Allison Rutland – SyncSketch Blog https://blog.syncsketch.com Creative Collaboration Fri, 01 Mar 2024 19:12:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.1.18 https://blog.syncsketch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/fav.png Allison Rutland – SyncSketch Blog https://blog.syncsketch.com 32 32 The Importance of Mentorship in Animation https://blog.syncsketch.com/creator-stories/the-importance-of-mentorship-in-animation/ Thu, 30 Jun 2022 18:27:31 +0000 https://blog.syncsketch.com/?p=76128 For those entering the animation field, there are several challenges to overcome. Firstly, securing an entry-level job and secondly, working on projects without prior experience. Having a person to ask for advice from in both scenarios can be invaluable. Taran Matharu, Animation Supervisor at Moving Picture Company (MPC), and Allison Rutland, Animator at Pixar, shares how mentorship has helped them navigate their careers in animation.

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]]> How to design your own career and bring it to life https://blog.syncsketch.com/creator-stories/how-to-design-your-own-career-and-bring-it-to-life/ Wed, 25 May 2022 15:14:23 +0000 https://blog.syncsketch.com/?p=76081 With over 15 years in the animation industry, Allison Rutland has a wealth of experience to share. In this interview, Allison describes how she got started in animation and shares her personal insights on how to forge a career in the industry.

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]]> Embracing creativity through a female lens: tips for animating emotional scenes https://blog.syncsketch.com/creator-stories/interview-allison-rutland-part1/ Tue, 15 Feb 2022 18:36:33 +0000 https://blog.syncsketch.com/?p=75938 Speaking with SyncSketch, Allison shares how approaching animation as a woman in a male-dominated arena “felt like a superpower” and gave her a unique lens for storytelling. In this interview, she focuses the lens on the power of subtleties in storytelling: from the way a character feels emotion in their body before their words arrive, to the importance of allowing space for a performance to breathe.

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