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I wanted to share this with the NG community, because it's here that helped get me impassioned with entertainment through animation and continues to be a place where artists can unabashedly express themselves. (COCK JOKES!) So yes, thanks to senior Fulp.

For anyone else interested in the world of animation for film, check out

http://www-viz.tamu.edu

www.animationmentor.com.

Both schools are great although the first is more technically prone (rigging/shading/rendering) and the latter concentrates purely on animation as an art form(acting/performance). If you have any more q's just shoot me a message.

Also, if you'd like to check out my demo reel for shits 'n giggles, here's a copy:
http://www-viz.tamu.edu/students/rodri go/BlueSkyDemoReelPrev.mov

hasta for now.

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37 Comments

Nov. 22, 2008 | 2:52 PM konexo says:

Qué de huevos!!!
Ojalá que te toque trabajar en la próxima película de Dreamworks.

Nov. 23, 2008 | 1:18 PM El-Cid responds:

por supuesto. gracias senior.

Nov. 23, 2008 | 12:39 PM GrayOokami says:

hey congratz man. hop it works out. ive been a fan of you since MGF 1

Nov. 23, 2008 | 1:19 PM El-Cid responds:

Thanks for the support, man. :)

Nov. 25, 2008 | 2:38 AM MindChamber says:

nuff respect man, represent! congrats!

Nov. 25, 2008 | 9:10 AM El-Cid responds:

Yessir! gracias.

Nov. 26, 2008 | 7:38 PM st91 says:

holy **** i love dreamworks skg animation team its waaaay better than pixar. awesome job dude no wonder its taking so long to make another movie kudos to you. your practically in the big leagues now. good luck! el cid ftw!

Nov. 27, 2008 | 8:11 PM El-Cid responds:

Thanks dude. Yes, I will be releasing something on here hopefully soon. But you're right in saying that things have been a little crazy for me. :)

Nov. 27, 2008 | 10:07 PM eyeothestorm says:

Congrats man, thats a good gig.

Nov. 28, 2008 | 10:00 AM El-Cid responds:

word

Nov. 29, 2008 | 3:13 AM gadget11 says:

¡FELICIDADES NORBAK! (Pronounce the name backwards in Spanish) XD

And sorry about my previous "faux pas"; I didn't mean to screw up :(

Also, those hands are mighty hard to draw; nice job! And the animation is up to your regular standards. I would have never suspected you were into MAMBO XD

And while on the subject, ¿Fábrica de sueños carnal? (Dreamworks bro?), GOOD gig!

Dec. 1, 2008 | 8:19 PM El-Cid responds:

Yes, thanks sir. I'm pretty stoked about the whole ordeal.

No sweat on about the artist mix-up. At the end of the day, the gods or art will hopefully sort out the genuine from the counterfeits.

Full speed to Los Angeles. Here's hoping.

Dec. 2, 2008 | 7:01 PM Inswivnia says:

Hey man congrats. I remeber seeing your mario cart under ground on free online games. Then 3 years later I found you on NG. Hope everything works out for you.

Dec. 3, 2008 | 8:04 PM ThisUserNameSucks says:

Man, I've been watching your shit since the beginning, you are a legend. I'm glad you've made it that far, but not surprised. Good luck.

Dec. 3, 2008 | 10:22 PM someguy1 says:

lulz, I is a TAMU student, and I really hate it here in Texas. Gratz on the job though, followed your stuff since the beginning, it was gud stuff.

Dec. 20, 2008 | 12:37 PM SteveGuzzi says:

Congratulations dude, I wish you much success.

Dec. 20, 2008 | 12:51 PM Kajenx says:

Animation Mentor, eh? They seem to be a big name right now, I keep hearing about them everywhere. Congrats on the new job, I'll bet that's exciting!

Dec. 20, 2008 | 12:54 PM Wonchop says:

Hwhat?
Great news. You earned it, buddeh.

Dec. 20, 2008 | 6:54 PM El-Cid responds:

ty, mayne

Dec. 20, 2008 | 1:08 PM Kajenx says:

By the way, that demo reel was brilliant! I can see why you were hired.

Dec. 20, 2008 | 6:54 PM El-Cid responds:

thanks. :3

Dec. 20, 2008 | 1:51 PM Luis says:

Great news, goes to show what a little hard work gets ya.

well maybe not a little but you get my point.

Dec. 20, 2008 | 6:54 PM El-Cid responds:

si, senor!

Updated: Dec. 20, 2008, 6:57 PM

Dec. 20, 2008 | 2:38 PM Vert says:

'Grats!

Dec. 20, 2008 | 3:24 PM supyohos123 says:

As long as you don't work on Shrek 4, I'm fine. The first Shrek was enough people.

Dec. 20, 2008 | 6:55 PM El-Cid responds:

*rolls in a pile of money cackling*

Dec. 20, 2008 | 9:30 PM JakBaronKing says:

LOL

DreamWorks makes good animations only occasionally.

But I did enjoy a few films.

Let us know which movies you've done.

NG is the place to be to get your portfolio started.

Dec. 20, 2008 | 9:31 PM JakBaronKing says:

I'll bet it was your spin-off of Bambi that won them over.

Dec. 20, 2008 | 9:41 PM Fawx says:

oh shit. thats great. but youll still be submitting here, right? :(

Dec. 20, 2008 | 11:48 PM Emanhattan says:

Wow. How awesome must be to work doing something you love like you have achieved.

congratulations señor but... does this mean there is no more cid for ng? :(

Dec. 21, 2008 | 8:15 AM Mattster says:

Be sure to tell us any movies you work on ;)
Congrats!!
Nice Demo Reel btw, very impressive.
~Matt

Dec. 21, 2008 | 8:16 AM JKAmovies says:

How do people get chosen and found by these big company's. Man I would love to get chosen to do stuff like that ^^

BTW congrats man :)

Dec. 21, 2008 | 10:35 AM WX says:

OMFGWTFBBQ!!! Whats the secret?

Dec. 30, 2008 | 6:53 PM El-Cid responds:

Jeff Goldblum's sweat.

Dec. 21, 2008 | 12:20 PM killerphoenix92 says:

qu genial wey espero poder ver uno de tus trabajos pronto
suerte¡¡¡

Dec. 21, 2008 | 3:41 PM omegared says:

This is the coolest! Congratz man! May you love every second of your new job. Even though at times you wnt. ;P

Dec. 21, 2008 | 10:03 PM dpirtle22 says:

congratulations! i hope u continue to work hard and succeed at dreamworks. I loved bambee lol

Dec. 22, 2008 | 1:26 AM Xarnor says:

Have you ever heard of the movie 'Polar Express'? Well, your animating in that demo reel is 10x better than the animating in that movie.

Dec. 30, 2008 | 2:26 PM DarKsidE555 says:

Well damn. Now I can say, "OMGZ I DID SOME STUFF FO DREAM WURKS YO" lolol

Naa, just kidding. ;)

Congrats man, hope everything goes well! :)

Dec. 30, 2008 | 6:51 PM El-Cid responds:

lol. For sure man. Hopefully I'll still be making stuff for NG, and I never know when I'll need some of your sweet face-melting tunes. :D

Jan. 3, 2009 | 6:14 PM RoyalVoiceProduction says:

Awesome! Good for you!

Jan. 14, 2009 | 7:01 PM st91 says:

okay. the safety word is whuisky. you mean whisky? whuat? youre saying it weird. saying whuat whueird? just forget it. i whuill! i whuill forget it!

Jan. 15, 2009 | 6:59 PM El-Cid responds:

Whuuuiiisssskkyyyyyyy

Jan. 18, 2009 | 6:27 PM tazm3k says:

wow guy, just checked out yurh stuff and well... you have earnt every lil bit of congratulatory greetings from me, and well everybody else on ng as well, as well as our undivided respect for your work. here's hoping everythin turns out well for yer, keep it up man, keep it up ^^

Jan. 28, 2009 | 12:29 PM Doubleraz says:

Awesome demo reel there!

Wow, the drawings you had in there were fantastic. I'd like to be an animator for a living, I'm currently in high school and I have knowledge about animation, my concern is the fact that I'm not a good artist. How did you get good at art?

Jan. 28, 2009 | 3:22 PM El-Cid responds:

Well, practice goes a long long way. I used to just draw all the time, but it's also nice to have some guidance. I took a couple of figure drawing classes, which were really great. Also, being a cartoon fan, I followed some of John K's tutorials: http://www.animationarchive.org/2 006/05/meta-100000-animation-draw ing-course.html . It's basic stuff, but really handy.

Fortunately, this day in age, you don't have to be a particularly good draftsman to be an animator. In other words, even if you're drawings kind of suck, as long as you're good with performance and timing you can still get work.

Feb. 2, 2009 | 9:00 PM ThisUserNameSucks says:

Maya?

Feb. 2, 2009 | 9:22 PM El-Cid responds:

yes'm

Feb. 13, 2009 | 2:10 PM osvalvg says:

Why el cid?
if he wasn't Rodrigo Huerta,
He was Rodrigo Diaz de Leon

Feb. 13, 2009 | 9:21 PM El-Cid responds:

Well yes, we do just share the first name, but the coincidences don't end there. I once rammed the Tizona into a Muslim dude's stomach, and I scored with Sophia Loren.

Feb. 14, 2009 | 3:20 PM KingKombat says:

Your 3D cartoons were excellent, it reminded me of Toy Story...no wonder tey hired you!

Feb. 21, 2009 | 5:09 PM GhostSG says:

You spelled "Senor" as "Senior", you fake hispanic!

Feb. 21, 2009 | 5:52 PM El-Cid responds:

you got me. My blood may be latin, but my belly is full of hotdogs and apple pie.

Mar. 9, 2009 | 4:37 AM Palliation says:

Congratulations! Hope everything goes well.