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Jul 2018
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Episode 47: The Houdini Wizard, A Chat w...

SCHOOL OF MOTION: DESIGN & ANIMATION TRAINING FOR MOGRAPH ARTISTS
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On today's podcast episode, we sit down with Simon Holmedal, a Motion Designer and Technical Director who spent a big chunk of his career at the legendary studio, Man vs Machine. Simon's work is insane and there's a good chance that you've drooled over his work in the past few years. Simon recently transitioned from MvM to work with some friends at a studio called Panoply.

https://www.schoolofmotion.com/podcast/simon-holmedal-houdini-interview

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