Episode 14: Greg Gunn

Animalators

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Greg Gunn is a creative director at Blind studios based in Los Angeles, California. During the episode we talked about the importance of creative weightlifting, the pros and cons of art school and the importance of developing and sharpening ideation skills.

Links:

Mythical Mondays: https://vimeo.com/151205483

Website: http://www.ggunn.com

TLDR: http://www.ggunn.com/tldr/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/grgnn

Highlights:

-Otis College of Art and Design

-3D Animation

-Thrown into directing

-Benefits of art school

-Design thinking

-Importance in finding a teacher, mentor

-Transition from school to director

-Ego & creative control in a project

-Working with clients

-Speaking truths over yourself

-Personal projects

-Mythical Mondays

-Creative weightlifting

-Becoming a creative director

-A day in the life of Greg Gunn

-Keeping skills fresh

-Style vs. substance

-Sharpening ideation skills over technical

-Teaching

-Dream client: A nonprofit, help create a video that will tangibly help people

-Favorite animated film: Spirited Way

-What do the people you love think you do: no clue

-Animalator: a fox

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