Case Study: Studio Buck’s Metamorphosis

A few years back, Ryan Honey from Studio Buck spoke at Klik Animation Festival, and his talk was incredibly meaningful and transformative for me. As he told it, Buck was a successful studio, doing well financially, but not really being as creative and ground-breaking as they wanted to be. They had a good reputation and … Continue reading Case Study: Studio Buck’s Metamorphosis

Brilliant branded content: Geoff the Film from Heinz Australia

Bravo to Heinz Australia, agency Y&R New Zealand, and studio Assembly Ltd. for this bit of genius. If you haven’t seen Geoff the Film, take three minutes and watch it: (if you’re like me, you’ll watch it a second time – it’s that good) Firstly, this is a bold piece of filmmaking. Conventional wisdom is … Continue reading Brilliant branded content: Geoff the Film from Heinz Australia

Content Burnout: What To Do For Real (The Matrix)(not really)(yes really)

In previous posts in this series, I was tackling the problem of how you can keep on creating content for the same product or company day after day, year after year. It can be a creative challenge, particularly given the resources of your team, and burnout is inevitable. In Part 1, we covered what not … Continue reading Content Burnout: What To Do For Real (The Matrix)(not really)(yes really)

Content Burnout: What To Do For Real (part 2: party of one)

The previous post on this subject was good advice for working with a content team and generating ideas to overcome burnout. But what if you are (as I so often am) working alone? How do you coax your brain into a creative space and generate a wealth of ideas by yourself? Working by yourself has … Continue reading Content Burnout: What To Do For Real (part 2: party of one)