This episode features Alexandre Siqueira, who shares his process to create the Oscar contender animation short film, Purple Boy. In our chat he covers how he built his team, secured financing, and how he wrote the narrative to make the film stand out. You’ll also learn: *Why Purple Boy took eight years to make *The biggest thing Alexandre learned about making a short film successful *How to make your film appealing to a variety of audiences ~[Sponsored Message]~ This episode is sponsored by the awesome team at StartAStudio.com Start A Studio, is a new online school focused on the business side of animation. They have both free and paid courses, an online community and downloads to help you succeed in your animation career, and build your own cool, creative and viable animation studio. You can use the unique discount code ‘AIP’ in the checkout to save 20% on their popular Pro Studio Startup course. So, whether you’re looking to up your freelance game or plan and launch your own animation company, check out https://startastudio.com ~ *Check out Alexandre’s website: www.alexandresiqueira.com *Watch Alexandre’s work on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/user4730561/videos *Add Alexandre on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alex.b.siqueira *Follow Alexandre on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alex.b.siqueira/

This episode features stop motion animator Terry Ibele who shares his journey from a career in business to starting fresh in the animation world. He gives his best advice on how he got into animation school, started a podcast, and is developing a kid's show based on a short film he created in 2018. You'll also learn: *What he did to get into Sheridan’s Animation Program *How he gets top industry guests to come on his podcast *His counterintuitive advice on putting together a pitch bible and pitching a show to success Follow Terry on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/terryibele/ The graphics for this podcast were created by Daniel Abensour: https://www.instagram.com/limulon/?hl=en The music for this podcast was composed by Will Farmer: https://www.williamleefarmer.co.uk/

This episode features Matthew Fernandes, co-founder and Chief Creative Officer of Industrial Brothers studio in Toronto. In our chat, Matthew shares how he created his show Dino Ranch from sketch to greenlight and everything in between. You’ll also learn: *How a chance encounter on a bus led to Industrial Brothers’ creation *The typical funding mix televisions shows require *How to sell a show to a broadcaster Check out Matthew’s work at https://www.industrialbrothers.com

This episode features Nico Colaleo who shares the ins and outs of what an editor for animation does. He also reveals how he started his own indie show, Ollie & Scoops, and the resources it takes to pump out an episode each month. You’ll also learn: *How much each episode of Ollie & Scoops costs to make *The #1 skill you need to be successful at editing *The daily life of an animation editor *Check out Nico and CTN’s Cartoon Crash Course classes here: https://www.tv.creativetalentnetwork.com/axChannel.php?id=55 *Follow Nico on Twitter https://twitter.com/NicoColaleo *Follow Nico on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nicocolaleo/ *Check out Nico on IMDB https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4104757/ *Watch Ollie and Scoops on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIpcD4At3BXVOb5dIhZ6QKg

This episode features Lila Martinez, a storyboard artist working at Disney Television Animation. In our chat, Lila shares her journey from Mexico to working on some of the biggest shows on television including The Simpsons and American Dad. She also shares: *The mentality she uses to accomplish her goals *The differences between boarding for TV vs Feature and Children’s vs Adult *How to make your storyboard tests stand out More about Lila: Lila Martinez is a seasoned storyboard artist working at Disney Television Animation. Originally from Mexico, Lila has storyboarded on both feature and television, children’s and adult comedy. Her credits include The Simpsons, American Dad, Netflix’s Duck Duck Goose, and Disney Junior’s The Chicken Squad. Follow Lila’s work on her website: http://www.lilastory.com/site/

This episode features filmmakers Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu and Joe Wilson who created the film Kapaemahu. Kapaemahu shares the story of the healing power of four mysterious stones found on Waikiki Beach in Hawaii - and the legendary dual male and female spirits within them. You’ll also learn: *How they uncovered the story of the healing stones on Waikiki beach *How to find funding to create culturally significant films *The impact Joe and Hina hope the film has *Watch Kapaemahu on the Criterion Channel: https://www.criterionchannel.com/kapaemahu *Watch Kapaemahu on the Animation Showcase: https://www.animationshowcase.com/ *Learn more about the film at https://www.kapaemahu.com/

This episode features Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski of Clyde Henry Productions who share their experiences creating animation, puppet, and live action films over the last decade. Some of their notable works include Madame Tutli-Putli and Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life, both co-produced with the National Film Board of Canada. You’ll also learn: *How not limiting their storytelling to animated film has opened them up to fantastic opportunities including creating strange hats for Cirque du Soliel *How they’ve operated as an independent studio for the last decade *Their upcoming film with the NFB Follow Clyde Henry Productions on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/clydehenryproductions

This episode features Henry Bonsu, creator of Adult Swim’s Lazor Wulf. In our chat, Henry reveals the rollercoaster journey he went through to get the show produced: from its humble beginnings as a tumblr webcomic back in 2013, to pitching Adult Swim, all the way to honing the show’s unique style for season two. You’ll also learn: *The original pitch that sold the show *The story engine that keeps Lazor Wulf fresh *The goal Henry pursued that led to Adult Swim renewing Lazor Wulf for a second season Watch season 2 of Lazor Wulf on Adult Swim: https://www.adultswim.com/videos/lazor-wulf Find Henry on Tumblr: https://henrytheworst.tumblr.com/ Follow Henry on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HenrytheWorst Check out Henry on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/henrytheworst Listen to more podcast episodes: https://terryibele.com/animation-industry-podcast/

This episode features Skylar Zerr, 3D Animation Director at Arcana Studio in Vancouver, who shares the skills he worked on that took him from animation graduate to animation director. You’ll also learn: *The number one thing that makes someone an absolutely invaluable candidate during the hiring process *The spark that got Skylar back into animation after a two year hiatus *The hardest thing Skylar had to learn in order to level up his career More about Skylar Zerr: Skylar is an Animation graduate from Visual College of Art and Design in Vancouver. He loves putting emotion into inanimate objects; creatures, bipeds and facial work are his specialty. Skylar also enjoys photography, editing, motion graphics and gaming with his pals on Steam. Check out Skylar's website: http://skylarzerr.com/

This episode features Vancouver-based Arcana Entertainment and Animation Studio Founder and CEO Sean O’Reilly. Sean originally began his journey into animation by travelling to comic book conventions in an attempt to get his independent comic book sold. That experience led him to create a comic book company, Arcana, which now boasts over 300 titles and over 5,000 unique characters. From there, Arcana spanned into 3D animation and has since produced a number of features, television series, and short films. You’ll also learn: *The unique pipeline Arcana has built *How Sean evaluates business decisions to mitigate risk *Arcana’s hiring process for 3D animators ~[Sponsored Message]~ This episode is sponsored by the awesome team at Startastudio.com Start A Studio, is a new online school focused on the business side of animation. They have both free and paid courses, an online community and downloads to help you succeed in your animation career, and build your own cool, creative and viable animation studio. You can use the unique discount code ‘AIP’ in the checkout to save 20% on their popular Pro Studio Startup course. So, whether you’re looking to up your freelance game or plan and launch your own animation company, check out https://startastudio.com/ ~ Check out Arcana's website: https://arcana.com/ Follow Arcana on Twitter: https://twitter.com/arcanastudio