The Collective Podcast

Our guest this week is Jonathan Yuen from Melbourne, Australia.  He is the author and creator of  HUDS + GUIS, alongside his full time job of designing interactive experiences as Head of Art for the digital agency, Tribal DDB. 

I first found out about Jonathan via his project website hudsandguis.com, where he is able to share his love and passion for film and video game heads-up display (HUD) and graphical user interface (GUI).  

Through our talks, I further discovered that Jonathan also enjoys illustration and design.  He is an artist of many talents indeed.  Needless to say, it was truly great having him on this podcast.  It was a terrific opportunity to discuss his family life, career aspirations, passion projects, and how he manages to fuel his creative needs.

Jonathan's personal site - jonathanyuen.com.au

HUDS + GUIS - hudsandguis.com

Tribal Worldwide - http://tribalmelbourne.com.au/#/top

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SHOW NOTES :

The future of sex: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLXVinyXjgA

Minority Report: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0181689/

Motionographer: http://motionographer.com/

Microsoft Future Vision: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6cNdhOKwi0

Oculus Rift: http://www.oculusvr.com/

Ghost in the Shell: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113568/

Manage Your Day-to-Day: http://amzn.com/1477800670

Jiro Dreams of Sushi: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1772925/

Mike Mignola: http://www.artofmikemignola.com/

Todd McFarlane documentary: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0262367/

Todd McFarlane documentary on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57MhO750X2Q&list=PLQ-G1rBVOJxZNf2eVnDSwkIbOuA6Dt0AK&index=1

Anthony Jones Twitter: https://twitter.com/Robotpencil

Invisible Ink: http://amzn.com/0984178627

Our guest this week is Scott Ross. Scott grew up in the Bronx NYC, where he came from humble beginnings. He decided that being a musician didn't help pay the bills, and so Scott found himself a new venture in the business of making movies. He progressed his way up through the ranks and became the Executive CEO of George Lucas' company, Industrial Light and Magic, and then Senior Vice President of LucasArts Entertainment Company.

He later forged his own path in the industry by creating the world renowned visual effects house, Digital Domain, which had large impact on films such as Fight Club, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, 2012, Transformers, Titanic, Apollo 13, among many other notable films.

Scott's career has seen many rewards and challenges, but through all these transitions, Scott has consistently based his choice in selecting the paths that would allow him to follow his dreams.

Scott's website - http://scottaross.com

Scott's IMDB - http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0743824/

Scott's other talks - http://nofilmschool.com/2013/06/state-vfx-industry-scott-ross-scott-squires/

Scott's other talks - https://vimeo.com/79095544

ILM - http://www.ilm.com

Digital Domain - http://digitaldomain.com

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Our guest this week is Alex Preston.  Alex was born in Hawaii and grew up in Ventura County, acquiring his education at Otis College in southern California.  After graduation, he worked at various production and design studios as a freelance creative.  He now lives in Los Angeles, where he is hard at work crafting his own creations for your personal enjoyment.  

Most recently, Alex's venture success on Kickstarter has allowed him to live out his dream of creating his own video game called "Hyper Light Drifter," which is a 2D Action RPG that combines all the best of the 8-16 bit classics, while utilizing the modernized technology and designs from today. In this podcast, we jump right into Alex's path and personal take on the things he loves, where his source of inspiration comes from, and his exciting accomplishment of being able to make his very own video game.

Alex's personal site - http://www.alxpreston.com

Heart-Machine - http://www.heart-machine.com

Hyper Light Drifter Kickstarter page - http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1661802484/hyper-light-drifter

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SHOW NOTES:

Samurai Gunn: http://maxistentialism.com/samuraigunn/

FFFFOUND: http://ffffound.com/

Heaven’s Hell: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2131695070/heavens-hell-the-art-book

Gobelins: http://www.gobelins.fr/en

Grand Theft Auto V: http://amzn.com/B0050SXKU4

Mass Effect: http://amzn.com/B009KG96GO

The Last of Us: http://amzn.com/B007CM0K86

FTL - Faster Than Light: http://www.ftlgame.com/

Zynga: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zynga

Vlambeer: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vlambeer

Shark Tank: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shark_Tank

Soylent: https://campaign.soylent.me/soylent-free-your-body

In this episode with Robert Simons, we have an in-depth conversation about his personal journey. He discusses the source of his muse and how he has managed to turn some internal struggles in life into something amazing. We also talk about his work on Ender's Game and his recent success on his Kickstarter project, "Momentum".

Having the opportunity to have worked with Robert on Ender's Game, I saw first hand how passionate, positive, and driven he is to continually succeed. Watch out world, there is more monumental work headed your way from this talented soul.

Robert's Work - http://www.robertdraws.com

Momentum Kickstarter - http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/g-b/momentum-short-film-set-in-the-year-2043

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SHOW NOTES:

Dyslexia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyslexia

View through someone with Dyslexia: http://gizmodo.com/this-book-shows-you-what-its-like-to-have-dyslexia-1460841185

Art Center College of Design: http://www.artcenter.edu/accd/index.jsp

Ben Procter: http://www.benprocter.com/

Robert’s Work on Ender’s Game: http://www.robertdraws.com/enders-game/

Ender’s Game: Inside the World of an Epic Adventure: http://amzn.com/1608872777

Running Man / Neo Tokyo: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0185481/

Steve Jobs’ Stanford Speech: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1R-jKKp3NA

TED Talk: http://www.ted.com/talks/russell_foster_why_do_we_sleep.html

Follow Robert on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/robert.simons.967

This week's podcast brings the opportunity to chat with Anthony Jones, an amazingly talented concept artist among the entertainment industry.  Anthony has worked on many levels of this industry from movies, toys, commercials, and video games.  Most recently, he began the process of creating his own collector's edition book, titled "Heaven's Hell", which will be released in the near future.

In this episode, Anthony and I discuss his personal perspective on our industry, recommendations on how to sustain a successful freelance career, and the journey of launching a book of his collective work thanks to funding by Kickstarter.

Anthony's Work - http://www.robotpencil.org

Heavens Hell - http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2131695070/heavens-hell-the-art-book

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SHOW NOTES:

Anthony’s Livestream: http://www.livestream.com/robotpencil

Moebius: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Giraud

Syd Mead: http://www.sydmead.com/

Art Tips on Anthony's Twitter: https://twitter.com/Robotpencil

Jiro Dreams of Sushi: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1772925/

Art Center College of Design: http://www.artcenter.edu/accd/index.jsp

Todd McFarlane documentary: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0262367/

Buffer App: http://bufferapp.com/

Danny LuVisi joins the podcast once again to update us on his creative journey.  Since our last conversation, he has been cranking away on building his brand and legacy.  Danny has a new book due out in November, and he discusses the process of establishing intellectual property and the getting into the world of publication.

Dan's work - http://www.danluvisiart.com

Last Man Standing - http://amzn.to/1qe6Ka6

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SHOW NOTES

Original LMS Killbook: http://amzn.com/1935351311

Mike Mignola: http://www.artofmikemignola.com/

Dan’s tattoos: http://instagram.com/p/fmcaPHImcN/

Anthony Jones: http://www.robotpencil.org/

Dave Rapoza: http://daverapoza.blogspot.com/

Black Mirror: www.imdb.com/title/tt2085059/

David Levy, aka Vyle Art, has nearly 15 plus years of industry experience working on multiple large title films and video games as a leading international concept artist.   David originally began his studies in industrial design and architecture in France and the Netherlands.  Since then, David has used his masterful skills to contribute to such game projects as Prince of Persia 3 and Assassin's Creed, while also working on films like Tron Legacy, The Thing, Prometheus, and Ender's Game. 

 

Building his career in various stages, David has taken many risks and continuously pushed himself to get the most out of himself and his work.  With big risks, comes big rewards.

Davids work - http://vyle-art.com

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Ben Procter: http://www.benprocter.com/

The Futurist: http://amzn.com/0307460320

Jean Giraud: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Giraud

Vitaly Bulgarov: http://www.bulgarov.com/

H. R. Giger: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._R._Giger

ScriptShadow: http://scriptshadow.net/

Arnold Schwarzenegger Biography: http://amzn.com/1442353279

Seven Spiritual Laws of Success: http://amzn.com/8189988042

Pablo Gonzalez is a multi-talented director, motion designer, and compositor for film and game cinematics.  His award-winning short films, For You, My People and Mike Inc., have screened at several film festivals around the world, including Annecy, Hiroshima, SXSW, Montreal, LA Shorts and the Vancouver Int'l Film Festival.  Pablo was heading the Motion Graphics Department at Goldtooth Creative, a VFX and motion graphics studio based in Vancouver. He recently branched off and is now freelancing. He has animated and directed commercials, installations, and other video projects for a multitude of notable clients, like Warner Brothers, Electronic Arts, Capcom, and Ubisoft, just to name a few. 

In this podcast, we gather a more in-depth look into the elements that have contributed to Pablo's success, his personal outlook on the future direction of his career, and how he aims to get there.

Pablo's work - http://pablogonzalez.ca

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SHOW NOTES

Vimeo: www.vimeo.com

District 9: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1136608/

Image Engine: http://www.image-engine.com/

Ben Procter: http://www.benprocter.com/

Alive in Joburg: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1hI8c8HzxU

Anthony Jones Livestream: http://www.livestream.com/robotpencil

Stefan Seigmeister TED Talk: http://www.ted.com/talks/stefan_sagmeister_the_power_of_time_off.html

Buck: http://www.buck.tv

Harvest: http://www.getharvest.com

This episode is the much anticipated 'Round 2' of my conversations with Jake Sargeant, where we focus our talks around the freelance lifestyle.  In this follow-up, we provide a more in-depth discussion about how to break down some of the vital elements to keeping your work/life balance healthy, supporting our creative community, and quite a few other helpful suggestions that we didn't get a chance to discuss in the last chat.

Let's all thank Jake for sharing his time once again and for all his helpful advice.  We truly hope these tips and insight are helping everyone strive for improvement in all aspects of their life.

If you have any other specific questions for Jake, please leave a comment on SoundCloud, and we may just have to put together a 'Round 3' .

Jake's Work - www.mn8studio.com

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Show Notes-

Arnold Schwarzenegger Biography: http://amzn.com/1442353279

Carlos Serrao: http://www.carlosserrao.com

Manage Your Day-to-Day: http://amzn.com/1477800670

Evernote: http://www.evernote.com

LegalZoom: http://www.legalzoom.com

Aaron Beck is a native of Wellington, New Zealand, where he is a senior conceptual artist in the workshop division of the world-acclaimed Weta.  He has worked on several big screen projects for Weta, including Avatar, District 9, and the recently released film of Elysium.  Aaron truly enjoys his craft and being able to create manifestations of robotic life forms and military weaponry.  By capitalizing on his inquisitive perception of the world and our existence, Aaron channels those unique viewpoints into his work and produces such incredibly powerful and mindblowing concepts.

Aaron and I had a truly great chat about the things we love in this life, which are highly fueled by science, cars, and films.  I want to personally thank Aaron Beck for coming on and sharing his journey with us.  Massive congratulations to all his career success and looking forward to the many great things still to come from this talented soul.  

Aaron's work - http://skul4aface.blogspot.com

Weta - http://www.wetanz.com/weta-workshop-services/

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SHOW NOTES

Truth in 24: http://truthin24.com/

David Attenborough - Life on Air: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0848358/

KELOID: http://www.k3loid.com/

Fly Tiger: http://www.apbworks.co.nz/fly_tiger_index.htm

Igor Siwanowicz: http://photo.net/photos/siwanowicz

Arnold Schwarzenegger Biography: http://amzn.com/1442353279

Black Mirror: www.imdb.com/title/tt2085059/

Dr. Easy: https://vimeo.com/68368877

Golgo 13: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golgo_13

Dune: http://amzn.com/0441172717

Kevin Spacey Mactaggart lecture: http://www.theguardian.com/media/video/2013/aug/23/kevin-spacey-mactaggart-lecture-video

Osamu Tezuka: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osamu_Tezuka