Comments on: Unplugged 12: Nick Campbell (Greyscale Gorilla)

By: John Dickinson

John Dickinson — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 06:13:36 +0000

Thanks Scott, glad you enjoyed our chat. Best wishes, John.

By: Scott

Scott — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 19:20:48 +0000

Another great one! Nick’s reel was a huge source of inspiration for me a few years back (the Creamy Orange stuff) and it was just very recently that I made the connection that GreyscaleGorilla was the same guy! (duh to me!)…

Anyway again thanks John and Nick for another great one! (And Nick, nice Grados!! – which ones are they? )

By: Teb

Teb — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 04:58:53 +0000

Nick and John <3 my two heroes

Thanks for sharing this!

By: John Dickinson

John Dickinson — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:00:26 +0000

Hi Hafeez, I think what Nick was saying was that a degree is worthwhile but it’s not the only thing that will get you a job in this industry. Thanks for your insights. Best, John.

By: Vikash Verma

Vikash Verma — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:22:23 +0000

Hi Hafeez,
I am a aspiring graphic designer mostly in AE located in mumbai india currently looking for work. Can you help.

Regards

By: Hafeez

Hafeez — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:35:12 +0000

Hi John,

Gorilla is such a cool guy!!!

I must say that this interview was little serious talk . Couple of points I wanted to agree to disagree.

1. About the degree stuff. Maybe the creative industry doesn’t bother about degrees but I still feel it is cool to have a specialized degree from a school to add to the skills. At least in India, you can’t do without a degree

2. The tutorial styles? I think as newbies we would love any kind of tutorial style, only the end result matters. I would always ask “Did I learn something out of this tutorial?”. I think the style is what brings us back to the tutorials. For instance, the Digital Tutor’s Maya tutorials are so very serious, but I like it . And so do I love all your tutorials.

Again for the record, sharing knowledge like what you folks do is such a noble thing.

Bye,
Haf

By: John Dickinson

John Dickinson — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:45:08 +0000

Thanks Rafael, I’m glad you are enjoying the series. Best, John.

By: Rafael Guerra

Rafael Guerra — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:19:47 +0000

Oh John, awesome interviews! Its like knowing everything about an idol with very good questions, and a great choice of artists! Keep it up, I can´t wait for the next one.

By: John Dickinson

John Dickinson — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:22:17 +0000

Thanks Spenser and good luck on the road to motion graphics mastery! Best, John.

By: spenser

spenser — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:17:24 +0000

Hey John, thanks for all the GREAT tutorials and informative content. Im a fledgling designer, and have learned SOOO much from
your site, along with greyscalegorilla, videocopilot and others. keep up the great work!

By: Grischa Theissen

Grischa Theissen — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:43:04 +0000

Enjoyed the interview!
So much great stuff theses days on motionworks.
And this unplugged series is such a great and unique idea!

By: John Dickinson

John Dickinson — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:33:42 +0000

Hi Scott, an amazing opportunity for you. Nick sure is an approachable guy. Respect! Best, John.

By: Scott Fedor

Scott Fedor — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:22:09 +0000

Nice one John!

I met Nick last year when a small group of us from my school took a “field trip” over to DK to sit down and talk with him for about an hour. He was totally friendly and cool, offering us advice on what to expect work wise and various suggestions pre-graduation. He even let us email him our reels for one-on-one feedback. Generous guy.

By: John Michalec

John Michalec — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:46:41 +0000

I knew this would be a great interview from the start! It was really inspiring and it made me happy to hear the part about the college degree. I’m graduating with a Computer Graphics degree and there’s too much code going on! This interview really helped me out in that area and gives me hope lol. Love this series John…always looking forward to the next!

By: John Dickinson

John Dickinson — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:26:50 +0000

You’re welome Daniele. Best, John.

By: Amit

Amit — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:03:20 +0000

Wow, thank you John!, its really nice to know more about my masters!.

Thank you John and Nick for your amazing work!

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By: Nate Tull

Nate Tull — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:07:36 +0000

John, I sat here all day and watched every one of your interviews. These are so great! Thanks for doing these. Great guests. Keep up such great work man!!

By: Daniele

Daniele — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 01:50:46 +0000

Thanks John and Nick! I’m learning a lot from you guys! Keep on!
Ciao!

By: John Dickinson

John Dickinson — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 21:16:12 +0000

Hi Rob, I’ve been working on removing ums and ers from my presentations. As presenters, working on improving our delivery is just as important as showing great techniques. Only the keenest students will watch a 30 minute tutorial if the presentation is “painful” to watch! The sweet spot is being able to present theory and workflow together in a relaxed, informal but highly organised way. Cheers, John.

By: John Dickinson

John Dickinson — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 21:12:36 +0000

It’s definitely a balance Matt: being to-the-point, but relaxed. I think if you pre-frame a presentation as Nick often does, by telling viewers that he may make mistakes (but that we’ll all learn from them) is an important style of presentation that has it’s place. The key is not presenting this way if you truly don’t know what you’re doing! Best, John.

By: John Dickinson

John Dickinson — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 21:09:32 +0000

Greetings to you and Malaysia Zee, thanks for dropping by. Best, John.

By: John Dickinson

John Dickinson — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 21:08:55 +0000

Great to know Ivar. We appreciate your support. Best, John.

By: John Dickinson

John Dickinson — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 21:08:33 +0000

You’re welcome Owie, hopefully that has inspired you! Best, John.

By: John Dickinson

John Dickinson — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 21:07:41 +0000

Hi Jim, thanks for your comment. When I first started doing tutorials every word was scripted. And if you watch any of my early presentations, it’s easy to tell – they are very stiff. These days I have a few simple bullet point of things I want to cover, to keep me on track. I agree that tutorials should stick to the point, so for me the sweet-spot is a presentation that is focussed, informative and relaxed. I also edit my tutorials and e-Seminars to remove any unnecessary pauses, mouse movements etc. Devices like showing shortcuts and radars around the cursor are vital as well. It’s taken me a number of years to become comfortable with this form of presenting. Being strong technically doesn’t make you a good presenter – that’s a skill unto itself. Best wishes, John.