A great idea that several larger studies should implement, Artifex Studios actually advocates their employees working on their own non-work animations as a tool to not only exercise their creativity but to polish their skills.
“A few years ago I said to myself, ‘If this is not a place I’d be interested in working at, I can’t expect other people to be interested in working here,'” says Stern,
They are currently in post-production on their first project, a short 15-minute film to be used as a portfolio piece for the company, but plan to produce several more.
