Gareth O'Brien's guest appearances

Gareth O'Brien

Masters of Motion

Pro Video Podcast

The Drop Goal Podcast

Mike Tosetto

James Cowen

Brett Morris

Joey Korenman

Hayley Akins

Rollo Wenlock

Ben Buchanan

Matt Lloyd

John Dickinson

Chris Bobotis

CHRIS MORRIS

Brian Mulligan

Matt Everitt

Eric Thirteen

Phil Roberts

OwlTail

Masters Special Industry Update with Matthew Packwood .Gareth is the Creative Director of Buck’s Sydney studio. After studying design at Massey University he freelanced in Wellington New Zealand for a few years before moving to New York. Here he joined an eager 4 man crew at Buck NY which he saw grow to a team of 40 odd artists. In 2015 he moved with his family to Sydney to open the doors to Buck’s 3rd studio.

Masters Special Industry Update with Matthew Packwood . Gareth is the Creative Director of Buck’s Sydney studio. After studying design at Massey University he freelanced in Wellington New Zealand for a few years before moving to New York. Here he joined an eager 4 man crew at Buck NY which he saw grow to a team of 40 odd artists. In 2015 he moved with his family to Sydney to open the doors to Buck’s 3rd studio.

Masters Special Industry Update / Re-release Gareth O'Brien : Working at Buck, in New York & Sydney

This week’s episode covers Animation, Motion Design, 2D, 3D, Studios, Teams, Creative Direction and Community. Host Blair Walker explores all of these topics and the reality of projects at the high end of the market. Also what makes Buck, well Buck.   Show Notes: Compiled by Matt Lloyd 00.50 - Introducing Buck 01.50 - Gareth’s history with Buck. 02.50 - The company culture of Buck 05.55 - The shift from social life with the firm to becoming a family man 07.00 - The maturing of the motion design industry is changing the aspirations of motion designers: “the all-nighter” is not a badge people are aspiring to any more, just the opposite in fact. 07.30 - Growth of the Sydney team 08.30 - Is the difference in time zones between Sydney/NYC/London a drawback? 09.10 - The reality of working with remote freelancers 10.30 - The makeup of the Sydney Buck team 11.14 - Lucas Brooking 11.52 - Woolmark piece by Buck 14.00 - Blockchain explainer video for the government of Dubai. 18.00 - How hard is it to keep “lifting the bar”, bettering yourself? 19.00 - The creative impetus provided by competition with your coworkers, and for the love of the work 20.24 - How do you manage a project as large as Blockchain? Buck Sydney’s design process explained. 24.00 - They use a Google Sheet to track their progress 24.45 - The importance of learning to take constructive criticism. 25.15 - Slack groups as a source of constructive criticism. 25.45 - Gareth finds it hard to keep up with Slack groups outside of the Buck one. 29.30 - Buck presentation at Node 30.45 - Holden project, Nike Athlete 32.00 - The importance of the personal side of the motion industry 35.00 - Passion projects at Buck 35.50 - Blend title sequence 36.20 - Woolmark was approached as a passion project: what they provided was way more than the budget really afforded. 36.40 - Goodbooks metamorphosis was taken on as a passion project and ended up influencing the company’s style for an entire year 37.10 - Does Buck do bread and butter jobs? 39.00 - How important is typography to Buck’s creative process? 41.00 - Designing for social media: focus on the medium, or the piece itself overall? 42.00 - Buck’s piece for Aperol at the tennis open in Melbourne 44.00 - Assembly’s piece for the Auckland Harbour bridge 44.30 - Johnny Kofoed episode of the Pro Video Podcast   45.05 - Pro Video Picks: Get to work early, so I can get home early and see my kids! 47.00 - The difficulty of only seeing your kids at bedtime   48.00 - Inspirational Video: Spring Jam by Ned Wenlock River Studies by Ned Wenlock   50.00 - Sources Of Inspiration: Podcasts eg Serial, The Atlanta Monster, This American Life, Reply All   53.00 -  Following Online: Glenn Miralles -  instagram   53.45 - Follow Gareth Online: Web: buck.tv Instagram: buck_design Twitter: buck_tv Tumblr: buckdesign.tumblr.com Vimeo: buck Facebook: buck.tv   Pro Video Podcast Online: Blair Walker - Twitter Pro Video Podcast - Slack Pro Video Podcast - Facebook Group Pro Video Podcast - Twitter Pro Video Podcast - Website Pro Video Podcast - Spotify WorldPodcasts.com

This week’s episode covers Animation, Motion Design, 2D, 3D, Studios, Teams, Creative Direction and Community. Host Blair Walker explores all of these topics and the reality of projects at the high end of the market. Also what makes Buck, well Buck. Show Notes: Compiled by <a href="https://twitter.com/printomattic" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Matt Lloyd</a> 00.50 - Introducing <a href="http://buck.tv/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Buck</a> 01.50 - Gareth’s history with Buck. 02.50 - The company culture of Buck 05.55 - The shift from social life with the firm to becoming a family man 07.00 - The maturing of the motion design industry is changing the aspirations of motion designers: “the all-nighter” is not a badge people are aspiring to any more, just the opposite in fact. 07.30 - Growth of the Sydney team 08.30 - Is the difference in time zones between Sydney/NYC/London a drawback? 09.10 - The reality of working with remote freelancers 10.30 - The makeup of the Sydney Buck team 11.14 - <a href="https://twitter.com/lucasbrooking?lang=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lucas Brooking</a> 11.52 - <a href="http://buck.tv/#/work/project/15579/the-innovator" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Woolmark</a> piece by Buck 14.00 - <a href="https://vimeo.com/239566739" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Blockchain explainer video</a> for the government of Dubai. 18.00 - How hard is it to keep “lifting the bar”, bettering yourself? 19.00 - The creative impetus provided by competition with your coworkers, and for the love of the work 20.24 - How do you manage a project as large as Blockchain? Buck Sydney’s design process explained. 24.00 - They use a Google Sheet to track their progress 24.45 - The importance of learning to take constructive criticism. 25.15 - Slack groups as a source of constructive criticism. 25.45 - Gareth finds it hard to keep up with Slack groups outside of the Buck one. 29.30 - <a href="https://vimeo.com/251261879" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Buck presentation at Node</a> 30.45 - <a href="https://vimeo.com/242877595" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Holden project</a>, <a href="http://buck.tv/#/work/project/17031/athlete" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nike Athlete</a> 32.00 - The importance of the personal side of the motion industry 35.00 - Passion projects at Buck 35.50 - <a href="https://vimeo.com/143033726" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Blend title sequence</a> 36.20 - Woolmark was approached as a passion project: what they provided was way more than the budget really afforded. 36.40 - <a href="https://vimeo.com/35720685" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Goodbooks metamorphosis</a> was taken on as a passion project and ended up influencing the company’s style for an entire year 37.10 - Does Buck do bread and butter jobs? 39.00 - How important is typography to Buck’s creative process? 41.00 - Designing for social media: focus on the medium, or the piece itself overall? 42.00 - <a href="https://vimeo.com/199764811" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Buck’s piece for Aperol</a> at the tennis open in Melbourne 44.00 - <a href="http://www.assemblyltd.com/work/vector-lights" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Assembly’s piece for the Auckland Harbour bridge</a> 44.30 - <a href="https://worldpodcasts.com/jonny-kofoed-assembly-pro-video-podcast-4/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Johnny Kofoed episode</a> of the Pro Video Podcast 45.05 - Pro Video Picks: Get to work early, so I can get home early and see my kids! 47.00 - The difficulty of only seeing your kids at bedtime 48.00 - Inspirational Video: <a href="https://www.nziff.co.nz/2016/archive/animation-for-kids-8/#/short-36163" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spring Jam</a> by Ned Wenlock <a href="https://vimeo.com/179243721" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">River Studies</a> by Ned Wenlock 50.00 - Sources Of Inspiration: Podcasts eg <a href="https://serialpodcast.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Serial</a>, <a href="https://atlantamonster.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Atlanta Monster</a>, <a href="https://www.thisamericanlife.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">This American Life</a>, <a href="https://www.gimletmedia.com/reply-all" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Reply All</a> 53.00 -  Following Online: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/glenmiralles_design/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Glenn Miralles</a> -  instagram 53.45 - Follow Gareth Online: Web: <a href="http://buck.tv/#/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">buck.tv</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/buck_design/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">buck_design</a> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/buck_tv" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">buck_tv</a> Tumblr: <a href="http://buckdesign.tumblr.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">buckdesign.tumblr.com</a> Vimeo: <a href="https://vimeo.com/buck" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">buck</a> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/buck.tv" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">buck.tv</a> Pro Video Podcast Online: <a href="https://twitter.com/blairwalker" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Blair Walker - Twitter</a> <a href="http://www.provideopodcast.com/slack" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pro Video Podcast - Slack</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/provideopodcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pro Video Podcast - Facebook Group</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/provideopodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pro Video Podcast - Twitter</a> <a href="http://worldpodcasts.com/pro-video-podcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pro Video Podcast - Website</a> <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/6kHVr04CfekD8rWH7KcgUx?si=nsZvxv4jQTOfxE61bN_Kxg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pro Video Podcast - Spotify</a> <a href="https://worldpodcasts.com/pro-video-podcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WorldPodcasts.com</a>

Pro Video Podcast 48: Gareth O'Brien, Buck. Creative Direction, Animation, Motion Design, 2D, 3D, Studios, Teams and Community

Gareth is the Creative Director of Buck’s Sydney studio. After studying design at Massey University he freelanced in Wellington New Zealand for a few years before moving to New York. Here he joined an eager 4 man crew at Buck NY which he saw grow to a team of 40 odd artists. In 2015 he moved with his family to Sydney to open the doors to Buck’s 3rd studio.

Gareth O'Brien : Working at Buck New York & leading the Sydney office