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Podcast EP 234: Money Coach Victoria Mateo Shares Finance Tips for Artists

The certified money coach discusses how she merged the worlds of film and finance to launch a practice catering to creative professionals.

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Podcast EP 233: Will Anderson on Animating a Fluffy Cat Called Greg in Blender

The BAFTA-winning Scottish animator/filmmaker shares how he became an independent animator and what opportunities exist for other animators who boast a unique style.

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Podcast EP 232: How Hannah Daigle Created ‘Satina’ & How It Got Super Popular

The web series creator discusses everything that goes into producing and monetizing a web series and how she parlayed her YouTube experience into a job in television.

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Podcast EP 231: Ed Hooks with Master Tips on ‘Acting for Animators’

The NY actor turned teacher discusses how DreamWorks’ 1996 request shifted his life path and kicked off his 30+ year career training animators. 

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Podcast EP 229: Mindy Johnson On Women in Animation & ‘Pencils Vs Pixels’

The award-winning author, historian, filmmaker, and educator discusses animation’s history and the upcoming documentary highlighting Disney’s transition from hand-drawn to CG animation.

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Podcast EP 228: Ben Treat's Stop-Motion Social Media Journey

The social media presence known online as Frantic Frames shares how he grew his social following from 13,000 in 2019 to 2M today, and how he makes his living entirely from stop-motion social media posts.

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Podcast EP 227: How Keika Lee Started Greyscale Animation and Produced ‘Odd Dog’

Studio founder shares how she went from big studio production work to launching her own animation studio, producing her own work, and funding her own films.

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Podcast EP 226: How Damien James Webb Got into Miniature Model Making

The miniature’s artist and modelmaker shares how his theatrical set-building career morphed into ‘tiny sets,’ how to make connections in the field, and what he charges for custom commissions. 

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Podcast EP 225: Caroline Foley on How to Actually Sell an Original Animated Show Idea

The animator, writer, story editor, set designer and founder of Tiny Lion animation studio shares how to polish your pitch, connect with studios to deliver it – and what it’s like when you succeed.

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Podcast EP 224: How Nathan Pyle Turned ‘Strange Planet’ Into a Show on Apple TV+

The webcomic creator shares how he teamed up with Dan Harmon to make his viral Instagram IP into a streaming sensation, which he monetized via merchandise such as t-shirts, plushies and a book.

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Podcast EP 223: Senior Art Manager Kaye Vassey on Coming Out Trans in the Gaming Industry

Vassey shares her journeys, including how she crossed the bridge from TV and feature animation to CG gaming and what skill level is needed to be a technical artist; also learn about the short she’s currently producing.   

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Podcast EP 222: 2D Animator Jon Densk and His Short Film ‘Axolodyssey’

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. 

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Podcast EP 221: Tomas Barrenechea on Creating Stop-Motion NFTs

The CG animator, NOT known for his CG work, talks stop-motion animation, NFTs and where he’s going with his red blob creation, Tomba.

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Podcast EP 220: How David Lauer & Ri Crawford Formed ‘Mystery Meat Media’ Stop-Motion Studio

The animators discuss how independent paths brought them together at Phil Tippet’s studio and how their mutual trust prompted them to launch their own business - together. 

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Podcast EP 219: Stop-Motion Animator Blake Derksen and His Film ‘The Other Space’

The LA-based animator discusses the challenges of running his own studio and dives into the realities of self-producing a stop-motion short inspired by his journey through cancer treatment.

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Podcast EP 218: How Andrea Love Got 2 Million Followers On Instagram With Felt Animations

The independent stop-motion animator shares tips on leveraging social media, the challenges of running her own business and what the future holds for her ‘felt’ animation career.

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Podcast EP 217: Carina Schulze, Chatrone Founder and Writer On ‘O Menino Maluquinho’

The artist reveals what it takes to build a studio from scratch, how to sell and pitch an animated TV show, and how to start a career as a producer.

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Podcast EP 216: How Catya Plate Produced Her Stop-Motion Film ‘Las Nogas’ in NYC

The artist turned animator shares her journey from Spain to Germany to New York in pursuit of an art career and how that path led her to a career in animation. 

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Podcast EP 214: Jason Agar on Creating a Decentralized Animation Studio in Toronto

The Canadian-based Pomelo Studio owner discusses his shift from advertising to animation and how he is switching up the traditional studio business model.

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Podcast EP 213: Aaron Augenblick and His Pitch for PBS’ ‘City Island’

The animator, director, and producer returns to discuss his pivot from adult animation to kids and the 4-year journey bringing his educational kids series from concept to fruition – now on PBS Kids.

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Podcast EP 212: How Spencer Moreland Quit Studio Life to Become a Full-Time Freelance Animator

The independent animator, filmmaker, and freelance storyboard artist shares his journey from studio life to freelance life – and what it took to get there.  

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Podcast EP 211: Colin Giles, Head of The School for Animation & VFX at Vancouver Film School

The career animator turned educator reflects on student life at VFS, the school’s investment in its animation studio and how students have changed over the last 10 years.

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Podcast EP 210: ‘Shape Island’ Stop-Motion Animator Brett Long

The Canadian-born artist discusses coming to the U.S. to pursue his career, tips on excelling in TV animation, and if schooling has helped him along the way.

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