In our latest podcast episode, Emma Gillette, a professional illustrator and instructor of the newly released Character Design Fundamentals course, shares her experiences and insights, providing actionable lessons for fellow artists and designers. Check out the corresponding blog post: https://www.schoolofmotion.com/blog/emma-gillette   Show Notes Emma Gillette People Brent Adams Sam Nielson Maike Plenzke Maxine Vee Cory Loftis Pieces SpongeBob SquarePants Encanto (2021) Hercules (1997) Tangled (2010) Frozen (2013) Moana (2016) The Boxtrolls (2014) Homer Simpson 3D by Miguel Vasquez Monster High Resources Brigham Young University Animation Program

Character Design and Artistic Growth: Insights from Emma Gillette

In this week’s podcast we’re talking to Jerry Liu -  Creative Director at Rive, and a man who has seen a lot in his motion design career. He’s done plenty of studio work, did a stint at Meta, made 7-figures selling NFTs, and now he’s deep in the fast-growing world of interactive motion design. In this conversation, Jerry talks transparently about his career, the NFT roller coaster he got to ride, and his thoughts on the future of this industry.  If you're curious about the thrill of designing for interactions or the potential opportunities that new tools like Rive can open for motion designers, this episode is an absolute goldmine. Watch the video version of this podcast here: https://www.schoolofmotion.com/blog/rive-future-of-motion   Show Notes Jerry Liu Studio People Ross Plaskow Stephen Kelleher Dan Savage Signalnoise (James White) Olly Moss Deekay Kwon Oscar Mar Genuine Human (Jay) Chris Bjerre Neptali Cisneros Studios MK12 Psyop Ravie Toast Pieces Black Hat/Zero-day What is a Blockchain Game? Kibatsu Mecha Mark Zuckerberg: First Interview in the Metaverse META - Messenger Redesign Made a simple interactive retro game menu with @rive.app How to make a rainbow drawing mini-game in @rive.app I recently joined the incredible team at @rive.app as Creative Director. Fold-A-Face by Jeff McAvoy The Rive Guy Big Trouble in Little China Exit through the Gift Shop Rive and the future of interactive design with Guido Rosso Motion Design as a Subscription Service? Austin Bauwens of Ravie Studio Resources Rive Ringling’s Tuition Rolo Stepn School of Visual Arts (SVA) Brand New School Mondo Parallel

NFT Success and The Future of Motion with Rive CD Jerry Liu

We slice through the noise and focus on the real factors that will drive motion design success this year. And heads-up: It's more than just the latest tools and trends. :) Check out the corresponding blog post: https://www.schoolofmotion.com/blog/a...   SCHOOL OF MOTION COURSES All Courses - https://som.bz/3SUg5Yb After Effects Kickstart - https://som.bz/3ZNQnH9   Show Notes motionmondays.com How Freelancers Find BIG Clients on LinkedIn People Justin Harder Peter Tarka Mulan Fu Zack Lovatt Rosie Phillpot Ryan Plummer Omar Vicke Chris Zachary Brian Clark Mark Mograph Jen Van Horn  Austin Bauwens Julie Craft DogeDesigner Nickolai Boulton Noah Aust Brett Stuart DesignResources.ai Seb Lhomme Alex (Sash) Callsen Beach Chickens April McMillan Pieces  Google CEO says more job cuts are needed, CNBC  Duolingo cuts 10% of its contractor workforce, TechCrunch Sister of Battle Big Boots Critterz Resources Rive Spline Frame.io Camera to Cloud Adobe Stock Motion Array Iconoir LottieFiles Crumplepop Cavalry Plainly Zapier Duolingo  The Freelance Manifesto The Client Code Motion Hatch

How to Win in 2024 | Thoughts and Tips for Motion Designers

Join us as we dive into the world of motion design with Simon Robson, exploring the evolution from early 2000s experimental scenes to today's AI-driven creative production. Get more info and explore Simon's work: https://www.schoolofmotion.com/blog/simon-robson   Show Notes Joshua Davis (Praystation) OneDotZero Jamie Hewlett Lightwave Cinema 4D Imagination Studio MK12 NorthBoySouth  Creating Motion Graphics  Cinema 4D Workshop  C.O.F.F.E.E. Ebeling Group Ben Radatz  Pause: 59 Minutes of Motion Graphics Motionographer Houdini Man Vs Machine FutureDeluxe What Barry Says Greyscalegorilla  Jim Birchenough Nexus Productions Bill Hicks 72 and Sunny Mask Prompter RunwayML Midjourney DALL-E Ian M. Banks Four Yorkshiremen sketch Fraser Davidson Ash Thorp Alt Creative Brazil Inspired OpenAI CEO on Artificial Intelligence Changing Society

The Past and Future of Motion: Simon Robson on AI, Evolution and Staying Curious

Get ready for the School of Motion&#39;s annual end-of-the-year podcast extravaganza, featuring an epic and (record-breaking!) discussion. Show Notes People  EJ Hassenfratz Ryan Summers Austin Bauwens Amanda Russell Sekani Solomon  Marina Nakagawa Jonathan Winbush Nick Forshee Justin Cone Joe Nash Chad Ashley Hayley Akins Kelsey (Premiere Gal) Barton Damer  Louis Wes Sara Beth Morgan Zak Lovatt Don Allen Drug Free Dave Eve Paints Southern Shotty Troy Browne Emanuele Colombo Catharine Pitt François Lefebvre Twistedpoly Roelof Knol  Stephan Bischof  Kris Theorin David Ariew Beeple Jake Bartlett Aaron Blaise Alex Grigg  Nick Greenawalt  Rowan Cheung Caleb Ward Steve Talkowski Studios Ravie Cream Buck Already Been Chewed Lovatt Studio  Bad Decisions Studio VUCKO Tidal Motion BUFF Motion Art&amp;Graft Club Camping Cub Studio Academy Films Electric Theatre Collective Buda Brand New School DixonBaxi Laundry Beeple Studios Symbolic Work Ravie Studio Reel  Already Been Chewed Reel Between The Lines  Behind The Sauce  Man Orders Coffee with AR Headset  Marco Brambilla Animates the MSG Sphere for U2 Las Vegas Residency  Behind U2&#39;s Residency at Sphere Las Vegas Meet Web 5  Coca-Cola Masterpiece BIRTH Ozone Trailer   Making of 48K Followers  Buda 48K Followers  Go wide or go home—MARVEL SNAP is officially on PC Cafe Bustelo Está Aquí DixonBaxi Premeir League Design  Gorillaz presents… Skinny Ape (Immersive Live Performance in Times Square) Toy Story Funday Football Laundry Studio Vegas Sphere Launch David Ariew Coca Cola Pour for the Las Vegas Sphere Wanderers Nouns Pudgy Penguins Wanderers Promo on X Non_Interactive – Software &amp; ML  Runway Samples by Rowan Cheung Star Wars by Wes Anderson Trailer | The Galactic Menagerie Lord of the Rings by Wes Anderson Trailer | The Whimsical Fellowship Heavenly Vessel   Tools/Resources  Premiere Gal Block Duolingo  Greyscalegorilla Motion Hatch Pictoplasma  Unreal for 3D Artists After Effects Kickstart Cinema 4D Basecamp Animation Bootcamp  Cinema 4D  Unreal Engine  Adobe After Effects Nomad Sculpt Procreate Procreate Dreams  Stash Media Tendril &amp; FutureDeluxe Partnership Apple Vison Quest Pro NAB 2023 Motion Meetup Dash Bash Camp Mograph SIGGRAPH  Procreate Dreams: The 2D Animation Revolution for Digital Artists  Why did Adobe spend 20 BILLION DOLLARS for Figma???  Project Avalanche  Unreal Engine 5’s New Motion Graphic Tools Will Blow Your Mind! | Project Avalanche Wild Part and Sum DAT Tour Half-Rez Design Joy Motion Shop Apple M3 Mac  Design giant Ideo cuts a third of staff and closes offices as the era of design thinking ends  After Effects feature summary (December 2023 release) aescripts + aeplugins  Lockdown 3 for After Effects Mask Prompter Rubber Hose 3  Rig once, use EVERYWHERE | Rubberhose 3 Rig to EGP Workflow Good Boy Ninja Skew  Why are After Effects artists freaking out about Skew? | Insane new time-saving tool  Kangaroo  How to Land Big Clients: The Art of Mograph

2023: The Year In Mograph

Let's get real about Rive. Guido Rosso, Rive’s CEO, pitches Rive as the next step in vector graphics and interactive design, a tool easy to pick up for After Effects veterans and powerful enough to dominate interaction design. Get the full scoop here: https://www.schoolofmotion.com/blog/rive   Show Notes Rive  Guido Rosso Kurt Hartfelder Jerry Liu Hernan Torrisi JcToon  After Effects to Code: Lottie from Airbnb Haiku Duolingo Doodles (31:00) Bubble.io Gunner Figma Framer BodyMovin

Rive and the future of interactive design

Dive deep into the future of visual effects with Divesh Naidoo, the founder and CEO of Simulon, in this fascinating episode. Discover the groundbreaking app that's making high-end visual effects accessible to anyone, anywhere. Learn about Divesh's journey of building a startup in South Africa, and hear his unique insights on the challenges and rewards of this process. From the nitty-gritty of software development to the broader vision for the VFX industry, this conversation is a must-listen for tech enthusiasts, creatives, and startup dreamers alike. Tune in and get ready to have your mind blown! Check out the corresponding blog post: https://www.schoolofmotion.com/blog/simulon SCHOOL OF MOTION COURSES https://som.bz/3SUg5Yb    Show Notes: Divesh on X / Twitter Simulon Beta Signup Wonder Dynamics Wonder Studio 3D Scan Store Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) Dondoo Studios Polycam LumaAI Infinite Reality

The Future of VFX: Simulon has Arrived with Divesh Naidoo

Procreate Dreams is OUT—the 2D animation app from the creators of the legendary design app, Procreate. We got on the line with James Cuda and Claire Desus, the minds behind this game-changing software. Explore the journey from Procreate's humble beginnings to the iPad Pro revolution and the birth of Procreate Dreams. Check out the interview breakdown over on the School of Motion Blog Page: www.schoolofmotion.com/blog/procreate-dreams SCHOOL OF MOTION COURSES All Courses - https://som.bz/3SUg5Yb

Procreate Dreams: The 2D Animation Revolution for Digital Artists

Check out the School of Motion blog post for a deep dive: https://www.schoolofmotion.com/blog/m... Join us as we dive into the art of creative business development with Joe Nash, the ex-Director of Business Strategy at Buck. Joe dishes it out on building strong relationships, matching clients with perfect creative solutions, and mastering the business side of the evolving creative industry. This might be the most valuable podcast you listen to this year. Additional links: - studios & artists: Joe’s Personal Site Buck State Design Carbon VFX Trollbäck Impactist Element Additional links: - resources & tools Brandtrackers Newsletter Rive Figma Spline Webflow

How to Land Big Clients: The Art of Mograph Biz Dev with Joe Nash

If you follow “motion design Twitter”, you’ve probably encountered the work of Austin Bauwens, co-founder of Ravie Studio. At 21, running his own 8-person studio, Austin is a bonafide motion design influencer. In this interview Joey explores how Austin dropped out of college 2 years early to focus on Ravie and how he’s seemingly cracked the code of using social media to actually get client work. They’ll also dig into a business model that Ravie tried out, where they offered clients a subscription to motion design services. Show Notes Artists  Gordon Howie Adam Plouff 7 Austin Bauwens Noah Damon Wilde Will Taylor  Studios  Ordinary Folk  Ravie Buck PSYOP Design Pickle Ivy Studio  Work Ravie 2023 Motion Reel!  "Do or Die" - Dream Manhunt Minecraft Animated Music Video  TOP 20 FREE Minecraft Intro Templates! - Sony Vegas, After Effects, Cinema 4D Will Taylor’s Twitter Resources  Battle Axe Apple Overlord Rive Duolingo Chick-Fil-A Canva Minecraft Blender Sphere Las Vegas  Adobe After Effects   

Motion Design as a Subscription Service? Austin Bauwens of Ravie Studio

In this week’s School of Motion Podcast, our Director of Community, Brittany Wardell interviews the founders of two studios leading the charge on Inclusivity in the motion design industry. Macaela VanderMost (Newfangled Studios) and Ricardo Roberts (Bien Studios) discuss  how and why inclusivity became a part of their studios’ DNA, the steps they've taken to make that a reality, and the costs and benefits of prioritizing inclusivity in their work.   Shownotes: Shownotes: Macaela VanderMost https://www.linkedin.com/in/macaela/  Newfangled Studios https://www.newfangledstudios.com/  Ricardo Roberts https://www.linkedin.com/in/ricardoroberts/  Bien https://www.bien.studio/ Dash Bash https://www.dashbash.net/ Bien InMoDe Methodology https://thisisbien.com/inclusive-motion-design/  Newfangled North Star https://www.newfangledstudios.com/About/  Madison Avenue: The Advertising Revolution  https://barcelona.tbs-education.com/news/madison-avenue-the-advertising-revolution/  AICP https://www.aicp.com/ Double the Line  https://www.aicp.com/initiatives/equity-and-inclusion/double-the-line  NothingAbout Us Without Us https://vimeo.com/event/3214781

Can Motion Design be Inclusive AND Profitable?

Caleb Ward of Curious Refuge joins us to talk about how he made 2 movie trailers go mega viral with AI tools like ChatGPT, Midjourney, D-ID and Eleven Labs. Caleb recently released 2 Wes-Anderson-inspired trailers that mashed up Wes’s signature quirky style with Star Wars and Lord of the Rings. Both trailers became viral hits, getting millions of views and spawning articles in The Hollywood Reporter, Billboard, Business Insider, and more. In this interview, he walks us through how he made these films, and tells us what it’s like to go mega viral. We also dive into the future of creativity in the face of AI, and the complex ethical questions around all of this.

Going Viral: Behind the AI-Generated Wes Anderson Trailers for Star Wars and LOTR

AI has finally come to the world of art, but what does that really mean for artists? Will it be the friend we’ve always wanted by eliminating monotonous tasks and speeding up workflows? Or will it turn out to be a foe and make digital artists obsolete? Joey sits down with Daniel Jeffries, CIO of Stability.ai, to discuss the real-world use cases of artificial intelligence and the moral, ethical, and philosophical ramifications of AI art.  In addition to our regular podcast format, we also made this episode into a video, so you can see the work and tools as they’re being discussed. Check it out on the School of Motion YouTube channel.

AI: An Artist’s Friend or Foe? | Dan Jeffries, CIO of Stability.ai (Stable Diffusion)

2022 may be remembered as the year things got back to “normal,” but also as a year of big changes, and our industry is no exception. The economy was booming, but now may be stalling. The rapid development of AI tools makes our jobs ever easier, but also might be stealing them away. In-person work and events have returned, but are people ready to show up? New tools are making serious in-roads against the established giants. Freelance rates had been booming for the past couple years, but a flood of tech layoffs may shake everything up.  School of Motion’s fearless founder Joey Korenman is joined by Creative Directors EJ Hassenfratz and Kyle Hamrick, former SOM Creative Director Ryan Summers, and an all-star lineup of studio owners and industry experts for their hottest takes on this year’s burning questions, including “can we even define what motion design is anymore?”.  In addition to our regular podcast format, this year we also made this multi-hour odyssey into a video, so you can see the work, tools and events as they’re being discussed. So get comfy and prepare your ears for a full recap on all things mograph for 2022.

2022 Year in Review

Adobe recently acquired Figma for $20 billion. That's 'billion' with a 'b'. This transaction was the largest purchase of a private VC-backed company in history, and left wall street and many artists scratching their heads. Why did Adobe do this historic deal? And, what does it mean for motion designers?

How to get Adobe to buy you for $20 billion in 3 easy steps...

Building a career is like climbing a mountain. There are numerous obstacles ahead, and no guarantees that you’re on the right path. But what happens when you reach the peak and discover…there’s so much more you want to do? Nocky Dinh moved across the world to pursue her dream career, and she wasn't about to let a limited skillset keep her down. Find out what happens when she added 3D to her portfolio.

Pushing Past Your Limits with Nocky Dinh

If you want to hear what a real VO session sounds like, then you've come to the right place! In this podcast you'll get to be a fly on the wall for a VO session lead by Jake and Joey. Along the way Joey is going to be dropping some golden nuggets of VO directing advice to help you direct VO like a pro the next time you need to.

Listen as We Direct a REAL Voiceover Session

Think about your career as an artist. Are you really where you want to be? Are you headed toward the top of the right mountain? The Design and Animation industry is constantly changing, which makes it hard to know if your career is headed in the right direction. What does the end of the road look like? Who are the artists you should aim to follow? And how can you, forging your own path in this subjective career, create your own legend? Join Aaron Ray as we discuss where your career can go. 

Legwork or Legend? The Career of Aaron Ray

We’ve had our eye on Chromosphere Studio for some time. They’ve consistently put out stellar work, with a keen eye toward the future of the industry. From new techniques to bold storytelling, these artists are building up their brand without taking their eyes off the prize. So how do you develop your career without losing focus on a passion project? We spoke with Kevin Dart and Theresa Latzko to find out.

Animating the Unreal with Chromosphere

The design and animation industry is rapidly evolving. As the tools of the industry become available to more artists around the world, innovation and growth follow. One of the most exciting developments has been the proliferation of cryptoart, but it is still an area rife with confusion and speculation. What do NFTs really mean for the future of our industry? We have Buck's Justin Cone here to discuss what's coming next.

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