Animax Interns Blog: End of Summer

Hi there! I’m Malcolm Bornmann, Animax’s Summer 2021 Marketing and Events Intern. Welcome to my final entry in the Animax Interns Blog, where I share first-hand accounts of what it’s like to work at this awesome company!

On behalf of us interns, I would like to express how much joy these past few months have been for all of us. We’ve been able to meet and work with amazing people, have gotten to do really cool things, and have grown as young professionals in the process. Because our internships have allowed us to grow our individual skill sets within the interdisciplinary, collaborative, and creative environment that is Animax, we’ve all been able to gain a better understanding of how we can each use our individual strengths to support the team effort in bringing beloved characters to life.

Animax truly has been a wonderful place to be. So much so, that some of us are actually staying at Animax past our internships, with others returning to school for Fall Semester. Regardless of where our journeys will lead us, however, we all are grateful for our time at Animax.

We would like to thank everyone at Animax for being so supportive and welcoming to all of us throughout these past few months!

We additionally would like to thank everyone who has viewed our blogs for taking the time to read about our experiences! Those blogs can be found be here:

Malcolm Bornmann, Marketing and Events Intern

Melody Sivri, Mechanical Engineering Intern

Anna Buntin, Soft Goods Intern

Devon Limcangco, Controls Intern

Jessica Mizuno, Marketing Intern

Sidney Chan, Mechanical Design Intern

As we look towards the future, the hope is that this internship program can grow. For those interested in future internship positions at Animax, we highly recommend applying when those positions become available! You’ll have an Animax Awesome time :)

And with that, The Animax Summer 2021 Interns say our goodbye.

Animax Interns Blog: Soft Goods

About

Howdy! I’m Malcolm Bornmann, Animax’s Summer 2021 Marketing and Events Intern. Welcome to the Animax Interns Blog, where I share first-hand accounts of what it’s like to work at this awesome company!

Today’s post is about Animax’s Summer 2021 Soft Goods Intern, Anna Buntin:

Working with Soft Goods

Anna has a background in theatrical costume design and puppet construction, making her a perfect fit for our Soft Goods Department! This department focuses on four main areas of production: Costuming, Patterning, Fabrication, and Finishing, all of which Anna has been able to experience during her time here at Animax.

Thus far in her internship, Anna has hand-stitched dinosaur skins onto foam limbs, stretched skins to help with dinosaur scale texturing, and made many mold socks, which are stretchy pieces of fabric that go over a 3D print to help silicon attach to a moving mech body. She additionally has cut and shaped foam, honed her measuring abilities through precision work, and is now working with our Master Patterner to learn patternmaking!

Reflection

Working within Soft Goods has allowed Anna to grow both her soft and hard skills while gaining a well-rounded perspective on the Animax design process! She’s improved her sense of detail, her confidence in effective communication, and so much more, all thanks to this internship!

When discussing what’s excited her the most about working at Animax, Anna states, “Puppetry has always been a vital and revered form of theatre and communication for me. It’s an old art form, but Animax has turned it into something new and breathtaking by incorporating new technology – it’s bananas!”

Animax Interns Blog: Social Media

About

Hello! My name is Malcolm Bornmann, the new Marketing and Events Intern here at Animax! As part of my newfound marketing duties, I am starting this Animax Interns Blog to share first-hand accounts of what it’s like to work at this awesome company!

Today’s blog entry is about the behind-the-scenes adventures of making an Animax social media post:

The Adventures of Botdog

Last week, I was tasked with brainstorming and executing a creative social media post for the Animax Instagram and Facebook accounts that celebrated the 4th of July. Taking inspiration from the plethora of animated figures that surround my office desk, and the annual Animax 4th of July Barbeque, I wondered: What would robots eat for the 4th of July?

A brainstorming session with my supervisor, Shay, quickly ensued, where it was soon determined that we would make a robotic version of a hot dog, or as we like to call it, a botdog!

I created a list of ingredients and then went food shopping in our various departments. Our Engineering Department provided the hot dog (a steel rod), our Soft Good Department provided the bun (foam), and our Controls Team provided the condiments (red and yellow electrical wires). It was a team effort!

Once the botdog was cooked and ready to be served, Shay, Jessica, another intern, and I then conducted a photoshoot of our animated figures enjoying their meal. Shay touched up the photos in Photoshop while I wrote a witty caption. I compiled everything into Metigy, our social media management platform, and the post was made, mission accomplished!

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Reflection

While an admittedly silly project, in many ways this social media post helped me understand the innerworkings of the Animax design process! In order for the project to be a success, we had to work as a team within the provided parameters while maintaining healthy and effective communication to ensure project goals were met. Each department contributed their unique skillsets, helping to creatively solve the challenge at hand, building off of the work from other departments.

It was such a joy to see the smile on peoples’ faces when I asked them to help me out with making a botdog! I could tell that people at Animax truly love their individual lines of work!

Overall, I appreciated the creative freedom of this project and how it allowed me to learn more about the various departments of Animax!

Check out the post here