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 tips for others to follow a similar path. Tune in to Ibele and Pakiz to hear: *Why you shouldn’t apply to online animation jobs (and what to do instead) *How career stability changes once you become a director *The pros and cons of developing a personal animation style ~[SPONSORED MESSAGE]~ This video is sponsored by Mt. Mograph - learn more about their software at mtmo.co/. For over 10 years Mt. Mograph has powered up animators and motion designers with industry leading plugins and software. Mt. Mograph offers an unrivaled Lifetime License that will leave you speechless — with constant updates and next-generation tools to improve your workflow. Like, Boombox their all-in-one sound design toolkit; of over 14,000 commercial-grade sound effects, Wander their ultimate media collection engine, or the legendary Motion-4 known as “the most helpful Extension for motion designers in Adobe After Effects” a tour de' force of tools and controls for professional animators, brands, studios and creators since 2013. Use special code “AIP” at Checkout for 20% off your Lifetime License. ~~ Social Links: *Check out Pakiz’s website: https://keithpakiz.com/ *Follow Pakiz on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/k_pakiz/?hl=en *Follow Pakiz on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@mooncountyanm

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 others can find work there too. Tune in to Ibele and Pettit to hear: *The best way to connect with YouTubers who hire animators *How stable a YouTube animation career is vs television *The unique working environment YouTube animation creates that television studios can’t often match ~[SPONSORED MESSAGE]~ This video is sponsored by Mt. Mograph - learn more about their software at https://mtmo.co/. For over 10 years Mt. Mograph has powered up animators and motion designers with industry leading plugins and software. Mt. Mograph offers an unrivaled Lifetime License that will leave you speechless — with constant updates and next-generation tools to improve your workflow. Like, Boombox their all-in-one sound design toolkit; of over 14,000 commercial-grade sound effects, Wander their ultimate media collection engine, or the legendary Motion-4 known as “the most helpful Extension for motion designers in Adobe After Effects” a tour de' force of tools and controls for professional animators, brands, studios and creators since 2013. Use special code “AIP” at Checkout for 20% off your Lifetime License. ~~ Social Links: *Follow Pettit on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/austinpettit/ *Check out Pettit’s website: https://www.austinpettitart.com/

Get AIP Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirts/animation-industry-podcast This 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 social media, as well as a preschool show on Nickelodeon. In their chat, Rachel shares her journey from renting a shed in New Zealand, to partnering with celebrity Kristen Bell, and finally landing a deal with Nickelodeon. Tune in to Ibele and Larsen to hear: *Why The Tiny Chef evolved to be such a successful character *The ins and outs of producing a show as a first time showrunner *How to create authentic animated characters Social Links: *Follow Tiny Chef on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetinychefshow *Follow Larsen on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rachelklarsen

ENTER TO WIN: 1 free 3-month license of Toon Boom Storyboard Pro: https://forms.gle/ZPpjsVC1W6yD3ebQ7 This 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 into animation, the environment that allowed him to hone his skills, how he managed his short film, and what’s next for him. Tune into Ibele and Chesworth to hear: *A complete budget breakdown of The Brave Locomotive *How Chesworth accomplished his dream of working at Disney *How Chesworth came to work on the Oscar nominated film One Small Step ~[SPONSORED MESSAGE]~ This episode is sponsored by Toon Boom Animation, who for over 30 years has led the global market in preproduction and 2D animation software, serving clients in 140+ countries. Toon Boom's Storyboard Pro is one of the leading storyboarding software used by professional story artists, directors, and other creatives around the world. It combines drawing, scripting, camera controls, animatic creation, sound, and other tools. You can start your free trial by visiting https://www.toonboom.com or enter this draw for a free 3-month license of Storyboard Pro: https://forms.gle/ZPpjsVC1W6yD3ebQ7 ~~ Social Links: *Follow Chesworth on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andrew_chesworth *Follow Chesworth on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@achesworth *Watch The Brave Locomotive on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8mScKWj3kQ&ab_channel=AndrewChesworth

Buy AIP merch: https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/56620609-animation-industry-podcast This 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 clients like Nickelodeon, Felix the 1st, and Far Caspian. Tune in to Ibele and Nicholls to hear: *Nicholls' strategy to always be working on creative projects *How Nicholls (unintentionally) grew his Instagram to 60,000 followers *How Nicholls became represented by an agency Social Links: *Check out Nicholls’ website: https://www.smileatthemoonstudios.com/ *Follow Nicholls on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/smileatthemoon_/

Support this podcast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/theAIP This 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 land brands like Amazon, Nike, Spotify, and Bloomberg. Tune in to Ibele, van der Donk, and Young to hear: *The advantages of using virtual reality sculpting software over other types of CG sculpting softwares *The steps the team took to finally go full-time with their studio *What the animation industry is like in the Netherlands Social Links: *Check out Yonk’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yonk.online/ *Check out Yonk’s website: https://www.yonk.online/

Support this podcast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/theAIP This 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 brands. Robashkin also shares the new path MAKE has been on with creating its own original micro short series for social media. Tune in to Ibele and Robashkin to hear: *What advantage enabled Robashkin to get big-name clients as a brand new studio *How MAKE has been able to excel at commercial projects while also creating original content in-house *How artists can get involved with MAKE Social Links: *Check out MAKE’s website: https://makevisual.com/ *Follow MAKE on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/makegallery/ *Watch MAKE Originals on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@makeoriginals *Follow MAKE Originals on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/makeoriginalseries/

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 Zealand claymation kid’s show Kiri and Lou as well as his thoughts on the idea of achieving perfectionism in animation. Tune in to Ibele and Hayward to hear: *Why Kiri and Lou is one of the few claymation shows in the world *Common misconceptions around how to achieve actual perfectionism in animation *Five steps to drastically improve your animation performance ~[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 other camera apps. Visit huehd.com to learn more and follow @HUEcameras on social media for news, fun and giveaways. Get 10% off any Hue product from www.huehd.com with code: 10TERRYAIP ~~ Social Links: *Follow Hayward on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dale_seecreature/ *Follow See Creature on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seecreature_anim/ *Check out Hayward’s website: https://www.seecreature.ca/ *Add Hayward on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/see-creature-animation/

Support this podcast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/theAIP This 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 misconceptions artists have about finances and the four steps you can take to set yourself up for a better financial future. Tune in to Ibele and Mateo to hear: *One thing you can do right now to reframe your current financial situation *How to figure out your value as an artist and charge appropriately *Helpful tips on how to increase your financial literacy Social Links: Sign up or take the Money Type Quiz at www.TheMAP.ca by Nov 24th and get up to 50% discount on your first package. *Check out Victoria’s website: https://www.themap.ca/ *Follow Victoria on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moneyawarenesspathway/ *Follow Money Awareness Path on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/moneyawarenesspathway/

Will Anderson, a BAFTA-winning filmmaker and animator, discusses rare rigging techniques, self-producing a documentary, and tips for rethinking your social media portfolio. They explore the challenges of balancing personal style and commercial work, transitioning between programs, and acquiring work in animation. They also discuss the concept of 'night of shame', starting a similar event in Edinburgh, and their interest in the auto-animation festival. Overall, they share insights into the journey of an animator and the opportunities for those with a unique style.