Agora.Community

Agora.Community

by David Hubert

Visual Arts Self-Improvement

Season 1

Agora.Bites | JOHN HOFFMANN | Try Everything

John had such a diverse career that has lead him to this amazing piece of advice. Listen to this little nugget of motivation if you are feeling like your career is coming to a stand still.

Agora.Bites | JOHN HOFFMANN | Audience Screenings

In this clip, John talks about audience screenings and gives his opinion on if he thinks they benefit a movie, or not.

Agora.Bites | JOHN HOFFMANN | Staying Motivated

In this clip, John talks about what it can take to stay motivated and make it through the long process of making a film.

Agora.Bites | JOHN HOFFMANN | Don’t Be Precious

John talks about his personal experience of how much he hated receiving notes on his work, and the mindset that helped him start to overcome it.

Agora.Bites | JOHN HOFFMANN | Mentoring

In this clip, John talks about why you should start recognizing people who could one day become a very valuable mentor.

Agora.Bites | JOHN HOFFMANN | Pitching Your Idea

John tells a story on how story ideas were pitched on when making Luca, with a story about how an artist didn't do what he was told to do, but created his own story idea to great success!

Agora.Bites | JOHN HOFFMANN | Protecting The Story

There are certain hallmarks in a story that need to stay. John talks about his experiences on Luca and how important it is to at times protect your story at all costs!

Agora.Bites | Q & A 17 | Is The Company Lying?

One of our community members had been applying to a company that said they allowed part time work and ability to study during work hours, yet weren’t interested in giving this member a job due to their study schedule. Is the studio lying? David and Brent give their best advice.

Agora.Bites | Q & A 17 | Explaining An Art Career To Non Artists

We had a question from a member about how do you explain that a career in animation is a viable career path to people, like parents for example, who might not think that it is?

Agora.Bites | Q & A 17 | Should I Wait Until My Reel Is Ready?

We all want to have the most polished, professional-looking demo reel to present to studios. But is it really that necessary? You may be a lot closer to starting your career in animation than you think!

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