Erin Sarofsky is the owner and executive creative director of Sarofsky based in Chicago, IL. During our conversation, we dove into her process and workflow habits, how she began her company, and what it is like to work on projects with Marvel.
Links:
Website- http://sarofsky.com/
Twitter- https://twitter.com/Sarofsky
Art of the Title article- http://www.artofthetitle.com/title/captain-america-the-winter-soldier/
Animal Kingdom Main Titles- https://vimeo.com/168837557
Highlights:
-Digital Kitchen is “where I grew up”
-Taking every single opportunity
-Superfad
-Communicating budgets with workers
-Art of the Title - Captain America: The Winter Soldier
-Workflow habits
-Concept-ing process
-Be careful with partnerships
-Creating good workplace culture
-Helping younger designers build talent
-Always have a junior and a senior on a project
-Learning how to be a boss
-Community title sequence
-Pitching strategies
-Studio set-up for Marvel
-Focus on design
-Favorite parts of working with Marvel
-People respond to authenticity
-Upcoming projects
-Animal Kingdom on TNT
-Love anything with a heavy design element & main titles
-Being a great collaborator with the client
-Dream Client: Marvel
-Favorite animated film: Toy Story
-What does your family think you do: Mom said I design business cards
-Animalator: A little dog
Claudio Salas is an independent animator, director and designer based in London. During our conversation, we talk about the tension of being a generalist or a specialist, how to collaborate within the animation community, and a few of Claudio’s latest projects.
Links:
Website- http://www.claudiosalas.com/
Childline Project- http://www.claudiosalas.com/childline/
The Wisdom of Pessimism Project- http://www.claudiosalas.com/pessimism
The Wisdom of Pessimism Project Spreadsheet- https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FRA-PjApn88JJEufk_muLWDDdlq1Gz2Yco1tNyTG1HI/edit#gid=0
Blend- http://blendfest.ca/
Wine After Coffee- https://vimeo.com/wineaftercoffee
Highlights:
-Uncle taught him how to draw, scale and grid
-Started on photoshop & flash
-Schooling
-Intern at Buck LA and NY
-Now a full-time freelancer in London
-Childline project
-Benefits of working in a team
-Buck’s team dynamics
-Communicating with clients
-Transitions and style frames
-The Wisdom of Pessimism project
-Working with a bunch of freelancers on big projects
-Spreadsheet, mood boards
-Animation community
-Blend, Wine After Coffee
-Inspiring people
-Blend
-Being a generalist or a specialist
-Taking time to learn, push your skill set
-Life & work balance
-New projects
-Dream Client: A studio that treats their employees with love and respect
-Favorite animated film: Aladdin
-What does your family think you do: They get it
-Animalator: A black sheep