Animation Industry Podcast

This chat is with Cut the Mustard Animation Studio Director Liam Gilbey. Gilbey was featured as a guest on episode 67 of this podcast back in the spring of 2020, when he had just graduated university and was starting Cut the Mustard with a group of friends. Fast forward to today, Gilbey gives an update on how far the studio has come and where it’s going. Tune in to Ibele and Gilbey to hear: *The struggles of finding your footing with a new studio *How to find consistent work that will keep you afloat *The unique advantage of having multiple owners of the studio Social Links: *Check out Cut the Mustard’s website: https://www.cutthemustardanimation.com/about

This chat features Dutch multidisciplinary artist and filmmaker, Robert-Jonathan Koeyers, who shares the ins and outs of creating his recent 2D animated film, “It’s Nice in Here.” Koyeres studied animation at Rotterdam and this is his first film out of school which premiered at Cannes and has since been Oscar shortlisted. Tune in to Ibele and Koeyers to hear: *How Koeyers received funding to hire a full animation team *The secret behind Koeyer’s super-captivating storytelling *What the animation industry is like in the Netherlands Social Links: *Follow the film on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/niceinhere/ *Follow Koeyers on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rjkoeyers/

This chat is with a 2D animator from Portugal named Laura Gonçalves. She is known for animated films like Drop by Drop, Three Weeks in December, and her most recent, The Garbage Man. She shares how she worked with the BAP Animation Studio collective to produce her film. Tune in to Ibele and Gonçalves to hear: *How Gonçalves received funding for her film in Portugal *What options you have pursuing animation as a career in Portugal *Gonçalves’ complete process to produce her super unique style and story Social Links: *Watch The Garbage Man here: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/screening-room/the-power-of-family-memory-in-the-garbage-man *Follow Gonçalves on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/la_lauragoncalves/

This chat features German stop motion animator Eliott Deshusses, who shares what the stop motion industry is like in Germany and how he got into it. Deshusses studied at Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg and has an incredible reel of really fascinating and unique stop motion projects that have included work with some big brands like Audi, Miracle Whip, Universal, and Yamaha. Tune in to Ibele and Deshusses to hear: *What opportunities exist for stop motion animators in Germany *How Deshusses got a rep *Behind the scenes of Deshusses’ grad film ~[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 many o

This chat features legendary Disney Animator, Chris Bailey, who’s animated on The Little Mermaid, The Rescuers Down Under, The Lion King, and more. Most recently Bailey directed The Great Wolf Pack: A Call to Adventure, Great Wolf Lodge’s first animated feature film - bringing about an interesting discussion around branded animated films. Tune in to Ibele and Bailey to hear: *Bailey’s number one tip to master hand-drawn animation *How to go from animator to director *Behind-the-scenes of directing The Great Wolf Pack Social Links: *Check out Bailey’s website: https://damagedfilms.com *Connect with Bailey on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Maj.Damage/ *Watch the trailer to The Great Wolf Pack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9P1w2RluWE&ab_channel=TheGreatWolfPack

This chat features Filmmaker, Faculty of Sheridan College’s Animation Program, and Author of the go-to-book on stop motion filmmaking, Chris Walsh. Walsh shares how he used the pandemic's lockdown to set up a home stop motion studio and produce an 8-minute film about a skeleton assassin looking to mend a broken heart. Tune in to Ibele and Walsh to hear: *The cost to build a home stop motion studio from scratch *The most challenging part about self-producing a short film *The number one thing Walsh has learned about storytelling from his years as a professor at Sheridan College ~[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 Dra

This chat features two seasoned stop motion animators - Malcolm Lamont and Jeff Riley. Together, Lamont and Riley have worked on nearly every major stop motion feature film including Corpse Bride, Coraline, Box Trolls, Kubo, and most recently, Wendell & Wild where they both served as Animation Supervisors. In this chat they share how they worked their way into feature stop motion as well as all the behind-the-scenes of how Wendell & Wild came together. Tune in to Ibele, Lamont, and Riley to hear: *How to get into feature stop motion animation *3 skills you need to be competitive in feature film animation *How long from start to finish Wendell & Wild took to produce. ~[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 c

This chat features Future House Animation Studio’s Director and Animation Supervisor Ryan Bird and Founder Adam Sidwell. In our chat they’re going to share how they’ve been building client projects within the metaverse like virtual concerts, sales meetings, and games, and how they started working in VR in the first place. Tune in to Ibele, Bird, and Sidwell to hear: *How Future House sells clients on Metaverse projects *What software you need to build within the Metaverse *What sort of animation opportunities the Metaverse offers ~~ Get 20% off one-time purchases (valid any time), or 40% off subscriptions (valid 10 days from this episode’s posting) of Magic Mind’s Productivity Shots. Just visit www.magicmind.co/animation and use code ANIMATION20 Magic Mind is the world’s first productivity shot. Each shot contains a magical combination of 12 active ingredients designed to stimulate focus, creativity, energy, and motivation while decreasing stress, oxidation, and decreases post-exercise inflammation in th

This chat is with animation editor Stephanie Earley, who’s worked on The Awesomes, Bob’s Burgers, and Central Park. She shares how she got her start as an assistant editor and worked her way up to lead, as well as the ins and outs of the job, including what software studios use, how she makes cuts, and how editors are hired for animation. Tune in to Ibele and Earley to hear: *How much social media plays into becoming a professional animation editor *The differences between editing different genres of animation *What to do to become an in-demand animation editor ~~ Get 20% off one-time purchases (valid any time), or 40% off subscriptions (valid 10 days from this episode’s posting) of Magic Mind’s Productivity Shots. Just visit www.magicmind.co/animation and use code ANIMATION20 Magic Mind is the world’s first productivity shot. Each shot contains a magical combination of 12 active ingredients designed to stimulate focus, creativity, energy, and motivation while decreasing stress, oxidation, and decreases

This chat is with Planetary Science Video Producer and Animator, James Tralie, who shares how he took a u-turn from geophysics into animation. Throughout his career he’s also worked with clients like Facebook, Taco Bell, MIT, Marshmello, and Fiji Water - and on top of this he also runs a YouTube channel teaching Blender. Tune in to Ibele and Tralie to hear: *How Tralie broke into the industry with a degree in geophysics *What Tralie has done to grow his Instagram to 145K followers *What being a NASA animator is like ~[SPONSORED MESSAGE]~ Use code AIPDomestika40 for 40% off any Domestika course until March 31, 2023. Visit https://www.domestika.org/ This episode is sponsored by Domestika, a leader in online creative teaching since 2002. Domestika offers over 2,000 courses on a variety of topics like After Effects, Instagram Brand Strategy, Watercolour Illustration, Time Management for Creatives, and of course, every type of animation you can imagine. For a list of all of their courses, visit https://www.dom

This chat features CEO of Brain Zoo Studios - a studio he founded in LA 27 years ago - Mo Davoudian. During his time at Brain Zoo, Davoudian has worked with clients like Marvel, Guardians of the Galaxy, Call of Duty, and Lego. In this chat he shares what it takes to keep an animation studio ahead of the game after all this time. Tune in to Ibele and Davoudian to hear: *Davoudian’s formula for a successful animation studio *How Brain Zoo evolved during the pandemic *How Brain Zoo continuously lands big brand clients Social Links: *Check out Brain Zoo Studios’ website: https://www.brainzoostudios.com/

This chat features David Kaye, voice actor extraordinaire. Throughout his career he’s worked on TV shows and movies like Transformers, He-Man, Ben 10, Ducktales, Up, Scooby Doo, and Eternals, plus video games like Assassin's Creed, Ratchet and Clank, Call of Duty, and Kingdom Hearts. In this chat he shares how he got his start in voice acting, transitioned into animated films, TV shows and video games, and how anyone else with a knack for making voices can do the same. Tune into Ibele and Kaye to hear: *Five simple tips to improve your voice acting *How many auditions Kaye does in a week to land just one client *How stable of a career voice acting is for those just starting out. Social Links: *Check out Kaye’s website: https://www.davidkaye.com/ *Follow Kaye on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/DKayeVO/ *Follow Kaye on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DKayeVO

This chat features Justin Rasch, a stop motion and CG animator. Over the years Rasch has worked on stop motion productions like Paranorman and Kubo and the Two Strings, and CG productions like Blizzard’s Overwatch and World of Warcraft shorts. In this chat, Rasch shares how he got his start, worked his way up in the animation world, and now how he’s making a name for himself on social media. Tune in to Ibele and Rasch to hear: *What compels Rasch’s perfectionist mindset in everything he does *The real career benefits of having a lot of social media followers *How rushing a shot taught Rasch a lesson he brought forward his entire 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 have flexible, posable n

This chat features self-taught Turkish stop motion animator Özgürcan Özdamar. A note about this chat is that Özgürcan Özdamar only speaks Turkish and Terry Ibele only speaks English, so Merve Çaydere, a set designer at Laika, has volunteered to translate back and forth in the interview. In the chat Özdamar shares how he got his start working on commercials, then branched off to publish his own work on YouTube - receiving more than four billion views for his funny stop motion videos for kids. Tune in to Özdamar, Çaydere, and Ibele to hear: *How Özdamar has animated over 6,000 minutes of stop motion animation *How much money Özdamar was making from YouTube on a monthly basis *The next big project Özdamar is working on. [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 foota

This chat features storyboard revisionist Dorsa Bidhendi who Terry Ibele met back in 2018 in Sheridan College’s animation program. Bidhendi recently graduated this spring and in this chat she shares how she got her first storyboard revisionist contract fresh out of school. Tune in to Ibele and Bidhendi to hear: *The interesting way Bidhendi got her portfolio to stand out to recruiters *What exactly a storyboard revisionist does *The advantage having a previous fine arts degree gave Bidhendi in animation school ~[SPONSORED MESSAGE]~ The stop motion event of the year is back in person this September - Festival Stop Motion Montreal returns to the big screen at Concordia University’s JA De Seve Theater from September 16-18. 75 of the top short films in stop motion cinema were selected to compete this year across 10 different screening programs for the coveted ball-and-socket trophy awards. There’s going to be special guest conferences, exhibitions, meet the filmmakers, networking opportunities, and more to che

This chat features Ryan Summers, a veteran motion designer who was just tapped as Senior Creative Director at the creative studio Spillt. Over his career, Summers has worked on projects for Warner Bros, Starbucks, Pokémon, and Google and in this chat he’s going to share how to put together a portfolio to get hired in motion design. Tune in to Ibele and Summers to hear: *The four phases of animation *How Summers got his start *Summer’s best advice to quick starting a career in motion design today ~[SPONSORED MESSAGE]~ The stop motion event of the year is back in person this September - Festival Stop Motion Montreal returns to the big screen at Concordia University’s JA De Seve Theater from September 16-18. 75 of the top short films in stop motion cinema were selected to compete this year across 10 different screening programs for the coveted ball-and-socket trophy awards. There’s going to be special guest conferences, exhibitions, meet the filmmakers, networking opportunities, and more to check out. VIP pa

This chat features Eugene Fong, who Terry Ibele met through a pitching workshop at the Toronto Animated Image Society. What’s interesting about this chat is that Fong is not himself an animator, or even in the animation industry. Instead he does global supply chain as his day job, but he’s currently researching everything he can to make the jump into animation - something Ibele did just a few years ago. So, in this chat you’ll hear them talk about the risks of switching careers later in life, their plans on how to do it, and the shotgun approach Fong is currently undertaking.This is a super interesting chat if you yourself are thinking of switching careers into animation. Tune in to Ibele and Fong to hear: *The unique “shotgun” approach Fong is taking to enter the industry *The definition of success Fong is pursuing with animation *How to align your personal and career goals ~[SPONSORED MESSAGE]~ This episode is brought to you by Arcane, the acclaimed Netflix animated TV series that is for your considerati

This chat is with Marcos Meson, one of the original founders of the 2D animation app FlipaClip. Meson shares how he started FlipaClip along with his brothers as a side project and grew it into the app that is used by millions today. He also shares what it was like building the team from scratch, how he’s created a very involved international animation community, and their plans for the future of the app. Tune in to Ibele and Meson to hear: *How schools are using FlipaClip *Why social media influencers are turning to 2D *Why FlipaClip is the entry app for so many 2D animators ~[SPONSORED MESSAGE]~ This episode is brought to you by Arcane, the acclaimed Netflix animated TV series that is for your consideration in 2 Emmy Award nominated categories: outstanding animated program and outstanding sound editing for a comedy or drama series and animation. Arcane is produced by Riot Games in partnership with Fortiche Production, and is the winner of 9 Annie Awards, the most of any TV series or film this year. ~~~

This chat features Brent Forrest who has worked as a special effects animator, storyboard artist, director, and is currently a Technical Director at Marza Animation Planet Inc. in Japan. Forrest shares how he created the concept for his short film Samurai Frog Golf, pitched it to Marza, and then worked with them to get funding and produce the full short. Samurai Frog Golf will premiere at SIGGRAPH on August 8th in Vancouver and at The Virtual Electronic Theater (For those who can't be there in person) on August 9th. The public release will be September 15th launching simultaneously on CgBros, CgMeetup and the Marza Youtube Channel. Please note: Marza doesn’t take unsolicited pitches Tune in to Ibele and Brent to hear: *The marketing plan Marza is executing to sell Samurai Frog Golf into a series *Forrest’s move from Canada to Japan and what it’s like working for a major studio there *The unique way Marza and Forrest received funding for Samurai Frog Golf Social Links: *Learn more about Samurai Frog

This chat features the Nice Shorts animation podcast cohosts Fu Yang and Johnny Knittle. Besides interviewing animators on their short film process, Fu Yang is an award-winning stop motion and 2D animator and Johnny Knittle is a music composer who focuses his talents on concert hall works and animated short films. In their chat, Yang and Knittle share the behind-the-scenes of running an animation podcast as well as their ins and outs of their careers. Tune in to Yang, Knittle and Ibele to hear: *How they started their first episode *Yang’s plan to teach stop motion animation to kids *How Yang and Knittle met ~[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