23: Saad Moosajee -- Designer & Director, On Music Videos, Motion Capture and Pixar
“Recording our twenty third episode, the guest of honor today is Saad Moosajee. He has directed animation work for clients like Thom Yorke of Radiohead, Lil Nas X, the New York Times, Google and more. He has screened and exhibited at The Hammer Museum and Museum of Moving Image, in addition to being awarded by the likes of SXSW, Forbes and The Art Directors Club. He's even taught at the Rhode Island School of Design, and the School of Visual Arts. Calling from Brooklyn, a very special thanks to Saad for making the time.”
00:01:24 Backstory: Pixar
00:08:43 Backstory: Sagmeister & Walsh
00:17:14 CG Pipelines
00:21:08 Saad’s Secret Sauce
00:32:35 Motion Capture Working Process
00:44:50 Music Video Pros & Cons
00:47:50 Lil Nas X
00:51:20 Radiohead & Making Work That Moves People
00:54:48 The Feasibility of Making a Career On Music Videos
00:58:04 The Dawn of Animated Music Videos
01:04:02 Crucial Lessons from Pixar & Sagmeister
01:21:04 Outro
Saad’s Curriculum
