Lana Simanenkova is an animator and designer at Animade in London, UK. On the episode we talked the Animade created program, Boords, gathering inspiration from tumblr, and the Estonian animation scene.
Links :
Website : http://lana.land/
Twitter : https://twitter.com/LanaSketch
Animade : https://animade.tv/
Notes :
-Animade
-Character work
-Talking to Clients and being nervous
-Storyboards and style frames
-Boords
-Boords drawing tools and photoshop
-Gathering inspiration from tumblr. and dribble
-Trends and avoiding them
-Skill development
-Awkward characters that are happy about their lives
-Early interior design roots
-Live drawing classes
-Grade School interests
-London
-Animation and short-films at university
-Estonian Animation
-Freelancing in university
-The path to Animade
-Difficulties in working with a team
-Learning at Animade
-Personal projects for skill development
-TV Paint and 3DS
-Home setup
-Burnout
-Lessons over the years
-Staying fresh
-Difficult projects, operating out of the comfort zone
-Influencing the Animade style
-Advice for young animators
-Dream Client : Estonian Academy of Arts
-Favorite Animated Film : Childhood - Spirited Away; Perfect Blue
-What does your family think you do : Advertisements for TV
-Animalator : Mammoth
Lauren Hartstone is a new staff creative director at Sibling Rivalry, having worked with a myriad of companies like Stardust, LoyalKasper, MTV, Imaginary Forces, and Gretel. On this week’s episode we talked about the pros and cons of being scatterbrained, how she approaches a pitch, pulling references, and the necessity of learning from other people.
Links :
Website : http://lhartstone.com/
Sibling Rivalry : http://siblingrivalrystudio.com/
Imaginary Forces : https://www.imaginaryforces.com/work
LoyalKasper : http://www.loyalkaspar.com/
Gretel : http://gretelny.com/
Notes :
-Sibling Rivalry
-Background : VH1
-Brands having multiple specialties
-Studios moving towards blended operational lines
-Pros and Cons of being scatterbrained
-Difficulties in modern personal branding
-MTV
-Stardust
-Recognizing the need to learn from other people
-LoyalKasper
-Approaching a pitch
-Pre production process
-Setting the style with a team/creative collaborative process
-Where to find references
-Imaginary Forces
-Narrative work and title sequences
-The Pacific
-Dusk
-Pitching something you’ve never attempted be
-Perspective and being mindful of the bigger picture
-Presenting a handful of directions
-Slack
-Pulling and utilizing a reference bank
-Gretel
-Brand immersion and concept research
-Overcoming burnout
-Work/Life Balance
-Mindsets
-The Future : storytelling
- Dream Client: Nike
- Favorite Animated Film: Doesn’t have one. But her daughter will only watch Frozen.
- What does your family think you do: I think they think I color.