Warner Bros., DreamWorks, Sony Pictures, FOX-these are the half of the famous companies where Armenian layout artist/animator Yelena Geodakyan has worked. She was also included in the creation of many popular cartoons like Quest for Camelot in 1996 with Warner Brothers, The Iron Giant, Osmosis Jones, The Road to
NEWS.am STYLE has had an interesting interview with Yelena about The Simpsons and it’s worldwide success.
«I have been working on The Simpsons show for ten years now as a Character Layout Artist/ Animator. Here's what I do: First I set up the scene, positioning the characters in the background, creating their main acting poses, then setting up the camera moves, importing the audio/dialogue, etc. Then I go back and animate all the characters in the scene, based on the script and the recorded dialogue. We do "traditional"- hand drawn animation, but we draw on a cintiq, which is a computer screen»,-says Yelena, who thinks there are several reasons for which the show is so popular in the world.
Yelena with husband-artist Gago Oganesyan and daughter-TV host, Sona Oganesyan
«I think there are many reasons the show is as successful as it is ("The Simpsons" is in the 28th year of production now, the longest run for any prime-time sitcom in the
Yelena with daughter, Sona
The layout artist is in her homeland not only for master-classes, she also wants to spend some time with her family and friends.
With one of the creators of The Simpsons, Matt Groening
«I'm leaving for
Syune Arakelyan