[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"news-4558-EN":3},{"pk":4,"news_id":5,"permalink":6,"posted":7,"summary":8,"tags":9,"body":10,"title":11,"images":12,"ex_artist":21,"ex_news":21,"published":22,"tile_image":14},"news",4558,"\u002Fnews\u002F4558\u002Fmeet_the_movers","2020-10-09T10:30:00#4558","We recently grabbed the opportunity to have a chat with Netherlands based 3d animator \u003Ca href=\"\u002FMauriceBaltissen\">Maurice Baltissen\u003C\u002Fa>....","#film#animation#3d#interviews#2d#","\u003Cp>From zany cartoon characters through to clinically rendered futuristic scenes, Maurice Baltissen and Thomas Loopstra are the super creative 3d specialists that you need on speed-dial. \u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\u003Cp>Based in The Netherlands, Maurice & Thomas cover a whole range of services including art direction, animation, CGI illustration, production, character design, motion design and product visualisation, using a wide variety of media and styles.\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\u003Cp>We took a few minutes from their busy schedule to find out about what goes on in their studio...\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\u003Cp>\u003Cem>\u003Cstrong>Hey Guys, thanks for taking the time to have a chat with us!\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\u003Cp>\u003Cem>\u003Cstrong>Growing up, did you draw a lot? What style did you like the most? \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\u003Cp>I drew a lot when I was a child and I was a pro Lego player, that was the first time I felt the sparkle of creating something. \u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\">After my childhood, I started studying Graphic Design in 2008, at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague, in The Netherlands. As I began experimenting with 3D, I was so amazed by the fact that there are so many ways to visualize something, and that I could create anything. \u003Cbr \u002F>That is how I started working in Cinema 4D with my fellow student Thomas Loopstra, now my creative partner and with whom I’m running our studio.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\u003Cp>\u003Cem>\u003Cstrong>\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\">What is your favourite 2D or 3D animated film of all\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> time?\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\">\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\">I love the film Spirited Away\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\u003Cp>\u003Cem>\u003Cstrong>\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\">What is a typical day looks like for you in the studio?\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\">We work hard and a lot… if we don’t have projects going on we work on free\u002Fpassion projects. These project we can put all our creativity in it and in my opinion it is our best work. As a boss I try to be on the same level as the people we work with. I get my interns a cup of coffee and I try to give them the same responsibilities as I have... who likes to work for a boss anyway….. A day in the office looks like: first of all a lot of emails, and the rest of the day it is mostly 3D animating\u002Fmodeling. We have a Nintendo switch with “Smash” we play a lot in our breaks.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\">\u003Cem>\u003Cstrong>What part of your job do you like best and why? What makes it so aw\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fem>esome?\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\">I really like to create models, the most fun for me is mechanical characters like robots\u002Fvehicles, because the way of modeling these models is very technical and a challenge.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\u003Cp>\u003Cem>\u003Cstrong>Can you describe your animation proces\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fem>s for us?\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\u003Cp>We use 2 different processes.\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\">The process for free work is just go for it… I don’t sketch with pen and paper, I have something in my mind and I directly create it in Cinema 4d. If we work for clients it’s always a different process.. we start with a story\u002Fmood board. Then we continue with creating our animation in Cinema 4d with several feedback rounds.\u003Cbr \u002F>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\u003Cp>\u003Cem>\u003Cstrong>\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\">What are some of your favourite projects you're proud to have been a part of?\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\">I’m really proud of our video “How countries fight their wars” a couple of months ago this video went viral. It’s been watched millions of times all over the world. We got calls from tv stations in Thailand and a factory in China that wants to produce the models we used for the animation.\u003Cbr \u002F>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\">We also won 11 international film awards with it....view the video \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.illustrationx.com\u002Fanimators\u002FMauriceBaltissen\u002F125982\">HERE\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\u003Cp>\u003Cem>\u003Cstrong>\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\">Finally, what makes animation so special to you?\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan lang=\"EN-US\">As I began experimenting with 3D, I was so amazed by the fact that there are so many ways to visualize something, and that I could create anything.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\u003Cp> \u003C\u002Fp>","Meet The Movers...",[13,15,17,19],{"filename":14},"blog_4558_637378378197136245.jpg",{"filename":16},"blog_4558_637378378267736117.jpg",{"filename":18},"blog_4558_637378378330455517.jpg",{"filename":20},"blog_4558_637378378456644284.jpg",false,"2020-10-09T10:30:00"]