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Why Motion Designers Are Having a Moment — with Adobe’s Michael Tanzillo
Manage episode 505563611 series 1396305
From pouring drinks to lighting shots at Blue Sky to leading Adobe’s Substance 3D team, Michael Tanzillo’s professional path is anything but typical and his story is packed with lessons motion designers need to hear. Check out the corresponding blog post here: www.schoolofmotion.com/blog/adobe-michael-tanzillo In this episode of the School of Motion Podcast, EJ Hassenfratz sits down with Michael to talk about the state of 3D, why motion designers are impressing major animation studios, and how foundational skills (like lighting and storytelling) will outlast any software trend.
🗒️ SHOW NOTES
Michael Tanzillo https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaeltanzillo/
The 3D Artist Newesletter https://3dartist.substack.com/
Jasmine Katadakarn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasmine-katatikarn/
Alwyn Hunt https://www.therookies.co/about/team/alwyn-hunt
Andrew Kramer https://www.videocopilot.net/contact/company/
Sebastian Deguy https://x.com/sebdeguy?lang=en
Nick Campbell https://nickvegas.com/
Connor Henkle https://vimeo.com/996490291?fl=pl&fe=ti&pgroup=plv
Connor Henkle on SOM podcast https://www.schoolofmotion.com/blog/connor-henkle-sports-design
Patrick Foley https://www.instagram.com/patrick_4d/
Colosseum https://colosseum.co/
Winbush https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmzWP6o2cw73moEF7LO_KvA
PJ Richardson https://www.pj-richardson.com/
Victoria Nece https://www.linkedin.com/in/victoria-nece
Midjourney https://www.midjourney.com
Pinterest https://www.pinterest.com/
Substance 3D stager https://www.adobe.com/products/substance3d/apps/stager.html
Omniverse https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/omniverse/
Structure reference tool https://www.adobe.com/learn/firefly/web/generative-ai-structure-reference-image?learnIn=1&locale=en
USD (Universal Scene Description) https://3dartist.substack.com/p/demystifying-usd
Blue Sky App https://bsky.app/
NAB Conference https://www.nabshow.com/
Safe Space LA https://www.safe-space-la.com/
Camp Mograph https://www.campmograph.com/
Blue Sky Studios https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Sky_Studios
Pixar https://www.pixar.com/
20th Century Studios https://www.20thcenturystudios.com/
Disney https://www.disney.com/
The Mill https://www.themill.com/
Frame Store https://www.framestore.com/
Buck http://buck.tv/
Finding Nemo https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0266543/
Ice Age Three https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1080016/
Rio https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1436562/?ref_=fn_all_ttl_1
Peanuts Movie https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2452042/?ref_=fn_all_ttl_1
Nimona https://www.imdb.com/title/tt19500164/?ref_=fn_all_ttl_1
Spider-Verse https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4633694/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_7_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_spider-man
Game of Thrones https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0944947/
Severance https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11280740/
Flow https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4772188/
Wild Robot https://www.imdb.com/title/tt29623480/
The Whale https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13833688/
Cinema 4D https://www.maxon.net/en/cinema-4d?srsltid=AfmBOoqj346c50q5PODG-_HTeZ017JdipbkaQRt_XDIX0NBHsGV7Mu-z
Maya https://www.autodesk.com/products/maya/overview
V-ray https://www.chaos.com/vray?srsltid=AfmBOoogC_jTWraDUnBTjNhG0pkAZ9csF4CO_mtNstdVflJtvuZ4zWju
Redshift https://www.maxon.net/en/redshift?srsltid=AfmBOoo_siCAT_UUp0clTp4nqupkBj5b8zl9tVbL_q_9s4rSApkihGbo
ZBrush https://www.maxon.net/en/zbrush?srsltid=AfmBOoo3KatuGEWJE2rr4ztpt3_DJlV7Wbz0dxzl1sY2pzACcpzxdeMI
Blender https://www.blender.org/
Lightroom https://lightroom.adobe.com/
Substance Painter https://www.adobe.com/products/substance3d.html
Substance Viewer https://helpx.adobe.com/substance-3d-viewer.html
Project Neo https://helpx.adobe.com/project-neo/help/overview.html
Mixamo https://www.mixamo.com/
Firefly https://www.adobe.com/products/firefly.html
Unreal Engine https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US
Mega Scans https://quixel.com/megascans
196 episodes
Manage episode 505563611 series 1396305
From pouring drinks to lighting shots at Blue Sky to leading Adobe’s Substance 3D team, Michael Tanzillo’s professional path is anything but typical and his story is packed with lessons motion designers need to hear. Check out the corresponding blog post here: www.schoolofmotion.com/blog/adobe-michael-tanzillo In this episode of the School of Motion Podcast, EJ Hassenfratz sits down with Michael to talk about the state of 3D, why motion designers are impressing major animation studios, and how foundational skills (like lighting and storytelling) will outlast any software trend.
🗒️ SHOW NOTES
Michael Tanzillo https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaeltanzillo/
The 3D Artist Newesletter https://3dartist.substack.com/
Jasmine Katadakarn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasmine-katatikarn/
Alwyn Hunt https://www.therookies.co/about/team/alwyn-hunt
Andrew Kramer https://www.videocopilot.net/contact/company/
Sebastian Deguy https://x.com/sebdeguy?lang=en
Nick Campbell https://nickvegas.com/
Connor Henkle https://vimeo.com/996490291?fl=pl&fe=ti&pgroup=plv
Connor Henkle on SOM podcast https://www.schoolofmotion.com/blog/connor-henkle-sports-design
Patrick Foley https://www.instagram.com/patrick_4d/
Colosseum https://colosseum.co/
Winbush https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmzWP6o2cw73moEF7LO_KvA
PJ Richardson https://www.pj-richardson.com/
Victoria Nece https://www.linkedin.com/in/victoria-nece
Midjourney https://www.midjourney.com
Pinterest https://www.pinterest.com/
Substance 3D stager https://www.adobe.com/products/substance3d/apps/stager.html
Omniverse https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/omniverse/
Structure reference tool https://www.adobe.com/learn/firefly/web/generative-ai-structure-reference-image?learnIn=1&locale=en
USD (Universal Scene Description) https://3dartist.substack.com/p/demystifying-usd
Blue Sky App https://bsky.app/
NAB Conference https://www.nabshow.com/
Safe Space LA https://www.safe-space-la.com/
Camp Mograph https://www.campmograph.com/
Blue Sky Studios https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Sky_Studios
Pixar https://www.pixar.com/
20th Century Studios https://www.20thcenturystudios.com/
Disney https://www.disney.com/
The Mill https://www.themill.com/
Frame Store https://www.framestore.com/
Buck http://buck.tv/
Finding Nemo https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0266543/
Ice Age Three https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1080016/
Rio https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1436562/?ref_=fn_all_ttl_1
Peanuts Movie https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2452042/?ref_=fn_all_ttl_1
Nimona https://www.imdb.com/title/tt19500164/?ref_=fn_all_ttl_1
Spider-Verse https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4633694/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_7_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_spider-man
Game of Thrones https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0944947/
Severance https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11280740/
Flow https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4772188/
Wild Robot https://www.imdb.com/title/tt29623480/
The Whale https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13833688/
Cinema 4D https://www.maxon.net/en/cinema-4d?srsltid=AfmBOoqj346c50q5PODG-_HTeZ017JdipbkaQRt_XDIX0NBHsGV7Mu-z
Maya https://www.autodesk.com/products/maya/overview
V-ray https://www.chaos.com/vray?srsltid=AfmBOoogC_jTWraDUnBTjNhG0pkAZ9csF4CO_mtNstdVflJtvuZ4zWju
Redshift https://www.maxon.net/en/redshift?srsltid=AfmBOoo_siCAT_UUp0clTp4nqupkBj5b8zl9tVbL_q_9s4rSApkihGbo
ZBrush https://www.maxon.net/en/zbrush?srsltid=AfmBOoo3KatuGEWJE2rr4ztpt3_DJlV7Wbz0dxzl1sY2pzACcpzxdeMI
Blender https://www.blender.org/
Lightroom https://lightroom.adobe.com/
Substance Painter https://www.adobe.com/products/substance3d.html
Substance Viewer https://helpx.adobe.com/substance-3d-viewer.html
Project Neo https://helpx.adobe.com/project-neo/help/overview.html
Mixamo https://www.mixamo.com/
Firefly https://www.adobe.com/products/firefly.html
Unreal Engine https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US
Mega Scans https://quixel.com/megascans
196 episodes
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