This post isn't so much about art as it is about story telling. Which in the grand scheme of things is why I make art anyway (but that's the topic of another blog entry for another day). At any rate I was listening to Chris Oatley's pod cast again and he was interviewing Brian McDonald, who is a screen writer. (Brain McDonald IMDB, Brian McDonald's blog) The entire episode was full of great advice for screen writers and writing in general, like the difference between "plot dr

I am an avid Podcast listener. It started when Mark & Brain went off the air 2 years ago and both Mark and Brian each went on to start their own private podcasts. Later I discovered Neil Degrasse Tyson's podcast, Star Talk, and Kevin Pollak's Chat Show Podcast. This week I discovered Chris Oatley's Podcast. Unlike the other podcasts that I listen to primarily for pure entertainment, the Chris Oatley's Podcast is very relevant to me professionally. Chris Oatley was a concept

I wasn't kidding when I said that I wasn't much of a blogger. I've been at this internship for a few weeks now and i am only now getting around to writing a second post. I am really enjoying the work I have been doing for my internship. I am thrilled to be getting to do concept work. At school, they advise you not to try to "major" in concept design and development, because it is so hard to get work right out of school as a concept artist. And I have taken their advice to hea

Hello all, and welcome to my blog. I am not much of a blogger. Other than sharing the occasional cute kitten video on facebook, as a general rule I don't blog. ... but I have been fortunate enough to have earned an internship with Hypercane studios, and as a concept artest no less! (Yay!!!) And as a conditon of my internship I need to keep a weekly blog. Additionally I have been advised that having an online presence beyond a portfolio site, having weighed in on various indus