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By: Scott Holt

Scott Holt — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:48:35 +0000

Jason and Nick,

Thanks very much for taking the time to record and post this interview. Very inspiring to someone like myself who is aspiring to be in the industry and see the behind the scenes of someone who actually pulled it off.

By: Jason Esser

Jason Esser — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:46:24 +0000

Yea aaron, i roto’d on top of a black solid then rendered that solid out against, white and used it as a matte for the footage.

By: Jason Esser

Jason Esser — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:44:01 +0000

We used after effects.

By: massta

massta — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:52:17 +0000

Like most jobs, it really helps to know someone. I think the true story here is how hard he worked once given a chance. Sometimes you only get one of those.

By: aaron

aaron — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:09:40 +0000

I’m actually really curious to hear more about your process on that Finish Line piece. There are different ways to do that I guess, but were you using animated masks to cut out the people? Then layer those back on top of the original with the animated elements sandwiched? Great work and interview!

By: Gray

Gray — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:33:33 +0000

Great story Jason. I was wondering, did you use After Effects for the roto or something more specialized like Silhouette or
motor?

By: praz

praz — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:19:23 +0000

realy encouraging interview!

By: Jason Esser

Jason Esser — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:19:11 +0000

Rocky,
I’ve found that companies outreach to designers they want to work with early to establish a connection, even tho they may not have any work at the time. People in charge of hiring freelancers need to have a bank of capable people to contact whenever work comes in, so even tho it seems like your missing out after you send your resume/shotlist, i wouldn’t take it as necessarily a bad thing. The companies you’ve been in contact with probably just don’t have the work in right now that they can hire you out for. But once they do, they have your info and will likely call you up. Timing plays such an important role in everything.

Just a thought, hope it helps.

By: Jason Esser

Jason Esser — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:15:03 +0000

Boards are exactly that Anders, slick artwork to show how the the animation will look once completed. They’re done for multiple reasons, one to win the job from the agency or client. And also to give the designers executing the spot one concrete vision of how the end piece should look.