Since discovering his portfolio, Sam Mason has been one of my favorite artists of modern day. Getting the opportunity to talk to him, I found him as brilliant and I hoped and genuinely humble. Romantic and lo-fi, yet produced with cutting edge technical acumen, his work stands out with it’s stunning whimsy.

Timecodes:

00:01:41 | Musings About Italy

00:06:34 | Influences: Jim Henson & Soviet Cartoons

00:11:31 | Backstory: Drumming to Directing

00:19:52 | Live Action is Hard

00:24:53 | The Importance of Writing

00:29:06 | 90s Videogames

00:34:55 | Nerdy Software Stuff

00:41:52 | Tasteful World-building In 3D

00:54:48 | Bringing Individuality Back Into Filmmaking

00:59:16 | Lessons Learned Directing

01:06:07 | Turning Personal Projects Into Professional Projects

01:16:26 | Work/ Life Imbalance

01:25:12 | Outro