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Recording our thirty ninth episode, the guest of honor today is Aaron Covrett. He is a 3D Designer who has worked for clients such as Microsoft, Squarespace, xFinity and more across studios such as The Mill, Tendril and Man vs. Machine. Aaron's eye for rendering stunning realism has earned him slots as a guest speaker at events such as NAB 2018 and NAB 2019. Calling all the way from Michigan, a very special thanks to Aaron for making the time.Timecodes:00:01:44 | Living In Michigan, Working Wherever00:07:23 | Backstory: From Web Developer To ManVsMachine00:10:52 | Exploring A Subject To Endless Depths00:16:06 | Do You Outrun or Outwork Everybody?00:23:46 | Creating Abstract Films (ft. Purple Mattresses)00:35:47 | A Materials Deep Dive00:37:41 | Rather, A Lighting Deep Dive00:45:04 | The Virtues Of Maintaining An Asset Library00:49:10 | Eliminating Bottlenecks In Production00:56:10 | Free Plug For Substance 01:04:34 | Independence &amp; NFTs01:10:16 | What Dreams are Left?

Recording our thirty ninth episode, the guest of honor today is Aaron Covrett. He is a 3D Designer who has worked for clients such as Microsoft, Squarespace, xFinity and more across studios such as The Mill, Tendril and Man vs. Machine. Aaron's eye for rendering stunning realism has earned him slots as a guest speaker at events such as NAB 2018 and NAB 2019. Calling all the way from Michigan, a very special thanks to Aaron for making the time. Timecodes: 00:01:44 | Living In Michigan, Working Wherever 00:07:23 | Backstory: From Web Developer To ManVsMachine 00:10:52 | Exploring A Subject To Endless Depths 00:16:06 | Do You Outrun or Outwork Everybody? 00:23:46 | Creating Abstract Films (ft. Purple Mattresses) 00:35:47 | A Materials Deep Dive 00:37:41 | Rather, A Lighting Deep Dive 00:45:04 | The Virtues Of Maintaining An Asset Library 00:49:10 | Eliminating Bottlenecks In Production 00:56:10 | Free Plug For Substance 01:04:34 | Independence &amp; NFTs 01:10:16 | What Dreams are Left?

39: Aaron Covrett -- 3D Designer, On Patience, Production Workflows & ManvsMachine

Not long into his career he is inspirational in the work he’s creating and his passion. Aaron shares his progression from being a student, internships and then working full time at Stink Studios in New York City.   Show Notes: Compiled by Matt Lloyd 00.45 - Aaron introduces himself 01.20 - Stink Studios NYC 02.10 - Game Of Thrones Wynalda Packaging piece 05.30 - How Aaron’s creative take on the GOT titles won him an internship 07.20 - Aaron’s strategic choices of internships 07.45 - About Stink Studios 10.10 - Aaron’s 3d experiments 14.00 - Specialist vs generalist discussion 17.10 - Aaron’s trial by fire working as the sole motion designer on Google National Park Service Centennial by Stink 22.10 - Aaron’s deep dive into eGPUs, and the global shift in motion design from Apple to PC 26.00 - The utility of comping in footage for VFX (for eg particles) rather than trying to run a sim 27.50 - Posting WIPs Kingston Throop Avs piece 30.00 - Skating around burnout, and the boost that can come from posting wips. 33.00 - Resources and community for those working as the lone motion designer within a company. 34.30 - Shape layers wiggle transform 35.00 - John Dickinson C4D modelling 35.10 - Allegorithmic Substance on Discord 35.50 - The days of hoarding your knowledge for competitive advantage are over 37.45 - Substance FAQ: how to UV unwrap a model 38.00 - Aaron uses 3DCoat’s auto UV unwrap function 39.10 - How, as a graduate, do you survive in NYC? You have to shift your expectations: life is really expensive here, but making connections is much easier in a huge city.   41.24 - Pro Video Picks: Substance Painter Live Link by Xolotl   44.10 - Following Online: Reply All   45.45 - Sources of Inspiration: Archillect   50.46 - Inspirational Video: Mattis Dovier   52.34 - Who should we have on the show? Art by Rens   54.45- Follow Aaron Online: Twitter Gumroad Web   Pro Video Podcast Online: Blair Walker - Twitter Pro Video Podcast - Slack Pro Video Podcast - Facebook Group Pro Video Podcast - Twitter Pro Video Podcast - Website

Not long into his career he is inspirational in the work he’s creating and his passion. Aaron shares his progression from being a student, internships and then working full time at Stink Studios in New York City. Show Notes: Compiled by <a href="http://inkmotor.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Matt Lloyd</a> 00.45 - Aaron introduces himself 01.20 - <a href="https://www.stinkstudios.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stink Studios</a> NYC 02.10 - <a href="http://aaroncovrett.com/work/got-2/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Game Of Thrones Wynalda Packaging</a> piece 05.30 - How Aaron’s creative take on the GOT titles won him an internship 07.20 - Aaron’s strategic choices of internships 07.45 - About Stink Studios 10.10 - Aaron’s 3d experiments 14.00 - Specialist vs generalist discussion 17.10 - Aaron’s trial by fire working as the sole motion designer on <a href="https://www.stinkstudios.com/work/google-the-hidden-worlds-of-the-national-parks" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Google National Park Service Centennial</a> by Stink 22.10 - Aaron’s deep dive into eGPUs, and the global shift in motion design from Apple to PC 26.00 - The utility of comping in footage for VFX (for eg particles) rather than trying to run a sim 27.50 - Posting WIPs <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BiviqWcgpyf/?hl=en&amp;taken-by=aaroncovrett" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kingston Throop Avs</a> piece 30.00 - Skating around burnout, and the boost that can come from posting wips. 33.00 - Resources and community for those working as the lone motion designer within a company. 34.30 - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwuSd8-EyEo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shape layers wiggle transform</a> 35.00 - <a href="https://twitter.com/Motionworks" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">John Dickinson C4D modelling</a> 35.10 - <a href="https://discordapp.com/invite/010JCPblJTh3d6CXe" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Allegorithmic Substance on Discord</a> 35.50 - The days of hoarding your knowledge for competitive advantage are over 37.45 - Substance FAQ: how to UV unwrap a model 38.00 - Aaron uses <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdiyFkuNHh0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">3DCoat’s auto UV unwrap</a> function 39.10 - How, as a graduate, do you survive in NYC? You have to shift your expectations: life is really expensive here, but making connections is much easier in a huge city. 41.24 - Pro Video Picks: <a href="https://gumroad.com/l/fTRFN" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Substance Painter Live Link</a> by Xolotl 44.10 - Following Online: <a href="https://www.gimletmedia.com/reply-all" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Reply All</a> 45.45 - Sources of Inspiration: <a href="https://twitter.com/archillect?lang=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Archillect</a> 50.46 - Inspirational Video: <a href="https://vimeo.com/mattisdovier" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mattis Dovier</a> 52.34 - Who should we have on the show? <a href="http://www.artbyrens.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Art by Rens</a> 54.45- Follow Aaron Online: <a href="https://twitter.com/aaroncovrett?lang=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> <a href="https://gumroad.com/aaroncovrett" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gumroad</a> <a href="http://aaroncovrett.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Web</a> Pro Video Podcast Online: <a href="https://twitter.com/blairwalker" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Blair Walker - Twitter</a> <a href="https://join.slack.com/t/provideogroup/shared_invite/enQtMzcwODc1ODE1OTc0LTEwZGE1OGY5ZGQ5YTAzYjZiN2VjY2YyODBjNDFmMTAzYjEwMzViMTFkNjc0MzcyZGVjNGY0MThiMjVhNTkyNDk" 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>

Pro Video Podcast 59: Aaron Covrett, 3D Artist working in Interactive and Motion Graphics. Cinema 4D, Houdini, Octane, Lighting, Simulations and Rendering.