YOU ME AND THE INDUSTRY EPISODE 28: Alex Neonakis
YOU ME AND THE INDUSTRY
English - May 01, 2022 04:08 - 1 hour - 93.1 MBVideo Games Leisure Games Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Hey kiddo… I found one of them episodes you like to listen to! This one features an interview with concept artist and illustrator Alex Neonakis, who worked at Naughty Dog. While at Naughty Dog, she worked on games such as The Last of Us, Left Behind, Uncharted 4, Lost Legacy and The Last of Us Part II. We discuss the exceptional work she did at the studio, her passion for details, the current state of the industry and much more. Furthermore, we talk about the concept art of Elden Ring, how social media impacts our perception of art and I get to ask about a very interesting theory about Martyr Logarius from Bloodborne. We openly talk about story events and locations of The Last of Us Part II, so if you don’t want to get spoiled, you better finish the game first and then come back.
Time – Topic Discussed:
0:00 - Intro
04:10 - Guest topic: Being a raid leader in World of Warcraft
06:55 - Guest topic: Elden Ring
14:04 - The job of a concept artist
20:20 - Wear and tear in clothing
23:50 - Staying motivated
26:40 - Her love for details
34:18 - Design notes from the director and player feedback
37:50 - Big setpieces vs. intimate moments
43:31 - Going freelance
48:18 - Crunch in the industry
55:00 - Lessons learned
01:01:00 - The impact of social media on art
01:04:53 - State of the industry
01:08:45 - Negativity on twitter
01:10:53 - Master Chef
01:12:20 - The implosion of Bon Appetit
01:13:35 - The infamous Martyr Logarius theory
01:15:38 - Outro
Things mentioned on the show:
Character Concept artist Hyoung Taek Nam
Alex fake Twitter campaign for The Last of Us
Take on Me in The Last of Us Part II
Blood, Sweat and Pixels by Jason Schreier
Deleted Owen’s painting in the Last of Us Part II
The Ice king from Adventure Time
Social Media:
Alex Neonakis
Alex Neonakis on Twitter (@Beavs)
Alex Neonakis on Instagram (@alexneonakis)
Alex Neonakis’s Homepage
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Intro/Outro by FreshMcZone
Artwork by Thomas Martin (Instagram: @thomas.martin.martin)