Ben Nicholson of Lightborne gave an inspiring presentation of his work and his creative development process on July 28 for our Adobe User Group. We had an crowd of about 30-35 people, who had a chance to ask him questions ranging from general creativity to some nitty-gritty technical challenges.

Some notes from Ben's talk regarding the process of creating animation:

• Find where the creative "walls" of the project are
• Invite everyone to the initial brainstorm, then narrow down the team based on their ideas
• Pick music at the start of the project to set the tone and tempo
• Having an in-house photography studio saves money
• Most important: manage client expectations... keep expectations reasonable, then exceed them whenever possible and you'll have a happy client

Check out our Flickr set with a few snapshots from the event. You can also suggest future speakers, get news from Adobe, and get discounts on educational products and services by joining our Adobe User Group today.