Mike Stern

Character Animator | Mentor | Filmmaker | Former Pixar and DreamWorks Animator

[Mike Stern @supersternio]

My time at Pixar is coming to a close after 11 amazing years. Below is a collection of my favorite moments from some of the films that I’ve worked on.

https://t.co/R6KBGPYNNP

[Mike Stern @supersternio]

@kiwi4ev3r This was a two week turnaround. Which is actually pretty fast by animation standards.

[Mike Stern @supersternio]

This was one of my final animation assignments at Pixar. Super fun.

[Pixar @Pixar]

🤭 Smile! Tickets are on sale now for #InsideOut2

[Mike Stern @supersternio]

@phantzbb The montage of Riley at the very end of the movie.

[Mike Stern @supersternio]

@madhatterexe I’ll post a reel once the show comes out on Disney Plus.

[Mike Stern @supersternio]

@madhatterexe I animated the scene of Riley punishing herself by doing laps around the ice rink, the scene where she wakes up at night and gets out of bed to go look at the coach’s notebook and the montage of Riley at the end…

[Mike Stern @supersternio]

@madhatterexe … where we see her getting good grades, playing guitar, playing hockey, giving her parents grief for having to do the dishes, cutting her hair, accidentally breaking a pepper mill at the store, being comforted by her parents while she is in tears on her bed.

[Mike Stern @supersternio]

I've created a companion to my “Pixar Moments” video. This is a collection of my favorite moments from my time animating at DreamWorks. (2006-2013) #PortfolioDay
https://t.co/0FmeHd8sZ9

[Mike Stern @supersternio]

@AnimationNoCont Both. I worked on this promo piece and then animated on the film as well.

[Mike Stern @supersternio]

@nmyheadpod I believe that is a different Mike Stern. There are two of us in the industry and we both worked at DreamWorks at one point. Super confusing.

[Mike Stern @supersternio]

@plem73 @mslackinoff +1

[Mike Stern @supersternio]

@mslackinoff Sometimes I see animals talking.

[Mike Stern @supersternio]

I am looking forward to doing this again. The plan for this next session is to
* Animate several targeted tests to develop acting based anim skills.
* Discuss acting theory as it applies to animation.
* Workshop acting ideas to help each student create a sincere performance.

[Animation Collaborative @animationcollab]

Pixar Animator Mike Stern is back this upcoming term to help you level up in his class: Intro to Acting for Animation! This class is built to teach you the subtlety of facial mechanics, as well as acting choice awareness.

Register here today -> https://t.co/cxQSvXUBme

[Mike Stern @supersternio]

@AndrewHarkins @Joe_bowz @mslackinoff

[Mike Stern @supersternio]

@mslackinoff Why is it that you are so quiet on here, but in real life you never shut up?

[Mike Stern @supersternio]

@AndrewHarkins @Joe_bowz @mslackinoff Let’s go for that hike out the back gate.

[Mike Stern @supersternio]

I will be coming back to the @animationcollab to do a course on acting for animation this fall. I'm excited to share some of the new ideas on performance that I have picked up in the last year.

https://t.co/HqR5S86Wpf

[Pixar @Pixar]

On today’s #DrawWithPixar, Animator Mike Stern is showing us how to make a digital flipbook featuring everyone’s favorite pet dragon, Blazey from #PixarOnward! 🐉 Once complete, you'll be able to share it to your IG Story for some extra ani-magic!

[Brad Bird @BradBirdA113]

With all due respect, it is NOT a “kids movie”. It is animated, and rated PG. https://t.co/a6tGzoWvzy

[Mike Stern @supersternio]

#TBT The Old Quad https://t.co/Ioh7Cjn0oU

[Brad Bird @BradBirdA113]

There’s an increasingly short, golden period where a movie can only be seen on big screens, uninterrupted, and in the company of film-loving strangers, all sharing a dream in the dark. THANK YOU cinema-goers for embracing INCREDIBLES 2.