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Have you ever come across an entry level artist that just seems to have a little bit too much of a high ego? David and Brent discuss how to handle these personalities with their own thoughts and also a little anecdote from Brent.

In the third episode of our Q&A series with David and Brent, the dynamic duo answers the following questions:

• How do I become a lead?

• What's your opinion about office romances?

• How do you lead your team?

• How do you handle entry-level animators with a high level of ego?

• Do you ever feel unmotivated when working and if so how do you keep motivated?

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Andrew Gordon talks about the Pixar Brain Trust and his thoughts on how beneficial they can be to the creative process.

One of the followers from our social accounts posed Andrew the question of “How do I create a more collaborative culture within the workplace?” A great question. Hear what Andrew’s thoughts are about this in this clip.

Andrew Gordon spent a majority of his career at Pixar, and deciding to leave was an exciting and scary experience. In this clip, Andrew gives his advice on the mental and emotional journey of exploring different career paths.

Take a little trip back in time to hear about how Pixar was in its infancy of becoming one of the greatest animation studios in the world! A fun little history lesson from Andrew Gordon.

In this clip from our conversation with Andrew Gordon, he talks about the pain that can be involved with creating an amazing piece of animation.

Andrew has more than 25 years of experience in feature animation at Pixar and additional years at Warner Bros., DNEG, and Cinesite as head of animation. He has an impressive credit list that includes many prestigious animated blockbusters such as ‘Ratatouille’, ‘Monsters University, ‘Toy Story’, ‘Finding Nemo’, ‘Cars’, and ‘The Incredibles 1 & 2’ to name a few.

We’ll discuss Pixar’s early days and how it was to be a CG character animator in the 90s. His experience working with legendary directors such as Brad Bird, Andrew Stanton, Pete Doctor and John Lasseter. Pixar’s culture in general, his departure from the studio and current ambitions for the future.

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