Tim Miller is a Film Director, Animator, Creative Director and VFX Artist. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for the work on his short film Gopher Broke. He made his directing debut with Deadpool. He is also known for creating opening sequences for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and Thor: The Dark World. In 1995, Tim co-founded Blur Studio with David Stinnett and Cat Chapman. Blur is where animators and artists can collaborate and be in control of their creative destinities. Since then, the Studio has evolved into an award-winning production company with work spanning the realms of game cinematics, commercials, feature films and more. Committed to their clients, artists and to the telling of great stories, Blur continues to grow not only as a high-end animation studio, but also as original content creators, having recently helmed Netflix’s first animated anthology Love Death + Robots. In this Podcast, Allan McKay deconstructs his interview with Film Director and Co-Founder of Blur Studio Tim Miller, to review the valuable bits of advice on: why ignorance is bliss when starting a new studio or business, the importance of doing a daily self-check, knowing how to ask for help, how to keep your professional relationships alive, being a competitive brand – and so much more!  For more show notes, visit www.allanmckay.com/384.