), and I was always impressed by Simon's ability to solve visual problems, such as the one on the left.

Letter to The Daily Telegraph: "Save Alex!"

Fans of the "Alex" Cartoon in the Daily Telegraph will be disappointed to learn that the long-running daily strip has today been axed by the newspaper's owners.  In today's Daily Telegraph, Alex disappears into the Matrix, never to return - unless of course the owners of newspaper see sense and bring back one of Britain's best and most popular daily cartoon strips.