Paramount Animation art director Mingjue Helen Chen joins us this week to discuss her early influences and how she got her start as an illustrator, the importance of creating meaningful work for herself, and the nebulous role technology plays in our industry.

GUEST LINKS:

Helen’s Website: http://jigokuen.tumblr.com/

Helen’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/MingjueChen

Helen’s Instagram: https://instagram.com/mingjuechen/

Paperman: http://www.disneyanimation.com/projects/paperman

Wreck-It Ralph: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1772341/

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SHOW NOTES:

Tuna Bora: http://tunabora.com/

Attack on Titan: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2560140/

Fullmetal Alchemist: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0421357/

The Incredibles: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0317705/

The Name of the Wind: http://amzn.to/1jV2VIl

Serial: http://serialpodcast.org/

Emily Blunt: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1289434/

Halt and Catch Fire: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2543312/

Utopia: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2384811/

Peaky Blinders: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2442560/

Proejct Greenlight: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0299368/

I don’t usually find myself sitting there not being sure of what to draw or paint, and I think that shift for me came when I realized that I didn’t feel the need to impress everyone all the time.”

-Mingjue Helen Chen

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