This chat features CEO of Brain Zoo Studios - a studio he founded in LA 27 years ago - Mo Davoudian. During his time at Brain Zoo, Davoudian has worked with clients like Marvel, Guardians of the Galaxy, Call of Duty, and Lego. In this chat he shares what it takes to keep an animation studio ahead of the game after all this time. Tune in to Ibele and Davoudian to hear: *Davoudian’s formula for a successful animation studio *How Brain Zoo evolved during the pandemic *How Brain Zoo continuously lands big brand clients Social Links: *Check out Brain Zoo Studios’ website: https://www.brainzoostudios.com/

This chat features David Kaye, voice actor extraordinaire. Throughout his career he’s worked on TV shows and movies like Transformers, He-Man, Ben 10, Ducktales, Up, Scooby Doo, and Eternals, plus video games like Assassin's Creed, Ratchet and Clank, Call of Duty, and Kingdom Hearts. In this chat he shares how he got his start in voice acting, transitioned into animated films, TV shows and video games, and how anyone else with a knack for making voices can do the same. Tune into Ibele and Kaye to hear: *Five simple tips to improve your voice acting *How many auditions Kaye does in a week to land just one client *How stable of a career voice acting is for those just starting out. Social Links: *Check out Kaye’s website: https://www.davidkaye.com/ *Follow Kaye on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/DKayeVO/ *Follow Kaye on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DKayeVO

This chat features Justin Rasch, a stop motion and CG animator. Over the years Rasch has worked on stop motion productions like Paranorman and Kubo and the Two Strings, and CG productions like Blizzard’s Overwatch and World of Warcraft shorts. In this chat, Rasch shares how he got his start, worked his way up in the animation world, and now how he’s making a name for himself on social media. Tune in to Ibele and Rasch to hear: *What compels Rasch’s perfectionist mindset in everything he does *The real career benefits of having a lot of social media followers *How rushing a shot taught Rasch a lesson he brought forward his entire career ~[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 Rasch on Twitter: https://twitter.com/justinrasch_ani?lang=en *Follow Rasch on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@justinrasch_official?lang=en *Follow Rasch on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/justin_rasch_official/?hl=en *Follow Rasch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/JustinRaschAnimation/videos

This chat features self-taught Turkish stop motion animator Özgürcan Özdamar. A note about this chat is that Özgürcan Özdamar only speaks Turkish and Terry Ibele only speaks English, so Merve Çaydere, a set designer at Laika, has volunteered to translate back and forth in the interview. In the chat Özdamar shares how he got his start working on commercials, then branched off to publish his own work on YouTube - receiving more than four billion views for his funny stop motion videos for kids. Tune in to Özdamar, Çaydere, and Ibele to hear: *How Özdamar has animated over 6,000 minutes of stop motion animation *How much money Özdamar was making from YouTube on a monthly basis *The next big project Özdamar is working on. [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 Özdamar on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/Ch5Iq92LrYG/ *Follow Çaydere on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/merve.caydere/

This chat features storyboard revisionist Dorsa Bidhendi who Terry Ibele met back in 2018 in Sheridan College’s animation program. Bidhendi recently graduated this spring and in this chat she shares how she got her first storyboard revisionist contract fresh out of school. Tune in to Ibele and Bidhendi to hear: *The interesting way Bidhendi got her portfolio to stand out to recruiters *What exactly a storyboard revisionist does *The advantage having a previous fine arts degree gave Bidhendi in animation school ~[SPONSORED MESSAGE]~ The stop motion event of the year is back in person this September - Festival Stop Motion Montreal returns to the big screen at Concordia University’s JA De Seve Theater from September 16-18. 75 of the top short films in stop motion cinema were selected to compete this year across 10 different screening programs for the coveted ball-and-socket trophy awards. There’s going to be special guest conferences, exhibitions, meet the filmmakers, networking opportunities, and more to check out. VIP passes are on sale now; visit www.stopmotionmontreal.com/ for more info. ~~~ Social Links: *Follow Bidhendi on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dorsabidhendi/ *Check out Bidhendi’s website: https://www.dorsabidhendi.com/

This chat features Ryan Summers, a veteran motion designer who was just tapped as Senior Creative Director at the creative studio Spillt. Over his career, Summers has worked on projects for Warner Bros, Starbucks, Pokémon, and Google and in this chat he’s going to share how to put together a portfolio to get hired in motion design. Tune in to Ibele and Summers to hear: *The four phases of animation *How Summers got his start *Summer’s best advice to quick starting a career in motion design today ~[SPONSORED MESSAGE]~ The stop motion event of the year is back in person this September - Festival Stop Motion Montreal returns to the big screen at Concordia University’s JA De Seve Theater from September 16-18. 75 of the top short films in stop motion cinema were selected to compete this year across 10 different screening programs for the coveted ball-and-socket trophy awards. There’s going to be special guest conferences, exhibitions, meet the filmmakers, networking opportunities, and more to check out. VIP passes are on sale now; visit https://www.stopmotionmontreal.com/ for more info. ~~~ Social Links: *Follow Summers on Twitter: https://twitter.com/oddernod *Book a mentorship chat with Summers: https://calendly.com/oddernod *Watch Summer’s reel: https://www.spillt.com/project/ryan-summers-reel *Follow Summers on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oddernod/?hl=en

This chat features Eugene Fong, who Terry Ibele met through a pitching workshop at the Toronto Animated Image Society. What’s interesting about this chat is that Fong is not himself an animator, or even in the animation industry. Instead he does global supply chain as his day job, but he’s currently researching everything he can to make the jump into animation - something Ibele did just a few years ago. So, in this chat you’ll hear them talk about the risks of switching careers later in life, their plans on how to do it, and the shotgun approach Fong is currently undertaking.This is a super interesting chat if you yourself are thinking of switching careers into animation. Tune in to Ibele and Fong to hear: *The unique “shotgun” approach Fong is taking to enter the industry *The definition of success Fong is pursuing with animation *How to align your personal and career goals ~[SPONSORED MESSAGE]~ This episode is brought to you by Arcane, the acclaimed Netflix animated TV series that is for your consideration in 2 Emmy Award nominated categories: outstanding animated program and outstanding sound editing for a comedy or drama series and animation. Arcane is produced by Riot Games in partnership with Fortiche Production, and is the winner of 9 Annie Awards, the most of any TV series or film this year. ~~~ Social Links: *Follow Fong on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eugeneeatsthat *Check out Fong’s books on Amazon: https://www.amazon.ca/Star-Delivery-Eugene-F/dp/B092C4HBB8/ref=sr_1_12?qid=1660170032&refinements=p_27%3AEugene+F&s=books&sr=1-12&text=Eugene+F/

This chat is with Marcos Meson, one of the original founders of the 2D animation app FlipaClip. Meson shares how he started FlipaClip along with his brothers as a side project and grew it into the app that is used by millions today. He also shares what it was like building the team from scratch, how he’s created a very involved international animation community, and their plans for the future of the app. Tune in to Ibele and Meson to hear: *How schools are using FlipaClip *Why social media influencers are turning to 2D *Why FlipaClip is the entry app for so many 2D animators ~[SPONSORED MESSAGE]~ This episode is brought to you by Arcane, the acclaimed Netflix animated TV series that is for your consideration in 2 Emmy Award nominated categories: outstanding animated program and outstanding sound editing for a comedy or drama series and animation. Arcane is produced by Riot Games in partnership with Fortiche Production, and is the winner of 9 Annie Awards, the most of any TV series or film this year. ~~~ Social Links: *Follow FlipaClip on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/flipaclip/?hl=en

This chat features Brent Forrest who has worked as a special effects animator, storyboard artist, director, and is currently a Technical Director at Marza Animation Planet Inc. in Japan. Forrest shares how he created the concept for his short film Samurai Frog Golf, pitched it to Marza, and then worked with them to get funding and produce the full short. Samurai Frog Golf will premiere at SIGGRAPH on August 8th in Vancouver and at The Virtual Electronic Theater (For those who can't be there in person) on August 9th. The public release will be September 15th launching simultaneously on CgBros, CgMeetup and the Marza Youtube Channel. Please note: Marza doesn’t take unsolicited pitches Tune in to Ibele and Brent to hear: *The marketing plan Marza is executing to sell Samurai Frog Golf into a series *Forrest’s move from Canada to Japan and what it’s like working for a major studio there *The unique way Marza and Forrest received funding for Samurai Frog Golf Social Links: *Learn more about Samurai Frog Golf: https://marza.com/SFG *Send your questions to SFG [@] marza.com *Get tickets for the Virtual Electronic Theater! : https://register.rcsreg.com/r2/sigg2022/ga/top.html *Check out David Bull and the Mokuhankan print shop https://mokuhankan.com/ Check out SGF’s composer, David Arcus: https://davidarcus.com

This chat features the Nice Shorts animation podcast cohosts Fu Yang and Johnny Knittle. Besides interviewing animators on their short film process, Fu Yang is an award-winning stop motion and 2D animator and Johnny Knittle is a music composer who focuses his talents on concert hall works and animated short films. In their chat, Yang and Knittle share the behind-the-scenes of running an animation podcast as well as their ins and outs of their careers. Tune in to Yang, Knittle and Ibele to hear: *How they started their first episode *Yang’s plan to teach stop motion animation to kids *How Yang and Knittle met ~[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 https://www.huehd.com with code: 10TERRYAIP ~~~ Social Links: *Follow Knittle on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johnnyrk/ *Check out Knittle’s website: https://johnnyrk.com/ *Follow Knittle on Twitter: https://twitter.com/johnnyrk *Check out Yang’s website: https://fuyang.wixsite.com/fuyang/about *Follow Yang on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cuckoostuff/