Victor created a short animated sequence, shown above, to test the movements of his character Blit Wizbok.

Artist Profile: Victor Navone page 1 2 3 Occupation: Animation Artist Age: 36 Residence: San Francisco, California Pets: two rabbits Hobbies: art, travel, animals, dancing, science fiction, hiking, and (what else!) animation! Is Victor Navone from outer space? Nope--he was born in San Diego, California, planet Earth. But some of his drawings and computer animations look like they came from outer space. In 1999, while learning computer animation, Victor created a 1-minute animation called Alien Song. It features a rhythmic green alien singing the song I Will Survive. It quickly became one of the most viewed Internet animations ever. Sketching how a character will look is called character development. Victor drew the alien's body in different poses to show how it would move and express emotions. The president of Pixar Animation Studios received an email copy of Alien Song and asked Victor to work as a full-time animator. An animator works frame by frame to create the movement of characters or objects. Thousands of frames are put together in a sequence to create an animated movie. Drawing is a very important part of Victor's work as an animator. He says, "You can buy [computer] software that has lots of bells and whistles and gadgets, but it will ultimately come down to your skill and experience as an artist to make compelling animation or art." Victor has animated characters for the movies Monster Inc., Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, and Cars. And to think, it all started with some simple drawings of a one-eyed creature from outer space. page 1 2 3 About Us | Terms of Use | Privacy Policy TM & © Copyright The Scribbles Institute, All Rights Reserved