Creative Block

Welcome to Creative Block! We're talking to VICTOR COURTRIGHT! Victor is a storyboard artist, animator, showrunner, and writer, who worked on shows like Aquaman: King of Atlantis, Thundercats Roar, Yo Gabba Gabba!, Pickle and Peanut. Along the way, we chat about the major inspirations for Thundercats Roar, impostor syndrome, Victor breaks down the day-to-day for a showrunner, and so much more! While we talk, we doodle on a Google jamboard, where we draw from prompts we got on Twitter. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals! Become a Patron! ► https://www.patreon.com/crtvblock Follow us on our socials for updates! ► https://twitter.com/crtvblockhttps://www.instagram.com/crtv.block/ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Thank you to our Patreons and Blockheads for the prompts and questions! ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Follow the host! VEE! ► https://twitter.com/violainebriat MEGAN! ► https://twitter.com/mfisherdraws

■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Editing by Clemence Briat ► https://twitter.com/clem_n_m Produced by Malik Gayle ► https://twitter.com/MalikGayle and Marco Beltran ► https://twitter.com/orcsocks Theme song by Louie Zong ► https://twitter.com/everydaylouie ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ 0:00 Intro 2:37 Studying art 4:57 Graduating 17:26 First gig 40:23 Day to day show running 54:14 Favorite part of the process 56:07 Storyboarding the first episodes 1:14:42 Making scripts visually interesting 1:19:18 Major inspiration for TCR 1:26:27 Dynamic art tips and traditional portfolios 1:33:55 Student portfolios 1:39:04 Creative block 1:43:24 Imposter syndrome