For me (Chris), 2017 was full of helpful lessons from beginning to end.
…unfortunately, most of those lessons came from a series of wave-to-your-friends-then-fall-down-the-stairs-and-faceplant-on-the-concrete-floor FAILURES…
In this live panel discussion, Ânia, Carolyn and I discuss this past year-full-o-failure.
We share the hard lessons learned, many laughs and leave 2017 feeling inspired and ready to get up and try again…
In the podcast version of our interview with John Nevarez (Disney, Sony, Illumination, Pixar) he gave us a masterclass in gesture drawing technique and shared his secret to staying sane in this crazy business.
This Extended Interview Includes Over 50 Minutes Of Extra Audio:
Have you ever asked yourself what to write about?
Truth is, we all have a huge library of ideas available to us…
If we only dare to look inside of ourselves.
Together with Story Group Hosts Robin and Zi, Maike takes us for a deep dive into honesty, vulnerability and how to mine your personal history for inspiration without getting overwhelmed…
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Artists have always been conveyors of nuance and subtlety…
Artists have always been a culture’s conscience …
Today our job as artists has not changed.
Chris Oatley, along with Storytellers’ Summit hosts Adam Westbrook and Maike Venhofen face a difficult question all artists have:
‘How can we create honest art and stories in a time of so many cultural divides?’
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Chris Oatley critiques Caiyen Tse’s Visual Development portfolio.
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Chris Oatley critiques Edith Escalera’s Visual Development portfolio.
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Today I’m happy to announce the best news since we first launched OA Live:
OA Live LIVES!!!
With a fancy new name, some significant improvements to the educational format and some uhMAYzing new teachers, OA Live will continue past the planned end date with a new wave of the positive, passionate, communal, creative energy we all love so much.
UPDATE: We just added a new video with the story behind and the details about the future of OA Live/ Storytellers’ Summit! Click through to watch…