![]() ![]() But in 2009, we opened our doors to 2,800 people. He stressed that it was just a ‘local event’ and people are exposed to this everyday here in Los Angeles. “I was warned early on by my skeptical lawyer that I had made a terrible mistake and that no one was going to come to this event and no one would stay in the hotel. “The vision and the concept of the event hasn’t changed from the original idea I had back in 2008,” Price notes. The event was born soon thereafter, opening its doors for the first time November 20, 2009. Both Dan and Ron were very supportive and let me come back time and again with my newbie questions.” I remember coming to AWN first and letting them know that I wanted to host this event and needed their input. The learning curve for an entrepreneur is always steep. The biggest challenge is not having enough time and money to do everything you want to do and do it the way you want to do it. ![]() According to Price, “I am the type of person who has too many ideas and I want to do everything and more. In that meeting, and subsequent discussions about particulars, though the three recognized the considerable hurdles and significant logistic and financial challenges Price would face creating such an event, they nonetheless acknowledged that CTNx could fill a huge void and easily become a vital resource for the community. Price met with AWN’s Ron Diamond and Dan Sarto, among others, to share her ideas and get feedback, assessing the viability and need for such a gathering. Price set her sights on hosting an annual event, an “expo” of sorts, to support CTN’s growth and the overall industry as well to provide a bigger communal space where artists could gather to promote themselves, their work and their creative ideas. With CTN launched, she began moving forward on a stated agenda to provide both communication and networking opportunities for the animation community. It wasn’t necessarily just for the artists in LA, but for artists around the world.” So, I used the inheritance my mother left me when she passed in 2003 and started CTN. They knew Robin Williams as the voice of the Genie, for example, but they didn’t know Eric Goldberg and his team of artists behind the scenes making that animation magic happen by bringing it to life. I started CTN to one, stay connected with my peers who I worked with at Disney, and two, to help promote the special work this group of artists does. “When I was asked to leave during a rather large downsizing, I realized that artists outside of Disney did not have what I was so generously provided inside the studio…such a huge family of talent, where I had the ability to walk into anyone’s office at any time and get feedback. “I was at Walt Disney Animation for 23 years,” she explains. This year also marks CTNx’s 10 th annual event, a worthy anniversary considering its humble origins and early skepticism about its viability.įor Price, CTN grew out of a need to stay connected with colleagues after leaving Disney in 2006. The brainchild of industry veteran and Creative Talent Network founder Tina Price, CTNx brings together professionals, educators, students and fans, all rubbing elbows and sketch pads at the Burbank Marriott and adjacent Convention Center. When she isn't working, she is swimming, reading or watching anime.įor more info on CTN Animation Expo, please visit – ctnanimationexpo.The CTN animation eXpo, or CTNx, returns to Burbank next week, November 15-18, sporting a program packed with talks, workshops, presentations, demos and recruitment sessions, covering just about anything and everything animation-related. She has spent the last few years preparing a manga with the working title of "Naor", working on an animated trailer for the manga and preparing a YouTube channel for launch in January 2019 with tutorials, advice, and time lapses. She recently completed a three month internship with manga and comic publisher, Tokyopop. She graduated from Ringling College of Art and Design in 2015 with a BFA in Illustration and from Aims Community College in 2012 with an AAS in Animation. Kat Jackson is an illustrator and storyteller working mostly in comics and general illustration using pencil, ink and Clip Studio Paint EX. Kat's Live Drawing Schedule at the Wacom/Clip Studio Paint booth #B-083: ![]() Learn about Clip Studio Paint from Kat Jackson ![]() The Graphixly CLIP STUDIO PAINT team will be exhibiting at CTN Animation Expo! Come visit us at the Wacom/Clip Studio Paint booth #B-083. ![]()
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