Episode 31: Sarah Beth Hulver

Animalators

Sarah Beth Hulver is a designer at Odd Fellows a creative studio based in Portland, OR. During our conversation, we discussed why she loves using social media, how she ended up at Odd Fellows, and her passion for encouraging women in the animation community.

Links:

Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/wonderfall/

Website- http://www.sarahbethhulver.com/

Twitter- https://twitter.com/SarahBethHulver

Odd Fellows - http://oddfellows.tv

Fx Console Link- http://www.videocopilot.net/blog/2016/10/new-workflow-plug-in-fx-console-is-now-available/

Highlights:

-Odd Fellows culture

-Pre-production process

-Creating a curated Instagram feed

-Started drawing as a kid

-Grew up in Saudi Arabia

-Starting in Graphic Design at SCAD

-Gentleman Scholar - attracted to their projects

-Didn’t start illustrating until GS

-Boss feedback influenced work ethic

-Transition to Odd Fellows

-Using Slack for interoffice communication

-Fx Console

-Art school - loved it, recommends it

-Personal projects

-Tactile stuff

-Stop motion projects

-Project with Dan Stevers

-Learning & growing as an animator

-Knowing how to say no

-Work-life balance

-Future goals of an art director

-Getting more involved in the animation community

-Create something impactful

-Encouraging women in the animation community

-Social media - finding inspiration, growing a presence

-Dream client: A children’s book

-Favorite Animated Movie: Song of the Sea

-What does your family think you do: They pretty much know

-Animalator: Quail - kind of goofy