Let's talk about connections, and from that about relationships.
In many industries you can really only succeed if you have someone to one the back door for you, motion design is no different. True, some people are able to get in on their own, but most people can't.
There is a theory, that everyone in the world is related by at most 6 (or was it 10) steps. It doesn't mean blood relation, but rather acquaintance. For instance, my roommate knows me, I know my sister, my sister knows a boy who is blind — therefore my roommate is 'related' to the blind boy by 3 steps.
What I want to talk to you, and show you, are 2 people in the movie industry that I have a 'relation' to.
The first is Dan Studney, a screen play writer who's current movie "Jack the Giant Killer" is in post production. He also worked on other things like "Stepford House Wives" and "Reefer Madness," so going but steps, I only need 2. Turns out he was one of my mom's best friends in high school.
Another person is Tim Burton, the one who gave us "Nightmare Before Christmas," "Corpse Bride," and many others. His latest movie is one called "Dark Shadows." Number of steps - 4. I know my aunt, who knows her friend, who knows her boyfriend, who happens to be the brother of Tim Burton.
When you think about it, we really are all connected. What matters in the real world though is how much we take care of those connections.
As the Disney ride tells us - It's a small world after all.
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