Pro Video Podcast 66: David Ariew - Freelance 3D Motion Artist
Description
David Ariew; freelance 3D motion artist discusses show reels with host Blair. David’s latest reel departs from the standard reel. We discuss work & also how personal a reel can be not only for the content, but the way it is presented.
Show Notes: Compiled by Matt Lloyd
00.44 - David’s new reel
01.58 - Ice Caves music video
03.05 - Composer Ivan Torrent collaborated on the reel. David worked on Space Whales with him too.
06.55 - Music and sound choices can make or break a reel, as of course can the choice of work you show.
08.30 - Discussion the editing process, and how David focuses on a particular piece for a while on the reel, without jumping around too much from project to project.
10.09 - Grouping parts of the reel by grade/colour of the footage.
16.35 - Why Blair didn’t need a reel once during the first two months of freelancing.
18.20 - David’s recent collaboration on the Ice Caves video with Grant Inouye and Christopher Rutledge
19.00 - The current mograph debate: take up Houdini? Or stick to what you really love and get better and better at that?
21.40 - Discussion of how studios collaborate by playing to the strengths of the different team members.
22.30 - The perils of being a one man band, like David.
24.55 - David rarely works in house since specialising in 3d.
26.55 - David Ariew and Brograph collaborate with DeadMaus on his visuals. He himself is really into making 3d and using Octane.
28.00 - Discussion of the huge depth of today’s software, and how much space there is to become a specialist within a given package.
32.00 - The importance of keeping abreast of what the latest tech makes possible.
33.15 - Pro Video Picks
33.43 - Inspirational videos
Ruin by Wes Ball
The Leviathan by Ruairi Robinson (check out 01.03 shot of docking bay.)
37.08 - Software/Tech:
41.31 - Following
StuZor, Beeple, Sekani Solomon, Hoodass, Josef Bshara
43.05 - Inspiration and Influence
Vimeo and Instagram, Octane Facebook Group, stills from movies and the real world using PureRef
44.27 - Follow David Online:
46.36 - Who should be on the show?
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