Chris Kelly is a creative director and co-owner of Odd Fellows, a sateen design and motion studio in San Francisco, CA. During this episode we discuss how Odd Fellows grew into the company it is today, the role of Creative Director, the advantages of blending styles on a project, and the difficulties of making the transition from artist to manager.

Links:

Website: http://chriskel.ly/

OddFellows: http://www.oddfellows.tv/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChrusKelly

Bot & Dolly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lX6JcybgDFo

Highlights:

-Background- fine art focus

-Adobe cut and paste challenge

-Auto Fuss

-Transition from 2 to 11 employees

-Workflow

-Creative directing

-Working remotely vs. locally

-Freelance staff

-Advantages of collaborating with a lot of different people

-Diversity of styles

-Blending different strengths & styles

-Pitches

-Introverted

-Managing

-The fear of letting go

-Dream client: Any client that trusts you

-Favorite animated film: Tall Tales & Legends

-What do your kids think you do: Animation cartoons

-Animalator: The turkey Tom