Composer Gil Talmi joins us this week to discuss how his father (also a composer) impacted his relationship with music, his decision to work on socially-conscious films, why he loves New York, and how important trust is between partners during the creative process.GUEST LINKS:Gil’s Website: https://www.giltalmi.com/Gil’s Bandcamp: https://gilta ...…

Designer Min Shi joins us this week to discuss the surprisingly short story of her journey in the industry, working her way up to a job at Elastic after only two years, some of the films, artists, and cinematographers who inspire us, and where the trajectory of her career might be headed.GUEST LINKS:Min’s Website: https://www.min-shi.com/Min’s ...…

Andrew finally joins an episode on our bicentennial (and Ash’s birthday!) to discuss what exactly it is that he does, how staff life has been treating him the past couple years, some info about his recent and upcoming projects, and some fond memories of podcasts past.GUEST LINKS:Andrew’s Website: http://www.andrewh.tv/Andrew’s IMDb: https://www ...…

Concept artist Paul Chadeisson joins us this week to share his unique stance on being a freelance artist, the lessons he learned from launching his own video game company, and how becoming a teacher has influenced his process and way of thinking about his art.GUEST LINKS:Paul’s Website: https://paulchadeisson.com/Paul’s ArtStation: https://www. ...…

Director Maceo Frost joins us this week to share the story of his background, his involvement with art, and how he came to be the artist he is today. We discuss Maceo’s humble beginnings making skateboard videos and evolving into directing projects of his own, how he overcomes doubting himself, and the conflicts of being a control freak.GUEST L ...…

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse art director Patrick O’Keefe joins us this week to discuss his experience of working on the film with tons of other incredible artists and the process of capturing that lightning in a bottle. We also dive into his background, and how he got his start in the industry, as well as some juicy Flat Earth conspiracie ...…

Composer Kyle Preston joins us this week about where his inspiration comes from, his how his background in astrophysics influenced his music, and finding balance between his work and personal life.GUEST LINKS:Kyle’s Website: http://www.kylepreston.com/Kyle’s Bandcamp: https://kylepreston.bandcamp.comKyle’s Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/arti ...…

Digital artist Teun van der Zalm joins us to discuss the wonderful niche he’s found in creating beautiful nebulas and galactic spaces, our love affair with Carl Sagan, and our love for films, games, and what art means to us.GUEST LINKS:Teun’s Website: https://www.salmonick-atelier.com/Teun’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/teunvanderzalm/? ...…

Game designer and co-founder of Supyrb, Andreas Gaschka joins us this week to discuss the ups and downs of creating an indie game, the importance of working on projects you’re passionate about, and how to deal with audience reactions.GUEST LINKS:Andreas’ Website: http://www.gaschka.tv/Andreas’ Tumblr: http://www.andreasgaschka.com/Andreas’ Twit ...…

Creative director and designer Joyce N. Ho joins us this week to discuss a bit about her daily routine, her latest creative projects, her humble beginnings in Brisbane and how she made it all the way to New York City, and how she got some of the big breaks in her career.GUEST LINKS:Joyce’s Website: http://www.joycenho.com/Joyce’s Instagram: htt ...…

Creative technologist? CGI artist? Designer? Wizard? Jack-of-all-trades Ryan Cashman joins us this week to discuss all of the various roles he finds himself filling in the industry, reminiscing about past projects we’ve worked on together, how becoming a dad has changed his perspective on the work/life balance, and what he’s looking forward to ...…

Artist Maxim Goudin of The Mill+ joins us this week to discuss how his hobby is to work on projects he loves, his short piece titled At The Mountains of Madness, how some early experiences with 3D animation led to his career in art, and a ton of information about his process and fascination with obscurity.GUEST LINKS:Maxim’s Website: https://ma ...…

Artist Reuben Wu joins us this week to discuss the incredible scope of his creative work, from his music production with the group Ladytron to his beautiful photography. We dive deep into his sources of inspiration, both new and old, and how they influence his artwork across various mediums.GUEST LINKS:Reuben’s Website: http://reubenwu.com/home ...…

3D artist and designer Joey Camacho joins us this week to share how five years of Everydays has influenced his process and philosophy on design, tons of nerdy goodness about render engines and CG workflows, and the art and balance of patience and commitment.GUEST LINKS:Joey’s Website: https://www.rawandrendered.com/Joey’s Instagram: https://www ...…

Designer Nicolas Lopardo joins us this week to discuss manifesting your goals into reality, the diverse trajectory of his career and how it led him into user interface design, and some philosophical musings on maintaining an online presence.GUEST LINKS:Nicolas’ Website: https://www.nicolaslopardo.com/Nicolas’ Instagram: https://www.instagram.co ...…

Musician and composer Cristobal Tapia de Veer joins us this week to share his experiences scoring the TV series Utopia, what led to him getting his master’s degree, and a bit about his background and upbringing.GUEST LINKS:Cristobal’s Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/cristobal-tapia-de-veerCristobal’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/CristobalMus ...…

Modeler and sculptor Vimal Kerketta joins us this week to discuss his beginnings in the artistic field, how he found his calling in sculpting, his love for skydiving, and his healthy obsession with his work.GUEST LINKS:Vimal’s ArtStation: https://www.artstation.com/vimalkerkettaVimal’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vimkerk/Donald Trump S ...…

Houdini designer Serjan Burlak joins us this week to talk about his love for science and nature and how they influence his work, how the spark of curiosity has been present in his mind since early childhood, and using design as medicine to get through personal hardships.GUEST LINKS:Serjan’s Website: https://www.biogenic.design/Serjan’s Twitter: ...…

Director, writer, cinematographer, CGI artist, and amazing musician Anthony Scott Burns (AKA Pilotpriest) joins us once again to discuss his recent film work including Our House and Come True, trusting your personal process, following your own path, and reveling in your identity. GUEST LINKS:Anthony on IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2227980/ ...…

Cinematographer and filmmaker Tim Sessler joins us this week to discuss his creative exploration between narrative and poetic art in his work, his viewpoint on being authentic and how to tell stories through photography, and his relationship with New York City and how it’s played a role in his career thus far.GUEST LINKS:Tim’s Website: http://w ...…

Filmmaker William Eubank joins us this week to discuss his journey from constructing sets in his parents’ backyard to directing big-budget feature films in Hollywood. William discusses his love of music and how it keeps him creatively balanced, and how important it is to constantly be learning.GUEST LINKS:William’s IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/na ...…

Tokyo-based photographer Cody Ellingham joins us this week to discuss influences, the oddity of being a creative, and what inspires him and his current approach to photography.GUEST LINKS:Cody’s Website: http://cbje.tokyo/Cody’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/cbje_tokyoCody’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cbje_tokyo/Danchi Dreams: http://d ...…

Art director and designer Toros Kose joins us this week to discuss his life’s path in and how it wasn’t originally focused on being an artist, his goal-driven focus, and our immense love for photography.GUEST LINKS:Toros’ Website: http://toroskose.com/Toros’ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/torosaurus/Toros’ Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/torosko ...…

Photographer and creative director Lauren Naylor joins us this week to discuss her constant desire to evolve, the impact cinema has had on her photographic style, and her newest project, Super Virgo, which strives to unite women in every creative industry.GUEST LINKS:Lauren’s Website: https://www.lnaylor.comLauren’s 500px: https://500px.com/lau ...…

Filmmaker and photographer Sean Tucker joins us this week to share his journey, as well as some of his thoughts on the craft, how to deal with feedback and criticism, and how he developed a voice through the photographs he takes.GUEST LINKS:Sean’s Website: http://www.seantucker.photographySean’s YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/ ...…

Freelance art director and motion designer Mitch Myers joins us this week to share his story and some of the lessons he’s learned about finding balance in his life and the art of freelancing. Mitch offers some very useful advice and tips for those of you who are striving for balance in your creative life.GUEST LINKS:Mitch’s Website: https://www ...…

Filmmaker Ozan Biron joins us this week to shed some light on where he came from and what inspires the work he creates. Ozan has the rare ability to truly capture what it feels like to drive a car and push it to its limits. His work is often imitated, but never replicated and we dig into why that might be.GUEST LINKS:Ozan’s Website: http://ozan ...…

Master blaster Albert Omoss is back with a vengeance! For this episode, we dig super deep into the nuance of the industry we work in, what we’re doing here, and why we’re doing it. GUEST LINKS:Albert’s Website: https://omoss.io/Albert’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/albertomoss------------------------------The Collective Newsletter: www.thecolle ...…

Concept artist Marco Nelor joins us this week in a massive two-part episode to discuss everything from food, to authenticity of art, being a freelancer, and the hype behind reaching your artistic goals.GUEST LINKS:Marco’s Gumroad: https://gumroad.com/marconelorMarco’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/marconelorMarco’s Instagram: https://www.instagr ...…

World-renowned photographer Zhang Jingna returns to catch us up to speed on what she’s been up to in the past few years since our last episode together. Jingna discusses her recent focus on business and how this new learning experience has opened up a new chapter in her life, as well as how she navigates the wild world of client relations.GUEST ...…

Automotive photographer Larry Chen joins us this week to share his immense passion of cars and capturing those special moments that he sees within them. We discuss his workaholic lifestyle and being obsessed to get the best shot possible with each opportunity he gets, as well as his drive to tell stories and capture memorable moments that reson ...…

Professional drift car driver Ryan Tuerck joins us this week to talk about where his passion for cars and drifting came from, how he enjoys being creative with his builds and sharing his passion with the community, and going really really fast while hitting ridiculous angles in his drift cars.GUEST LINKS:Ryan’s Website: https://www.ryantuerck.c ...…

Senior 3D artist Andreas Ezelius joins us this week to reveal some of the ambitions and goals which propel his work, and shares lots of inspiration on his journey to mastery. Andreas shares many wise words during this episode, and oftentimes, the best advice is the simplest.GUEST LINKS:Andreas’ Behance: https://www.behance.net/andreasezeliusAnd ...…

*SPOILER ALERTS: Game of Thrones and Blade Runner 2049*The infamous Episode 69 crew featuring Albert Omoss, Mike Winkelmann (AKA beeple), and GMUNK has reassembled! We’re older, slower, and more concerned with lame things like global politics and the future of our industry. We get deep into concepts on social media, presenting your work, stayin ...…

CGI master blaster Cornelius Dämmrich joins us this week to discuss the many oddities we face today as artists, and the challenges we encounter when building work that we are proud of. Cornelius exposes some of the lessons he’s learned over the years, how he manages his personal happiness when working on projects which take months on end, and t ...…

Game developer, designer, and photographer Liam Wong joins us this week to discuss how photography came into his life, how his trips to Tokyo opened up a whole new world of opportunities for him, and how important personal promotion is as an artist and where his next projects will take him creatively.GUEST LINKS:Liam’s Website: http://www.liamw ...…

Designer, animator, and director Andrew Vucko joins us this week to tell us how a recent trip to Japan has been influencing him, how and why he chooses to focus solely on 2D animation, and how the arcade game Dance Dance Revolution has made a major impact on his life.GUEST LINKS:Andrew’s Website: http://vucko.tv/Andrew’s Instagram: https://www. ...…

TO SYNC UP WITH US, SKIP TO 00:14:58!Collective Commentaries is a series in which we chat with a guest as we watch some of our favorite films. Watch along with us in our third episode, as Akira experts Joe Peacock and Neil Leslie join us to discuss Katsuhiro Otomo’s masterpiece.GUEST LINKS:Art of Akira: http://artofakira.com/------------------- ...…

Illustrator, painter, and concept artist Atey Ghailan joins us this week to discuss his deep-rooted love of anime, where his influences come from, getting his big break working at Riot Games, and most importantly, our obsession with corgis. GUEST LINKS:Atey’s ArtStation: https://www.artstation.com/snattiAyey’s Tumblr: http://snatti.tumblr.com/R ...…

Photographer and designer Jennifer Bin joins us this week to discuss her life in Shanghai, her photography journey, and her thoughts on what UX/UI should be and how it can be improved. We touch on our love of films and books and what inspires Jennifer’s work on a daily basis. GUEST LINKS:Jennifer’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jenniferb ...…

Creative director Sava Zivkovic joins us this week to discuss all things creative from motion capture to concept design, we talk about his love of architecture and how it really helped him dive deep into CGI. If you’re looking for a creative boost of inspiration, Sava’s positive outlook and process is one to take many lessons from!GUEST LINKS:S ...…

Ceramic artist Suzanne Wang joins us this week to tell us all about her year-long apprenticeship under a master artist in Japan. After giving her craft full focus and dedication, she now has time to share how her journey went, what she learned along the way, and where she plans to take the lessons learned moving forward.GUEST LINKS:Suzanne’s We ...…

You wanted more, so we got more! Entrepreneur and all-around badass Chris Do joins us once again to touch base on some of the topics we discussed in our last episode, and we touch base on his recent ventures, how he manages it all, and where he currently is in life.GUEST LINKS:TheFutur: https://www.thefutur.com/Chris’s Twitter: https://twitter. ...…

Game designers Tim Soret and Danny Wadeson join us this week to discuss some insight into their upcoming title The Last Night, and we chat about everything from politics, their view on society, and some possible future outcomes of dealing with art and being a human.GUEST LINKS:Odd Tales website: http://oddtales.net/The Last Night Trailer: https ...…

Concept artist and Learn Squared co-founder Maciej Kuciara joins us once again to give us an update on what he’s been up to, sharing some of his growing pains and life lessons to work at your maximum output, and a bit about his personal projects and where he plants to take them in the future. #bidetclubGUEST LINKS:Maciej’s Website: http://www.k ...…

Greyscalegorilla founder and creator Nick Campbell joins us this week to discuss his upbringing, daily habits, must-read books, and how to deal with some adverse situations you might come across in life. GUEST LINKS: Greyscalegorilla: https://greyscalegorilla.com/Greyscalegorilla on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greyscalegorillaGreyscalego ...…

Comic artist and freelance illustrator Daniel Warren Johnson joins us this week to tell us his origin story, working various odd jobs, and finally taking the leap of faith to become a full-time artist. If you’re a creative on the brink of wanting change in your life, this episode is going to be perfect for you! GUEST LINKS: Daniel’s Website: ht ...…

Creative instigator Wilson Tang joins us this week to discuss some of the films he’s worked on including Steven Spielberg’s A.I., Lemony Snicket, and Star Wars, as well as dig into the future of creativity, and the wide-open vastness of the unknown. GUEST LINKS: Wilson’s Website: http://wilsonjtang.com/Wilson on IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/name/n ...…

Finnish film director Timo Vuorensola joins us this week to discuss some politics, the touchy subject matter present in his movies, the crazy world of crowdsourced filmmaking, and the importance of retaining originality in your creative process.GUEST LINKS:Timo on IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1993322/Timo’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/Leon ...…

Brett Morris and Steve Panicara of the newly formed motion design studio Ranger and Fox join us this week to discuss the origin story of their partnership, the early steps of building their company, and many helpful tips for those who might be interested in starting their own company.GUEST LINKS:Ranger and Fox’s Website: https://www.rangerandfo ...…