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Who are you :
David Brodeur, 3D Designer, Animator and Professor.
Your current job :
Freelance 3d Animator and Educator
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In which city are you located?
Saint Petersburg, Florida
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A word to define what kind of worker you are :
Passionate and Obsessed with 3D
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What tools are essential to your life (app, software, etc..)
Maxon Cinema 4D and Otoy Octane Renderer
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What does your office space look like?
It is pretty clean except when it is not. I am using a standing desk now because i was sore from sitting all day. Waiting to fill the walls with artwork.
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What kind of music do you listen when you are working ?
My music selections are all over the place. It is solely driven by my mood. Some days Hiphop some days Classic Rock some days 50’s Doo Wop and Frank Sinatra… Like I said all over the place.
Do you have a way to organize your day to maximize your work ?
Maximizing my work usually means a lack of sleep. I try my best to stay on a schedule everyday. I put together a schedule of when different projects need to be done that way I can take a break from the computer.
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What tips would you give to improve productivity ?
Best thing for me to do is separate myself from emails and iphone. They are big distractions for me and I can easily waste hours on them. I really just try to increase my productivity. I am now using GPU rendering because how much faster it is for me to visualize and see what I am building in 3D.
You’re better than your colleagues to :
Never stop creating
What is the best advice anyone has given you ?
There are no shortcuts to success. You need to put in the hours to master your skill.
What is your best tip for saving time ?
Set deadlines for yourself and hit them.
What is your routine start and end of the day ?
My day usually starts by teaching my animation class or working on a client project. My day ends by creating a personal piece of art everyday.
Aside from your computer and your phone, what gadget can you not you go without?
My Wacom tablet, I don’t want to work with out it.
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