Rob Meyers:  

Just visit my site rmfx.com I have had quite a journey in my 30+ years since Westwood High. I have traveled the world, worked on dozens of Hollywood films, even ran a corporation of my own for a time. I am the proud uncle of 3 beautiful nieces, and 4 awesome nephews. Through it all, I have never lost my interest in drawing and creativity. I never forgot the inspiration and creative drive I found in Mr. Medley's art class, or Ms. Benjamin's Sci-Fi and Creative writing classes. After high school, I studied Television and Motion Picture Production at Scottsdale Community College, where I produced a couple of little student films, while working in the television studio after hours. I also continued my interest in Japanese culture, taking up studies in Japanese language and Karate. Just like when I was in high school, I often found myself sketching in my notebooks between classes, and jotting down plot lines for stories. I was determined to find a way to make a living doing what I love to do. In 1995, things were looking up in my professional and personal life. I met Mitsue, my wife to be, just in time for the new year. In the fall of 95, I was finally able to realize my childhood dream of becoming a cartoon animator, when I joined Fox Animation Studios in Phoenix, AZ. My work included animation on the Don Bluth film "Anastasia", and concept art on "Titan A.E." I met many friends there, and it was a great introduction to the motion picture industry. In 1998, Mitsue and I were married, and soon I received an offer to move to Hollywood to work on "The Iron Giant" for Warner Brothers. We borrowed $2000 from my parents, packed up the cat and all our posessions, and set off for our new life in California. Living in California was far different from what I was used to, growing up in Arizona. Things were much more expensive, like gas and rent. And forget about buying a house on an assistant animator's wages! The same kind of houses I'd seen in Gilbert AZ for $250k were upward of one million d...Expand for more