Podcast EP 209: Adam Fuchs and PX12, His New Animation App
The Adult Swim and Cartoon Network animation director discusses developing and marketing an animation tool inspired by his love of animated indie music videos.
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Exclusive: Jon Favreau, Mike Gunton, and Tim Walker’s ‘Prehistoric Planet’ S2 Featurette
Go behind the scenes with the executive producers and producer, who talk about how VFX artists at MPC and scientists - especially Dr. Darren Naish, consulting paleontologist - worked together to bring the second season to life, with new dinosaurs, new habitats and scientific discoveries; now streaming on Apple TV+.
Podcast EP 208: How Jake Friedman Became Friends with Art Babbitt's Wife When Writing 'The Disney Revolt'
The writer, artist, and current animation history professor at RISD discusses his book, ‘The Disney Revolt: The Great Labor War of Animation's Golden Age.’
Podcast EP 207: How Tina Nawrocki Is Helping Keep Hand-Drawn Animation Alive
The 2D animator discusses how she creates hand-drawn animation, shares a behind-the-scenes look at her short ‘Syrenka: Legend of the Warsaw Mermaid,’ and talks about the team of women she assembled to help bring her project to life.
Podcast EP 206: Art Director Matt Haworth and the Animation Industry in New Zealand
The Auckland-based art director and background supervisor discusses the challenges of finding freelance work and building a career in animation in NZ, and shares how he subsequently helped in MukPuddy animation studio’s evolution from a small group to a roster of over 50.
Podcast EP 205: How Anik Rosenblum Started Dancing Line Productions
Vancouver-based 2D animation director shares his journey from Lithuania to Israel and finally Vancouver in pursuit of an artistic career.
Podcast EP 204: How Margherita Premuroso Became a Creative Director for Title Sequences
The Italian animator, whose work includes title sequences for ‘Game of Thrones,’ ‘Amend,’ and ‘The Last of Us,’ shares her journey from freelance animator in Italy to creative director at Elastic in the U.S.
Podcast EP 203: How David Daniels Created Strata Cut Stop-Motion Animation
The director, filmmaker, and Bent Image Lab Studio founder shares everything about the stopmo animation technique he created and how it will continue to live on as a unique art form.
Podcast EP 202: Cameron Slayden Explains How to Get into MOA & Scientific Animation
Microverse Studios CEO and ‘mechanism of action’ animation producer shares how he discovered this niche field of animation, started his own company, and uses AI tools to create visuals for microscopic function animations.
Podcast EP 201: Annie Wong's Freelance Stop-Motion Career
Known online as ‘Head Explodie,’ the freelance stop-motion artist, sculptor, and educator shares how she developed her unique style that got her gigs with Vans, Giphy, and Adult Swim.
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Podcast EP 200: Everything Terry Ibele's Been Doing Since Animation School
Happy Anniversary!!! The Toronto-based stop-motion and 2D animator and podcast host celebrates his 200th episode with his friend Sheldon Koufman turning the table, interviewing Ibele with a look at everything he’s been up to since quitting animation school during the pandemic.
Podcast EP 199: How Andy Coyle Made ‘Don't Walk Home Alone After Dark’
Only one more to go before we hit 200!!! But for 199, the Canadian animation director, best known for his work on the Annie Award-winning Netflix series ‘Hilda,’ discusses how he created his viral YouTube series - all in his spare time!
Podcast EP 198: How StopMo Animator Harry Chaskin Produced ‘Steel Cut Oats’
The freelance animator reveals how he funded his film through Kickstarter and what it took to get some big-name actors involved in the project.
Podcast EP 197: Asli Bulut's Journey from Turkey to Canada to Pursue Animation Development
The now Toronto-based development production manager shares what her job really entails, as well as insights into the ‘business’ side of animation and what trends development execs are looking for in pitches.
Podcast EP 196: Pattama Homrod and Building an Animation Career in Thailand
The mixed media artist, stop-motion and 2D animator shares her career journey, including her schooling and how she navigated opportunities to branch off as a freelancer.
Podcast EP 195: Mac Whiting and the ‘Guardians of The Galaxy Holiday Special’
The Warner Bros. Animation supervising animation director talks about getting his first job as a storyboard revisionist, how he worked his way up to become a director, and how he lands coveted freelance roles while working full-time.
Podcast EP 194: Spiridon Giannakis and Everything About Art Book Publishing
The German art book publisher/magazine editor discusses the world of print media, his career journey, which culminated with establishing his own publishing business, and the ins and outs of the business.
Podcast EP 193: How Turkish Set Designer Merve Çaydere Got to Work at Laika
The animation director, designer and model maker discusses her journey from Turkey to the U.S. and how she scored a spot as a set designer at the iconic stop-motion studio.
Podcast EP 192: Liam Gilbey & the Struggles of Creating an Animation Studio - 3 Years In
Cut the Mustard Animation’s studio director reflects on where the studio started, where it’s at and where it’s going – and how he and the other studio founders found their footing and managed to stay afloat.
Podcast EP 191: How Robert-Jonathan Koeyers Made an Oscar-Shortlisted Film Right Out of School
The filmmaker discusses how he funded his animation team for ‘It’s Nice in Here,’ the key to his captivating storytelling, and what it’s like to work in the industry in the Netherlands.
‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ Hits Disney+ February 1
Streamer drops new TV spot to announce the hit Marvel Studios’ film, featuring an IMAX enhanced immersive home viewing experience, will debut next month; ‘Wakanda Forever: The Official Black Panther Podcast’ also released.
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Podcast EP 190: Laura Gonçalves’ Journey to Create ‘The Garbage Man’
In the last AIP of 2022, the 2D animator discusses animation career opportunities in Portugal, producing and financing her latest film via an artist collective, and how she achieves her unique storytelling style.
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Podcast EP 189: Eliott Deshusses' Stop-Motion Journey in Germany
The stop-motion animator discusses industry job opportunities in Germany, how he got a rep and shares a behind-the-scenes look at his grad film.
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Podcast EP 188: How Chris Bailey Worked His Way Up to Animation Director at Disney
The animator-turned-director discusses behind-the-scenes of his most recent project, “The Great Wolf Pack: A Call to Adventure,’ and shares a key tip to mastering hand-drawn animation.
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Podcast EP 187: How Chris Walsh Produced the Stop-Motion Film ‘Orchid’
The filmmaker, author, and academic discusses building a home stop-motion studio, the challenges he faced self-producing his COVID lockdown film, and what teaching has taught him about storytelling.
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