The Creator Curriculum

25: Gustaf Fjelstrom -- Motion Designer, Opening for Dream Theater, Rebooting Careers & Title Design


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Gustaf spent fifteen years in a band and twenty years as a Creative Director. He worked with acts like Dream Theater and people like Steve Jobs. Then he started his career all over to fulfill his dream of becoming a motion designer. It’s an episode with quite the story arc!
Timecodes:
00:00:44 | How We Met
00:02:08 | Making Music
00:10:00 | Performing in Maximum Indifference & Opening for Dream Theater
00:19:39 | The Touring Life
00:27:09 | Getting Your Music Heard (Or Not)
00:30:51 | NFTS & The Sevens Grant
00:44:52 | Getting The Attention of NFT Collectors
00:48:58 | Backstory: Gustaf’s First Career
00:58:48 | Backstory: Working for Apple & Steve Jobs
01:03:36 | Backstory: From Tech to Entertainment
01:08:47 | The Rise of Botched Creative: Rebooting a Career
01:20:32 | First Job as a Motion Designer
01:26:50 | Fulfilling the Dream: Landing a Title Sequence Pitch
01:33:52 | What Goals are Left?
01:36:50 | Outro
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The Creator CurriculumBy Justin Weiss

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