I remember the day rather vividly for being so young, I walked from the bright, painfully hot, Arizona summer heat into the ice cold, flashing bright lights of a small pharmaceutical store. Immediately, I was fascinated…

Recently I was exhausted after a productive work day and a several mile jog in the extreme humidity of summer in Central Florida. Afterwards I treated myself to a few luxurious hours in front of the television screen…

When I was finishing up at university circa 2005, our instructors impressed upon us that the culmination of our entire education wasn’t really our degree, it was our reel. We were warned in somber tones that if we didn’t come up with a dazzling showcase of our work…

I was born and raised in the bustling city of Shenzhen, China. Growing up in China was quite distinct from the experience in the US. Our school days were long, often stretching until 6 pm with only a one-hour break. And if that wasn't enough, night study sessions…

I still remember being woken up at 3AM when I was 9 years old, and running with my mother and sisters in the darkness across the beaches of Bimini, desperately trying to…

I barely knew what Maya was when I took my first step into the Animation Industry. I knew it was a software that animators used to make a 3D model hit the griddy... and yeah, that was basically it…

My childhood felt pretty normal as I was growing up. Despite being on an island in the middle of the Indian Ocean, isolated from the rest of the world, I never felt that I lacked anything. The small island community made me feel safe and loved…

Hi there, Steammates, I will start by introducing myself. My name is Jeremy. I come from Annecy in France, and I’ve been working with Steamroller for three years now. My journey here started as I was looking for a job that would allow me to…

When I was a sophomore in high school, there was a moment before the second semester where I made the decision to drop out of journalism as an elective. The reason I pursued journalism was because my English teachers had told me I had a…

I am writing this for someone who wants to see what it’s like to become a leader; for the ambitious employee or the rookie intern. The purpose of this article is not to act as a step-by-step manual…

A critique is an absolutely essential part of learning and growing. It’s an invaluable tool that, when applied with hard work, can reap unbelievable results. Even from the earliest age, we are critiqued by our parents. We are told how we should do something, or many times, how not to do something…

Have you ever been invited to an event where you only knew one other person? So you really have two options. You can either sulk in the corner (with a dog hopefully) when the one person that you know isn’t available or you can branch out…

I don’t actually remember the exact moment I decided on the animation industry. At one point in my teenage years, whenever someone asked me what I wanted to do in the future, I said animation. At the time, I’m not sure I even had a well-thought-out “why”…

I'm about to build an argument. An argument of a philosophical nature. An argument of a philosophical nature in the unassailable safety of monologue! And I'm going to perform this feat with far less wisdom than I – and I suspect you – wish that I had. This deficiency is going to form the foundation of my argument…

We’re introducing a new blog segment to Steamroller Animation Blog called Steammate Publications!