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Creative Bravery: Why Animation Pros Sarah Marino and Jenn Ely Thrive In A Challenging Industry :: ArtCast #102

By Chris Oatley

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This month, Sarah Marino (Color Supervisor at Nickelodeon), Jenn Ely (Production Designer for House Special, Visual Development Artist for Dreamworks) and I are teaching a new online workshop called First Flight: How To Create Your New Career In Visual Development.

I invited them both to join me here on The ArtCast to promote First Flight and talk about how they achieved such significant success in their animation careers…

Episode Highlights include:

  • Turning fear into faith.
  • Becoming more professional by de-emotionalizing your creative process.
  • Why we stopped caring about job titles.
  • How fear cost Jenn a a big opportunity (and why she’ll never make that mistake again).
  • Why Sarah had to climb through a human hamster wheel. (That’s not a metaphor.)
  • Inspiring gumball machines and the healing power of ice cream.
  • Is a successful animation career worth the cost?

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Launching Your Kidlit Career (Part 2): Critique Groups :: Stories Unbound #13

By Chris Oatley

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Creative community is vital for kidlit illustrators and authors. In this episode, guest co-host Manelle Oliphant and I talk about:

  • How to get the most helpful feedback from your Critique Group.
  • Keeping criticism positive with the “Critique Sandwich” technique.
  • Digital vs. physical meetups.
  • How Critique Groups deepened our understanding of the children’s publishing industry.
  • How your Critique Group can help you stay focused on your goals.

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Launching Your Kidlit Career (Part 1): Conferences :: Stories Unbound #12

By Chris Oatley

If you’re a children’s book creator feeling daunted by the industry and disconnected from your community, conferences could be your solution!

Join me (Shawna) and our guest co-host Manelle Oliphant for a conversation about:

  • Why ​Conferences are crucial for newbies and offer new opportunities for seasoned pros.
  • How Conferences can help you find your niche in publishing.
  • What not to expect from Conferences.
  • Specific guidelines for kidlit portfolios.
  • Why school librarians should be your new best friends.
  • When your postcards and mailers aren’t being ignored (even if it seems that way).
  • How we started our own Conference! (You can DO THAT?!?!)

[Read more…] about Launching Your Kidlit Career (Part 1): Conferences :: Stories Unbound #12

Claire Keane, Jenn Ely & Brian McDonald on Art, Fear & Finding Your Calling (Part 2) :: ArtCast #93

By Chris Oatley

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In part one, Claire Keane (Disney, Penguin Random House), Jenn Ely (Laika, Google, Dreamworks), Brian McDonald (Pixar, Disney, Industrial Light & Magic) and I announced that we will be teaching at The Story Design Conference from September 28th – October 2nd, 2016* in the awe-inspiring city of Rome, Italy!

(*Note: The conference was moved from May to September.)

In celebration of our announcement, we decided to record a conversation about some of the big ideas we’ll be discussing during the conference.

What followed was a riveting discussion about art, fear and finding your calling…

In this second part you’ll hear us talk about:

  • How to convey emotion through your work.
  • What makes student work stand out.
  • How to keep going when you feel defeated.
  • What we’re looking forward to at The Story Design Conference!

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[Transcript] Claire Keane, Jenn Ely & Brian McDonald on Art, Fear & Finding Your Calling (Part 2) :: ArtCast #93

By Chris Oatley

This is the transcript for the podcast episode Claire Keane, Jenn Ely & Brian McDonald on Art, Fear & Finding Your Calling (Part 2) :: ArtCast #93. To listen to the podcast click here.

Chris: Chris Oatley’s Artcast, episode 93, “Art, Fear, & Finding Your Calling – A Conversation with Claire Keane, Brian McDonald, and Jenn Ely, Part 2.”

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