Podcast Re-release Gareth Buck
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Gareth O'Brien : Buck Sydney & Industry Update
Masters Special Industry Update / Re-release Gareth O'Brien : Gareth is the Creative Director of Buck’s Sydney studio. After studying design at Massey University he freelanced in Wellington for a few years before moving to New York. Here he joined an eager 4 man crew at Buck NY which he saw grow to a team of 40 odd artists. In 2015 he moved with his family to Sydney to open the doors to Buck’s 3rd studio. www.buck.tv
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Andrew Montague : Pixel
Andrew has a strong visual foundation in fine art, technical knowledge and creative passion, partnered with a wealth of production and post production experience. He is a multi-disciplined artist who works at the elite level in both motion design and commercial visual effects, as well as, being an accomplished live-action director in both television commercials and short films. He has worked on Australian TV dramas, films and in some of the top VFX and Motion Design studios in Australia, London and New York. Andy is currently a Director & VFX Artist at Pixel. www.pixel.melbourne
Topics Discussed
- Advice to VFX artists & motion designers
- Being multi disciplined in motion design & visual effects
- Money, pressure on rates, negotiation and incomes
- Failures in your career & hard things you had to learn
- Working at The Mill in London
- Head of motion design at MPC In New York
- Writing for Motionographer
- About pixel & studio pipeline
- Winning work and pitching
- The Art of Online editing
- Lessons learned Directing TVCs
- Directing Short films : Attic & Blackwood
Diana Costantini
EP 23 - Diana Costantini : ABC made
Diana Costantini is a multi-award winning Creative Director with a diverse history in broadcast design, branding, promotions and marketing. Diana travelled the world working for various media organisations before founding her own design and branding agency, Tactic Creative, in Sydney Australia. Tactic operated for 12 years and during that time, the Tactic creative team were successful in winning pitches all over the world. Diana has personally been Creative Director across 30+ TV channel branding projects and is currently head of the in-house creative agency ABC Made at the ABC. www.vimeo.ABCmade
Topics Discussed
- Advice to motion designer’s and animators
- XYZ Entertainment : Creating TV Channel Brands
- Early career & Working in New York
- Failures in your career & hard things you had to learn
- Starting your own design agency Tactic Creative
- Winning work and pitching
- 12 years of Tactic Creative & closing Tactic
- Creative Direction of brands and projects at the ABC
- 12 years of Tactic Creative & closing Tactic
- What makes a good creative director
- Selling your ideas
- ABC Kids Brand development
Alan Do
Alan Do - Cadre Pictures
Alan Do is Co-founder and Look Development artist at Cadre Pictures. Since early 2000s, he's worked in the 3d industry for over 15 years. His VFX work includes the automotive, financial, retail and entertainment in the advertising industry. Having worked as a Senior 3d Generalist / Lighter at Robot VFX and Method Studios, his expertise concentrates cinematic quality on photo-realistic creatures, stylised characters, natural and mechanical surfaces. Since co-founding Cadre Pictures, Alan has focused his efforts to ensure that every project is finished to the highest possible standard with stunning visuals to match.. www.cadrepictures.com.au
Topics Discussed
- Alan's story & career path
- Mastering your creative craft
- The process of 3D look development
- A good promotional, texturing and lighting shot
- Generalists to specialists
- What it takes to become an expert - the Conan wheel of pain
- Robot VFX, Ben West & Fugu and Tako the movie
- Creating high-end TVC’s
- Briefing a 3d artist
- Starting your own studio
- Understanding Cadre specialist pipeline
- Podcast recommendations & lots more
Octavio De Lellis
Octavio De Lellis - Simulation Expert
Octavio De Lellis has over 20 years of experience in the VFX and post-production industries. He has worked across a range of diverse roles, from modeling, to animation and lighting, to creative direction and directing. Octavio's years of working in post-production also mean he has nurtured a deep familiarity with the inner workings of the advertising industry. This knowledge, coupled with a strong design background and a keen eye for detail make him an outstanding problem solver. Over the last 6 years Octavio has specialised in Fluid Simulation. www.octavio.tv
Topics Discussed
- Growing up in South America
- Starting out in visual effects on Farescape
- Starting, building, operating and closing a small studio.
- Tips for starting up a small studio
- Salaries rates and payments
- Running small teams & creating 3-D for advertising
- Transitioning into liquid and particle work
- How to brief a liquid simulations job
- How to produce a successful particles project
Annabel Dundas
Annabel Dundas : TILT
Annabel has been Founder and Creative Director of TILT for nearly twenty years and the company has a portfolio of impressive projects and highly regarded clients globally. Having worked around the world she has been influenced by many cultures and therefore has a broad understanding of different markets and how audiences perceive communication. Although small, TILT has worked with some big name clients, producing some award winning projects. www.tiltcreative.com.au
Topics Discussed
- Running your own studio
- Being a top freelancer
- Early career - working overseas
- Tilt - London
- Tilt : Melbourne
- FIFA and World Cup
- Broadcast design industry : Budgets, sustainable and the future
- Women in the workforce - Explore the issue of women in the industry
- Side-sizing Tilt Melbourne
- The Future
Darren Price
Darren Price : Mighty Nice
From 2001-2007, Darren Price established the 3D studio for Nexus Productions in London, then went on to win a BAFTA for his first short movie “Potapych – The Bear Who Loved Vodka”. Moving back to Sydney, Darren set up and built Mighty Nice into an internationally recognised creative studio delivering award-winning animation. Working on “This Way Up”, the short film was nominated for an Oscar for best animated short and won numerous film festival awards. He has directed hundreds of acclaimed TV commercials and co-directed ‘Bottersnikes & Gumbles’ in 2015-2016, a twice Logie-nominated children’s series. He is also co-creator of preschool TV series ‘Kazoops’. www.mightynice.com.au
Topics Discussed
- Running your own studio
- Being a top freelancer
- Early career, building Nexus 3D Studios - London
- Building an animation studio - Mighty Nice
- Pipeline and studio development
- As a creative director : Maintaining quality
- Developing series animation content : The process
- Projects : Bottersnikes and Gumbles and Kazoops!
- Projects : ‘Square Peg’
- Inspiration
James Hackett
James Hackett : Studio Hackett
After working in London for five years James established Studio Hackett (formerly Hackett Films) in the early 2000s, and has gone on to build an incredibly diverse portfolio of work. The studio’s work has won multiple awards – there’s even a couple of Arias sitting in the office. James and Studio Hackett have carved themselves a unique place in the Australian production industry. James’ skills and experience have enabled Studio Hackett to work in sectors that range from broadcast TV to educational games. His expertise is the lynchpin between story and design. James loves getting to the heart of a character and is happy directing live-action talent or animated characters. He has recently written a young adult science-fiction novel, Ectogen, to be published soon. www.studiohackett.com
Topics Discussed
- Working in the industry and getting a job in a studio
- Essential must haves for freelancers
- Mastery of skills versus balance
- Tips for creative directors around creating ideas
- Managing your studio in times of heavy workloads
- Being a good manager / creative director
- The benefits of mentoring and how to make mentoring work for you
- Creative writing has a passion project
- Benefits of writing to a creative professional or studio
James Cowen
James Cowen
James is Founder and Creative Director of Yes Captain, a design led motion studio based in Melbourne. With 20 years experience across feature films, television, advertising, music videos, shorts, events, documentaries and digital, James takes a no bull shit approach to creating entertaining, narrative driven, emotive design and animation. James is also Co-Founder of NodeFest - Australia's dedicated motion design event.