Allen Laseter is a freelance animator and illustrator based in Nashville, TN. In our conversation, Allen discusses the importance of storyboarding, how to balance work and social life, and gave some tips on where to start with frame by frame animation.
Links:
Coke project: https://dribbble.com/shots/2226244-Retweets-of-Love-Diet-Coke
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Lasetat
Perky Bothers: http://www.perkybros.com
”Are You Wondering:” https://vimeo.com/130635635
Highlights:
- Graphic design history transition to directing to animation
- What he loves more about animation over live video
- Tension between mind and implementation
- Problem critiquing in the moment instead of allowing his mind to allow him to create
- Creative process (shot to shot) storyboards
- Storyboards for clients
- Frame by frame animation - where do you start?
- Link to quoted people's work - Are you wondering? project
- Photoshop for frame by frame production
- Hand letter design - on coke dribble times squares
- Mix between working at home and in studios
- Wife working at Perky Brothers
- “What do you have to complain about? You are just making pretty pictures.”- What everyone says about creative workers
- Wife and husband convos
- Life work balance
- Dream Client: Buck, Giant Ant
- Favorite animated film: Princess something?
- What do your wife’s parents think you do? Some kind of video work
- Animalator: snake
Colin Hesterly is a freelance Director & Artist working within the animation industry based in Denver, CO. During our conversation, he shared about the importance of client feedback, learning to say no and how to give up control to other creatives within projects.
Links:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/colinhesterly
Not to Scale: http://nottoscale.tv
"The Empire:" https://vimeo.com/12496923
"When I Grow Up:" https://vimeo.com/51704432
Highlights:
- Went to Full Sail University
- "You mean I can take pictures that I draw and make them move?"
- 5 years ago: "The Empire"
- deleted a Vimeo Staff Pick, but his second one got him a ton of emails
- internship in California with Buck
- Worked with Imaginary Forces after Buck
- Then worked at Royale
- Difficulty balancing time
- Worked at Hollister
- Directing TV shows
- New project for a TV show for preschoolers
- Short film out for Christmas
- Time is spent figuring out how to expand past just client work
- Dream client: The People
- Favorite animated film: toss up between Winnie the Pooh and Pocahontas
- Animalator is fish because of his daughter