Episode 10: Vadim Bazhanov on the Top Skills Needed to Become a Blue Sky Story Artist

This episode of the Animation Industry Podcast features Vadim Bazhanov on how to become a successful Story Artist working on feature-length films. You will also learn: *Vadim’s journey from graduating in Toronto to working at Blue Sky in New York *How he wrote the massively popular short The Early Hatchling Gets the Worm, which has nearly 40 million views on YouTube *What it’s like working with a director to develop a film Vadim graduated from Sheridan back in 2008. Since then he’s worked for some of the biggest animation studios including Dreamworks, Warner Brother, Rovio, and Blue Sky. In fact, there’s a good chance you’ve seen some of his work in theatres as he’s developed movies like Ice Age:Continental Drift, Smallfoot, Captain Underpants, Rio, and Angry Birds 1 and 2. He even wrote the Angry Birds short, The Early Hatchling Gets the Worm - a story about a cute chick who befriends her wormy breakfast, which has racked up nearly 40 million views on YouTube. Get in touch with Vadim on his Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vadim_a_palooza/ or through LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vadim-bazhanov-9001b657/ Learn more about this podcast at terryibele.com/animation-industry-podcast/