Mentors, Animation and Artistic Growth with Benjy Brooke - Art Cafe

Benjy Brooke is a supervising director on Scavengers Reign Max tv mini series and at Green Street Pictures, Los Angeles, California.
Benjy's website: www.benjybrooke.com
IG: / benjybrooke
About Mike Burakoff - www.mikeburakoff.com/
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Chapters
00:00 Introduction and Personal Connection
02:07 The Influence of Mike Burakoff
05:03 Dealing with Loss and Grief
08:06 The Impact of Mentors
09:28 Finding Creative Inspiration
13:44 Early Steps in Art and Animation
14:33 Transitioning to Animation
15:32 Moving to New York and Exploring Animation
17:27 Woodshedding and Developing Craft
18:59 Supervising Director vs Directors
20:23 The Role of Collaboration and Ideas
22:09 The Growth and Hiring Process
23:21 The Evolution of Green Street
30:11 Managing Growth and Selecting Projects
35:43 The Formation of Green Street
38:16 Handling Growth and Scheduling
39:02 Balancing Personal Art and Work
40:15 Audience Interactivity and Storytelling
41:38 Planning and Scheduling
42:39 Maintaining Creative Integrity
45:23 Pipeline and Production
46:55 Collaboration and Organization
48:26 Creating Something New and Unique
53:00 Respecting the Audience
56:05 Influence of Other Art and Media
58:01 Balancing Workload and Expectations
01:00:32 Creating for Oneself or the Audience
01:05:23 The Benefits of Doing What You Love
01:09:18 The Value of Personal Projects
01:14:11 The Impact of Personal Projects
01:16:27 The Cost of Education and Art School
01:19:34 Upcoming Projects and Excitement
01:20:24 Partnership with Bandera and Scavengers Reign
01:21:00 Common Side Effects
01:21:48 Creating a Thriller Animation
01:22:53 Impact of Scavengers Reign
01:23:44 Celebrating Creative Work
01:24:15 Where to Find Green Street

[@danmilligan1652]

So important to touch on how absolutely paramount that creative collaboration is. The “what if’s”, and “hear me outs” that occur during the process is where the magic happens. Thanks Maciej

[@georgeboorko]

Yeah! Thanks Maciej!

[@neuvatn]

Neat!

[@chr1st0pher]

Damn, powerful listen, very sad to hear about Mike but it’s so cool also to hear what a big deal so many little things can ultimately ripple up to being in terms of inspiration and mentorship. Cannot wait for more stuff from benjy and green street, I feel like they are ushering in a new era for animation. Benjy is the goat!

[@inquizitive1]

Felt like the host was the guest 😂

[@elbertgu]

❤🎉

[@Theseekwizard]

Thanks maciej please can you call Pablo Dominguez

[@user-is2mj2ig4v]

He looks like xqc in his 50s