Daniel Chester, Dave Prosser and Marie-Margaux Tsakiri-Scanatovits are the founders of Moth Collective based in London, England. During our conversation, we talked about their start at Royal College of Art, the fight for a good story and what it was like to pitch The Guardian.
Links:
Website: http://mothcollective.co.uk/
The Last Job on Earth The Guardian: https://vimeo.com/155534602
Modern Love New York Times: https://vimeo.com/135288462
Highlights:
-How they met
-Royal College of Art
-Moth Collective
-Selective about projects
-Leading to more projects
-One year ago stopped freelancing
-Based in East London
-When to start adding employees
-Collective vs. studio
-Artist and business
-Storytelling conflicts
-Brainstorming
-Vision casting
-Project roles
-Fighting for ideas
-Mixing of styles
-Learning CGI
-Learning how to communicate better
-Personal projects
-Feature film
-Friday fun day
-The art of pitching
-The Guardian project
-New York Times project
-First failed project
-Future of Moth Collective
-Dream client: A client that doesn’t meddle in your business too much
-Favorite animated film: Zootopia
-What does your family think you do: They pretty much get it
-Animalator: Moth