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Wolfwalk on the Wild Side - Cartoon Saloon Directors Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart
School of Motion Podcast - December 16, 2020 06:30 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 311 ratingsWhen we talk about motion graphics, we refer to motion and design. Our guest today, Cartoon Saloon, takes that approach to the next level with their animated feature films. From Secret of Kells to Song of the Sea to their new film, Wolfwalkers, their unique style stands out even in an incredibly...
The Strange Future of Ad Agencies - Roger Baldacci
School of Motion Podcast - December 02, 2020 06:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 311 ratingsWhat is the future of advertising agencies? As the world modernizes and the old methods give way to native, targeted, and subversive advertising, how is a studio meant to keep up? Strange as it may seem, the issues facing independent ad agencies are very similar to the evolution of the motion de...
Boarding for BoJack Horseman - Alex Quintas
School of Motion Podcast - November 18, 2020 06:30 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 311 ratingsWe've mentioned it a few times, but one of the most important steps in any project is the storyboard, and specialized artists work tirelessly to bring the story to life. Alex Quintas' career path took a few turns before she wound up creating artwork for some of the biggest animated shows on TV a...
Over the Moon with Glen Keane
School of Motion Podcast - November 04, 2020 06:30 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 311 ratingsAnimated movies are a part of the fabric of our creative culture, and as motion designers, we share the same principles and design foundations. Our guest today helped shape the animation industry, creating iconic characters and unique worlds. He is an Academy Award-winning director, and he just...
06. Intercultural Design & Branding - Florian Philippe
Distance to Destination - October 30, 2020 12:51 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsI had every interesting conversation in today's podcast with my friend Florian Philippe. He is a Brand Strategist and CEO of 3ANGLES, applying design thinking to solve business challenges. He is originally from Europe, lived and worked for a lot of years in Asia, and now lives in the US. And th...
EP#6 Intercultural Design & Branding - Florian Philippe
Distance to Destination - October 30, 2020 12:51 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsIn today's episode, we're talking mainly about Cultural Branding and Brand Strategy, if you are into those, you will definitely enjoy this episode, if you don't know what I'm talking about then stick around because this will be in mind changer. Florian is from France, he lived for many years in ...
Adobe's New After Effects 3D Workflow - Victoria Nece
School of Motion Podcast - October 21, 2020 05:30 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 311 ratingsAdobe MAX 2020 is on, and they just announced a slew of improvements to their After Effects 3D Workflow. We had a chance to sit down with Victoria Nece, Senior Product Manager for Motion Graphics and Visual Effects at Adobe, to discuss how this new workflow will affect the Motion Design communit...
The Motion of Medicine - Emily Holden
School of Motion Podcast - October 07, 2020 05:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 311 ratingsMedical Illustration is a fascinating path for Motion Designers. This challenging work requires a clear understanding of anatomy, and the ability to toe the line between style and accuracy. We talked with Director Emily Holden of Campbell Medical Illustrations on how her studio brings the human ...
What is the Future of Motion Design? Nobody Knows
School of Motion Podcast - September 23, 2020 05:30 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 311 ratingsIt is incredibly difficult to know where our industry is headed—almost as challenging as defining "motion design" itself. Where is animation or experiential or VR/AR going over the next five years—or even the next five months? Then there are the tools we use everyday, and the ones on our list to...
Your Copilot Has Arrived: Andrew Kramer
School of Motion Podcast - September 09, 2020 05:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 311 ratingsIn the wild early days of the Internet, Motion Design was a much smaller community. Unless you had proper training, it was easy to feel overwhelmed by the learning curve. With many people struggling to get their careers off the ground, one person decided to be their copilot. Andrew Kramer is syn...
The Art of Collaboration - Creative Director Seth Eckert
School of Motion Podcast - August 26, 2020 05:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 311 ratingsMotion design can be used for a number of purposes. It can be an advertisement, a stunning piece of art, or even a moving message. Kentucky-based studio The Furrow partnered with some of the top artists in the industry to collaborate on a powerful project, providing information and insight into ...
A Dazzling Director: Colin Hesterly
School of Motion Podcast - August 12, 2020 05:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 311 ratingsOne the of the hardest parts of freelancing is managing your risk. Lucky for Colin Hesterly, he's never been afraid of taking a chance. Whether it's crossing the country for a degree, landing an internship with Buck off a student film, or jumping headfirst into freelancing only three months into...
A Dynamo Designer: Nuria Boj
School of Motion Podcast - July 29, 2020 05:30 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 311 ratingsNo one arrives in this industry ready to jump straight into freelancing. You don't instantly get the skills just because you downloaded the software. Nuria Boj put in the hard work—and the homework—to find and define her strengths as a designer/illustrator. Along the way, she's worked with some ...
One Fantastic Fowl: Robot Chicken's Matthew Senreich
School of Motion Podcast - July 15, 2020 05:30 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 311 ratingsWhat if you had an amazing idea for an animated series, but had no idea where to start? That's where Matthew Senreich and Seth Green began, chasing a funny idea across Hollywood to bring their dream to life. The end result, after 15 years and going on 200 episodes, was the legendary Robot Chicke...
A Galvanized Globetrotter: Freelance Artist Jiaqi Wang
School of Motion Podcast - July 01, 2020 05:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 311 ratingsImagine setting out into the world as an artist, traveling from country to country, with each step in your career taking you further from home. Motion Designer Jiaqi Wang began her journey in China, but she's practiced her craft from Shanghai to Turin, Italy, to sunny Los Angeles, California. St...
Finding Your Voice: A Chat with Cat Solen, Director of The Shivering Truth on Adult Swim
School of Motion Podcast - June 17, 2020 05:30 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 311 ratingsAt some point, every artist struggles to find their voice—that unique style that makes everything they do specifically theirs. We often talk about the structure of animation, or the foundational elements of motion design, but all of that is just the groundwork for your art. To learn more, we sat...
A Wonderfully Grim Storyteller: "JJ Villard's Fairy Tales" on Adult Swim
School of Motion Podcast - June 03, 2020 05:30 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 311 ratingsAdult Swim is known for shows that push the envelope for both what you can show on TV, and how you bring your stories to life. "JJ Villard's Fairy Tales" is a twisted and hilarious take on the Grimm Brothers' famous works. In this episode, JJ joins us to discuss the incredible show, overcoming n...
Success and Speculative Design w/ Marti Romances of Territory
School of Motion Podcast - May 20, 2020 05:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 311 ratingsTerritory Studio has become one of the biggest players in the game when it comes to FUI work with huge feature films like Avengers-End Game and Guardians of The Galaxy under their belt. Lately, they have seen ventures into Experimental and Future Design by creating the UI for the cars of the fut...
Home Brewed VFX w/Daniel Hashimoto AKA Action Movie Dad
School of Motion Podcast - May 06, 2020 05:30 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 311 ratingsYoutube has become an incubator for content that blurs the lines between VFX studio and hobbyists with contributors creating some pretty impressive stuff with consumer gear. Daniel Hashimoto; AKA "Hashi" AKA "Action Movie Dad" has shown us what ingenuity, technical chops and a couple of cute ki...
Animated Feature Film Director Kris Pearn Talks Shop
School of Motion Podcast - April 22, 2020 15:36 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 311 ratings"Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2" Director Kris Pearn joins us to discuss his new Netflix Original Movie, “The Willoughbys,” how they achieved such a unique visual style, and what it’s like inventing new worlds. https://www.schoolofmotion.com/blog/animated-feature-film-director-kris...
Keeping Your Edge with Block & Tackle Studio
School of Motion Podcast - April 08, 2020 05:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 311 ratingsStudio ownership is unforgiving when you consider the great effort it takes to get one up and running, never mind operating for a long period of time. Block & Tackle is one of the very few studios that have existed since the pioneer days of Motion Design, and they are still thriving. Owners Adam...
EP#5 Working From Home - Dimitris Vakrinos
Distance to Destination - April 07, 2020 23:09 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsIn these uncertain times, we see more and more people that are forced to work from home. If you are one of them or you are thinking to start working from home as a freelance designer, in today's episode you can find some tips and tricks to help you stay motivated and focussed. We have also talke...
05. Working From Home - Dimitris Vakrinos
Distance to Destination - April 07, 2020 23:09 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsMy good friend Dimitris Vakrinos aka Vakri is my guest on today's podcast. He is a graphic designer, co-owner of Photo Contest the biggest photographic community in Greece. He used to work as a photographer but wants to take the path of Ui Ux design. And we are collaborating for the last two and...
Carving The Perfect Studio w/Barton Damer
School of Motion Podcast - March 25, 2020 05:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 311 ratingsWhen you see slick, cutting edge digital design being used by big brands, your brain probably conjures up images of a bustling studio in a big city like New York or LA where the cost of living is astronomical and your lifestyle is limited to your surroundings. What if we told you that that same ...
FUI for Marvel Movies and Future Consulting w/Perception’s John LePore
School of Motion Podcast - March 11, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 311 ratingsCan you imagine being so good at imagining and creating FUI that Marvel comes to you to create it for their feature films like Iron Man 2 and Black Panther? What about taking it a step further and being so good that real-world companies come to you to for consulting on products that don't even e...
04. Understanding Design - Dimitris Lazarou
Distance to Destination - February 29, 2020 02:46 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsMy guest today is Dimitris Lazarou, but you may know him as Dimi. He runs a successful brand strategy and design business in London, and this year he decided to re-brand his current business to Symbolon. 😊 🔗Podcast: https://www.christosellinas.com/podcast ___ 🔗Connect with Dimi here: Webs...
EP#4 Understanding Design - Dimitris Lazarou
Distance to Destination - February 29, 2020 02:46 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsIs gastronomy similar to design? Dimitris Lazarou rebrands to Symbolon and breaks down design to its core. In today's episode with Dimi aka Dimitris Lazarou. We had a very interesting conversation about symbols, science and how you can use them to create brands that will stand the test of time. ...
Sharpening The Battle Axe w/Adam Plouff
School of Motion Podcast - February 26, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 311 ratingsDo you have a favorite plugin that you can't live without? Have you ever thought about who the person was that created that plugin that has saved you countless hours of work? This special episode of the School of Motion Podcast has been pulled from our Expression Session vault. It features instr...
The Road to Buck and Beyond w/ Joe Donaldson
School of Motion Podcast - February 12, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 311 ratingsStarting a motion design career is hard and leaves you with a lot of questions. There are so many hurdles that new artists stumble into; it can feel like there is no clear path forward. Joe Donaldson joins us on the podcast and breaks down how he balances work and life, all while riding a wave o...
The History of VFX with Stu Maschwitz
School of Motion Podcast - January 29, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 311 ratingsToday's podcast is pulled directly from VFX for Motion, hosted by course instructor and Stu's former colleague, Mark Christiansen. When it comes to pulling knowledge directly from the source, this podcast is the holy grail. https://www.schoolofmotion.com/blog/stu-maschwitz-interview
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