Phil Borst is the lead motion designer at Spread Truth based in Normal, IL. During our conversation, we discussed how to balance two jobs and a family, learning to perfect camera movements, composition and scene layouts, and the importance of getting feedback from other artists.

Links:

Vimeo www.vimeo.com/philborst

Ligonier https://vimeo.com/157529316

Framed Ink http://www.amazon.com/Framed-Ink-Drawing-Composition-Storytellers/dp/1933492953?ie=UTF8&keywords=framed%20ink&qid=1464286622&ref_=sr_1_1&sr=8-1

Spread Truth http://spreadtruth.com/

Highlights:

-Went to school for film editing

-Wedding videos

-Learn how to work on quick deadlines

-Graphic design

-Started taking on small personal animation projects

-Learned animation from tutorials online, reading a lot of books

-Animated storyboards with sketches

-Designing and animating workflow

-Sources of inspiration

-Life/Work balance

-Learning new things

-Trying to get better at design

-Framed Ink

-Camera movements

-Learning about composition and scene layouts

-Cinema 4D / After Effects combinations

-Pros and cons of working by yourself

-Getting feedback from other artists

-Patience is key

-Spread Truth

-Role as lead motion designer

-Dream Client: an opening title sequence

-Favorite animated film: Alice in Wonderland

-What do your kids think you do: they get it, still don’t understand how long it takes

-Animalator: Turtle

Aaron Ray is one of the founders of Legwork studio based in Denver, Colorado. During our conversation, we talked about how the studio got started, the ins and outs of creative project management, and the importance of having creative outlets.

Links:

Website http://www.legworkstudio.com/

Twitter https://twitter.com/aaronjray

Animated Storytelling http://www.amazon.com/Animated-Storytelling-Creating-

Animation-Graphics/dp/013413365X

Highlights:

-Background

-Loving to draw

-Rust Boy project

-3-D Skills

-Basic design development

-Ad agency

-Collective - Marketing Ad for young people

-Transitioning into Animation

-Started Legwork in 2008

-Team size growth up to 14

-Defining the brand

-Pros & cons of being in Colorado

-Company growth

-The art of self-editing

-Team dynamics

-Put your culture/tone into it

-Challenges of managing

-Book: Animated Storytelling

-Timelines

-Storyboards

-Thick skinned

-Other creative outlets

-Future of Legwork

-Dream client: Music Videos

-Favorite animated film: Ernest & Celestine & Song of the Sea

-What do the people you love think you do: Cartoon stuff

-Animalator: Turtle