I recently had the good fortune to be offered a position on the animation team during production of The Nut Job! It's a tough decision between staying at Topix or taking the chance at ToonBox. Ultimately I feel that the opportunity to work on a feature film at this stage of my career is too big to pass up. It is also much closer to the style of animation that I originally wanted to pursue. During my time at Topix I have picked the brain of my co-workers who have been in the industry far longer than myself. I've tried to acquire as much information about the industry as possible and from what I can gather, working on a feature film can open up a lot more feature possibilities in your career.

I would be sad to leave Topix because the studio and the people have been great. I have learned SO much during my time here and I can never thank them enough for everything. A lot of people wait a long time for their first paid job so I know how lucky I am. But, I would also be very excited to start this new experience. It was my goal to be involved in a feature film after five years in animation so to be offered this gig after only four months is huge. Hopefully this is just the start!