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
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