This episode of the Animation Industry Podcast features Tracy Strong, 2D Effects Animator at Pipeline Studios on the steps to build a career out of 2D effects. You will also learn: *The 3 specific things to include in your portfolio if you want to get into 2D Effects (it’s not what you think) *What 90% of the job of a Special Effects Animator actually entails *Why being told you’re great at art can actually make you fail in animation Originally from Newfoundland Canada, Tracy graduated from Max the Mutt Animation School where she went on to work as a generalist at a small studio, doing jobs ranging from rigging, character animation, design and compositing. She hopped around from studio to studio until landing as a special effects animator for Pipeline Studios in Hamilton. On top of this, she’s also become the master of Toon Boom Harmony animation software and runs a YouTube Channel called Stylus Rumble where you can find over 130 tutorials of everything from how to animate fire effects to making the shading of a little grape dude look great - all in Toon Boom. Follow Tracy on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stylusrumble/ Follow Tracy on Twitter: https://twitter.com/stylusrumble?lang=en Check out Tracy’s Toon Boom Tutorials on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP7U2uqSXXcDCkMdqXsq_jQ Check out Phil’s Design Corner on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvedReHaxA4VXPPPCvAUWaQ Learn more about this podcast at terryibele.com/animation-industry-podcast/

This episode of the Animation Industry Podcast features Maximilian Lopez, stop motion animator on Tumble Leaf and Founder of Apartment D Films on how to get stop motion client work. You’ll also learn: *How Max worked his way from painting a bathroom during his first internship to owning his own studio *How to entice clients to take on stop motion projects *A whole lot of really really really really solid business advice for anyone who wants to become a professional animator ~[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/ ~ Maximilian Lopez is a stop motion executive producer, director, animator and armature machinist from New Jersey. He has worked on films such as Hell and Back (his first job), Anomalisa, Wendell and Wild and recently Bubbles, but he cut his teeth on the 13 time Emmy Award winning series Tumble Leaf. Max studied animation at the Rochester Institute of Technology under Tom Gasek where he met his creative/business partner Sean Malony. After graduation he went home for two weeks to say goodbye to my family before moving to Los Angeles with Sean, where he’s been ever since (7 years)! On Tumble Leaf Max learned the ins and outs of producing a high craft series, and creating a studio culture that pushes artists to grow and do their best work. After 4 years Max left Tumble Leaf with his business partner to create a studio of his own! In the two and a half years since Apartment Ds founding, they’ve brought on another partner, Cami Kwan, amassed millions of views on YouTube, and recently negotiated their largest contract to date! See Apartment D’s demo reel on their website: http://www.apartmentdfilms.com/about Follow Apartment D on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/apartmentdfilms/ Follow Max on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mxmln.machinist/ Learn more about this podcast at terryibele.com/animation-industry-podcast/

This episode of the Animation Industry Podcast features Brent Dienst, Pixar Animator on how to create believable character performances. You’ll also learn: *What Pixar looks for when they hire character animators *How to turn “throwaway shots” into career jumping opportunities *What the culture at Pixar is like for animators Brent Dienst began at Pixar Animation Studios as an animator the summer of 2017. Since joining the studio, he has worked as a fix animator on the Academy Award® winning feature film “Coco” as well as “Incredibles 2.” and most recently he worked as an animator on “Toy Story 4,” which is set to release June 21, 2019. As an animator, Brett really breathes life into the characters on the screen so that they feel natural and authentic to the viewers. Prior to Pixar, Brent was a Hand Drawn animator, animating iconic characters such as Tony the Tiger and the RiceKrispies Treat commercials. Then after transitioning to CG animation, Dienst worked for Arc, Blue Sky, and Walt Disney Animation Studios. Brent was Raised in Dekalb, IL, before going to Sheridan’s Animation Program in Oakville, Ontario and currently he lives in Emeryville, CA. Reach out to Brent on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brent-dienst-50030219

This episode of the Animation Industry Podcast features NFB Director Dale Hayward on his latest film Bone Mother and how to build a career out of stop motion. You’ll also learn: *The complete process of how National Film Board of Canada films are produced. *How Dale and co-director Sylvie created their own 3D printing process for face replacements *The one thing that will make you appear more legitimate to companies when seeking client work Dale first appeared on my radar about 10 years ago when I came across his short film of a cute little old-timey flower that gets repeatedly stabbed in the eye by a bee. Ever since, I’ve been hooked on Dale’s work, and he’s worked on tonnes of stop motion projects, shows like Celebrity Deathmatch, commercials for Nike, Tim Horton's, Lego and even feature films like The Little Prince. In all that time he even managed to create his own studio, See Creature and very recently he finished work on a completely self made short film with his wife Sylvie for the National Film Board of Canada. The film is called Bone Mother and it’s about a vain and arrogant youth who dares to enter Baba Yaga’s living house of bones. If you haven’t seen it yet, you should definitely give it a look. The set and puppets are absolutely spectacular and Dale shares so many behind the scene shots on instagram. Watch Bone Mother on the NFB: https://www.nfb.ca/film/bone-mother/ Follow Bone Mother on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bone_mother/ Follow Dale (See Creature) on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dale_seecreature/ Enroll in Dale's Stop Motion Course, See Learn: www.see-learn.com Check out See Creature Studio: https://www.seecreature.ca/ Learn more about this podcast at terryibele.com/animation-industry-podcast/

This episode of the Animation Industry Podcast features Bill Tedford, Art Director at Brown Bag Films, on how to develop children’s programming IP. You’ll also learn: *The complete process a children’s show goes through from ideation to air *What kind of market research Brown Bag does before they develop an IP *Why it’s easier for background painters to become Art Directors Who is a Toronto-based Director, Art Director and Artist with an extensive list of Television, design, and artistic achievements in both children's and adult television programs including the Emmy award-winning Peg + Cat, Peep and the Big Wide World, and most recently, Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood. Which won best preschool animated television show at this year's Daytime Emmy awards. Throughout his 20 year career, he has done it all. He’s been a cameraman, compositor, assistant editor, animator, storyboard artist, and design supervisor - and one of the characters he’s developed is Daniel Tiger. If you haven’t heard about Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood, it's on its fifth season and can be seen on PBS and it's affiliates it can also be streamed off their site where it averages 40 million views each month. Daniel's is watched in 180 countries around the world in eleven languages. In addition to his animation career, Bill has been actively involved in the 48 Hour Film Project and competes regularly. A highlight of being part of the 48 hour Film Project was being asked to be a part of Team Canada for the Mini Drones Film Festival. He helped put together a ridiculous short about drones chasing each other around an office which I’ll link in the description Bill lives in Toronto with his wife and their two beautiful daughters. When Bill is not drawing or spending time with his family, you can find him out at Seton archery range trying to improve his groupings. Reach out to Bill on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/william-tedford-87b104/ Send your portfolio to Brown Bag Films: https://www.brownbagfilms.com/contact Watch Team Canada's 48 Hour Film Entry here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HDU-hvKmuk&app=desktop Watch an episode of Daniel Tiger’s Neighbourhood here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UTQUzFEZCM Learn more about this podcast at terryibele.com/animation-industry-podcast/

This episode of the Animation Industry Podcast features Fernando Stockler, Sheridan Animation Student, on how to get into the program and do really really really well. You’ll also learn: *How to get top marks on your animation portfolio *The #1 thing animation students struggle with *How making your mom freshly squeezed orange juice can help you get better grades *(plus, hear me say “like” 12,000 times) Originally from Brazil, Fernando Stockler is an animation student at Sheridan College in Ontario, Canada. Besides drawing ultra rad poses of buff girls and dudes and creating video game animations, you can find him streaming on Twitch. Follow Fernando on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wolfgand/ Follow Fernando on Twitter: https://twitter.com/wolfgand_shuric Follow Fernando on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/wolfgand_shuric/ See Chris Delara’s Pin-up Girl Art on her website: https://crisdelara.myportfolio.com/welcome Learn more about this podcast at terryibele.com/animation-industry-podcast/

This episode of the Animation Industry Podcast features Davey Ferguson, a freelance, Glasgow based animator who talks about how to specialize in silly animation and artwork for TV, games, and online content. You’ll also learn: *How he ended up animating a guest episode of Adventure Time *How to time manage yourself as a freelancer *The biggest stress a freelance animator faces There’s a short animation out there called The Funny Fish Finger Friends fall in the pond. It’s this silly story about an apple who is friends with a frog and just falls in a pond, and that’s it. The style is so unique - it’s this cut-out-looking animation mixed with live puppets, and the dialogue is hilarious. I can still quote every line from it even though it’s been nearly a decade since I first saw it. Even though the animation isn’t super well known, its style is so unique that the animator has had some really cool opportunities to work on some pretty big projects which we’ll talk about how he got those. His name is Davey Ferguson, and he is a freelance, Glasgow based animator who specialises in silly animation and artwork for TV, games and online content. His recent credits include the Water Park Prank guest episode of Adventure Time, which was one of only 9 guest episodes out of the show. He also designed the PS4/PC game Loot Rascals. He uploads personal work under the name swatpaz and currently has 1.7 million views on YouTube. Watch The Funny FIsh FInger Friends Fall in the Pond here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGWXhj1dhkY Follow Davey on Twitter: https://twitter.com/swatpaz?lang=en Follow Davey on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeU7HSDElFiMgjXcmc-4b0A Check out Davey’s Website: https://www.swatpaz.net/ Learn more about this podcast at terryibele.com/animation-industry-podcast/

This episode of the Animation Industry Podcast features Andrew Strimaitis, Animation Director at Guru Studio who talks about mentorship and how a feedback loop can further your career (in leaps and bounds!). You’ll also learn: *The KABOOMS formula for animating characters at maximum efficiency *The #1 thing Andrew’s seen motivate animators to do their best studio work *Andrew’s best advice on how to land any entry level animation job Andrew has been animating since he was a kid, but started his professional career at Cuppa Coffee studios after graduating from Seneca college. Since then he’s gone from Junior Animator, to Senior Animator, and most recently, Animation Director for all of Guru Studio. He’s also worked on a number of shows including Paw Patrol, Ever-After High, and the stop motion show Celebrity Deathmatch. Connect with Andrew on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-strimaitis-8b19b732 See Andrew’s demo reel, including his animation of Slime from Mudpit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j20vvB-HmTI Find out more about Guru Studio: http://www.gurustudio.com/ Learn more about this podcast at terryibele.com/animation-industry-podcast/ AND! Check out the episode of Care Bears It's Raining It's Pouring here (7:49 for Grumpy Bear's expression): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJxfaQaxroE

This episode of the Animation Industry Podcast features Elyse Castro, creator of The Summoning on Cartoon Hangover, on how she pitched her show idea to Frederator. You’ll also learn: *How ridiculously simple Elyse’s pitch was *Everything you need to put together your own pitch (and all the stuff you don’t actually need to do) *The different types of tension that will make the story better Two years ago I saw a post on Reddit titled, “My friend showed me her comic strip for feedback before she entered it in a competition. It won, and today "The Summoning" came out on Cartoon Hangover.” The post had racked up nearly a thousand comments and the video itself was well over a million views. So I watched it and like everyone else, immediately fell in love with the short’s clever cat witch, her cat sidekick, and their poo-eating bunny nemesis. This was well before I began my own journey into animation and to me at that time it seemed impossible that someone had written a comic and somehow gotten it made into a complete show - and a ridiculously good one at that! So, here I am today, talking with Elyse Castro from Australia, the one who wrote The Summoning, and her journey on what it was like turning it into a show and what’s next for her. Follow Elyse on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elysecastro/?hl=en Watch The Summoning on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElzEYgQW8f0 See Elyse’s original pitch on the Scribd: https://www.scribd.com/document/364072012/The-Summoning-Pitch-Board Learn more about this podcast at terryibele.com/animation-industry-podcast/

This episode of the Animation Industry Podcast features Emmy winning Stop Motion Animator Sarah de Gaudemar on how to make a career out of stop motion animation. You’ll also learn: *How to improve your stop motion skills (if you feel like you suck at it) *The best way to get into the industry *The big difference between TV stop motion and feature film stop motion Sarah graduated from NYU’s film program in 1997 where she quickly landed a role as a Production Assistant at the Jim Henson Company. However, that role was very short lived as she got an opportunity to work on Celebrity Deathmatch as a stop motion animator. Since then she’s spent over 20 years developing her craft, and if you like stop motion, there’s a good chance you’ve seen her work. She’s animated on nearly two dozen TV shows like Moral Orel, and WWE Slam City, plus she was an animator on Coraline. Currently she’s living in Paris, France doing freelance stop motion work for various clients. Get in touch with Sarah through her Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarah_de_gaudemar/ Learn more about this podcast at terryibele.com/animation-industry-podcast/