The Collective Podcast

Senior concept artist and illustrator Kekai Kotaki joins us this week to discuss the early beginnings of his career in art, drawing inspiration from all different sorts of media, his experience with education and learning, and lots of juicy discussion about artists and video games we love.

SPOILER WARNINGS: Game of Thrones, God of War III, Journey

GUEST LINKS:

Kekai’s Website: http://www.kekaiart.com/

Kekai’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/kekaikotaki

Kekai’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kekai_kotaki

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SHOW NOTES:

Ryan Lang: https://www.artstation.com/ryanlangdraws

Dune: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dune_(novel)

Lessons from the Screenplay: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCErSSa3CaP_GJxmFpdjG9Jw

Yoshitaka Amano: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoshitaka_Amano

Simon Bisley: https://www.simonbisleyart.com/

Bill Sienkiewicz: https://billsienkiewiczart.com/

Heat: https://amzn.to/314hG1K

God of War 3: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_of_War_III

Journey: https://thatgamecompany.com/journey/

Raf Grassetti: https://www.artstation.com/grassetti

Zelda Windwaker: https://www.zelda.com/windwaker/

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

The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views of their employers.

Film composer, songwriter, musician, and returning guest of the podcast Gil Talmi joins us this week to discuss our recent collaboration on the Netflix film titled The Great Hack, striving for excellence in your life, and some of the creative influences which drive us in our work.

GUEST LINKS:

Gil’s Website: https://www.giltalmi.com/

Gil’s Bandcamp: https://giltalmi.bandcamp.com/

Gil’s Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Gil.Talmi.Music/

Gil’s IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1284601/

The Great Hack: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9358204/

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SHOW NOTES:

The Lost Arcade: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3780754/

The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views of their employers.

Film composer, songwriter, musician, and returning guest of the podcast Gil Talmi joins us this week to discuss our recent collaboration on the Netflix film titled The Great Hack, striving for excellence in your life, and some of the creative influences which drive us in our work.

GUEST LINKS:

Gil’s Website: https://www.giltalmi.com/

Gil’s Bandcamp: https://giltalmi.bandcamp.com/

Gil’s Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Gil.Talmi.Music/

Gil’s IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1284601/

The Great Hack: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9358204/

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SHOW NOTES:

The Lost Arcade: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3780754/

The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views of their employers.

Multimedia artist Peter Clark joins us this week to discuss his often incredibly complex creative process, what gets him into working with non-digital mediums, finding new ways of being creative, our journeys in music, and so much more.

GUEST LINKS:

Peter’s Website: http://www.callmeclark.com/

Peter’s Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/peterclark

Peter’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/enternull/

Eternull: http://www.enternull.com/

The Game Awards 2017: http://www.callmeclark.com/tga_2017

Motion Plus Design: http://motion-plus-design.com/

Motion Plus Design Titles: https://vimeo.com/338825125

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SHOW NOTES:

Michael Rigley’s Learn Squared Course: https://www.learnsquared.com/courses/dfp-workflow

GMUNK: https://gmunk.com/

Gigapixel AI: https://topazlabs.com/gigapixel-ai/

Michael Wolf: http://photomichaelwolf.com/

Tom Ford: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1053530/

Oldboy: https://amzn.to/2yGhTLW

Mr. Nobody: https://amzn.to/2GMrtl0

The War of Art: https://amzn.to/2YIeerH

FITC: https://fitc.ca/

Friendly Robot: https://www.behance.net/friendlyrobot

Richard Serra: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Serra

Joanie Lemercier: https://joanielemercier.com/

Eat That Frog!: http://amzn.to/2fXJmSC

The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views of their employers.

Multimedia artist Peter Clark joins us this week to discuss his often incredibly complex creative process, what gets him into working with non-digital mediums, finding new ways of being creative, our journeys in music, and so much more.

GUEST LINKS:

Peter’s Website: http://www.callmeclark.com/

Peter’s Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/peterclark

Peter’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/enternull/

Eternull: http://www.enternull.com/

The Game Awards 2017: http://www.callmeclark.com/tga_2017

Motion Plus Design: http://motion-plus-design.com/

Motion Plus Design Titles: https://vimeo.com/338825125

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SHOW NOTES:

Michael Rigley’s Learn Squared Course: https://www.learnsquared.com/courses/dfp-workflow

GMUNK: https://gmunk.com/

Gigapixel AI: https://topazlabs.com/gigapixel-ai/

Michael Wolf: http://photomichaelwolf.com/

Tom Ford: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1053530/

Oldboy: https://amzn.to/2yGhTLW

Mr. Nobody: https://amzn.to/2GMrtl0

The War of Art: https://amzn.to/2YIeerH

FITC: https://fitc.ca/

Friendly Robot: https://www.behance.net/friendlyrobot

Richard Serra: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Serra

Joanie Lemercier: https://joanielemercier.com/

Eat That Frog!: http://amzn.to/2fXJmSC

The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views of their employers.

Designer, lecturer, and multi-talented badass Mike Hill joins us once again to discuss his evolution as an artist, working closely with high-level directors, some complex musings on psychology and storytelling, and where his career trajectory is headed.

Mike’s Website: http://www.mikehill.design/

Mike’s ArtStation: https://www.artstation.com/mikehill

Mike’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikehill.design

Mike’s Jurassic Park Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHPjVgYDL6Y

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SHOW NOTES:

Labyrinth: https://amzn.to/2Y3PCJK

Adaptation: https://amzn.to/2Suoh28

Big Five Personality Traits: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Five_personality_traits

Enneagram of Personality: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enneagram_of_Personality

Joseph Campbell: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Campbell

Infernal Affairs: https://amzn.to/2JV145f

The Departed: https://amzn.to/2O5S4iT

The Power of Film: https://amzn.to/2LzvJsi

The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views of their employers.

Designer, lecturer, and multi-talented badass Mike Hill joins us once again to discuss his evolution as an artist, working closely with high-level directors, some complex musings on psychology and storytelling, and where his career trajectory is headed.

Mike’s Website: http://www.mikehill.design/

Mike’s ArtStation: https://www.artstation.com/mikehill

Mike’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikehill.design

Mike’s Jurassic Park Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHPjVgYDL6Y

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SHOW NOTES:

Labyrinth: https://amzn.to/2Y3PCJK

Adaptation: https://amzn.to/2Suoh28

Big Five Personality Traits: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Five_personality_traits

Enneagram of Personality: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enneagram_of_Personality

Joseph Campbell: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Campbell

Infernal Affairs: https://amzn.to/2JV145f

The Departed: https://amzn.to/2O5S4iT

The Power of Film: https://amzn.to/2LzvJsi

The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views of their employers.

This is a unique episode for us, where we’re doing a bit of a long-term interview/mentorship with a longtime listener who is interested in switching careers into CG and animation. Mattias Wiklund is currently a pattern cutter at H&M and he joins us this week to discuss why he’s interested in switching gears, what kind of projects he’d like to create, as well as what advice Ash has to offer for newcomers to the industry.

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SHOW NOTES:

Alexander McQueen Documentary: https://amzn.to/2xAyhx3

ACRNM: https://acrnm.com/

Marvelous Designer: https://www.marvelousdesigner.com/

Blender: https://www.blender.org/

Vaughan Ling: http://www.heavypoly.com/

David F. Sandberg’s Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/ponysmasher

Tangerine: https://amzn.to/2G1HWkO

Raoul Marks: http://raoulmarks.com/

Alberto Mielgo: http://www.albertomielgo.com/

Motion Design on Learn Squared: https://www.learnsquared.com/courses/motion-design

The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views of their employers.

The Collective Podcast Store is now open for business. So go cop some sweet gear at www.thecollectivepodcast.com/store now! And for a limited time, if you send your photos to our new Instagram @thecollectivepod we’ll get you a code to score 10% Off your next order.

CG artist, designer, and creative François Leroy AKA Friendly Robot joins us to discuss a bit about his childhood and how he’s been progressing in the industry over the past 10 years, some of our shared experiences working on PASSAGE together, and a bit about his other massive personal project NO SIGNAL.

GUEST LINKS:

Friendly Robot on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_friendlyrobot/

Friendly Robot on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/friendlyrobot

Friendly Robot on Behance: https://www.behance.net/friendlyrobot

Passage: https://vimeo.com/337424927

No Signal: https://vimeo.com/253996350

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SHOW NOTES:

Jama Jurabaev: https://www.artstation.com/jama

Six Feet Under Title Sequence: https://vimeo.com/5861006

Houdini: https://www.sidefx.com/

Oldboy: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0364569/

Westworld (TV series): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westworld_(TV_series)

Love, Death, and Robots: https://www.netflix.com/title/80174608

Yuri Shwedoff: http://www.yurishwedoff.com/

The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views of their employers.

The Collective Podcast Store is now open for business. So go cop some sweet gear at www.thecollectivepodcast.com/store now! And for a limited time, if you send your photos to our new Instagram @thecollectivepod we’ll get you a code to score 10% Off your next order.

CG artist, designer, and creative François Leroy AKA Friendly Robot joins us to discuss a bit about his childhood and how he’s been progressing in the industry over the past 10 years, some of our shared experiences working on PASSAGE together, and a bit about his other massive personal project NO SIGNAL.

GUEST LINKS:

Friendly Robot on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_friendlyrobot/

Friendly Robot on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/friendlyrobot

Friendly Robot on Behance: https://www.behance.net/friendlyrobot

Passage: https://vimeo.com/337424927

No Signal: https://vimeo.com/253996350

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SHOW NOTES:

Jama Jurabaev: https://www.artstation.com/jama

Six Feet Under Title Sequence: https://vimeo.com/5861006

Houdini: https://www.sidefx.com/

Oldboy: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0364569/

Westworld (TV series): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westworld_(TV_series)

Love, Death, and Robots: https://www.netflix.com/title/80174608

Yuri Shwedoff: http://www.yurishwedoff.com/

The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views of their employers.