Erica Gorochow is an animator based in Brooklyn, New York. She owns a studio called PepRally and loves collaborating with other artists around the world. During this episode, we talked about app designing, the Why Pay? project, and the importance of good writing.
Links:
Specimen: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/specimen-a-game-about-color/id999930535?mt=8
PepRally: http://peprally.co/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/gorociao
Why Pay?: https://vimeo.com/145548262
Highlights:
-How Erica got into animation
-As a kid always wanting to be an animator
-Learning After Effects
-Film degree from Northwestern
-Transition from 9-5 to freelance
-Pros/Cons: working for a company right out of school
-Creating a safe space to ask questions
-PepRally
-Collaborating
-Why Pay?
-Focus on design and art direction
-Relationships, marketing, getting clients
-Writing for motionographer and Creators Project
-“Writing is one of the most important things in the director's process”
-Bringing on a copy writer
-App called Specimen - a game about color
-What’s next for Erica
-Dream client: more app Work
-Favorite animated film: Tangled
-What do your parents think you do: "I sit in my office all day"
-Animalator: a peacock or a bear
Seth Eckert is a freelance animator and the owner of The Furrow, a studio specializing in animation, illustration, direction and film, based in Lexington, Kentucky. During our conversation, we talked about the practicalities of freelancing, the pro's of collaboration and the difficult balance of structuring work and life.
Links:
https://twitter.com/seth_eckert
https://dribbble.com/seth_eckert
http://setheckert.com/
http://thefurrow.tv/
Highlights:
-Hating the work you used to do
-How to find satisfaction in the work that you’ve done
-The power collaboration
-New people helps make up for your weaknesses
-Cel work
-How Seth started in animation
-School
-Learning programs
-Jumping to freelance from full time job
-Insurance and retirement
-Working with Facebook
-Mimicking people’s work
-Life/work balance
-Business names
-Directing, animation, communication balance
-The future of Furrow
-Dream client: people who are the coolest to work with
-Favorite animated film: Tangled
-What does your daughter think you do: I sit in my office all day
-Animalator: a peacock or a bear