Masters of Motion

Masters of Motion
Masters of Motion

Masters of Motion is a podcast, website and social media channel, that provides the world with a insight into the Australian and New Zealand Animation industry. Comprising of a podcast and online gallery featuring outstanding motion design, animation and visual effects work. Our mission is to celebrate Australia's motion artists and to Inspire the next generation of motion designers, animators, visual effects and 3-D artists.

  1. Alastair Stephen : Fin - 25 years in Motion design & VFX & Producing for Marvel & Netflix

    11/26/2021

    Alastair Stephen : Fin - 25 years in Motion design & VFX & Producing for Marvel & Netflix

    Topics Discussed - Advice to mid level to junior producers, VFX artist & Motion designers - Working in advertising versus longform TV or film - Failures in your career - Lessons you have learnt - Working in motion desgin at Engine - Managing multiple projects efficiently - Producing for Motion design - Producing vfx for film, tv & advertising - Quoting, Team management & Negotiation - Fin Design + vfx - Moving in to Longform VFX - Project Discussion - I Am Mother & - Project Discussion - Shang-Chi & the Legend of the Ten Rings - Reflection & the future Alastair Stephen : Head of Visual Effects at Fin Design + Effects Alastair has been working within the Australian visual effects industry for the last 25 years. Alastair started his career in the advertising sector working within leading international agencies such as DDB, McCann-Erickson, George Patterson Bates and Attik as well as Australia’s foremost visual effects studios, Fuel VFX, Iloura,The Lab and Engine. He has collaborated with directors, supervisors, producers and artists on a myriad of awarding-winning projects throughout his career. Alastair joined Fin Design + Effects in 2013 as Executive Producer and after six years developing Fin’s strategic business plan, expanding its operations and attracting significant international film and television work into the studio, he waspromoted to Head of Visual Effects in 2019. Alastair has been instrumental in securing and managing international productions for Fin comprising: Marvel’s Thor: Ragnarok, & Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Twentieth Century Fox’s Logan, Fox Entertainment’s Cosmos Possible Worlds, Sony Television’s Preacher Season 4, Netflix’s I Am Mother, and Legendary’s Lost in Space 3 Alastair’s skill set includes management of large teams of creative and technical personnel, effective client management, clear communication and strategic business growth within a SME. He has a deep respect for, and extensive understanding of, creativity, technology and innovation within the visual effectsindustry. Alastair’s professional philosophy has been to share knowledge and support the development and growth of a globally competitive visual effects industry in Australia. Alastair is an active member of the Visual Effects Society and is currently Co Chair of the Australian Section www.findesign.com.au

    1h 8m
  2. Jo Boag  : SLR Productions - Creating Emmy award winning animation series & How to be a top director

    12/10/2020

    Jo Boag : SLR Productions - Creating Emmy award winning animation series & How to be a top director

    Topics Discussed - Advice to animators and illustrators - Failures in your career & hard things you had to learn - Transitioning in to a creative director - Experience of working on Sesame Street - Successful Women in the industry - Awards - winning a Emmy, ADG & B&T - SLR Productions & Creating Kids Tv series - SLR Pipeline and equipment - Being a first time director - Revisions & Listening as a creative director - Writing & giving a strong brief - Methods for delivering bad news - Being effective as creative director - Directing voice talent - Project discussion Gasp! & Guess how much I love you. - Reflection & the Future Jo Boag has worked in the media industry for more than 20 years.  She began her career as an Animator and moved on to designing and directing animation for television and advertising. In 2001, Jo co-created, designed and directed Gloria’s House a 26 x half hour animated series which screened globally. Jo has been the creative director at SLR Productions for 15 years and is in charge of developing and overseeing the creative direction of productions.  Jo works as the creative brand manager supervising more than 130 hours of content. Jo is an Emmy Award winning Creative Director and a ADG nominated for best animation Project. Jo was also the  2014 B&T Women in Media Creative of the Year winner.  In her executive role she works with original creators, writers, directors, actors, artists, broadcasters, distributors and publishers. Jo has overseen successful international brands such as the award winning Specials for the – Guess How Much I Love you -The Adventures of Little Nutbrown Hare, Christmas to the Moon and Back and An Enchanting Easter,  the original Lexi and Lottie- Trusty Twin Detectives, the adapted UK picture books Captain Flinn and The Pirate Dinosaurs, the acclaimed classic preschool property, Guess How Much I Love You™, the animated adventure comedy series The Skinner Boys – Guardians of the Lost Secrets and the Emmy Award winning animated series I Got a Rocket™.

    1h 14m

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Masters of Motion is a podcast, website and social media channel, that provides the world with a insight into the Australian and New Zealand Animation industry. Comprising of a podcast and online gallery featuring outstanding motion design, animation and visual effects work. Our mission is to celebrate Australia's motion artists and to Inspire the next generation of motion designers, animators, visual effects and 3-D artists.

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