Animation Industry Podcast

Support this podcast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/theAIP This 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 shares how he pursued, worked his way up, then quit studio life to pursue a freelance career, and how that changed everything for him. Tune in to Ibele and Moreland to hear: *The first step in switching from studio life to full-time freelance *Moreland’s number one piece of advice for tackling a new animation skill *The best pitching advice you’ve ever heard Social Links: *Follow Moreland on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spenmore/?hl=en *Check out Moreland’s short film “Lastkinders” on YouTube: https://youtu.be/k2MMRwy4GHc *Follow Moreland on Twitter: https://twitter.com/spenmore?lang=en Community Highlight *Check out Aron Steinke’s work: https://www.mrwo

Support this podcast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/theAIP This 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 Party Cartoon’. Now at Vancouver Film School, Giles shares where the industry is heading and what the school is doing to stay current to today’s animation students. Tune in to Ibele and Giles to hear: *The ins and outs of student life at VFS *The big investment VFS just made in their animation studio *How students have changed over the last 10 years Social Links: *Follow Giles on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cartooncolin/?hl=en

Support this podcast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/theAIP This 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 transitioned from Canada to the USA in pursuit of a stop motion career and everything he’s learned along the way. Tune in to Ibele and Long to hear: *How Long got a visa to work in the USA *Long’s number one tip for excelling at stop motion animation *How much school helped (or didn’t help) with Long’s stop motion career ~[SPONSORED MESSAGE]~ This episode is sponsored by HUE. Makers of colorful, Plug & Play cameras for learning, work and play. Originally designed for teachers, HUE cameras can also be used for creative activities such as capturing hand-drawn pencil tests and shooting behind-the-scenes footage, time-lapse videos and stop motion animation. The cameras

Support this podcast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/theAIP This 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 with a developer, the type of investment it took to build, and what he’s learned about marketing it on the App Store. Tune in to Ibele and Fuchs to hear: *Two animation tips Fuchs learned from Richard Williams himself *What makes PX12 different from other animation apps *How to get indie music video clients for your animations Social Links: *Check out PX12’s website: https://pxtwelve.com/ *Watch PX12 tutorials on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@px1279 *Follow PX12 on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/px12app/ *Check out Fuchs’ website: https://www.lilfuchs.com/ *Follow Fuchs on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lilfuchs/

Support this podcast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/theAIP Get 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 Design. His name is Jake Friedman and he’s lately added published novelist to his resume with his book, The Disney Revolt: The Great Labor War of Animation's Golden Age. In the chat he shares how he ended up befriending Art Babbitt's late wife who gave him access to the animator’s personal files, diary, original animations, court cases, and everything else he had kept. Tune in to Ibele and Friedman to hear: *Why an old professor inspired him to write The Disney Revolt *Exclusive tidbits from the NLRB vs. Disney court case *Why Babbitt decided to quit Disney after forcing them to rehire him Social Links: *Check out the Book’s website: https://www.thedisneyrevolt.c

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 Cuphead video game. Now she’s back to share some behind-the-scenes of her production and the wonderful team of women she’s built to work on it. Tune in to Ibele and Nawrocki to hear: *Nawrocki’s entire process of creating a hand-drawn film from scratch *What finally made Nawrocki ready to create her own work after 16 years in the industry. *How a simple call from Nawrocki’s mother landed her the vocalist of her dreams Social Links: *Support Syrenka on Indiegogo: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/syrenka-legend-of-the-warsaw-mermaid#/ *Follow Syrenka on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SyrenkaFilm *Follow Tina on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tinanawrockiart/ *

Support this podcast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/theAIP This 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. He’s also going to dive into what it was like helping build MukPuddy from a super tight-knit team into a growing studio of over 50 – and what kind of projects led to that growth. Tune in to Ibele and Haworth to hear: *The animation day-job Haworth invented for himself when there wasn’t any work *The crazy coincidence that led to Mukpuddy optioning an exclusive IP from Ireland *How many of Haworth’s graduating class still work in animation in New Zealand Social Links: *Check out Mukpuddy’s YouTube Page: https://www.youtube.com/user/mukpuddy

Support this podcast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/theAIP This 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 Vancouver in pursuit of an artistic career. Tune in to Ibele and Rosenblum to hear: *How Rosenblum founded his own animation studio *Rosenblum’s number one piece of advice for clients looking for commercial animation *What 10 years’ experience working on TV shows taught Rosenblum before starting his studio Social Links: *Check out Dancing Line Productions’ website: https://dancinglineproductions.com/ *Follow Dancing Line Productions on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dancinglineproductions/?hl=en

Support this podcast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/theAIP This 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 the United States. Her work has included the title sequence for Amend, animation for NARAKA: BLADE POINT, as well as a number of short films including Ecce, and Four. She also dives into the kind of lifestyle it takes to be a freelance animator in Italy working for companies in the United States while also producing her own work. Tune in to Ibele and Premuroso to hear: *How Premuroso entered the US industry without knowing a word of English *What the animation industry is like in Italy *How Premuroso has made so many animated personal projects Social Links: *Check out Premuroso’s website: https://www.margheritapremuroso.com/ *Follow Premuroso on Instagram: inst

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 Street, and MTV. Tune in to Ibele and Daniels to hear: *How to make your own strata cut animations *Who’s willing to pay for strata cut animations *How strata cut will live on as a unique animation form into the future. ~[SPONSORED MESSAGE]~ This episode is sponsored by HUE. Makers of colorful, Plug & Play cameras for learning, work and play. Originally designed for teachers, HUE cameras can also be used for creative activities such as capturing hand-drawn pencil tests and shooting behind-the-scenes footage, time-lapse videos and stop motion animation. The cameras have flexible, posable necks, manual focus controls and they are compatible with Dragonframe, OBS, T

Support this podcast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/theAIP This chat features Cameron Slayden, the CEO at Microverse Studios, a mechanism of action (MOA) animation producer, and Clinical Assistant Professor at UIC. What makes this chat interesting is that Slayden is in the field of medical and scientific animation - a very niche field that you need a degree in scientific illustration for. In their chat, Slayden shares how he got into this field, started his own company, and even how he’s using AI tools to help create visuals for microscopic function animations. Tune in to Ibele and Slayden to hear: *How to gain animation work in the scientific field *Why companies actually seek to pay top dollar for scientific animation *How competitive the marketplace is for scientific animation studios Social Links: *Check out the Microverse website: www.microversestudios.com *Connect with Microverse on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/microverse-studios/

This chat features freelance stop motion artist, sculptor, and educator, Annie Wong who goes by the online persona of Headexplodie. She shares how she’s developed her unique style which brands absolutely love - that’s why she’s been able to work with clients like Vans, Giphy, and Adult Swim. She was also a contestant on the HBO reality show Craftopia. Tune in to Ibele and Wong to hear: *The activity Wong does during downtimes that gets her future work *How teaching animation changed her career goals *What it’s like running your own art business ~[SPONSORED MESSAGE]~ This episode is sponsored by HUE. Makers of colorful, Plug & Play cameras for learning, work and play. Originally designed for teachers, HUE cameras can also be used for creative activities such as capturing hand-drawn pencil tests and shooting behind-the-scenes footage, time-lapse videos and stop motion animation. The cameras have flexible, posable necks, manual focus controls and they are compatible with Dragonframe, OBS, Twitch, Zoom and m

Support this podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theAIP Check out Luhan Wang’s art on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lu.gnaw/?hl=en Listen to Willum Maindo’s music on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5W27B2CplHnE9lXLdLJNnG This chat features Toronto-based stop motion and 2D animator Terry Ibele. Ibele is actually the creator of this podcast and for episode 200, he brings on his good friend Sheldon Koufman to interview him about everything he’s been up to since quitting animation school during the pandemic. Tune in to Ibele and Koufman to hear: *How Ibele’s managed a steady stream of animation work since quitting school *Ibele’s philosophy on why stop motion will outlast AI The impact of running a podcast can make on your career Social Links: *Follow Ibele on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/terryibele/ *Check out Ibele’s website and more podcast episodes: https://terryibele.com/animation-industry-podcast/

Support this podcast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/theAIP This chat is featuring Canadian Director Andy Coyle, who is best known for his work on the Annie award-winning Netflix series, Hilda. Besides this, he’s also released his own YouTube series called, “Don’t Walk Home Alone After Dark,” received nearly 200 thousand views right after he uploaded it. He’s going to share how he’s been able to create the series completely in his spare time and how it’s gained so much success so fast. Tune in to Ibele and Coyle to hear: *What Coyle did to land the director role of Hilda *Coyle’s plans for the DWHAAD series *Coyle’s best advice for those looking to climb the ladder in their animation career Social Links: *Watch DWHAAD on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DWHAAD/about *Follow Coyle on Twitter: https://twitter.com/kindofandycoyle

Support this podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theAIP This chat features Harry Chaskin who’s made a career as a freelance stop motion artist. He’s worked on Netflix’s Buddy Thunderstruck, HBO Max’s Santa Inc, as well as projects for FX and Warner. Recently, Chaskin directed, produced, and animated his 15-minute original stop motion/live action mix film Steel Cut Oats. He reveals how the film was funded through Kickstarter as well as what it took to get some big-name actors involved. Tune in to Ibele and Chaskin to hear: *Chaskin’s tips to get continuous stop motion client work *What Chaskin does during dry periods of work that lead to more work *Chaskin’s plan to become a director Social Links: *Check out Chaskin’s website: http://www.harrychaskin.com/ *Follow Chaskin on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hchaskin/?hl=en *Watch Steel Cut Oats on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/792768877

Support this podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theAIP This chat features Asli Bulut, a Development Production Manager at Industrial Brothers in Toronto. She shares more of the fancy business side of animation as well as the ins and outs of what she does as a development production manager. She also has an extremely interesting career journey coming from Turkey to pursue animation development in Canada. Tune in to Ibele and Bulut to hear: *What trends development execs are looking for in pitches right now *The chance babysitting job that led to Bulut’s animation development career *What a development production manager does Social Links: *Reach out to Bulut on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/asli-bulut-975ba17b/?originalSubdomain=ca *Support earthquake relief in Turkey: *Red Cross Canada: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/121799/donate/1?locale=en-CA *AHBAP: is a grassroots nonprofit, with collaborative work with AFAD: https://lnkd.in/ghBiY_jn *KIZILAY: is the Red Crescent in Turkey. https://

Support this podcast on Patreon: [COMING SOON] This chat features Pattama Homrod, a mixed media artist from Thailand who specializes in stop motion and 2D animation. She is known for her extremely cute films Little Miss Dungjai, Autumn Was Here and Heads Up!. In this chat she shares her journey of getting into animation in Thailand, including what opportunities exist there for animators, as well as how she’s branched off to follow a freelance career. Tune in to Ibele and Homrod to hear: *What type of school Homrod went to in Thailand to get into animation *What the industry is like in Thailand *What skills allowed Homrod to follow a freelance path Social Links: *Follow Homrod on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pattamahomrod/?hl=en *Check out Homrod on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi0_-rxBhW-lR5gcuRnZzEw *Follow Homrod on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pattamahomrod

This chat is with Mac Whiting who is the Supervising Animation Director at Warner Bros. Animation. Over his career he’s worked on projects like Harley Quinn, The SpongeBob Movie, Teen Titans Go Vs. Teen Titans, and most recently the Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special. In our chat he shares his journey from pursuing a fine arts degree to getting his first job as a storyboard revisionist and working his way up to director. Tune in to Ibele and Whiting to hear: *What Whiting did to win the Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special animation sequence. *The three things Whiting did to move up in his career *How Whiting lands coveted freelance roles while working full-time Social Links: *Visit Whiting’s website: https://macwhiting.net/home.html *Follow Whiting on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/macartwork/?hl=en *Check out Whiting’s IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4127891/ *Connect with Whiting on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mac-whiting-7b54725/

This chat features German art book publisher Spirodn Giannakis. Giannakis has been working in print media since 2006, but started his own book publishing business in 2017. Since then he’s published nearly two dozen art books featuring prominent illustrators like Yesper Eising, Alex Konstad, and Abigail Larson. He is also the chief editor af CGMA’s magazine ‘NEXUS’ and a creative consultant for events like Playgrounds and Promised Land. Tune in to Ibele and Giannakis to hear: *How to make your work stand out *Ways to market your art more effectively *The ins and outs of art book publishing Social Links: *Check out Giannakis’ latest work: https://linktr.ee/spiridude *Check out Giannakis’ website: https://www.artbook-news.com

This chat is with Merve Çaydere, who is a Turkish animation director, designer, and model maker specializing in stop-motion animation. She is currently a Set Designer at Laika Studios, and she recently worked on Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio as well. In their chat, Çaydere shares her journey from Turkey to the United States in pursuit of stop motion set building and all the ups and downs that happened in between. Tune in to Ibele and Çaydere to hear: *How Çaydere moved from Turkey to the US *What exactly a stop motion set builder does *What to do to get hired as a set designer Social Links: *Follow Çaydere on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/merve.caydere/ *Check out Çaydere ‘s website: https://www.mervecaydere.com/