Rachel Yonda is the senior graphics producer for The Late Late Show with James Corden based in Los Angeles, California. During the conversation, we discussed her transition from television to freelance and back to television, how to escape creative dry spells and where to go for creative inspiration.
Links:
Website: rachelyonda.com
Twitter: twitter.com/rachelyonda
Highlights:
-Obsession with animated characters as a kid
-NYU
-First Internships
-Little Einsteins Rigs
-Transition into freelance
-TV motion design vs. studio work
-CTN Expo
-Transition back to TV
-Overlap from freelance career
-The Late Late Show with James Corden
-Senior Graphics Producer
-Day to day work - games, headlines, etc.
-Role changes every hour
-Collaboration within the workplace
-Being a lifelong learner
-Creative dry spells
-”You can’t animate life if you don’t live life.”
-Places for inspiration
-Dream client: Find illustrators and animators I admire and work with them
-Favorite animated film: The Big Snit
-What do the people you love think you do: actually doing the Late Late Show allowed for a lot of clarification.
-Animalator: caterpillar
Greg Gunn is a creative director at Blind studios based in Los Angeles, California. During the episode we talked about the importance of creative weightlifting, the pros and cons of art school and the importance of developing and sharpening ideation skills.
Links:
Mythical Mondays: https://vimeo.com/151205483
Website: http://www.ggunn.com
TLDR: http://www.ggunn.com/tldr/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/grgnn
Highlights:
-Otis College of Art and Design
-3D Animation
-Thrown into directing
-Benefits of art school
-Design thinking
-Importance in finding a teacher, mentor
-Transition from school to director
-Ego & creative control in a project
-Working with clients
-Speaking truths over yourself
-Personal projects
-Mythical Mondays
-Creative weightlifting
-Becoming a creative director
-A day in the life of Greg Gunn
-Keeping skills fresh
-Style vs. substance
-Sharpening ideation skills over technical
-Teaching
-Dream client: A nonprofit, help create a video that will tangibly help people
-Favorite animated film: Spirited Way
-What do the people you love think you do: no clue
-Animalator: a fox
Chris Kelly is a creative director and co-owner of Odd Fellows, a sateen design and motion studio in San Francisco, CA. During this episode we discuss how Odd Fellows grew into the company it is today, the role of Creative Director, the advantages of blending styles on a project, and the difficulties of making the transition from artist to manager.
Links:
Website: http://chriskel.ly/
OddFellows: http://www.oddfellows.tv/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChrusKelly
Bot & Dolly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lX6JcybgDFo
Highlights:
-Background- fine art focus
-Adobe cut and paste challenge
-Auto Fuss
-Transition from 2 to 11 employees
-Workflow
-Creative directing
-Working remotely vs. locally
-Freelance staff
-Advantages of collaborating with a lot of different people
-Diversity of styles
-Blending different strengths & styles
-Pitches
-Introverted
-Managing
-The fear of letting go
-Dream client: Any client that trusts you
-Favorite animated film: Tall Tales & Legends
-What do your kids think you do: Animation cartoons
-Animalator: The turkey Tom