{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Make It Anyway: Live with Gavin Strange on Creativity, Courage & Making For the Joy of it","description":"In this special live recording, my first ever, I\u2019m joined by director, designer and relentless maker Gavin Strange (Director at Aardman Animations and creator of Jam Factory) for a joyful, honest and deeply inspiring conversation about creativity, consistency and carving out your own path. From building a 25-year personal project alongside a full-time creative career, to teaching himself electronics to build a life-sized virtual pinball machine, Gavin shares what it really looks like to stay creatively alive over decades; not just seasons. We talk about stop-frame animation, side projects, public speaking, learning in public, raising creative kids, and why it\u2019s not your employer\u2019s job to make you creatively fulfilled. If you\u2019ve ever felt like you\u2019re \u201cnot the naturally talented one,\u201d or you\u2019re waiting for permission to start; this episode will give you the nudge you need. Key Takeaways If you don\u2019t get the opportunity; build your own version of it. When the door doesn\u2019t open, make something anyway. If you practise the thing before you\u2019re chosen for it, you\u2019ll already be ready when the moment comes. When you treat your side projects like a playground, you\u2019ll grow without fear. When you create a space where you can experiment, break things and try again, you remove the pressure; and that\u2019s where real growth happens. Repeating the work, builds strength. Creativity isn\u2019t about waiting for a breakthrough. It\u2019s about repetition. Do the work over and over; and one day you\u2019ll look back and realise you\u2019ve built creative muscle you didn\u2019t know you had. When you take responsibility for your own creative fulfilment, you stop waiting. It\u2019s not your job, your clients or your industry\u2019s responsibility to keep you inspired. When you own your growth, you unlock momentum. If you protect your creativity with rhythm and routine, it will flourish. Even two hours in the evening, consistently, can change everything. Creative energy doesn\u2019t need endless time; it needs intention. When you stay curious, you stay alive. Falling down rabbit holes, learning new tools, trying something \u201cunnecessary\u201d is not distraction; that\u2019s how you stay creatively awake.   Episode Timestamps 03:48 \u2013 Live recording begins & Gavin\u2019s creative journey (Aardman + 25 years of Jam Factory) 08:41 \u2013 How stop-motion animation actually works (pre-production to post) 14:33 \u2013 Getting bored, long projects & taking responsibility for your creativity 17:54 \u2013 The origin of Jam Factory & learning in public 25:53 \u2013 Building a life-sized virtual pinball machine (and why side projects matter) 31:04 \u2013 Balancing creativity, family life & routine 36:20 \u2013 Public speaking, fear & putting yourself forward 44:43 \u2013 Generative AI, creative fear & what still excites him about animation   Mentioned in the Episode Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit Chicken Run Strange Kids Toys (creative project Gavin has with his son) OFFF Festival (creative conference mentioned) Signalnoise (James White)   About the Guest Gavin Strange is an award-winning Director and Designer for the UK\u2019s beloved creative studio Aardman. Working there for over seventeen years, Gavin\u2019s creative output ranges from title sequences to channel idents, short films to Christmas ads and everything in-between. His work is diverse in nature but all held together of a common thread of fun and high energy. By night he goes under the alias of \u2018Jamfactory\u2019, indulging in all manner of passion projects, from filmmaking to illustration, pinball to photography. He even puts out wonky music under the (other) alias of \u2018Project Toy\u2019. Event Sponsors Matt Joyce https:\/\/matt-joyce.com\/ Studio Cotton https:\/\/studiocotton.co.uk\/ Adobe Express https:\/\/adobe.com\/express (Aff link) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I would love to hear what you think of this episode, so please do let me know on Instagram where I'm @\u200clizmmosley or @\u200cbuildingyourbrandpodcast and I hope you enjoy the episode! This episode was written and edited by me and recorded live at Cornerstone in Cardiff with Kingsbane Studio If you like to watch your podcasts you can watch this and all of my solo episodes YouTube. If you enjoyed this episode please leave a 5* rating and review! ","author_name":"Building your Brand","author_url":"https:\/\/www.buildingyourbrand.net","html":"