From: "Steve Oakley" Received: from mout.perfora.net ([74.208.4.196] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.1.0) with ESMTPS id 7449654 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Tue, 15 Oct 2019 18:48:03 +0200 Received: from [10.1.1.111] ([71.87.57.30]) by mrelay.perfora.net (mreueus001 [74.208.5.2]) with ESMTPSA (Nemesis) id 0M41XI-1i3APn2VM2-00rUf4 for ; Tue, 15 Oct 2019 18:51:57 +0200 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_C63B3194-4046-48CB-956D-CC5C0DB9D988" Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 13.0 \(3601\)) Subject: Re: [AE] getting out of a rut Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2019 11:51:50 -0500 References: To: After Effects Mail List In-Reply-To: Message-Id: <99853FC0-4842-486B-8A54-6AF8AC48B87F@practicalillusions.com> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3601) X-Provags-ID: V03:K1:8L4fQ2sW232tYCljFHoRDoY4wdGl3TPHNsWa9c9CVSW32+MAkIH Xg9wXkPfMCuVLR71dqE+/hW3/puFc9Aqcq+ED2ai7VVSNAc7qRsM+Ni3UwM7aHSn/6X3dM2 4L4WO0ha0UenI/u+Pj/xD0riQv8nug0kmKVylt8Hnb3FGIo6SrL2g5AfyOFOk+PO4+Osfcb GO4yjTNL6X+6QPYnvEMvA== X-Spam-Flag: NO X-UI-Out-Filterresults: notjunk:1;V03:K0:WqZdxMjt8SE=:PYY1vyx+ppeUFBus40EEQx r5bqfEXKHAkPhsnInX/wdhgehzaoPNQlkQ/AJkTvMDk1UinpHlOjbFnnfJug8B8/PK79LgVx5 FhV7F/FUrCzJ4iok4Od9B+vEoQmudJHf6ykxBJ/kl3Th7WEiqopdVmqmOh20Kl4rf/tgvU32c kYTA1Tsd5ZBaH+DViyAEBDQ/B+AQWr1AmgXmWp8ilQRDLcdoRdKAUKwyNoI/qiD344PiOB3ou RXNCg0C0ffpFgr1gwx46MA3fAaKQlvyV7TB5yRtuFG4II1y90sMlCku7xPVf/ZVIULjgV9Pjq HiggRuX/tYiDSwAHtKEl1GvwUCQpWVX60DkZqfHWNw2Oy1oQXgOrOWCBr0SwmXeKLl3+w39Cx C8ajkY8p0HONRbhQKWORUpqftPtIwmcpyaHhzetc6M5EnUBUx8rfjxWsH+QP7tLeCq0j/5q8i MNHeykCZD1mM1Yr8FsLUVY3/xB3HP2uo/No6qk0GPg+qqguwzjKyUxld33JqZY4xTE4Hk2PNK gFUOLIDdojfMbbHjqpbrdyTKyzpAZqiOOJAGR3RsFd8uztgn95Dh1YWsl+7bPv/KdpLCx2hX+ 7n+8mFijGflJpM3p+UZwtLabQ0sAno5ZDfCKBzpnOh7eo3ENxLOIG8qV9g4tIaa1XWf3knQU1 dba8iOrUjPC2M/t0pTtGOSqbz7DiN4hSkWdVp8ys8bFYccZjUSLz5gO86k51AzoD732TxbJhp XQmGId1080XbpDHQmXyVOa26lb7BCUzajXAxKEMIoFcOjxqx4iMIoLQkZpmg0+qbt/TO8i37u YRWHmmZ0DPvnf1EiHpWtKnjawL7qd5mV9JrjMlBbF/B05T8sc+9Kmf33hPVLSg60mGXDyyleA WoRaTXneXWS9jx86ykVL7c9utoCBLHpyKzU18UN8U= --Apple-Mail=_C63B3194-4046-48CB-956D-CC5C0DB9D988 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 if you tend to work in one area, its easy to just turn out more of the = same, change the colors, fonts. I never liked the animated line and = drawings style that eventually went away. now there is more integrated = into environment work I like. learning a new style could be refreshing, = taking a vacation to an inspiring place, unplugging for a while. that = might even be for a few months or more aka the sabbatical.=20 I=E2=80=99m deeply in the same situation right now, but not with AE / = post as I=E2=80=99ve let most of it go. I=E2=80=99m doing 98% production = work these days and I=E2=80=99m far far more frustrated with work hours = / conditions, not making what I think I should be and wanting to move on = to a better levels of production, or do something else entirely. I = remember being new and young and watch as folks who=E2=80=99d been in = the game for decades go on to do other things and I=E2=80=99d be like = why would you ? now I=E2=80=99m like, well why _wouldn=E2=80=99t_ you ? = lots of things to do and experience so why stay put in one place ! S >>=20 >>> On Oct 14, 2019, at 10:08 AM, Cary Spenser > wrote: >>>=20 >>> All - >>>=20 >>> Been creating AE since v3. So I guess I shouldn't be surprised that = my work is looking repetitive after 23 years. Pretty embarrassed about = it after doing a retrospective of the last 5 years. IT ALL LOOKS THE = SAME! ;-) >>>=20 >>> What to other do to get a fresh breath of creative juice, to break = out of the old patterns? >>>=20 >>> Thanks. >>>=20 >>> Cary >>=20 >>=20 --Apple-Mail=_C63B3194-4046-48CB-956D-CC5C0DB9D988 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8

if you tend to work in = one area, its easy to just turn out more of the same, change the colors, = fonts. I never liked the animated line and drawings style that = eventually went away. now there is more integrated into environment work = I like. learning a new style could be refreshing, taking a vacation to = an inspiring place, unplugging for a while. that might even be for a few = months or more aka the sabbatical.

I=E2=80=99m deeply in the same situation right = now, but not with AE / post as I=E2=80=99ve let most of it go. I=E2=80=99m= doing 98% production work these days and I=E2=80=99m far far more = frustrated with work hours / conditions, not making what I think I = should be and wanting to move on to a better levels of production, or do = something else entirely. I remember being new and young and watch as = folks who=E2=80=99d been in the game for decades go on to do other = things and I=E2=80=99d be like why would you ? now I=E2=80=99m like, = well why _wouldn=E2=80=99t_ you ? lots of things to do and experience so = why stay put in one place !

S

On Oct 14, 2019, at 10:08 AM, Cary Spenser <AE-List@media-motion.tv> wrote:

All -

Been creating AE since v3. = So I guess I shouldn't be surprised that my work is looking repetitive = after 23 years. Pretty embarrassed about it after doing a retrospective = of the last 5 years. IT ALL LOOKS THE SAME! ;-)

What to other do to get a fresh breath of creative juice, to = break out of the old patterns?

Thanks.

Cary

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