Mexopolis has blended Mexican popular culture with digital animation to create characters and stories that dazzle the eye and strike universal truths in the heart.
Overview
Syllabus
Mexopolis: Creative Inspirations
- Introduction
- Workspace
- Career path
- Educating Jorge
- Educating Sandra
- El Macho vs. the Mariachis of Doom
- Breaking into the industry
- El Tigre is born
- Designing characters
- Designing characters: El Machete
- Designing characters: Amelia
- Cultural influences
- Sandra's art
- Interview with Lynda
- Jorge interviews Sergio Aragonés
- Breaking into MAD Magazine
- Influencing others and drawing cartoons for a global audience
- Bringing pantomime and acting into cartoons
Taught by
Jorge Gutierrez and Sandra Equihua