Colin Hesterly's guest appearances

Colin Hesterly

Animalators

School of Motion Podcast

Closer&Closer Podcast

Andrew Kramer

Michael Jones

Erin Sarofsky

Jay Grandin

Erica Gorochow

Aaron Ray

Andrew Vucko

Adam Plouff

David Stanfield

Zac Dixon

Seth Eckert

Allen Laseter

Handel Eugene

Jiaqi Wang

Nuria Boj

OwlTail

Colin Hesterly will be discussing all things animation, including his creative process, what it means to be an animation director, how to find clients, and more. Colin is an award-winning, Tiki Drinkie loving, Jungle Cruise vibin' California native, working as a Director and Illustrator within the animation industry. Inspired by a sense of wonder and nostalgia, his career began as a freelance artist for a variety of companies and brands around the globe. His success as a storyteller led him to produce six animated short films that each garnered a Vimeo Staff Pick. His creative process focuses on the art of 2D Animation and character-driven narrative. With work spanning across a broad range of artistic fields, from TV to Film Titles, Short Films, and Commercials. Moderated by Drew Melton (Founder of Closer&amp;Closer).

<a href="https://closerandcloser.co/Colin-Hesterly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Colin Hesterly</a> will be discussing all things animation, including his creative process, what it means to be an animation director, how to find clients, and more. Colin is an award-winning, Tiki Drinkie loving, Jungle Cruise vibin' California native, working as a Director and Illustrator within the animation industry. Inspired by a sense of wonder and nostalgia, his career began as a freelance artist for a variety of companies and brands around the globe. His success as a storyteller led him to produce six animated short films that each garnered a Vimeo Staff Pick. His creative process focuses on the art of 2D Animation and character-driven narrative. With work spanning across a broad range of artistic fields, from TV to Film Titles, Short Films, and Commercials. Moderated by Drew Melton (Founder of <a href="https://closerandcloser.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Closer&amp;Closer</a>).

Finding Your Path as a Creative with Colin Hesterly

One the of the hardest parts of freelancing is managing your risk. Lucky for Colin Hesterly, he's never been afraid of taking a chance. Whether it's crossing the country for a degree, landing an internship with Buck off a student film, or jumping headfirst into freelancing only three months into his career...Colin is ready to take the plunge. We finally managed to lock him down long enough to extract some golden nuggets of advice, so crank that volume and break out a pen and paper. Class is in session. 

One the of the hardest parts of freelancing is managing your risk. Lucky for Colin Hesterly, he's never been afraid of taking a chance. Whether it's crossing the country for a degree, landing an internship with Buck off a student film, or jumping headfirst into freelancing only three months into his career...Colin is ready to take the plunge. We finally managed to lock him down long enough to extract some golden nuggets of advice, so crank that volume and break out a pen and paper. Class is in session.

A Dazzling Director: Colin Hesterly

Colin Hesterly is a freelance Director &amp; Artist working within the animation industry based in Denver, CO. During our conversation, he shared about the importance of client feedback, learning to say no and how to give up control to other creatives within projects.   Links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/colinhesterly Not to Scale: http://nottoscale.tv  "The Empire:" https://vimeo.com/12496923 "When I Grow Up:" https://vimeo.com/51704432   Highlights: - Went to Full Sail University - "You mean I can take pictures that I draw and make them move?" - 5 years ago: "The Empire" - deleted a Vimeo Staff Pick, but his second one got him a ton of emails - internship in California with Buck - Worked with Imaginary Forces after Buck - Then worked at Royale - Difficulty balancing time - Worked at Hollister - Directing TV shows - New project for a TV show for preschoolers  - Short film out for Christmas - Time is spent figuring out how to expand past just client work - Dream client: The People - Favorite animated film: toss up between Winnie the Pooh and Pocahontas  - Animalator is fish because of his daughter

Colin Hesterly is a freelance Director &amp; Artist working within the animation industry based in Denver, CO. During our conversation, he shared about the importance of client feedback, learning to say no and how to give up control to other creatives within projects. Links: Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/colinhesterly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/colinhesterly</a> Not to Scale: <a href="http://nottoscale.tv" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://nottoscale.tv</a> "The Empire:" <a href="https://vimeo.com/12496923" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://vimeo.com/12496923</a> "When I Grow Up:" <a href="https://vimeo.com/51704432" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://vimeo.com/51704432</a> Highlights: - Went to Full Sail University - "You mean I can take pictures that I draw and make them move?" - 5 years ago: "The Empire" - deleted a Vimeo Staff Pick, but his second one got him a ton of emails - internship in California with Buck - Worked with Imaginary Forces after Buck - Then worked at Royale - Difficulty balancing time - Worked at Hollister - Directing TV shows - New project for a TV show for preschoolers  - Short film out for Christmas - Time is spent figuring out how to expand past just client work - Dream client: The People - Favorite animated film: toss up between Winnie the Pooh and Pocahontas  - Animalator is fish because of his daughter

Episode 1: Colin Hesterly 