Graphic Artist - Career Highlights

"Free Consultation" Jon D'Agostino interviews Alisa Grodsky Graphic Artist "Favor It" More information can be found at www.DrMDK.com

Interviewee: Yeah. Interviewer: You did so many things and you have just been around with so made it from projects, it is the Mark David Chapman. Interviewee: Right. Interviewer: How could you involve on that? Interviewee: Well, I was doing work for news papers. As an Illustrator, you go down as many Avenues as you can and I love getting involved in all different kinds of things. Interviewer: Right. Interviewee: And I was going to news papers like the post in the daily news. They hire a Court Artist that they have on a rotating basis and they call you when a Court comes -- a trial comes up buy they are interested in and you basically report and get the story and show up to the trial. And, I was called in for that particular trial and I found out really fascinating. Interviewer: So what was that like? Interviewee: It is really very cool because you go in there and you sit there and you get to listen to such detail that when you know, Interviewer: Yes, sure. Interviewee: The detail you have to go in to such minutia that you have to go through in order to prove a case and you get to watch all the legal system working. Interviewer: But as the artist, what is it that you are really looking for? Interviewee: You book at the personalities and everybody has a certain ways that they move that the characteristic to their personalities and they always hit certain poses. Interviewer: Right. Interviewee: Because that is how they are comfortable. Interviewer: Right. Interviewee: And what I would do is I would pick up on after watching them, what poses are most as they talked, what poses are most occurring, Interviewer: Okay. Interviewee: And then I would sketch that, and it was just amazing. Interviewer: Do you still have the sketches? Do you save them? Interviewee: Unfortunately, I do not because I think they would probably I should call the news and get those sketches back. Interviewer: I think you have a room of -- Interviewee: Yes, I do have a room with a lot of my stuff in it, a lot of it is in flat files. Interviewer: Do you have an Emmy in that room? Interviewee: I have a letter that states -- Interviewer: A letter? [Laughs] Interviewee: You have to actually pay for the Emmy. Interviewer: Really? Interviewee: Yes. Interviewer: What was the Emmy for? Interviewee: It was for the main title design for the upside down show which is a N O G G I N it is filmed in Australia. Interviewer: Okay. Interviewee: It is a comedy team that -- Interviewer: What was your contribution? Interviewee: I did them logo. I did the title design for it. Interviewer: What did you do for an Emmy for? Interviewee: For main title design, it was animated, the way they animated it was really interesting and that is but one. That is pretty cool. Interviewer: And so you have a certificate that says that you won an Emmy? Interviewee: Right. Interviewer: Do you have an Emmy? Interviewee: I do not have the Emmy. The Emmy is in the office of the production place that I worked with which was Bob Schinkel Interviewer: The Emmy being held hostage until you pay? And then you can put it up somewhere in the house? Interviewee: Yes. Interviewer: It might be worth it, Interviewee: Ah, Interviewer: No. Interviewee: Yes. Interviewer: Be kind of cool. Boxing matches? Interviewee: Yes, I worked -- when I was working with the news papers during Court Trials, Interviewer: Okay. Interviewee: I also worked with news papers doing, showing up the golden gloves, and I would sit ring side and draw the boxers and Christy Brinkley would walk around with the numbers and it was -- Interviewer: (Inaudible) Interviewee: Yes, it was awhile ago, but it was pretty scary because I hate blood and you do not have to be like -- Interviewer: Yes, you know, it is a -- I have been to a few boxing matches and if you are not in to that? Interviewee: No. It gets pretty nasty. Interviewer: Yes, okay.