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Episode 22: Moth Collective
Animalators
English - August 05, 2016 17:08 - 52 minutes - 60 MB - ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsVisual Arts Arts Business Careers illustration nashville zac animalators animation creative design dixon identityvisuals motion Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Daniel Chester, Dave Prosser and Marie-Margaux Tsakiri-Scanatovits are the founders of Moth Collective based in London, England. During our conversation, we talked about their start at Royal College of Art, the fight for a good story and what it was like to pitch The Guardian.
Links:
Website: http://mothcollective.co.uk/
The Last Job on Earth The Guardian: https://vimeo.com/155534602
Modern Love New York Times: https://vimeo.com/135288462
Highlights:
-How they met
-Royal College of Art
-Moth Collective
-Selective about projects
-Leading to more projects
-One year ago stopped freelancing
-Based in East London
-When to start adding employees
-Collective vs. studio
-Artist and business
-Storytelling conflicts
-Brainstorming
-Vision casting
-Project roles
-Fighting for ideas
-Mixing of styles
-Learning CGI
-Learning how to communicate better
-Personal projects
-Feature film
-Friday fun day
-The art of pitching
-The Guardian project
-New York Times project
-First failed project
-Future of Moth Collective
-Dream client: A client that doesn’t meddle in your business too much
-Favorite animated film: Zootopia
-What does your family think you do: They pretty much get it
-Animalator: Moth