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P3.instances[0].transcript.parse_transcript_data({"transcript":"<p><span m='0'>Hi,</span> <span m='166'>my name is</span> <span m='332'>Leonard</span> <span m='499'>Ennis.</span> <span m='1996'>I'm</span> <span m='2495'>a</span> <span m='3493'>concept</span> <span m='3992'>artist,</span> <span m='4491'>a</span> <span m='4740'>character</span> <span m='4990'>designer</span> <span m='5489'>for</span> <span m='5738'>a</span> <span m='5988'>tiny</span> <span m='6237'>game</span> <span m='6487'>company</span> <span m='6986'>called</span> <span m='7984'>Zeo Play,</span> <span m='8483'>Zeo</span> <span m='8982'>Design.</span> <span m='9980'>Basically,</span> <span m='10479'>what</span> <span m='10728'>I</span> <span m='10978'>do--</span> <span m='11477'>well,</span> <span m='11976'>we're</span> <span m='12142'>a</span> <span m='12308'>small</span> <span m='12475'>company,</span> <span m='12974'>so</span> <span m='13140'>I</span> <span m='13306'>wear</span> <span m='13473'>several</span> <span m='13972'>hats.</span> <span m='14471'>But</span> <span m='15968'>the</span> <span m='16217'>main</span> <span m='16467'>hat</span> <span m='16633'>that</span> <span m='16799'>I</span> <span m='16966'>wear</span> <span m='17465'>is</span> <span m='17964'>I</span> <span m='18130'>get</span> <span m='18296'>to</span> <span m='19461'>do</span> <span m='19960'>concept</span> <span m='21956'>sketches</span> <span m='22455'>and</span> <span m='22954'>whatnot,</span> <span m='23952'>designing</span> <span m='24201'>characters</span> <span m='24451'>for</span> <span m='24950'>certain</span> <span m='25449'>games,</span> <span m='26946'>and</span> <span m='27195'>also</span> <span m='28942'>doing</span> <span m='30938'>larger</span> <span m='31936'>screencap</span> <span m='32934'>paintings,</span> <span m='33433'>things like that.</span> <span m='33932'>So</span> <span m='34098'>it's</span> <span m='34264'>a</span> <span m='34431'>very</span> <span m='34930'>creative</span> <span m='35179'>job.</span> </p><p><span m='35429'>I</span> <span m='35595'>just</span> <span m='35761'>basically</span> <span m='35928'>get</span> <span m='36177'>to</span> <span m='36427'>draw,</span> <span m='36926'>paint</span> <span m='37425'>[INAUDIBLE].</span> <span m='37924'>It's</span> <span m='38173'>really</span> <span m='38423'>fun.</span> <span m='38922'>It's</span> <span m='39421'>a</span> <span m='39920'>great</span> <span m='40419'>job,</span> <span m='40918'>a</span> <span m='41167'>great</span> <span m='41292'>career</span> <span m='41417'>to</span> <span m='41666'>get.</span> <span m='43413'>It</span> <span m='43662'>was</span> <span m='43912'>definitely</span> <span m='44161'>what</span> <span m='44411'>I</span> <span m='44577'>wanted</span> <span m='44743'>to</span> <span m='44910'>do,</span> <span m='45908'>so</span> <span m='46906'>I've</span> <span m='47072'>been</span> <span m='47238'>working</span> <span m='47405'>at</span> <span m='47571'>it</span> <span m='47737'>for</span> <span m='47904'>a</span> <span m='48153'>while.</span> <span m='48403'>I</span> <span m='48569'>went</span> <span m='48735'>to</span> <span m='48902'>school--</span> <span m='49401'>I</span> <span m='49567'>went</span> <span m='49733'>to</span> <span m='49900'>several</span> <span m='50399'>schools</span> <span m='50648'>actually</span> <span m='51896'>in</span> <span m='52145'>the</span> <span m='52395'>Bay area.</span> <span m='52894'>I</span> <span m='53060'>went</span> <span m='53226'>to</span> <span m='54391'>Expression,</span> <span m='55389'>I</span> <span m='55638'>went</span> <span m='55888'>to</span> <span m='56387'>the</span> <span m='56553'>Art</span> <span m='56719'>Institute,</span> <span m='56886'>I</span> <span m='57135'>went</span> <span m='57385'>to</span> <span m='57884'>the</span> <span m='58383'>Academy of Art,</span> <span m='58882'>I</span> <span m='59214'>went</span> <span m='59381'>to</span> <span m='59880'>a</span> <span m='60046'>bunch</span> <span m='60212'>of</span> <span m='60379'>different</span> <span m='60628'>schools.</span> <span m='61377'>Never</span> <span m='62375'>quite</span> <span m='64371'>found</span> <span m='64620'>the</span> <span m='64870'>school</span> <span m='65369'>that</span> <span m='65868'>I</span> <span m='66367'>liked</span> <span m='67365'>until</span> <span m='67864'>I</span> <span m='68862'>ended</span> <span m='69111'>up</span> <span m='69361'>going</span> <span m='69610'>to--</span> <span m='70858'>it's</span> <span m='70982'>not</span> <span m='71107'>so</span> <span m='71232'>much</span> <span m='71357'>a</span> <span m='71856'>school</span> <span m='71980'>as</span> <span m='72105'>it</span> <span m='72230'>is</span> <span m='72355'>a</span> <span m='73353'>collaborative</span> <span m='73852'>of</span> <span m='74101'>different</span> <span m='74351'>artists.</span> <span m='74850'>It's</span> <span m='75016'>right</span> <span m='75182'>across</span> <span m='75349'>from</span> <span m='75848'>Pixar,</span> <span m='76347'>and</span> <span m='76596'>it's</span> <span m='76846'>called</span> <span m='77095'>the</span> <span m='77345'>Animation</span> <span m='77594'>Collaborative.</span> </p><p><span m='78842'>That</span> <span m='79008'>was</span> <span m='79174'>a</span> <span m='79341'>really</span> <span m='79840'>good school</span> <span m='80339'>for me to go to</span> <span m='80838'>because</span> <span m='82335'>they</span> <span m='83333'>pretty</span> <span m='83582'>much</span> <span m='83832'>narrowed</span> <span m='84331'>down</span> <span m='85828'>character</span> <span m='86327'>design</span> <span m='86576'>and</span> <span m='86826'>what</span> <span m='86992'>it</span> <span m='87158'>means</span> <span m='87325'>to</span> <span m='88323'>go</span> <span m='88489'>through</span> <span m='88655'>a</span> <span m='89820'>production</span> <span m='90319'>phase--</span> <span m='91317'>a</span> <span m='91816'>production</span> <span m='92065'>cycle.</span> <span m='95309'>So</span> <span m='97305'>it's</span> <span m='97632'>definitely</span> <span m='98575'>what</span> <span m='98747'>I</span> <span m='98920'>wanted</span> <span m='99415'>to</span> <span m='99538'>do</span> <span m='99662'>from</span> <span m='99786'>when</span> <span m='99910'>I</span> <span m='100157'>was</span> <span m='100405'>a</span> <span m='100652'>little</span> <span m='100900'>kid.</span> <span m='101395'>I</span> <span m='101890'>just</span> <span m='102055'>kept</span> <span m='102220'>on</span> <span m='102385'>studying,</span> <span m='102632'>kept</span> <span m='102756'>on</span> <span m='102880'>going</span> <span m='103375'>at</span> <span m='103622'>it.</span> <span m='103870'>And</span> <span m='104860'>you</span> <span m='104983'>know</span> <span m='105231'>there's</span> <span m='105355'>a</span> <span m='105602'>lot</span> <span m='105850'>of</span> <span m='106345'>failure</span> <span m='107335'>during</span> <span m='107582'>that</span> <span m='107830'>time,</span> <span m='108325'>but</span> <span m='108820'>it's</span> <span m='109315'>part</span> <span m='109562'>of</span> <span m='109810'>the</span> <span m='110305'>process.</span> <span m='110800'>So</span> <span m='111295'>for</span> <span m='111542'>me,</span> <span m='111790'>I</span> <span m='111955'>felt</span> <span m='112120'>like</span> <span m='112285'>it</span> <span m='112408'>was</span> <span m='112532'>part</span> <span m='112656'>of</span> <span m='112780'>the</span> <span m='113027'>journey.</span> <span m='114265'>I'm</span> <span m='114512'>finally</span> <span m='114760'>getting</span> <span m='114842'>to</span> <span m='114925'>do</span> <span m='115007'>what</span> <span m='115090'>I</span> <span m='115172'>love</span> <span m='115255'>to</span> <span m='115502'>do.</span> </p><p><span m='116700'>It's</span> <span m='116850'>a</span> <span m='117150'>job</span> <span m='117450'>the</span> <span m='117750'>same</span> <span m='118050'>as</span> <span m='118350'>anything</span> <span m='118650'>is</span> <span m='118950'>a</span> <span m='119250'>job.</span> <span m='121050'>I</span> <span m='121200'>would</span> <span m='121350'>say</span> <span m='122850'>just</span> <span m='123150'>going</span> <span m='123450'>to</span> <span m='123600'>it</span> <span m='123750'>know</span> <span m='124050'>that,</span> <span m='124650'>there</span> <span m='124800'>are</span> <span m='124950'>a</span> <span m='125250'>lot</span> <span m='125400'>of</span> <span m='125550'>things</span> <span m='125850'>that</span> <span m='125950'>you</span> <span m='126050'>can--</span> <span m='127350'>you</span> <span m='127450'>may</span> <span m='127550'>be</span> <span m='127650'>doing</span> <span m='127950'>things</span> <span m='128250'>that</span> <span m='128550'>you don't</span> <span m='128850'>want to</span> <span m='129150'>do,</span> <span m='129450'>but</span> <span m='129750'>you'll</span> <span m='130050'>always</span> <span m='130350'>find</span> <span m='131550'>the</span> <span m='131850'>thing</span> <span m='134250'>that</span> <span m='134325'>will</span> <span m='134400'>make</span> <span m='134475'>it</span> <span m='134550'>worthwhile.</span> <span m='136350'>It's</span> <span m='136500'>all</span> <span m='136650'>in</span> <span m='136800'>your</span> <span m='136950'>attitude.</span> <span m='137250'>So</span> <span m='137550'>basically,</span> <span m='139050'>you're</span> <span m='139350'>always</span> <span m='139450'>going</span> <span m='139550'>to</span> <span m='139650'>learn</span> <span m='139950'>something</span> <span m='140250'>from</span> <span m='141150'>anything</span> <span m='142050'>that</span> <span m='142150'>you</span> <span m='142250'>do.</span> <span m='142350'>Any</span> <span m='142650'>sort</span> <span m='142800'>of</span> <span m='142950'>assignment</span> <span m='143250'>that you</span> <span m='143550'>do.</span> </p><p><span m='144450'>Another</span> <span m='144750'>thing</span> <span m='144900'>is,</span> <span m='145050'>just</span> <span m='145350'>work</span> <span m='145650'>really</span> <span m='145950'>hard.</span> <span m='147750'>That's</span> <span m='147900'>the</span> <span m='148050'>one</span> <span m='148350'>thing,</span> <span m='149250'>I</span> <span m='149400'>guess,</span> <span m='149550'>a</span> <span m='149850'>lot</span> <span m='149950'>of</span> <span m='150050'>people</span> <span m='150150'>don't</span> <span m='150450'>get</span> <span m='151050'>passed</span> <span m='151350'>in</span> <span m='151650'>my</span> <span m='152250'>field.</span> <span m='153750'>Especially,</span> <span m='154050'>if</span> <span m='154350'>you're</span> <span m='154650'>like</span> <span m='154800'>a</span> <span m='154950'>really</span> <span m='155850'>successful</span> <span m='156150'>company</span> <span m='156450'>like</span> <span m='156750'>Pixar</span> <span m='157050'>or something</span> <span m='157950'>you</span> <span m='158100'>know,</span> <span m='158850'>they</span> <span m='159150'>get</span> <span m='159450'>asked</span> <span m='159750'>a lot,</span> <span m='160650'>what</span> <span m='160950'>do</span> <span m='161100'>I</span> <span m='161250'>have</span> <span m='161550'>to</span> <span m='161625'>do</span> <span m='161700'>to</span> <span m='161850'>make</span> <span m='162000'>it</span> <span m='162150'>to</span> <span m='162450'>Pixar?</span> <span m='162750'>Or</span> <span m='163050'>what</span> <span m='163125'>do</span> <span m='163200'>I</span> <span m='163275'>have</span> <span m='163350'>to</span> <span m='163500'>do</span> <span m='163650'>to</span> <span m='163750'>make</span> <span m='163850'>it</span> <span m='163950'>to</span> <span m='164850'>ILM</span> <span m='165450'>or</span> <span m='165750'>DreamWorks</span> <span m='166050'>or</span> <span m='166350'>whatnot?</span> </p><p><span m='166950'>And</span> <span m='167550'>there's</span> <span m='167850'>no</span> <span m='168750'>secret</span> <span m='169050'>sauce,</span> <span m='169350'>you</span> <span m='169650'>know?</span> <span m='170250'>Basically,</span> <span m='170550'>what</span> <span m='170650'>it</span> <span m='170750'>is</span> <span m='171150'>is</span> <span m='171250'>you</span> <span m='171350'>just</span> <span m='171750'>put</span> <span m='171900'>your</span> <span m='172050'>head</span> <span m='172350'>down</span> <span m='172650'>and</span> <span m='172800'>you</span> <span m='172950'>put</span> <span m='173000'>in</span> <span m='173050'>the</span> <span m='173150'>hours</span> <span m='173850'>and</span> <span m='174000'>you</span> <span m='174150'>work</span> <span m='174300'>hard.</span> <span m='175350'>You</span> <span m='175950'>go</span> <span m='176050'>to</span> <span m='176150'>school</span> <span m='176250'>for</span> <span m='176550'>it,</span> <span m='176850'>or</span> <span m='177450'>you</span> <span m='177750'>know--</span> <span m='178650'>If</span> <span m='178800'>you</span> <span m='178950'>don't</span> <span m='179250'>go</span> <span m='179350'>to</span> <span m='179450'>school</span> <span m='179550'>for</span> <span m='179850'>it,</span> <span m='180150'>sometimes</span> <span m='181350'>it's</span> <span m='181500'>cool</span> <span m='181650'>to</span> <span m='181800'>have</span> <span m='182250'>breadth,</span> <span m='183150'>and</span> <span m='183450'>have</span> <span m='183750'>experienced</span> <span m='184050'>different</span> <span m='184350'>things,</span> <span m='185250'>and</span> <span m='185850'>bring</span> <span m='186150'>that</span> <span m='186450'>into</span> <span m='186600'>your</span> <span m='186750'>work.</span> <span m='187350'>So</span> <span m='187650'>that's</span> <span m='187950'>what</span> <span m='188250'>I</span> <span m='188400'>would</span> <span m='188550'>say.</span> 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