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In “You're A Better Artist Than You Think,” host Chris Oatley (Disney, DreamWorks, Sony Pictures Animation) explores the mindset, strategies and practices of professional artists from a wide range of creative fields. Whether you're a total beginner or seasoned pro, this podcast provides actionable insights to enhance your creative skills and advance your artistic career. Get clear, relevant feedback on your work and personalized career guidance at MagicBoxAcademy.com
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THE JULIA PODCAST takes you behind the making of JULIA – new documentary film about Julia Child. Content will include interviews with directors Julie Cohen and Betsy West, other film creatives, clips from the movie, and more. Producer: Paul Chuffo, Joyride Media. Host: Eric Molk. JULIA opens in NY and LA on November 12, 2021, with more markets announced soon. Using rare and archival footage, first-person narratives, and mouth-watering food cinematography, the film traces the empowering story ...
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Luke Wilson and Ty Roberts, the star and director of 12 MIGHTY ORPHANS, take you behind the scenes of the new Sony Pictures Classics film opening June 18, 2021. It tells the true story of the Mighty Mites, a Depression-era Fort Worth, TX orphanage football team that went from playing without shoes—or even a football—to playing for the Texas state championships. Produced by Paul Chuffo, Joyride Media, hosted by Eric Molk. Mark Orton's original film score is excerpted from the "12 Mighty Orpha ...
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Rejection Is Never The End: Animation Artist Amy Lewis (Part 2)
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https://howtobecomeaprofessionalartist.com/ Animation visual development artist and background painter Amy Lewis shares insights about the vitality of professional networking, balancing perfectionism with self-acceptance and the attitude she expects from her students and crew. This is the second in a two-part series. Get clear, relevant feedback on…
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Rejection Is Never The End: Animation Artist Amy Lewis
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https://howtobecomeaprofessionalartist.com/ Animation visual development artist and background painter Amy Lewis (SpongeBob, Moominvalley) talks about establishing a freelance animation career from Europe, the most devastating rejection of her career and the amazing opportunity that followed. This is the first of a two-part series. Get clear, relev…
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http://HowToBecomeAProfessionalArtist.com *At the time of this recording, Chris' mentorship The Clockwork Heart is accepting applications. Email Support@ChrisOatley.com to schedule an interest meeting and apply. *IN THIS EPISODE:* In this episode of “You’re A Better Artist Than You Think,” Chris Oatley, founder of The Magic Box Academy and Visual D…
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De-Stress Your Creative Process (With This Classical Practice)
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In this episode of “You’re A Better Artist Than You Think,” Chris Oatley, founder of The Magic Box Academy and Visual Development Artist for Disney, DreamWorks, and Sony Pictures Animation, helps digital artists and visual storytellers de-stress their creative process through the revival of classical workflows. You’ll find guidance in the timeless …
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Is Drawing Or Painting From Reference "Cheating"?
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Pixar Animation Studios was always known for quality storytelling, but in the early years of CG feature animation, they also set the standard for design. CG feature animation was considered by many (even mainstream audiences) inherently inferior until the turn of the 21st century. The fur and lighting effects in Monsters, Inc. were remarkable in 20…
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Why Artists Need To Slow The Hell Down [YAB 2.1]
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One of the most important mindset shifts in the career of any professional artist is a shift in focus from performance to practice. Our culture has a very bad habit of promoting performance while obfuscating the practice behind it. This habit skews expectations, scatters attention and stifles patience. So this is the first of a three-part lesson fo…
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The Crucial Question That Could Save Your Art Career [YAB 1.3]
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In parts one and two of this series, I emphasized that most artists will never find a financially sustainable career until they develop a complete, professionally viable skill set. …but why invest the time and energy necessary to develop a financially sustainable art career if you don’t love the work? …or at least like it? We saw how Mary Blair str…
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The Crucial Question That Could Save Your Art Career [YAB 1.2]
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In part one of this series, I posed a mostly rhetorical question: Are professional artists (whether aspiring or experienced) foolish to believe that their work could be both financially sustainable and creatively fulfilling? Then we observed a struggle between these two extremes in the early life and work of Mary Blair, a genius of color and design…
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The Crucial Question That Could Save Your Art Career [YAB 1.1]
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To pursue a career as a professional artist is to expect a lot from your job. …more, it seems, than most people expect from their own. Professional artists and those who aspire to the same status expect the work to be both financially sustainable and creatively fulfilling. Some people seem satisfied, simply, to find a day job they don’t hate and co…
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THE JULIA PODCAST takes you behind the making of JULIA – new documentary film about Julia Child, Directors Julie Cohen and Betsy West discuss Julia, the film, as well as Julia, the person, and how she changed the ways Americans view food. You will also hear clips of the film score by Oscar-winning composer, Rachel Portman. Producer: Paul Chuffo, Jo…
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THE JULIA PODCAST takes you behind the making of JULIA – new documentary film about Julia Child, with directors Julie Cohen and Betsy West, clips from the movie, and more. Producer: Paul Chuffo, Joyride Media. Host: Eric Molk. JULIA opens in NY and LA on November 12, 2021, with more markets announced soon. Using rare and archival footage, first-per…
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Coming soon ... THE JULIA PODCAST takes you behind the making of JULIA – new documentary film about Julia Child. Content will include interviews with directors Julie Cohen and Betsy West, other film creatives, clips from the movie, and more. JULIA opens in NY and LA on November 12, 2021, with more markets announced soon. Using never-before-seen arc…
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12 MIGHTY ORPHANS – the new Sony Pictures Classics film tells the true story of the Mighty Mites, the football team of a Fort Worth orphanage who, during the Great Depression, went from playing without shoes—or even a football—to playing for the Texas state championships. Luke Wilson, who stars as coach Rusty Russell, and Ty Roberts (Director), pro…
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