The 2D animator discusses what industry experience completely changed his view of animation, how he is improving his character performance and building a social media presence for his new short - a work in progress funded via Kickstarter.
Check out Terry Ibele’s Animation Industry Podcast, featuring a new podcast every week focusing on the stories of today’s animation professionals - how they got to where they are and what they learned along the way. Now home to 222 episodes, the podcasts cover all areas of the industry, including storyboarding, writing, animating, directing, visual development, and game design. Guests have included returning guest Aaron Augenblick; the notorious JJ Villard; Spike & Mike’s Spike Decker; Disney Director John Musker; Sony Lead Animator Humberto Rosa; Frederator’s Fred Seibert; Tumble Leaf’s Scarlet Nelson; and many others from major animation studios all over the world.
Podcast EP 222: 2D Animator Jon Densk and His Short Film Axolodyssey
This episode features 2D animator Jon Densk, who is now working on his short film Axolodyssey. In this chat, Densk shares his experience mentoring under Tom Bancroft of Cuphead and how that led to working on Space Jam and 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 Densk views animation
- What Densk is doing to improve his character performance
- How Densk has been building a social media following for his short film
Ibele has begun to publish the interviews as videos as well – you can find previous interviews here!
Social Links:
- Support Axolodyssey on Kickstarter
- Follow Densk on Instagram
- Follow Densk on Twitter
- Check out Densk’s website
Ibele, himself a stop-motion animator (see AWN’s Fresh Takes piece on his whimsical short, The Silly Duck Wizard), deftly digs into all manner of topics, encouraging interviewees to share insights and opinions on a wide range of topics like pitching shows, marketing your work online, key skills studios look for when they bring on talent in storyboarding, vizdev, character design, and animation.
In 2018, Ibele, who lives in Toronto, decided to quit his career as a Marketer and pursue his love for animation. Since then, he’s become well known for his viral animation productions, which include the previously mentioned Silly Duck Wizard, which is how A.W.N. first came to know him and his work.
Learn more about Ibele’s work and podcast by visiting terryibele.com. You can find all The Animation Podcast episodes on his Soundcloud site: https://soundcloud.com/animation-podcast.
Debbie Diamond Sarto is news editor at Animation World Network.
