Support this podcast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/theAIP This chat features 2D Animator Jon Densk who’s currently working on a new short film called Axolodyssey. He shares how he mentored under Tom Bancroft on Cuphead, which led to him working on Space Jam, then ultimately founding Studio Fresco with his friends. He also shares the ins and outs of producing a short film and using Kickstarter to fund it. Tune in to Ibele and Densk to hear: *The eye-opening industry experience that changed how Jon views animation *What Densk is doing to improve his character performance *How Densk has been building a social media following for his short film Social Links: *Support Axolodyssey on Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/studio-fresco/axolodyssey *Follow Densk on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jondensk/?hl=en-gb Follow Densk on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DenskJon *Check out Densk’s website: https://jldensk.myportfolio.com/

Support this podcast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/theAIP This chat features Tomas Barrenechea, a CG animator from Argentina who is known online for nothing to do with CG animation - instead he’s known for a fun claymation character named Tomba, a red blob with two eyes and a mouth. Over the past three years, Tomas has learned to animate in stop motion, built a small studio in his home, and gained a growing online following for Tomba’s short antics. Tune in to Ibele and Barrenechea to hear: *How to create and sell stop motion animations as NFTs *Where Barrenechea plans on taking the concept of Tomba *The stop motion skills that translate into CG animation and vice versa. Social Links: *Follow Tomba on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tomba.animation/ *Follow Tomba on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tomba.animation *Follow Tomba on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TombaAnimation

Support this podcast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/theAIP This chat features the duo who run the stop motion studio called Mystery Meat Media - Ri Crawford and David Lauer. Over the years they’ve produced projects like Nickelodeon's Toymation Nation, The Moon’s Milk, and the stop motion sequence from I’m a Virgo. In their chat they share how they independently got into stop motion, met at Phil Tippet’s studio, formed their own studio, and managed to get a steady stream of stop motion work pouring in. Tune in to Ibele, Crawford, and Lauer to hear: *The two types of clients who want stop motion work *How they trusted each other enough to start a studio together *The secret behind getting consistent clients Social Links: *Follow Crawford on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/henricrawford/?hl=en\ *Check out Crawford’s work on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/ricrawford *Follow Lauer on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/darbid_lauer/?hl=en *Check out Mystery Meat Media’s website: https://www.mysterymeatmedia.com/ *Follow Mystery Meat Media on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mysterymeatmedia/?hl=en

Support this podcast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/theAIP This chat features Blake Derksen, an LA-based stop motion animator who’s worked on titles like Alien Xmas, Crossing Swords, and Robot Chicken. He is going to share the process behind his independent short film called The Other Space, which is in production right now. Derksen’s film is inspired by his own journey through cancer treatment with the goal of helping other young cancer patients face their situations with courage. ~[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 ~~ Tune in to Ibele and Derksen to hear: *How you can support Derksen’s film right now *How Derksen gathered his production team *What it takes to entirely self-produce a stop motion short film Social Links: *Support The Other Space on Kickstarter: http://www.pointblake.com/ https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1270813105/the-other-space?ref=a02cx3 *Check out Derksen’s website: http://www.pointblake.com/ *Follow Derksen on Instagram: http://instagram.com/pointblakevideos

Support this podcast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/theAIP This chat features independent stop motion felt animator Andrea Love, who shares her journey to gaining over two million followers on Instagram, turning her love for felt into a career. She dives into all the ins and outs of running her own animation business and working with brands like Candy Crush, Hulu, and Laika. Tune in to Ibele and Love to hear; *Love’s top tips to leveraging social media *How Love pushed through the lulls to find her success *Where Love’s felt career is taking her next ~[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 Love on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andreaanimates/?hl=en *Follow Love on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@andrea.animates *Follow Love on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@andreageorgialove *Check out Love’s website: http://www.andreaanimates.com/ *Take Love’s new course on Domestika: https://www.domestika.org/en/courses/4900-stop-motion-animation-with-needle-felting/andreaanimates

Support this podcast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/theAIP This chat features Carina Schulze, co-founder of Los Angeles and São Paulo based studio Chatrone. She shares what it took to build Chatrone from scratch and work with Guillermo del Toro and Joge Gutierrez to produce The Book of Life as well as other projects like Ba Da Bean and O Menino Maluquinho. She also shares what the animation market is like in Latin America and how to get back in touch with your passion when you’re going through a rough patch. Tune in to Ibele and Schulze to hear: *How to get your start as a producer *What’s involved in selling an animated TV show pitch *Expert networking tips Social Links: *Check out Chatrone’s website: https://www.chatrone.com/

Support this podcast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/theAIP This chat is with NYC stop motion animator Catya Plate and how she produced her 19-minute, award-winning film Las Nogas. She also shares her journey from Spain to Germany to the US in pursuit of an art career and how wanting her gallery pieces to come to life led her on the path to animation. Tune in to Ibele and Plate to hear: *The biggest challenge when self-producing a stop motion film full time *Where Plate finds motivation to continue her artistic career when things aren’t going as planned. *What a Clothespin Freak is and how it’s the star of her latest 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 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 Plate on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/catyaplate *Find Plate on IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4033264/ *Add Plate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/catya-plate-8157a164/ *Check out Plate’s website: http://www.catyaplate.com/ *Follow Plate on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/catyaplate/

Support this podcast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/theAIP This chat features stop motion animator Maraike Krämer who shares her path from quitting business school in Germany to getting picked up by Aardman to work on Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget in just a few short years. This is a very interesting listen for any stop motion beginners who are looking for ways to increase their skillset and get noticed by industry professionals. Tune in to Ibele and Krämer to hear: *What anyone in any situation can do to pursue their dream career *How to fast-track your stop motion skills as a beginner *Why Aadrman hired Krämer after she completed their academy course ~[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 Krämer on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maraike.kraemer/

Support this podcast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/theAIP This chat features Jason Agar, owner of Pomelo Studio in Toronto. He shares how he went from the advertising world into animation, plus how he’s switching up the traditional studio business model by creating a team of decentralized artists. Tune in to Ibele and Agar to hear: *Why Agar scrapped client reviewed storyboard cycles and what he’s switched to instead *How decentralized studio teams can pay artists more *The competitive advantage decentralized teams hold over traditional studios Social Links: *Check out Pomelo’s website: https://www.pomelo.studio/ Community Highlight: *Check out Steven's Open Toonz animation: https://www.reddit.com/r/OpenToonz/comments/14a0uxy/inside_the_nest/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3

Support this podcast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/theAIP This chat features animator, director, producer, and founder of Brooklyn-based Augenblick Studios - Aaron Augenblick. He shares his journey from producing mainly adult-oriented animation like Superjail! and Teenage Euthenasia to switching into educational kids content with his new show City Island. He also shares the four year process it took to turn City Island from a lofty idea into a fully-realized show (that PBS picked up). Tune in to Ibele and Augenblick to hear: *Augenblick’s secret sauce to the perfect pitch package *The various stages of treatment a pitch needs to go through before it airs *All the influences that went into making City Island super unique Social Links: *Check out Augenblick’s website: https://www.augenblickstudios.com/ *Watch City Island on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLa8HWWMcQEGSwR13-uvbe4elBypWX2q5o *Check out City Island on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cityislandpbs/