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Jesus Suarez is a Motion Designer originally from Venezuela. He shares moving the the US to make a career and life for his family. An inspiring discussion. Host Blair Walker also discusses his work for Prophets of Rage and his approach to learning 3D.   Show Notes: Compiled by http://inkmotor.com/ (Matt Lloyd) 00.41 - Jesus introduces himself and his work at https://www.battlemedialab.com/ (Battle Media Lab) 03.20 - http://jesussuarez.tv/prophets-of-rage-music-video (Prophets Of Rage music video) 04.15 - Discussion of https://www.behance.net (Behance) 04.45 - https://www.schoolofmotion.com/podcast/mitch-meyers-interview (Mitch Myers on School Of Motion) 05.30 - The challenge of keeping current on social media 05.55 - How https://slack.com/ (Slack) groups can help you connect, and help others solve problems 07.30 - Jesus is heading in to more cinematic 3d work now 08.25 - Jesus’s approach to learning C4D 09.17 - https://vimeo.com/254516259 (Jordan Jack animation) 09.55 - http://www.eyedesyn.com/ (E

Ben Buchanan and Matt Lloyd. Pivoting Careers, Motion Design, 2D, 3D, Community, Education and more. Both Ben and Matt moved into Motion Design later in their careers. Host Blair Walker discusses the challenges and rewards of doing so. They share how they have done so to become successful freelancers.   Show Notes: Compiled by http://inkmotor.com/ (Matt Lloyd) 01.00 - Ben and Matt introduce themselves 03.30 - Ben has been a TA for School Of Motions https://www.schoolofmotion.com/design-bootcamp (Design Bootcamp) 05.00 - How Ben reached out to http://www.richnosworthy.tv/ (Rich Nosworthy) for tips on what to learn 06.50 - How Ben’s brother’s connection to http://www.assemblyltd.com/resident/matt-von-trott (Matt Von Trott) eventually landed him a meeting with http://www.assemblyltd.com/resident/jonny-kofoed (Jonny Kofoed) of Assembly 08.25 - Matt’s biggest mistake early on: not understanding the importance of connecting with people when building a career 09.20 - Motion designers seem to be “falling over

Lee shares his approach to Directing and the relationships that make for a better result. Host Blair Walker discusses with Lee how they work as a team with everyone at FCB New Zealand. A lot of discussions about Cinematography, lighting approaches and career development.   Show Notes: Compiled by http://inkmotor.com/ (Matt Lloyd) 00.40 - Lee introduces himself and explains his role as a content director 04.50 - Discussion of problem solving as a fundamental creative process across all aspects of a production 06.00 - “Stress is contagious” 07.00 - http://metrofilm.co.nz/ (Metrofilm) 07.15 - Shooting: with quality gear and expertise, much time and money is saved: you can craft your film, instead of having to rescue shoddy footage 08.45 - http://www.imaginariumuk.com/ (Imaginarium) 09.00 - Discussion of in-camera effects, such as contact lighting, which are then supplemented by VFX. 10.00 - How open conversations between director and crew during pre-production can make for a happy production (listen to

Not long into his career he is inspirational in the work he’s creating and his passion. Aaron shares his progression from being a student, internships and then working full time at Stink Studios in New York City.   Show Notes: Compiled by http://inkmotor.com/ (Matt Lloyd) 00.45 - Aaron introduces himself 01.20 - https://www.stinkstudios.com/ (Stink Studios) NYC 02.10 - http://aaroncovrett.com/work/got-2/ (Game Of Thrones Wynalda Packaging) piece 05.30 - How Aaron’s creative take on the GOT titles won him an internship 07.20 - Aaron’s strategic choices of internships 07.45 - About Stink Studios 10.10 - Aaron’s 3d experiments 14.00 - Specialist vs generalist discussion 17.10 - Aaron’s trial by fire working as the sole motion designer on https://www.stinkstudios.com/work/google-the-hidden-worlds-of-the-national-parks (Google National Park Service Centennial) by Stink 22.10 - Aaron’s deep dive into eGPUs, and the global shift in motion design from Apple to PC 26.00 - The utility of comping in footage

The Vision Feast Film Festival is an opportunity for Filmmakers and Motion Designers to enter the numerous categories. Jonathan explains the focus of the festival and the prizes that are on offer.   Show Notes: Compiled by http://inkmotor.com/ (Matt Lloyd) 00.45 - About https://filmfreeway.com/TheVisionFeast (The Vision Feast) 04.25 - http://zsofipictures.com/temakutu/ (Te Makutu) short film 07.50 - Planned live events for The Vision Feast in 2019 13.35 - Jonathan’s film-making background 13.55 - Te Makutu was shot in four blocks, one in each season 14.22 - It has just won best film 2018 at https://www.nziff.co.nz/ (NZ International Film Festival) 17.00 - The background of the movie: Rhiannon Harata’s dreams 18.30 - Editing process for Te Makutu: from 2 hours down to a short 22.41 - Vision Feast 2018 judges: http://goodlifefilms.co.nz/ (Chris Graham), director, https://www.julietfurness.com/ (Juliette Furness), acting coach 26.05 - Pro Video Picks: Fasting to help with focus and productivity 29.

At Sixteen Corners, they unapologetically create video from an 'audience-first' perspective. They believe no video should ever be boring, nor fail to provide that emotional payoff. This approach is discussed as well as some key projects by Mike and the team at Sixteen Corners. Show Notes: Compiled by https://twitter.com/printomattic (Matt Lloyd) 00.44 - About https://www.sixteencorners.com/ (Sixteen Corners) 03.15 - Origin of the name 04.30 - Composition of the team: small and nimble with plenty of trusted freelancers 07.15 - https://www.mintfilms.com.au/ (Mint Films) 08.35 - Blair: Success is solely driven by motivation and passion 09.00 - Mike’s bio 10.00 - Mike’s part time job fell through, at which time he began interning at post houses, where he met... 10.30 - Martin Taylor, now head of production at https://startvr.co/ (StartVR), who hooked him up with his first freelance jobs. 11.40 - In 2003 Began work in the “Broadband Department” at ABC tv, Australia. 13.00 - http://www.blinktv.com.au/ (B

Hilarious comedy TV shows, Films, Music Videos. Chris and the team at Late Night Films cover all areas from Directing, Writing, Filming, Editing, Visual Effects. How do you get funding for a series or prioritise making cool work. Chris discusses how.   Show Notes: Compiled by https://twitter.com/printomattic (Matt Lloyd)   01.40 - about https://latenitefilms.com/ (LateNiteFilms) 04.00 - Chris’s career history 05.30 - http://www.thebutchery.com.au/ (The Butchery), http://www.therefinery.net.au/ (The Refinery) 06.10 - https://www.swinburne.edu.au (Swinburne) 08.00 - https://latenitefilms.com/portfolio/storm/ (Guy Pearce music video “Storm”) by Michael Shanks 08.50 - Discussion of the making of Storm (accessible on the same page) 10.35 - https://latenitefilms.com/portfolio/the-wizards-of-aus/ (Wizards of Aus) 12.00 - How Wizards was funded, https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/ (Screen Australia) 13.20 - The post production process: Premiere Pro using ProRes 444 UHD codec, compositing all done in After

Never Sit Still is a world class Motion Design Studio based in Sydney. Mike Tosetto Director & Founder discusses with host Blair Walker Branding, Networking, Motion, 3D, Community, Process, Collaboration and how the studio has evolved.

The OFFF London 2017 titles are breathtakingly beautiful. The Character Design, Animation and Rendering are uniquely stylized. The Particle animations are mesmerizing in how they move, look and feel. Designed, Directed & Produced by FutureDeluxe. Adrian is the Director on this. Host Blair Walker delves into the creative process behind the work FutureDeluxe creates. Show Notes: Compiled by https://twitter.com/printomattic (Matt Lloyd)  01.00 - http://futuredeluxe.co.uk/ (Future Deluxe) 02.19 - https://worldpodcasts.com/adrien-lawrence-associate-creative-director-at-future-delux-pro-video-podcast-7/ (PVP Episode 7) 03.00 - http://futuredeluxe.co.uk/work/offf-london (OFFF London 2017) 05.30 - The OFFF London 2017 team: James Callahan and Andrew Jones, owners of Future Deluxe, Andre (main art director), Nick and Thomas (Particle work in Houdini), Josef from Poland? (character animators), Liam Gabor, Igor (compositing), 09.40 - The team wanted to do the piece because they are not known for doing characte

Jon Barrie from Adobe discusses with Blair the recent updates to After Effects, Premiere Pro, Audition and Character Animator. Find out all of the new features & improvements for animation, motion design, editing, colour grading, audio mixing & much more. Show Notes: Compiled by https://twitter.com/blairwalker?lang=en (Blair Walker) 00.42 - Jon Barrie at https://www.nabshow.com/ (NAB 2018) 01.30 - Adobe Pro Video CC 2018.1 Update 02.20 - Plan your update because it will overwrite 2018.0 02.37 - After Effects https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjAW70_kePI&list=PLD8AMy73ZVxUxU4fZA4DjhBVlYmqWUdNb&index=5 (Master Properties) and https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLD8AMy73ZVxUxU4fZA4DjhBVlYmqWUdNb&v=JBUhFA01YmU (Essential Graphics) 11.24 - After Effects https://helpx.adobe.com/nz/after-effects/using/c4d.html (Cinema 4D Lite R19) 12.18 - After Effects https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOFuNeVg1To&list=PLD8AMy73ZVxUxU4fZA4DjhBVlYmqWUdNb&index=6 (Advanced Puppet Engine) 14.23 - After E

Rich Nosworthy shares his latest tutorials getting started compositing in Blackmagic Fusion quickly and easily. A great way to learn a powerful free compositing application. Octane 4 is also discussed and what it means for the 3D community.   Show Notes: Compiled by https://twitter.com/printomattic (Matt Lloyd) 01.40 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvVeXhBIWIc (Blackmagic Fusion tutorials by Rich Nosworthy) 03.00 - Pros and cons of releasing software for free/low price 05.40 - The idea behind Rich’s quick start https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/fusion (Fusion) tutorial 06.25 - The content of the tutorial 08.20 - Software agnosticism: using the best tool for the job 10.40 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-4qIteJdlA (Tutorial 2: Redshift multipass comps with Fusion) 12.44 - A warm endorsement of https://www.redshift3d.com/ (Redshift) customer service 13.30 - Otoy: https://home.otoy.com/ (Octane 4) and https://home.otoy.com/render/brigade/ (Brigade) 15.20 - Some of the disadvantages of Oct

Hugo has an extensive career as an award-winning Director and Visual Effects Supervisor across games cinematics, film and commercials. Previously, leading the Nuke team at The Mill London. Host Blair Walker discusses his company, clients and projects.   Show Notes: Compiled by https://twitter.com/printomattic (Matt Lloyd) 01.30 - Hugo’s Desk 02.00 - Hugo’s background 04.00 - Nexus productions 04.20 - Head of Nuke at http://www.themill.com/ (the Mill) for four years 05.48 - Now directing cinematics for the games industry 06.30 - his http://hugo-guerra.com/work/?portfolio=oaklake-teaser-trailer (Oaklake) horror short is nearing completion 07.00 - http://www.firewithoutsmoke.com/ (http://www.firewithoutsmoke.com/) 07.30 - Hugo says: making game cinematics as the dream job for motion designers/compositors 08.17 - The drawbacks of only working on films on the one hand, or commercials on the other 09.40 - Hugo’s favourite part about working for games companies is that he gets to work alongside like-minded people

Design, 3D, Retouching, Lighting, Rendering, Octane, Presenting, Tutorials and Communities. In one year Phil has built a career in Motion Design and 3D where he is now presenting for Maxon at NAB. Host Blair Walker discusses this massive career pivot.   Show Notes: Compiled by https://twitter.com/printomattic (Matt Lloyd)  00.50 - Introducing Phil, https://fstoppers.com/post-production/depth-look-world-creative-retouching-matt-schuenke-4860 (creative retoucher) 01.00 - Phil got into Cinema 4D January 2017 02.55 - Phil found it hard to understand how welcoming the C4D community is. See http://inkmotor.com/blog/2014/6/30/why-are-cinema-4d-maestros-so-nice (Matt's article on this), particularly the comments. 04.00 - Phil's motivation to make https://home.otoy.com/render/octane-render/ (Octane) tutorials. 04.30 - How the fundamentals of lighting and photography have helped jump start Phil's 3d career. 06.30 - When lighting in 3d, ask yourself “How would we light this in the real world?” (tip: stay away fr

FCB Motion. Motion Design, Editing, 3D, Rendering, Teams, Passion Projects and more. This week host Blair Walker has the other Motion Designers from FCB NZ in the Studio. Corban Koschak, Will Brown and Sam Knight sit down to talk about working as a team.   Show Notes: Compiled by https://twitter.com/printomattic (Matt Lloyd) 00.30 – Introducing the FCB motion team 03.00 – Sam: What's it like getting your head around so many clients as a new addition to the team? 04.00 – A sign of a good freelancer: asking questions early 05.00 – Project file templates, naming conventions 07.25 – Learning Cinema 4D on the job 08.30 – You learn the most when thrown into a real world project vs studying tutorials 09.30 – A drawback of freelancing: if you want to learn new skills, you need to be part of a team 11.00 – Getting over mental blocks to learning new skills 11.30 – Learning https://helpx.adobe.com/after-effects/using/expression-basics.html (Expressions for After Effects), and the perils of using them in team

This week’s episode covers Animation, Motion Design, 2D, 3D, Studios, Teams, Creative Direction and Community. Host Blair Walker explores all of these topics and the reality of projects at the high end of the market. Also what makes Buck, well Buck.   Show Notes: Compiled by https://twitter.com/printomattic (Matt Lloyd) 00.50 - Introducing http://buck.tv/ (Buck) 01.50 - Gareth’s history with Buck. 02.50 - The company culture of Buck 05.55 - The shift from social life with the firm to becoming a family man 07.00 - The maturing of the motion design industry is changing the aspirations of motion designers: “the all-nighter” is not a badge people are aspiring to any more, just the opposite in fact. 07.30 - Growth of the Sydney team 08.30 - Is the difference in time zones between Sydney/NYC/London a drawback? 09.10 - The reality of working with remote freelancers 10.30 - The makeup of the Sydney Buck team 11.14 - https://twitter.com/lucasbrooking?lang=en (Lucas Brooking) 11.52 - http://buck.tv/#/work/

Carey Smith has an engaging unique style with the master classes he produces. From creating a show reel to exploring style and strategy his insights in creative thinking are a must watch for every creative. Host Blair Walker discusses Carey’s approach and workflows in creating these epic lessons.   Show Notes: Compiled by https://twitter.com/printomattic (Matt Lloyd) 02.05 - Carey explains his niche: "This isn't a tutorial... it's more akin to what you would have got in art school, crossbred with career experience" 03.35 - Exploring the myths around the creative process 04.30 - "Fail harder" is questionable advice 04.45 - Division 05 http://www.division05.com/007-style-strategy/ (#7 Style and Strategy) 05.00 - Division 05 http://www.division05.com/006snapdragon/ (#6 Snapdragon) 09.00 - Discussion of the content of #7 10.00 - Allow time to explore creative options before diving into production 12.20 - The story behind Carey's first course http://www.division05.com/001buildingareel

Hayley Akins, Motion Hatch Podcast and online communities. Host Blair Walker discusses with Hayley the point of difference Motion Hatch offers the industry by focusing on the business of creativity specifically for freelancers.   Show Notes: Compiled by https://twitter.com/printomattic (Matt Lloyd) 01.00 - About https://motionhatch.com/ (MotionHatch) 01.40 - Hayley's background, including working at http://www.atp.tv/ (Across The Pond) 02.40 - https://motionhatch.com/motion-design-career-joey-korenman (Joey) and https://motionhatch.com/how-you-think-about-freelancing-matters (Chris) episodes of Motionhatch 03.40 - Discussion of the https://www.amazon.com/Freelance-Manifesto-Modern-Motion-Designer-ebook/dp/B071JRYMSG (Freelance Manifesto)'s applicability across the creative industries, not just motion. 04.48 - "There are no rules [as a freelancer]" Joey Korenman 05.00 - The options and opportunities afforded by freelancing 05.50 - "The business side can be fun" because it can enabl

Eugene Capon is a VR evangelist. Host Blair Walker explores both the future of VR and the current projects which have gained traction. Also, what are the ways to monetize VR? Eugene is the co-host of Glitched the first talk show in Virtual Reality.   Show Notes: Compiled by https://twitter.com/printomattic (Matt Lloyd) 00.45 - About Eugene 01.00 - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRLVrXZxLW2c0V-ZKSkirVgLrgZUGwF13 (Glitched) VR show 01.40 - https://altvr.com/ (AltSpace) VR platform 02.00 - https://highfidelity.com/ (HighFidelity) platform 02.30 - What happened to AltSpace? 03.40 - Monetising VR: ads, sponsorship 05.00 - Building 3d elements that interact with audience for advertising purposes 06.00 - Thoughts on AR vs VR 07.40 - Will VR become more and more integrated into the real world? https://www.sansar.com/ (Sansar VR) 08.40 - Gameplay as one of the driving forces in VR development, two other major ones being education and pornography 08.57 - EC: "VR is the most empathetic technolo

Creative Director and partner of Ranger & Fox has been producing outstanding motion design work competing with the top studios globally. Blair dives into Brett’s creative process specifically for the Pause 2016 motion response. The conversation also looks into the many benefits of presenting at festivals and conventions.   Show Notes: Compiled by https://twitter.com/printomattic (Matt Lloyd) 01.20 - https://vimeo.com/251095285 (Node presentation) 03.10 - Fatherhood and running a studio 03.20 - https://www.schoolofmotion.com/podcast/brett-morris-interview (School Of Motion interview with Brett) 03.40 - Flexible lifestyle: Brett's decision to set up his own studio was driven by his desire to have more freedom to spend time with his new-born. 04.40 - The burden of running a studio. The bigger the studio, the bigger the burden: Brett and Stephen are currently keeping Ranger and Fox small, so they can best balance it with family life. 05.50 - Freelance vs small studio comparison 06.40 - The downside o

Filming, videography, editing, directing, drones, producing and working in-house with Brian Mulligan. Working across a variety of projects utilizing a full set of skills, working internally is a fantastic opportunity which host Blair Walker discusses with Brian.   Show Notes: Compiled by https://twitter.com/printomattic (Matt Lloyd) 00.44 - What Brian is currently working on: In-house corporate videos for https://www.imminet.com/ (IMMI) manufacturers of vehicle safety equipment. 03.00 - Being in house affords you a deeper understanding of a company’s products/business than if you were an outsider. 04.40 - BM produces a 3-5 minute “newscast” or vlog every day, Monday - Thursday. 05.50 - Discussion of challenges faced when collating footage internationally. 08.20 - Frame.io as an international editing tool 08.45 - AI translation/transcription tools: Watson, Adobe Sensei, Speedscriber, Google. 09.28 - The explosion in quality and quantity of internally produced corporate videos. 10.08 - CAPE https://ww