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Are you a trained or self-taught animator?: If I can be considered an animator at all it would have to be self-taught.

Do you have an online portfolio or link to your work?: http://www.digicel.net

What's your favorite animation (tv show, short, feature film)?: Early Warner Bros. Cartoons

What or who influenced you to started animating?: I always loved animation but the availability of software to help me do it is what really got me started.

Do you work in the industry or create animation as a hobby?: I started our working for an animation software company (AXA) and I liked the advantages that computer software offered but none of the software out there, including AXA, let animators work they way they were used to so I started a new company and developed DigiCel FlipBook, which is what the animators used to make Enchanted, The Simpsons Movie, Curious George, and several movies before that.

Tell us a bit about the software and hardware used in your creative work.: I use DigiCel FlipBook on both a Mac and a PC laptop with a Wacom tablet for drawing and a miniDVCamcorder for shooting stop motion.

Where has your work been showcased on television, internet, film festivals, mobile etc?: I have a few screen credits but most of work is for testing our software although I have a few ideas in mind for movies I want to do if I ever get time.

Any projects we can look forward to seeing from you in the near future?: My current projects include FlipBook 6, which will have more painting features and much easier camera moves to make panning and zooming a piece of cake, a new stop motion program that's really easy and helpful, a storyboard program with some really cool features and a series of drawing and animation lessons for beginners that we're working on with a highly respected animation teacher that has taught some of the greats.

Can you recommend an animation film or animation book that every animator should see/read?: Richard Wiliam's book is great for experienced animators, but beginning animators can get a lot out of online lessons and lots of practice.

At 1:24pm on February 25, 2008, PodComics Studios said…: Hi, new daily animations www.podcomics.com
Now featuring the Traveling Gringos.

At 10:03am on February 22, 2008, Johnie L. Tidwell, Jr. said…: Thank you for joining the network Kent. I will put up a ad about your product on the front page sometime next week. Are you based in Phoenix?

Johnie