Darrin Butters

 

DARRIN BUTTERS HAS BEEN AT WDAS for 16 years. He was born and raised in Nebraska. His wife, Lorelei, and daughter, Julia, live in Glendale, CA

 

 

WHAT IS A WORKFLOW CHANGE YOU'VE MADE THAT HAS HELPED YOU TO CREATE GREAT ANIMATION?

On the shot I'm working on right now, I posed it out, splined it, made some offsets, then pinned everything down on twos. Everything. I'm working on it like a traditional scene. Weird, right? Every shot I work on has a different workflow. Because I'm crazy.

WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE ANIMATOR? WHY?

Tony Smeed. His shots are always incredible and perfect. He's generous and extremely humble. And he's funny and kind.

IF YOU COULD HAVE BEEN THE ANIMATOR THAT ANIMATED ANY CHARACTER IN FILM HISTORY, ...

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