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A FEW weeks ago, the fi rst weekly television series from Lucasfi lm Animation was launched—Star Wars: The Clone Wars, inspired by the classic Star Wars movies. A great hit to TV viewers of all ages, Star Wars: The Clone Wars is as much fun to produce as it is to watch. So revealed Fil-Am Randy Bantog, a concept designer for the series. Bantog said in an earlier interview that the show’s working environment is fantastic. "We work in what looks like a gigantic mansion, hidden in a valley, surrounded by lush green hills, trees, rocks and a lake. The people are very easy to work with and easy to communicate with. Working on this show is pretty incredible," said Randy who admitted that being in the series is the fulfillment of his childhood dream.
Randy has been making waves in the Filipino community ever since the news came out that a Filipino animator is one of the creative talents working behind the scenes of the new TV hit. Confessing to not having visited the Philippines since he was five years old, Bantog said most of his time is spent behind his desk, with hardly any time left for vacations. In an interview with the Asian Journal, Randy shares some interesting snippets of his personal and professional life.
"I was born in San Diego, California on September 22, 1981. My father served in the US Navy for over 20 years, and my mother was an architect when I was a boy. I have an older brother who is a scientist of some sort. He tried to explain what he does, it involves shooting lasers into something or other, but it was way over my head. I’m sure he’s doing something that will save the world one day though! I also have an aunt (my mom’s sister) that live with us and is like a second mom to me," said Randy.
which motivated him to pursue a career in Art. "I moved up to Los Angeles when I was 20 and studied at a few small art schools before enrolling at the Art Center College of Design, where I received my Bachelor’s degree in Illustration (August of 2007). It was at Art Center that I focused on doing entertainment design for the fi lm and video game industries," he revealed.
Randy shared with the Asian Journal how he got started in the industry. He recalls, "When I realized that I wanted to become an artist working in the animation industry, one of the main things that I knew I had to do was move to LA. From there I suspected that I could get a better education at one of famous art schools in the area, where I could possibly make contacts with people that would later be working in the same fi eld that I wanted to work in."
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