Creative Mindset
Being an artist has its ups and downs, dealing with rejection, frustration, being visible and finding your voice.Join AJ Merlin, a Creative Mindset Coach and writer, as she shares practical mindset tips and visualisations so you can feel empowered in your creative career and live a life that feels right to you. This podcast is twice a month (on Tuesdays), and is for artists at any stage of their career who want to work on their mindset, wellbeing and self-development.
Creative Mindset
Interview with Fabrizio Gammardella: The creative process behind an animated short film
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AJ Merlin
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Season 2
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Episode 6
Today I talk to Fabrizio Gammardella, the writer, director and editor of "A Piglet's tale", an animated short film that's doing really well in festivals right now (12 awards so far!)
Watch A Piglet's Tale trailer
In this episode, we talk about:
- The genesis of the project: writing, pre-production, and why choosing animation
- 08:49 Fabrizio's career as a director and editor, and how it all started
- 12:39 Team work in a virtual world
- 17:00 Fabrizio's mindset during the 4 years of production
- 20:54 Post-production and distribution reality
- 27:00 Family's reaction to a personal project and a difficult topic
- 31:28 Juggling "real-life" work with a passionate project
- 34:36 What's next
I felt so inspired and energised after this interview, I hope you will too!
AJ Merlin
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Fabrizio Gammardella
- Watch Sissy's Dream
- Check latest info about A Piglet's Tale
- Check out Fabrizio's upcoming short film: Supertramp
- Join Fabrizio's Vegan Facebook Group: Green Food Pyramid
- Fabrizio's website
Intro music: Minimalist Approach by Ihsandincer