Online Industry Insiders Q&A exploring working in Motion Graphics and Titles. Login to hear Emmy award-winning motion designer and creative director, Hazel Baird, discussing their work and creative process and sharing insights and advice on developing a successful career.
Hazel is Creative Director at Make Make (formerly, Elastic) an acclaimed US studio celebrated for its ground breaking opening title sequences, including the iconic work for Game of Thrones, The Last of Us, and Westworld.
Hazel’s credits span high-profile film and television projects such as Apple TV+’s The Morning Show, Lessons in Chemistry, and Murderbot; Ryan Murphy’s horror anthology American Horror Stories; and Netflix’s Fear Street trilogy. Earlier in their career, Hazel contributed to the 89th Academy Awards (Oscars). Their work on the documentary WWII From Space (2013) earned both a News & Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Graphic Design & Art Direction and a Royal Television Society Award for Best Graphic Design: Programme Content.
Originally from Ayr, Scotland, Hazel spent 15 years in London before relocating to Los Angeles in 2015 to join Elastic (now Make Make). They hold a BA (Hons) in Graphic Design and have worked as both a freelance art director and in-house creative across a variety of companies.
Hazel will be in conversation with designer and NFTS Motion Graphics and Titles tutor, Rosie Holtom. Rosie is a Motion Designer and Director with over 15 years’ experience. Clients she’s worked with include Discovery Channel, UKTV and E4, and charities such as Save the Children. She is also a photographer, and is a regular tutor on the NFTS Motion Graphics and Titles MA.
The session will be hosted by NFTS Head of Motion Graphics and Titles, Hugo Hansell. Hugo has designed and created brand identities for film and TV companies and organisations including BBC Film, Women in Film and TV, Focus Features, the BFI, Protagonist Pictures and the British Board of Film Classification, as well as numerous film design projects. He is the course leader for the NFTS Motion Graphics and Titles MA.
Login to hear Hazel discussing their work, the type of skills necessary to forge a successful career, and how the Motion Graphics and Titles MA can help people flourish in this area.
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