Best Animation Industry Podcast Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 252: Celeste Art Director Pedro Medeiros & How To Become A Professional Pixel Artist 54:55

8M ago54:55

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This chat features Pedro Medeiros, a Pixel Artist, and indie video game Art Director known for such titles as Celeste, Towerfall, as well as the unreleased Earthblade, and Neverway. In their chat, Medeiros shares how he got into pixel art through video game development in Brazil (when there wasn’t any game industry there yet), as well as his proces…

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Episode 251: Video Game Art Director Ole Tillmann & Creating The Stop Mo Style For Harold Halibut 1:25:17

8M ago1:25:17

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This chat features Ole Tillmann, a German indie video game Art Director at Slow Bros Studio. He worked on the game Harold Halibut, which has become known for its super unique style. Everything in the game - the characters, backgrounds, assets, etc. - were all meticulously hand-crafted in a stop motion style, then 3D scanned and composited and anima…

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Episode 250: Rand Fishkin & How He's Funding Snackbar Indie Game Studio 50:21

8M ago50:21

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This chat features Rand Fishkin, Creative Director and CEO of Snackbar Studio, a new video game studio working on its first title. Fishkin, who is better known for founding the SEO software company Moz, and the consumer intelligence company SparkToro, shares why he made the jump from the world of business into video games. Fishkin also covers the e…

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Episode 249: Ben Osroosh & Custom-Making Motion Control Rigs And Winders For Stop Motion 1:19:16

9M ago1:19:16

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Support this podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theAIPThis podcast features Ben Osroosh, a stop motion artist originally from Iran, now living and working in LA. Osroosh has become known in recent years for his mastery and construction of stop motion rigging devices and now, after nearly 2 years of development, he has launched his own Moti…

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Episode 248: Catino World & Animating Cat Memes As A Career 1:05:41

9M ago1:05:41

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Support this podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theAIPThis podcast features Alec, the creator of the bouncy, orange, meme cats featured in Catino World on social media. In the chat, Alec shares how he came up with the concept after being fired from his job during the 2021 pandemic lockdown. Since then, Catino World has grown to nearly 100 …

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Episode 247: How Emmy Robinson Gained 100K Followers By Making Stop Motion Animations In Her Bedroom 1:04:08

9M ago1:04:08

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This chat features budding stop motion animator Emmy Robinson, who gained over 100,000 Instagram followers for her bedroom-made stop motion animations in only eight short months. She shares how she played to Instagram’s algorithm to get attention for her work, and then how she capitalized on the niche she discovered.Tune in to Ibele and Robinson to…

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Episode 246: How Indie Game Developers Will And James Made Thank Goodness You're Here! 57:58

9M ago57:58

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Support this podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theAIPThis chat features indie game developers James Carbutt and Will Todd. The English duo are best known for their free-to-play 2019 title The Good Time Garden, but they’ve been hard at work at another game called Thank Goodness You’re Here - set to release this year. In their chat, Carbutt…

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Episode 245: Exit 73 Studios Indie Game Dev Journey With #Blud 58:04

9M ago58:04

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Support this podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theAIPThis chat features the co-founders of Exit 73 Studios - Chris Burns, and Bob Fox. Over the years they’ve done many projects for TV, commercials, websites, video games, and more, but currently their in-production game called #Blud, set to release this year. In their chat, Burns and Fox s…

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Episode 244: Lachlan Pendragon & How His Stop Motion Film Became Oscar-Nominated 1:00:51

10M ago1:00:51

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1 free 3-month license of Toon Boom Harmony Premium: https://forms.gle/WKDzQEUdQPFav8vJ9This chat is with Oscar-nominated Australian stop motion animator Lachlan Pendragon. Pendragon is best known for his stop motion film, An Ostrich Told Me the World Is Fake and I Think I Believe It, which went on to receive international recognition last year and…

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Episode 243: Lee Griffin On Picking Up Blender And Going Viral 47:27

10M ago47:27

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Support this podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theAIPThis chat features Lee Griffin, a 25 year old data analyst who started learning Blender as a hobby. Since then he’s developed a unique style of animation - a modern twist on old Nintendo 64 graphics - that has gone viral on social media. In the last six months, his short animations have…

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Episode 242: Keith Pakiz On How To Become And TV Show Director 1:33:58

10M ago1:33:58

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This chat features director, story artist, writer, and animator Keith Pakiz, who moved from Cleveland to Los Angeles in pursuit of animation. Since then he’s worked on many shows like Costume Quest, Tiny Toons Looniversity, ThunderCats Roar, and Aquaman: King of Atlantis. In their chat, Pakiz shares how he moved up to animation director and gives t…

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Episode 241: How Austin Pettit Broke Into The YouTube Animation Industry 46:14

10M ago46:14

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This chat features animator and story artist Austin Pettit who shares his journey of moving to LA in search of animated TV work. However, once in LA, he ended up getting most of his work from YouTubers like Game Grumps, NOXP, Cas van de Pol, and GingerPale. In his chat, Pettit sheds light into how the YouTuber animation industry works and how other…

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Episode 240: Rachel Larsen & How She Made The Tiny Chef Show 1:56:11

11M ago1:56:11

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Get AIP Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirts/animation-industry-podcastThis chat features Rachel Larsen, a stop motion animator, director, and writer who’s worked on many stop motion productions including Coraline, Anomalisa, Tumble Leaf, and Kiri and Lou. Larsen is most famous for creating the Tiny Chef, who has millions of followers across s…

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Episode 239: Andrew Chesworth Gives A Budget Breakdown Of The Brave Locomotive 1:31:19

11M ago1:31:19

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ENTER TO WIN: 1 free 3-month license of Toon Boom Storyboard Pro: https://forms.gle/ZPpjsVC1W6yD3ebQ7This chat features Oscar nominated director Andrew Chesworth who is known for his work in 2D and 3D animation. His most recent short, The Brave Locomotive has received over seven million views on YouTube. In this chat Chesworth shares how he got int…

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Episode 238: How Alistair Nicholls Turned Claymation Into A Beautiful Career 58:38

11M ago58:38

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Buy AIP merch: https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/56620609-animation-industry-podcastThis episode features Alistair Nicholls, a claymation animator from the UK who runs Smile at the Moon Studios. In their chat Nicholls shares going from living in a house boat after school, to landing enough creative work to be able to open a studio and work with cli…

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Episode 237: How 3D Studio Yonk Uses VR Sculpting To Get Big Name Clients 45:10

11M ago45:10

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Support this podcast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/theAIPThis episode features the dynamic duo behind Yonk - a 3D animation studio based in the Netherlands, which uses VR sculpting software to achieve their squishy, melty, creepy, clay-like style. The duo is made up of Niels van der Donk and Victoria Young who dive into how much hard work it took to …

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Episode 236: Danny Robashkin & Creating MAKE Originals Micro Shorts 1:22:41

1y ago1:22:41

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Support this podcast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/theAIPThis chat features Danny Robashkin, owner and creative director at MAKE, an animation studio in Minnesota. Robashkin shares how he started MAKE from scratch in 2004 right out of school and got his first clients. Since then he’s worked with XBOX, Dunkin’ Donuts, Adidas, McDonalds, and many other…

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Episode 235: Stop Motion Animator Dale Hayward On Perfectionism In Animation 59:11

1y ago59:11

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This chat features renowned stop motion animator Dale Hayward, co-owner of See Creature Animation Studio in Montreal, Canada. His credits include the feature film The Little Prince, the NFB short Bone Mother, as well as a number of commercial spots for Nike, Honda, Tim Hortons, and Hot Wheels. Hayward shares his recent experience directing the New …

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Episode 234: Money Coach Victoria Mateo With Finance Tips For Artists 1:13:00

1y ago1:13:00

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Support this podcast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/theAIPThis chat features Victoria Mateo, a Certified Money Coach who caters specifically to creative professionals. With a background in film and finance, she shares her story of how she merged the two worlds to start her own practice this last year. In their chat Mateo covers some of the misconcepti…

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Episode 233: Will Anderson On Animating A Fluffy Cat Called Greg In Blender 1:09:22

1y ago1:09:22

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Support this podcast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/theAIPThis chat features Will Anderson, a BAFTA-winning filmmaker and animator from Scotland. Anderson is best known for his super unique directing and animating style. Over the years his clients have included the BBC, MTV, [adult swim], WarnerBros. Discovery, and more. In this chat, Anderson shares …

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Episode 232: How Hannah Daigle Created Satina & How It Got Super Popular 56:14

1y ago56:14

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This chat features Hannah Daigle - creator of the massively popular web series, Satina. Daigle got the idea for Satina back in animation school and used Twitter to vet how popular it might be. From there she teamed up with a group of fellow creatives to form studio Scumhouse, and the rest is history.Tune in to Ibele and Daigle to hear:*The best sou…

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Episode 231: Ed Hooks With Master Tips On Acting For Animators 1:07:35

1y ago1:07:35

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Support this podcast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/theAIPThis chat features Ed Hooks, a professional actor from New York with nearly three decades worth of experience. The reason he’s coming on this podcast is he switched from acting into teaching acting for animation in 1996 - when DreamWorks asked him to develop a unique approach to training their …

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Episode 230: How Jim Capobianco Wrote Directed & Funded The Inventor - His Stop Motion Feature 1:03:46

1y ago1:03:46

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Support this podcast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/theAIPThis chat features Jim Capobianco, known best for storyboarding on movies like The Lion King, Finding Nemo, and Up, as well as his writing credits on Ratatouille, and The Inventor. This chat focuses mainly on The Inventor, which Capobianco wrote, and directed from a 2D short film into a stop mo…

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Episode 229: Mindy Johnson On Women In Animation & Pencils Vs Pixels 44:22

1y ago44:22

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Support this podcast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/theAIPThis chat features Mindy Johnson, an award-winning author, historian, filmmaker, and educator. She is known for her books Ink & Paint, and Pencils, Pens, and Brushes and she is part of the upcoming documentary called Pencils Vs Pixels, which covers the history of Disney’s transition from hand-d…

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Episode 228: Ben Treat's Stop Motion Social Media Journey From 13K To 2M Followers 1:02:39

1y ago1:02:39

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Support this podcast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/theAIPThis chat features Ben Treat, known on social media as Frantic Frames. This is actually Treat’s second chat on the Animation Industry Podcast - the first being in 2019 when he was still in highschool, trying to figure out what to do with his career. Back then he had about 13,000 followers - whe…

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Episode 227: How Keika Lee Founded Greyscale Animation And Produced Odd Dog 35:34

1y ago35:34

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Support this podcast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/theAIPThis chat features Keika Lee, founder of Greyscale Animation, known for its viral short Odd Dog, and upcoming Oren’s Way. In their chat Lee shares how she went from the production side of things at studios like Electronic Arts and DreamWorks to founding her own animation studio, funding her own…

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Episode 226: How Damien James Webb Got Into Miniature Model Making 1:32:07

1y ago1:32:07

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Support this podcast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/theAIPThis chat features Damien James Webb, a super talented and very cool Miniature Artist and Modelmaker who’s currently working at Little Canada in downtown Toronto. Damien got his start building sets for theater and then kept scaling down smaller and smaller until he was building tiny sets for mi…

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Episode 225: Caroline Foley On How To Actually Sell An Original Animated Show Idea 1:11:41

1y ago1:11:41

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Support this podcast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/theAIPThis chat features animator, writer, story editor, and set designer Caroline Foley whose most recent projects have included story editing for the YouTube series Toca Life Stories and Blippi Wonders. She also worked on Bojack Horseman, and Rick and Morty, and she’s started her own animation stud…

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Episode 224: How Nathan Pyle Turned Strange Planet Into A TV Show On Apple TV+ 34:04

1+ y ago34:04

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Support this podcast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/theAIPThis chat features Nathan Pyle, creator of the massively followed Strange Planet webcomic on Instagram which features blue aliens having very matter-of-fact conversations. He shares his journey from zero to six million followers and turning the webcomic into t-shirts, plushies, a book, and even…

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Episode 223: Senior Art Manager Kaye Vassey On Coming Out Trans In The Gaming Industry 1:20:58

1+ y ago1:20:58

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Support this podcast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/theAIPThis chat is with Senior Art Manager at Firaxis Games Kaye Vassey and her journey coming out as trans in the gaming industry. She also shares how she switched from TV and Feature Film animation into CG Gaming, gives an overview of the skill level needed for technical artists, and dives into the…

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Episode 222: 2D Animator Jon Densk And His Short Film Axolodyssey 58:33

1+ y ago58:33

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Support this podcast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/theAIPThis chat features 2D Animator Jon Densk who’s currently working on a new short film called Axolodyssey. He shares how he mentored under Tom Bancroft on Cuphead, which led to him working on Space Jam, then ultimately founding Studio Fresco with his friends. He also shares the ins and outs of pr…

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Episode 221: Tomas Barrenechea On Creating Stop Motion NFTs 37:12

1+ y ago37:12

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Support this podcast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/theAIPThis chat features Tomas Barrenechea, a CG animator from Argentina who is known online for nothing to do with CG animation - instead he’s known for a fun claymation character named Tomba, a red blob with two eyes and a mouth. Over the past three years, Tomas has learned to animate in stop motio…

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Episode 220: David Lauer & Ri Crawford On How They Formed Mystery Meat Media Stop Motion Studio 1:15:28

1+ y ago1:15:28

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Support this podcast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/theAIPThis chat features the duo who run the stop motion studio called Mystery Meat Media - Ri Crawford and David Lauer. Over the years they’ve produced projects like Nickelodeon's Toymation Nation, The Moon’s Milk, and the stop motion sequence from I’m a Virgo. In their chat they share how they inde…

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Episode 219: Stop Motion Animator Blake Derksen And His Film The Other Space 50:40

1+ y ago50:40

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Support this podcast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/theAIPThis chat features Blake Derksen, an LA-based stop motion animator who’s worked on titles like Alien Xmas, Crossing Swords, and Robot Chicken. He is going to share the process behind his independent short film called The Other Space, which is in production right now. Derksen’s film is inspired …

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Episode 218: How Andrea Love Got 2 Million Followers On Instagram With Felt Animations 48:41

1+ y ago48:41

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Support this podcast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/theAIPThis chat features independent stop motion felt animator Andrea Love, who shares her journey to gaining over two million followers on Instagram, turning her love for felt into a career. She dives into all the ins and outs of running her own animation business and working with brands like Candy …

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Episode 217: Founder Of Chatrone And Writer On O Menino Maluquinho, Carina Schulze 58:24

1+ y ago58:24

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Support this podcast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/theAIPThis chat features Carina Schulze, co-founder of Los Angeles and São Paulo based studio Chatrone. She shares what it took to build Chatrone from scratch and work with Guillermo del Toro and Joge Gutierrez to produce The Book of Life as well as other projects like Ba Da Bean and O Menino Maluqui…

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Episode 216: How Catya Plate Produced Her Stop Motion Film Las Nogas in NYC 56:35

1+ y ago56:35

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Support this podcast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/theAIPThis chat is with NYC stop motion animator Catya Plate and how she produced her 19-minute, award-winning film Las Nogas. She also shares her journey from Spain to Germany to the US in pursuit of an art career and how wanting her gallery pieces to come to life led her on the path to animation.Tu…

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Episode 215: How Maraike Krämer Went From Business To Working On Chicken Run: Dawn Of The Nugget 40:24

1+ y ago40:24

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Support this podcast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/theAIPThis chat features stop motion animator Maraike Krämer who shares her path from quitting business school in Germany to getting picked up by Aardman to work on Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget in just a few short years. This is a very interesting listen for any stop motion beginners who are looki…

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Episode 214: Jason Agar On Creating A Decentralized Animation Studio In Toronto 45:16

1+ y ago45:16

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Support this podcast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/theAIPThis chat features Jason Agar, owner of Pomelo Studio in Toronto. He shares how he went from the advertising world into animation, plus how he’s switching up the traditional studio business model by creating a team of decentralized artists.Tune in to Ibele and Agar to hear:*Why Agar scrapped cl…

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Episode 213: Aaron Augenblick And His Pitch For PBS Show City Island 58:20

1+ y ago58:20

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Support this podcast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/theAIPThis chat features animator, director, producer, and founder of Brooklyn-based Augenblick Studios - Aaron Augenblick. He shares his journey from producing mainly adult-oriented animation like Superjail! and Teenage Euthenasia to switching into educational kids content with his new show City Isl…

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Episode 212: How Spencer Moreland Quit Studio Life To Become A Full Time Freelance Animator 1:14:51

1+ y ago1:14:51

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Support this podcast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/theAIPThis chat features Spencer Moreland, an independent animator, filmmaker, freelance storyboard artist, and the director of programming for TAAFI. Over the years Moreland has worked on projects like Loud House, Pinky Malinky, Miss Persona, DC Superheroes, and a number of independent films. He sha…

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Episode 211: Colin Giles Head Of The School For Animation & VFX At Vancouver Film School 50:22

1+ y ago50:22

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Support this podcast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/theAIPThis chat features Colin Giles, the Head of the School for Animation & VFX at Vancouver Film School. Over his career Giles has worked on many animation projects as an animator, timer, and an animation lead including Sausage Party, Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends, and Ren and Stimpy ‘Adult Part…

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Episode 210: Shape Island Stop Motion Animator Brett Long 36:36

1+ y ago36:36

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Support this podcast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/theAIPThis chat features veteran stop motion animator, Brett Long. During his career, he’s worked on quite a few shows including M.O.D.O.K., Robot Chicken, Crossing Swords, Rick & Steve the Happiest Gay Couple in All the World, and most recently, Shape Island. In their talk, Long shares how he transi…

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Episode 209: Adam Fuchs And His New Animation App Called PX12 59:54

1+ y ago59:54

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Support this podcast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/theAIPThis chat features Adam Fuchs, an Animation Director at Adult Swim & Cartoon Network, who shares how his love for animating indie music videos led to developing an animation app called PX12. If you’re wondering what it takes to develop your own app, Fuchs dives into how he found and teamed up w…

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Episode 208: How Jake Friedman Became Friends With Art Babbitt's Wife When Writing The Disney Revolt 1:08:09

1+ y ago1:08:09

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Support this podcast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/theAIPGet a 25% discount from www.chicagoreviewpress.com using the code DISNEY25.This chat features a special guest who gives a little bit of a history lesson behind Disney’s unionization. He is a New York-based writer, artist, and current animation history professor at the Rhode Island School of Des…

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Episode 207: How Tina Nawrocki Is Helping Keep Hand-Drawn Animation Alive With a Film About Mermaids 52:42

1+ y ago52:42

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This chat features 2D animator, Tina Nawrocki, who shares how she’s helping keep hand-drawn animation alive with her short film in production, Syrenka: Legend of the Warsaw Mermaid. This is actually the second time Nawrocki has been on this podcast, first appearing in episode 27 where she shared how she became one of the original animators on the C…

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Episode 206: Art Director Matt Haworth And The Animation Industry In New Zealand 1:04:10

1+ y ago1:04:10

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Support this podcast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/theAIPThis chat is with Matt Haworth, an Art Director and Background Supervisor at Mukpuddy, an animation studio based in Auckland New Zealand. In our chat he’s going to share how difficult it was to build an animation career in New Zealand when there weren't any steady long-term gigs going around. H…

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Episode 205: How Anik Rosenblum Started Dancing Line Productions In Vancouver 54:02

1+ y ago54:02

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Support this podcast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/theAIPThis chat features Vancouver-based 2D Animation Director, Anik Rosenblum. Over the years Rosenblum has won many awards for his commercial work with brands like General Motors, Tim Hortons, Pfizer, and more. In their chat, Rosenblum shares his journey from Lithuania to Israel and finally Vancouv…

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Episode 204: How Margherita Premuroso Became A Creative Director in Italy 46:53

1+ y ago46:53

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Support this podcast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/theAIPThis chat features Italian Creative Director, and Animator, Margherita Premuroso, who’s worked in nearly every animation medium - CG, stop motion, 2D, rotoscope, hand-drawn, and more. She shares how she started her own animation studio in Italy before becoming a creative director for Elastic in…

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Episode 203: How David Daniels Created Strata Cut Stop Motion Animation 1:14:28

1+ y ago1:14:28

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This chat features the creator of strata cut stop motion animation, David Daniels, who shares everything you ever wanted to know about the art form. Daniels is also a director, filmmaker, and the co-founder of Portland-based Bent Image Lab studio. Over the years Daniels has made strata cut animations for clients like Pee-wee’s Playhouse, Sesame Str…

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