"Protecting Creative Momentum: When the 'Wrong' Way Is the Right Way" by Mike Yakovlev at Blender Conference 2026

This talk is a candid, vulnerable case study of how I diagnosed my creative burnout following the success of my first short film (and subsequent talk at BCON25), realized the trap of the 'traditional' pipeline, and returned to my roots with a smarter, more deliberate approach to finish my second short film based on the 1988 anime film, Akira.

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Learn more about Blender Conference 2026 at https://conference.blender.org/2026/