John Schlemmer is a motion lead at Google in Mountain View, California. During the conversation, we talked about team dynamics between animators and developers, how to create the best possible user experiences through animation and the importance of finding the best solution not just the fastest.
Links:
Twitter- https://twitter.com/johnschlemmer
Website- http://schlem.me/
Dribble- https://dribbble.com/johnschlemmer/
Highlights:
-Motion Lead – Material Design at Google
-Introducing motion design on Inbox by Gmail
-UX design approach
-Having consistent elements within transitions
-UI development guide
-Helping to know what to focus on in UI
-Animation in long spits vs. short spits
-The 12 Disney principles
-Should animators code?
-Challenges for animators looking to be a part of an interactive team
-Finding the best solution, not just the fastest
-Proving value to customers
-Motion sometimes gets pushed into later versions
-Show effectiveness of motion in design = best way to get work
-The right movement can be key to helping users understand how to use or do something
-Integrating animation from the planning stage on
-15-20 frames long
-Beta testing
-UX team including engineers
-Learning how to create the smoothest experience
-Adding in polish to experiences
-Where did it all start?
-Dream Client: Nintendo and Google collaboration
-Favorite Animated Movie: The Lion King
-What does your family think you do: I work on the apps you use like Gmail.
-Animalator: Myself and my dog
Seth Worley is a resident filmmaker at visual effects software maker Red Giant and the director and writer of short films. During the conversation, we discussed the importance of making client projects your own, learning how to pace and structure story development and how to receive negative feedback on the work you create.
Links:
Website- http://www.sethworley.com/
Twitter- https://twitter.com/Awakeland3D
Form 17- https://vimeo.com/48853502
Red Giant- http://www.redgiant.com/
Highlights:
-Resident filmmaker at Red Giant
-Make films with our software
-Magic Bullet
-Directing
-Roger Rabbit behind the scenes
-Watching people watch movies
-Music videos
-Form 17
-Receiving online feedback
-Don't let your identity be wrapped up in your work
-Advertising agencies are just nervous
-Think in themes
-Leaky Timbers
-Story Clock Notebook
-Trace story threads
-Story pacing
-Idea development
-Themes
-Dream Client: Myself
-Favorite Animated Movie: The Incredibles
-What does your family think you do: My son thinks I make movies
-Animalator: Jogging lego guy
Kirsten Lepore is a director and animator based in Los Angeles, CA. During this week's episode, we talked about how Kirsten is learning the art of appreciation, the specifics behind her Adventure Time episode and how photography has influenced her stop-motion.
Links:
Website- http://www.kirstenlepore.com/
Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/kirstenlepore#
Twitter- https://twitter.com/kirstenlepore
Sweet Dreams Project- http://www.kirstenlepore.com/Sweet-Dreams
Move Mountain- http://www.kirstenlepore.com/Move-Mountain
Adventure Time Episode- http://kirstenlepore.com/Bad-Jubies-Adventure-Time-episode
Highlights:
-Started with a camera in fifth grade
-Making ridiculous movies
-Very first stop-motion with movie candy
-Going to school for animation
-Musical background
-First project: Sweet Dreams
-Always start in the middle of a video
-Currently working on a personal project
-Stick with it, stay with projects, how to coach students
-Book trailers
-After Effects animation
-Learning on the job
-Moved to CA and went to grad school
-Learning photography influenced stop-motion.
-Lighting is key
-Animation is an extension of what live action could be
-Learning how to appreciate film
-Move Mountain project
-Adventure Time Episode
-Avoiding burnout
-Dream Client: Someone who gives me total creative freedom and trusts me
-Favorite Animated Movie: The Lego Movie
-What does your family think you do: Animator - oh so you work at Disney
-Animalator: Koala