Failing your way to success: LeSean Thomas at TEDxSinchon
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Published 2012-08-24
LeSean Thomas is from New York, USA. After graduating high school, he went to the animation business field and did works in many studios including Hollywood. Now he is producing and directing animations broadcasted on U.S. televisions, and also doing projects as illustrator and writer. He has a experience in making U.S. animation in Korean animation studio in 2009. He'd like to introduce his impression on the differences between Korean and U.S. animation business field and his life in Korea, which he get during the production of the video 'Seoul Session', in online TV network 'Creative Control;.
He also share ideas about successes and failures in animation business.
LeSean Thomas -- 일러스트레이터, 작가, 캐릭터 디자이너
LeSean Thomas씨는 미국 뉴욕 출신으로, 고등학교를 졸업한 뒤 애니메이션 업계에 진출해 할리우드 등 여러 스튜디오에서 작업을 해왔습니다. 현재는 미국 텔레비전에서 방영되는 애니메이션의 제작 및 감독을 맡고 있으며, 일러스트레이터, 작가 등으로도 활발하게 활동 중입니다. 그는 2009년, 한국의 애니메이션 스튜디오에서 미국 애니메이션을 제작한 경험이 있으며, 온라인 TV 네트워크인 'Creative Control'에서 'Seoul Session'이라는 영상을 제작하며 느낀 한국과 미국의 애니메이션 업계의 차이점과 한국에서의 생활에 대한 소회를 밝히고자 합니다.
또한 애니메이션 업계에서의 성공과 실패에 대한 주제로도 여러분과 의미 있는 이야기를 나눌 것입니다.
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All Comments (21)
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Who's here after Cannon Busters? 🙋🏾♂️
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Hell yeah. LeSean is an inspiration through his art and even more so when you hear him speak. What an asset to the animation world.
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Thanks man. much appreciated!!! Stay up, brother!
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Needed to hear this today. Frustrating when all my hard work seems to be for naught and it feels like I'm a treadmill going nowhere. Thank you for the inspiration. Bless
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I've been struggling to learn something I've dream of doing and it's just heartbreaking cause it seems hard and I keep on failing and made me thought that it might not for me but I've also thought that maybe it's just a test and if i'd really want to pursue my dreams then i'd have to keep on learning through failures. These kinds of talks or topics is so motivating and made me want to pursue my dreams even though it's seems possible and others might thought that it's crazy.
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This was great! The quote at the end-LOVE IT! You have to be willing to do what others won't-to achieve what others don't! LOVE IT!
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Hi wow its good to see a brother a man of color reaching to his goals and being successful
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LeSean Thomas Yo man, I don't know if you remember me, but I used to work at Game Express on 32nd Street in the city. I saw a link to your page via Kahleem's website and I was looking at your Wiki. Never knew you had reached the level your at now. Really proud of you man, hard work has definitely paid off. And also a great Talk as well, I really enjoyed it.
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15:10 “you have to be willing to do what others won’t to achieve what others don’t.”
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He's the stone that builder refused.
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Creative minds create dreamers which create happiness in a world full of searchers. I love it! Thanks for sharing!
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amazing video , i remeber him saying that to someone else" nothing worth having comes easy" and do wat other people wont do to get wat other people dont have" i learned that the hard way...
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Man if that intro video doesn't inspire you idk what will, Way too cool!
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As an animation student struggling to find his place in this weird work world, this really resonated with me. Thanks.
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So now you might have a bit more understandings of how much international students struggle in the states.
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Thank you for post man, much respect. It's kind of weird to find someone who made my "exact" dream a reality! I never heard of you until a couple of months ago after looking up the producers and animation studios responsible for the Boondocks. Keep doing what you do man, you're a true inspiration.
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NOTHING HAPPENS if you don't try
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a mind-blowing lecture! definitely looking forward to your future works even though i'm illiterate in cartoon. keep up the good work here.
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It's not about "hard concrete stuff." this isn't an introduction to animation production. it's about using failure as a method for growth. Taking a big leap of faith out of your comfort zone. If you're here to learn about how animation works, then you've missed the point entirely. Thanks for watching.
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Thanks for the encouragement man.Sometimes it is worth it risking things for your dreams indeed, and taking you for example, no matter how crazy it sounds :D
