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Metzger preparing the cartoons for the Soshetookaone-year arts fun< said. screen. as that work is performed damentals program. and threw Using a colour palette of only entirely by young men. For this herself into it wholeheartedly. hir- red, white and black, the dancers reason girls are not considered for ing a tutor, taking extra life draw- seem to have stepped off a poster. the training school," reads a 1939 ing classes and reading as many And though the lines are simple. letter from Walt Disney studios. books on the subject as she could. emotion comes alive through their “Your letter of some time ago faces and body movements. has been turned over to the inking Metzger is planning to attend ' and painting department for ‘ the Vancouver screenings of the reply." ,. . . student showcase as well, and In other words. you may be Th” 13 theatre- ' . - from‘there will be leaving directly capable of colouring inside the But the techniques ‘ for her new job at Pixar. She fell in lines. 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I wanted known as a‘rig.” Showcase. to be at the highest point I could Computer software can shape "I found out about Pixar just a be when I applied again. And I ‘ the broader strokes ofacharacter's couple of days after I found out I'd ended up having one of the best- movement. But the lift of an eye- been chosen for TIFF. so it was a received portfolios that time brow. the quiver ofa lip. the slight crazy week." Metzger said. around." blush that comes across Woody's , But it wasn't a straight line from While earning her BA at Sheri- face in Toy Story â€" those are the 1 Waterloo to her first successes in a dan. Metzger had the opportunity -. subtle creations of an animator. ~ highly competitive field. to intern with renowned Canadian ' ”That's where the acting skills After graduating from high animator Charlie Bonafacio. who come in.” Metzger said. “With school. Metzger went to the Ran- has worked on movies such as technology. people thought ani- doph Academy for the Performing Mulan and The Land Before Time. mators jobs would become obso- Arts in Toronto. earning a diploma But her stint in musical theatre . . . lete. But the computer can't in musical theatre before working wasn't a waste of time. :2: 31:29:;‘233‘8dn2ut In my??? ”:93an 1:: :aitrgxhggnfsi'l‘r'n‘elgazfr emote." t fora couple ofyears. "At Sheridan, they kept telling Doblg was?“ of on? 53:2:‘i‘mated filmsachosentfor the Toronto Interna~ And unlike the Disney studios ' “Getting work in film and W is me â€" this is just acting. but with a tional Festival Studen‘f Showcase and now the Sheridan College graduate of years past, she'll be joined at 1 not necessarily based on skill." she pencil." she said. is heading to California ,0, a job, at Pixar. Pixar by two other female Sheridan j said. “I got sick of going to hun- “And then it just clicked for me. (mommwmm graduates . dreds of auditions with women This is theatre. But the techniques “My yearwas packed with girls. I that all look like me." are being applied on paper or with The Opening sequence of a The entire twoâ€"minute piece is and the girls were so strong.” she 1 As her enthusiasm waned. an acomputer.‘ Spanish dancer is all based on made up of about 2.500 finished said. ' 1 old passion was brought to the For her final thesis project. she Metzger‘s own body movements. frames â€" but she estimates she “The girl‘s films are getting into . ‘ surface. created a striking film called Paso WhiCh she videotaped and "sad as drew 2.500 additional rough festivals. The girls are just rocking. I “I had been drawing my whole Doble. a reference for the animation. ' sketches and drafts that were it." 1 I [33333 1111311” Q1 HT? 0/‘ HQ ‘1 :7 if)" . 7 ' ' ‘ it? . / _ . . . 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