Studio Art Direction

Erik Egerup | Director | Dhurva Interactive

What is Studio Art Direction?

There are many nuances of a Career in Studio Art Direction. Understanding Why one wants to choose a Career in Studio Art Direction is phenomenally more important than figuring out How to get into Studio Art Direction. It is best to learn about Studio Art Direction from a real professional, this is akin to getting it from the horse's mouth.

Director Erik Egerup has 4 years of professional experience in Studio Art Direction. Here is how Director Erik Egerup detailed Studio Art Direction:

When a game is a made, it can be made by one person or even a thousand people. The role of the Art Director is to make sure that the work done by all the artists is coherent and is looking good. Studio Art Director is one step up where there are several Art Directors under him and the role is to support and mentor the Art Directors with the decisions they make as well as running the strategic decisions in a studio.

How Director Erik Egerup got into Studio Art Direction?

I studied Industrial Design from Sweden after which I worked in the video game industry and then came to India and worked with Dhurva Interactive as a Studio Art Director since 2012.

Director Erik Egerup's Talk on Studio Art Direction

Starts with what is:
1)	Studio Art Direction

Next, it covers Education. This Talk is unique because it talks about Education in terms of things which can be learnt from books, to excel at a Career in Studio Art Direction and not as a list of Qualifications, which one needs to get into Studio Art Direction. Here is a list of Education items required for Studio Art Direction:
2)	Art Fundamentals
3)	Management
4)	Design Management
5)	3D Softwares
6)	Psychology
7)	Media Awareness
8)	HR Management

Then, the Talk focuses on the most important component that is Skills. Sills and success in Studio Art Direction go hand in hand. One needs to get a hold of essential skills. It details these topics within Skills for Studio Art Direction:
9)	Creativity
10)	Training
11)	Mentoring
12)	Planning and Prioritization
13)	Quality Control
14)	Leadership and Motivation
15)	Adaptability
16)	Communication

There are great positives of Studio Art Direction. This Talk defines Positives in terms of following items for Studio Art Direction:
17)	Creative Satisfaction
18)	Dynamic Work Environment
19)	Working with People
20)	Passion to Profession
21)	Fun Work Environment

There are a few Challenges in Studio Art Direction which one needs to be cognizant of:
22)	Working with Ego
23)	Subjective Evaluation
24)	Keep People Aligned
25)	Resource Management
26)	Deligation
27)	Skill Intensive

In the final section of the Talk, Erik Egerup talks about How a day goes in a Career in:
28)	Studio Art Direction

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Links for this Talk

Director Erik Egerup's LifePage:

[LifePage]
https://www.lifepage.in/page/erikegerup

LifePage Career Talk on Studio Art Direction

[Career]
https://www.lifepage.in/careers/studio-art-direction

[Full Talk]
https://lifepage.app.link/20170524-0001

[Trailer]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBZtIU1i6Vg

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