{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 59: Lisha Tan","description":"Lisha Tan is a Creative Director at The Mill in Los Angeles, CA. In the episode, we chatted about The Story of O.J., reading YouTube comments and managing creative limitations as a director.   Links: Portfolio: http:\/\/www.themill.com\/portfolio\/filter\/collection\/103\/lisha-tan The Mill: http:\/\/www.themill.com\/ Lilchotchke: https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/shop\/lilchotchke Resolution Design: http:\/\/www.resolutiondesign.com.au\/ The Pirates of Somalia: https:\/\/imdb.to\/2M955Gd   Notes: -The Mill LA -Mill+ -Project processes -The Story of O.J. -Jay Z -Reading YouTube comments when a job goes out -Giving and receiving notes as creative director -Communicating vision on a project -Transition to creative direction -Coaching character animators -Personal pitching process -The Mill\u2019s internal resources -Pitching vs. pre-production -Lisha\u2019s process of ideation -Managing creative limitations as a director -Lilchotchke Ceramics -Lisha\u2019s mentors -Resolution Design -The Pirates of Somalia -Developing personal style -Favorite animated film: Spirited Away -What do the people you love think you do at work all day?: I don\u2019t they know--messing around with cartoons. -Animalator: A little hybrid cat-thing because people tell me sometimes I\u2019m like a cat.     **Note: The Mill worked with JAY-Z, Roc Nation and Director Mark Romanek via Anonymous Content to create the animated music video for \u2018The Story of O.J.\u2019   Lisha and The Mill artists realized JAY-Z\u2019s vision using a combination of hand-drawn cel animation, computer graphics, and painted backgrounds, collaborating with Titmouse to animate the original characters. ","author_name":"Animalators","author_url":"http:\/\/animalators.com\/","html":"