We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Jarrell Hall a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.

Jarrell, looking forward to hearing all of your stories today. Learning the craft is often a unique journey from every creative – we’d love to hear about your journey and if knowing what you know now, you would have done anything differently to speed up the learning process.

Oh my. That’s a loaded question honestly. I’ve been performing and doing tech pretty much my entire life. Growing up in the Bay Area; I was exposed to music, acting, martial arts, dance, and tech. I mean, I was alive when the internet was born lol.

But having the family background and being in the entertainment industry since childhood. It pushes you to learn and hone various crafts if you want to work and be successful. As I got older, I focused my skills to better suite whatever job I got hired to do. And in terms of speeding up the process. That doesn’t really exist in the creative field honestly. Tech maybe, but not creative.

Learning anything takes time. Mastering it is continuous. Especially if you are in fields that are constantly evolving. And thats one of the things I really enjoy. I can almost always learn something new and find new ways to get better.

Awesome – so before we get into the rest of our questions, can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers.

Well alittle of what I stated in the first question. I’m a Bay Area native. I gues my “title” among the many that I operate under; would be a creator, producer, and motion capture hybrid.

I’ve been in the entertainment industry for 32 years. I’ve done everything from music, movies, TV, video games, tours, theatre, modeling, and everything in between. It’s funny you ask what problems I solve for my clients because I tend to call myself a professional problem solver when it comes to solutions in motion capture.

I think the biggest thing that sets me apart from others in my industry is how I approach and handle my career. In most fields many people focus on one skill and getting really good at it. I’ve learned in the last 3 decades that my most valuable skill is my ability to learn and aquire skills quickly and at a high level. The jack of all trades and master of none thing never applied to me. I like to be a master of all and to me that means to never stop learning and improving.

As for what I’m most proud of? Wow, that’s another loaded question. It would probably be the amount of things I’ve been able to accomplish in a short amount of time. Though I’ve been in the entertainment industry for 30+ years. I’ve done more in the last 10 than I’ve done in the 32 years combined. And sometimes I look back and go “wow…that’s kinda cool.” And having my kids think that I’m cool always makes it better.

In your view, what can society to do to best support artists, creatives and a thriving creative ecosystem?

I think that society as a whole can look at creativity as a necessity and not a luxury. Because what is all the work and effort for? We weren’t meant to just work and die. We were meant to build legacies and things that people care about. And one of the most interesting things that happened in 2020; was that the world saw that firsthand.

Although they may not have wanted to admit it. But having to stay home and not go anywhere people binged countless shows, movies, podcast, created activities, hobbies and more. Which was interesting because society often looks at creative fields as unnecessary. But when the world shut down. That was one of the main things that kept people sane.

Is there a particular goal or mission driving your creative journey?

Yes. And I wish I could share more. But just wait and see.

Contact Info:

• Website: www.jarrellhall.com
• Instagram: OhMrHall
• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jarrellhall

Image Credits
Photos provided by: Nekoda Mattox Photography Rouge Mocap Ryot