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 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: *Check out Deshusses’ website: http://www.eliottdeshusses.com/ *Follow Deshusses on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eliott.deshusses/?hl=en

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 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: *Check out Walsh’s website: https://www.chriswalshanimation.com/ *Watch Orchid on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmIX6RMozpU&t=2s&ab_channel=ChrisWalsh

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 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 Lamont on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/malcolmlamonster/?hl=en *Follow Riley on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rileymation/

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 the body. ~~ Social Links: *Follow Future House on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/futurehousestudiosllc/?hl=en *Check out Future House on Twitter: https://twitter.com/futurehousestu1 *Go to Future House’s website: https://www.futurehousestudios.com/about *Add Ryan Bird on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-bird-1870b84/ *Add Adam Sidwell on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-sidwell-b903091/ *Check out Adam’s Storywriting: https://storiesofthefuture.substack.com/

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 post-exercise inflammation in the body. ~~ Social Links: *Follow Earley on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cheerok *Follow Earley on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cheerok/ *Connect with Earley on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cheerok

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.domestika.org/ ~~~ Social Links: *Check out Tralie’s website: https://www.jamestralie.com/ *Follow Tralie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/james_films/ *Follow Tralie on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jamestralie *Watch Tralie’s Blender Tutorials on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/JamesTralieFilms/videos