From Blender to Pixar, with Colin Levy - Interview

Interview with Colin Levy on how he went from making short films in his backyard to getting a job at Pixar.

Chapter marks:
0:00 Intro
2:17 Interview start - Colin's childhood making films
13:04 How the Monsters Inc DVD special started his interest in 3D
22:22 Challenges directing Sintel
26:44 Bombing his first Pixar interview
28:05 First day Pixar impressions
32:04 The decision to leave Pixar
38:25 Importance of being able to explain your work
41:00 How important is feedback?
50:17 Seeing your work on the big screen, and the effect you have
53:02 Deep work vs shallow work
56:38 The advantages of being a generalist
1:05:25 Don't trust your school curriculum

Follow Colin Levy: https://twitter.com/colinlevy
Skywatch Updates: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/colinlevy/skywatch-a-sci-fi-short/updates

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