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In this short clip, Olivier talks about his desire of jumping into the unknown and how much it can help your career!

In this conversation, we’ll be catching up with Olivier Staphylas, who has recently finished up working on Wish Dragon as Animation Director. Olivier finished top of his class at Gobelins and the next day found himself in a Parisian restaurant with a job offer from Dreamworks and within the matter of one film was promoted to Supervising Animator. If you'd like to watch this episode you can find it...

Movies can be very cookie cutter and follow the same formula. But, in order to create something new and great, risks need to be taken!

Kirby had some amazing philosophies in this conversation and one of our watchers asked him, what books do you read? If you want a list of great books to add to your shelf, or movies to be inspired by, this clip has them.

Music is a very, very important piece of the puzzle when it comes to film making. If you want to make your scores more dramatic, listen to this piece of advice from Kirby Atkins.

Creating a film, piece of animation, or any piece of art, there’s going to be a time when you need to stop and put it into the world. Kirby talks about knowing when it’s time to stop.

In our Q&A, Kirby was asked for advice on how to write a great script. Budding scriptwriters, might be a good one to listen to!

Kirby Atkins wrote a great film, and has sold multiple scripts himself. If you want to sell your own script, you might get some great advice from this clip.

There’s a certain chaos that can be involved in living as a creative artist. If you need some motivation, listen to this!

Building anticipation and then having a great pay off makes the difference between an amazing story and not so amazing. Here the team discuss with Kirby Atkins how he creates anticipation in story.

In this ‘Conversation With’ episode, we sit down to have a chat with Kirby Atkins. Kirby has had a wide range of experiences in the film industry from being an animator to screenwriter, to eventually writing and directing his own film, ‘Mosley’. He is now Head of Development and Director at Brazen Animation. To see more of Kirby's work, check out his website www.kirbyatkins.com. In our chat, we di...

David repeats a topic that came up in a Q&A, what happens when a director tells an animator that what they wanted was exactly what the animator had before his lead asked him to change it. With Dave’s colorful language, how would he handle the situation…you may be surprised.

Dave gets asked from the audience what advice he’d give to an aspiring female director. It’s the same advice he’d give to anyone, have a listen and find out!

Pitching a story and getting some interest in it from a production house is a huge deal. But what if you don’t think they company will be able to live up to the visual style of the project? Do you walk away and miss out on getting your name out there?

Creating your own short film can be a nerve-wracking experience, and you may not hold all the strings. In this short clip, Dave Mullins but staying receptive.

David asks Dave where he thinks the industry is heading in terms of production and distribution. Looking to stay on top of the game, have a listen to this clip to see where Dave thinks the industry is heading.

Dave gets askes how does he stay motivated to be creative. He’s simple answer, his mortgage. But he has more to say!

Dave might not be the best person to ask this question, but he gives it the best answer he can!

When Dave Mullins started in the industry…he had some growing up to do! The gang talk about his experiences in self improvement.

Dave talks about how he felt when it came to creating pitches for his Short Film Lou, and what made him feel motivated, and what didn’t!

How does Dave Mullins develop his stories? Does he start to develop characters first and then figure out the story, or does he have story idea in mind that he uses to start filling in the blanks?

A question we like to ask our guests from time to time! This question stumps Dave, because he’s answered it before, but forgot what he said!

Our next conversation is with Dave Mullins. Dave has spent a vast majority of his career at Pixar, growing into the role of Animating Director on films ‘Up’ as well as Supervising Animator on Cars 2 and The Incredibles 2. He was also the brainchild and director behind Pixar’s Academy Award nominated short film, Lou. He is now currently working on Pixar’s upcoming T.V. series ‘Dug Days’. In this co...

Similar to “Do Studios Get Sick Of Seeing The Same Rigs”, is it recommended to use rigs from well know movies or will your animation just be compared to the real thing? David & Brent give their thoughts.

With so many awesome free rigs getting released, would studios ever get sick of seeing the same rig used in the same way?