A junior animator applied at our studio. His reel wasn& #39;t really there yet and the test he took was ok. We didn& #39;t hire. But he kept working on new stuff. I watched his progress unknown to him, and told the anim director I wanted to give him another chance...

Gave him a new/better test and he knocked it out of the park. Perfect? No. But he showed a drive and potential that wasn& #39;t as clear before. He is now one of my animators. And has been doing an excellent job. Don& #39;t get discouraged when things don& #39;t seem to work out. Get motivated!