Arts
Daniela Negrín Ochoa and Iria López are the co-founders of Wednesday Studio based in London, UK. We talk about how they work together as a team, why they often exchange roles, and the importance of always having a personal project on hand. Links: Website - www.wearewednesday.com Twitter - www.twitter.com/WeAreWednesday Instagram - www.instagram.com/wednesday__studio/ Anchorpoint - www.anchorpointanimation.com/ Strange Beast - strangebeast.tv/ NFTS - nfts.co.uk/ Daniel Clarke - http://www.daniel-clarke.com/ The School of Life - https://vimeo.com/188632975 Motionographer article - http://motionographer.com/2017/09/06/better-together-wednesday-studio/?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=motionographer&utm_content=Better%20together:%20Wednesday%20Studio Notes: Wednesday Studio Fine Art beginnings Jumping off point vs. Starting from nothing Creating a brief for personal projects Music videos NFTS Collaboration in schooling and being prepared Getting people on board with a project Being hands on for a project vs. being an Animation Director Handing over the role of design Working with illustrator Daniel Clarke The School of Life Working with other designers and illustrators The beginning of Wednesday Studio Making the jump into freelance animation director at the same time Motionographer article Directing as a team Simultaneously developing a visual language Dividing work and coin flipping Growing as a studio and exchanging roles The future of Wednesday Fear Representation Direct to client or going through a studio Not so personal projects Paying yourself Next exciting steps Taking the studio to the next level Working with a remote team After Effects Hand drawn touches Incorporating 3D shapes Textures in photoshop The hunt for personal projects Dream Client: A charity, National Geographic Favorite Animated Film: Disney Classics like Dumbo and 101 Dalmations Animalator: Gorilla