This chat features Pedro Medeiros, a Pixel Artist, and indie video game Art Director known for such titles as Celeste, Towerfall, as well as the unreleased Earthblade, and Neverway. In their chat, Medeiros shares how he got into pixel art through video game development in Brazil (when there wasn’t any game industry there yet), as well as his process of developing a game’s art style from scratch. Tune in to Ibele and Medeiros to hear: *What to do to become a professional pixel artist *How much co...
Apr 17, 2024•55 min
This chat features Ole Tillmann, a German indie video game Art Director at Slow Bros Studio. He worked on the game Harold Halibut, which has become known for its super unique style. Everything in the game - the characters, backgrounds, assets, etc. - were all meticulously hand-crafted in a stop motion style, then 3D scanned and composited and animated in CG. In their chat, Tillmann shares how he came up with and executed the style, as well as the video game’s ten-year development history. Tune i...
Apr 17, 2024•1 hr 25 min
This chat features Rand Fishkin, Creative Director and CEO of Snackbar Studio, a new video game studio working on its first title. Fishkin, who is better known for founding the SEO software company Moz, and the consumer intelligence company SparkToro, shares why he made the jump from the world of business into video games. Fishkin also covers the extensive research he did to figure out exactly what type of game to make, and how he put together a winning team. Tune in to Ibele and Fishkin to hear...
Apr 10, 2024•50 min
Support this podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theAIP This podcast features Ben Osroosh, a stop motion artist originally from Iran, now living and working in LA. Osroosh has become known in recent years for his mastery and construction of stop motion rigging devices and now, after nearly 2 years of development, he has launched his own Motion Control Kit. His simple device brings many game-changing outcomes as it can be connected to any rig or winder and synced with Dragonframe software...
Apr 03, 2024•1 hr 19 min
Support this podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theAIP This podcast features Alec, the creator of the bouncy, orange, meme cats featured in Catino World on social media. In the chat, Alec shares how he came up with the concept after being fired from his job during the 2021 pandemic lockdown. Since then, Catino World has grown to nearly 100 million views across all social platforms, enabling Alec to fully support himself as a full-time artist. Tune in to Ibele and Alec to hear: *The numb...
Mar 27, 2024•1 hr 6 min
This chat features budding stop motion animator Emmy Robinson, who gained over 100,000 Instagram followers for her bedroom-made stop motion animations in only eight short months. She shares how she played to Instagram’s algorithm to get attention for her work, and then how she capitalized on the niche she discovered. Tune in to Ibele and Robinson to hear: *How much money Robinson has made from her Instagram following *What made Robinson quit school to pursue social media full time *How her minim...
Mar 20, 2024•1 hr 4 min
Support this podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theAIP This chat features indie game developers James Carbutt and Will Todd. The English duo are best known for their free-to-play 2019 title The Good Time Garden, but they’ve been hard at work at another game called Thank Goodness You’re Here - set to release this year. In their chat, Carbutt and Todd discuss quitting their jobs to pursue full-time development, pitching their project, getting funding, and what it takes to run a small stud...
Mar 12, 2024•58 min
Support this podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theAIP This chat features the co-founders of Exit 73 Studios - Chris Burns, and Bob Fox. Over the years they’ve done many projects for TV, commercials, websites, video games, and more, but currently their in-production game called #Blud, set to release this year. In their chat, Burns and Fox share how they began their indie game dev journey (without any prior gaming experience), found a producer, and their strategic decision to share all t...
Mar 06, 2024•58 min
1 free 3-month license of Toon Boom Harmony Premium: https://forms.gle/WKDzQEUdQPFav8vJ9 This chat is with Oscar-nominated Australian stop motion animator Lachlan Pendragon. Pendragon is best known for his stop motion film, An Ostrich Told Me the World Is Fake and I Think I Believe It, which went on to receive international recognition last year and ended up making the shortlist of Oscar nominated films. In their chat, Pendragon shares what the journey to the Oscars was like, as well as what it ...
Feb 28, 2024•1 hr 1 min
Support this podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theAIP This chat features Lee Griffin, a 25 year old data analyst who started learning Blender as a hobby. Since then he’s developed a unique style of animation - a modern twist on old Nintendo 64 graphics - that has gone viral on social media. In the last six months, his short animations have gained him over 60 thousand followers on Instagram, 40 thousand on TikTok, and millions of views between the two platforms. In their chat, Griffin s...
Feb 21, 2024•47 min
This chat features director, story artist, writer, and animator Keith Pakiz, who moved from Cleveland to Los Angeles in pursuit of animation. Since then he’s worked on many shows like Costume Quest, Tiny Toons Looniversity, ThunderCats Roar, and Aquaman: King of Atlantis. In their chat, Pakiz shares how he moved up to animation director and gives tips for others to follow a similar path. Tune in to Ibele and Pakiz to hear: *Why you shouldn’t apply to online animation jobs (and what to do instead...
Feb 14, 2024•1 hr 34 min
This chat features animator and story artist Austin Pettit who shares his journey of moving to LA in search of animated TV work. However, once in LA, he ended up getting most of his work from YouTubers like Game Grumps, NOXP, Cas van de Pol, and GingerPale. In his chat, Pettit sheds light into how the YouTuber animation industry works and how others can find work there too. Tune in to Ibele and Pettit to hear: *The best way to connect with YouTubers who hire animators *How stable a YouTube anima...
Feb 07, 2024•46 min
Get AIP Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirts/animation-industry-podcast This chat features Rachel Larsen, a stop motion animator, director, and writer who’s worked on many stop motion productions including Coraline, Anomalisa, Tumble Leaf, and Kiri and Lou. Larsen is most famous for creating the Tiny Chef, who has millions of followers across social media, as well as a preschool show on Nickelodeon. In their chat, Rachel shares her journey from renting a shed in New Zealand, to partnering w...
Jan 31, 2024•1 hr 56 min
ENTER TO WIN: 1 free 3-month license of Toon Boom Storyboard Pro: https://forms.gle/ZPpjsVC1W6yD3ebQ7 This chat features Oscar nominated director Andrew Chesworth who is known for his work in 2D and 3D animation. His most recent short, The Brave Locomotive has received over seven million views on YouTube. In this chat Chesworth shares how he got into animation, the environment that allowed him to hone his skills, how he managed his short film, and what’s next for him. Tune into Ibele and Cheswor...
Jan 24, 2024•1 hr 31 min
Buy AIP merch: https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/56620609-animation-industry-podcast This episode features Alistair Nicholls, a claymation animator from the UK who runs Smile at the Moon Studios. In their chat Nicholls shares going from living in a house boat after school, to landing enough creative work to be able to open a studio and work with clients like Nickelodeon, Felix the 1st, and Far Caspian. Tune in to Ibele and Nicholls to hear: *Nicholls' strategy to always be working on creative pr...
Jan 17, 2024•59 min
Support this podcast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/theAIP This episode features the dynamic duo behind Yonk - a 3D animation studio based in the Netherlands, which uses VR sculpting software to achieve their squishy, melty, creepy, clay-like style. The duo is made up of Niels van der Donk and Victoria Young who dive into how much hard work it took to land brands like Amazon, Nike, Spotify, and Bloomberg. Tune in to Ibele, van der Donk, and Young to hear: *The advantages of using virtual reality sc...
Jan 10, 2024•45 min
Support this podcast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/theAIP This chat features Danny Robashkin, owner and creative director at MAKE, an animation studio in Minnesota. Robashkin shares how he started MAKE from scratch in 2004 right out of school and got his first clients. Since then he’s worked with XBOX, Dunkin’ Donuts, Adidas, McDonalds, and many other brands. Robashkin also shares the new path MAKE has been on with creating its own original micro short series for social media. Tune in to Ibele and...
Dec 06, 2023•1 hr 23 min
This chat features renowned stop motion animator Dale Hayward, co-owner of See Creature Animation Studio in Montreal, Canada. His credits include the feature film The Little Prince, the NFB short Bone Mother, as well as a number of commercial spots for Nike, Honda, Tim Hortons, and Hot Wheels. Hayward shares his recent experience directing the New Zealand claymation kid’s show Kiri and Lou as well as his thoughts on the idea of achieving perfectionism in animation. Tune in to Ibele and Hayward t...
Nov 29, 2023•59 min
Support this podcast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/theAIP This chat features Victoria Mateo, a Certified Money Coach who caters specifically to creative professionals. With a background in film and finance, she shares her story of how she merged the two worlds to start her own practice this last year. In their chat Mateo covers some of the misconceptions artists have about finances and the four steps you can take to set yourself up for a better financial future. Tune in to Ibele and Mateo to hear:...
Nov 22, 2023•1 hr 13 min
Support this podcast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/theAIP This chat features Will Anderson, a BAFTA-winning filmmaker and animator from Scotland. Anderson is best known for his super unique directing and animating style. Over the years his clients have included the BBC, MTV, [adult swim], WarnerBros. Discovery, and more. In this chat, Anderson shares the journey he took to become an independent animator, and the opportunities that exist for animators with a unique style. Tune in to Ibele and Ander...
Nov 15, 2023•1 hr 9 min
This chat features Hannah Daigle - creator of the massively popular web series, Satina. Daigle got the idea for Satina back in animation school and used Twitter to vet how popular it might be. From there she teamed up with a group of fellow creatives to form studio Scumhouse, and the rest is history. Tune in to Ibele and Daigle to hear: *The best sources of income for a web series (and which to avoid) *How Daigle used her YouTube experience to get hired for TV *Everything it takes to fully produ...
Nov 08, 2023•56 min
Support this podcast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/theAIP This chat features Ed Hooks, a professional actor from New York with nearly three decades worth of experience. The reason he’s coming on this podcast is he switched from acting into teaching acting for animation in 1996 - when DreamWorks asked him to develop a unique approach to training their animators for their first feature film - Antz. Since then Hooks has trained animators in over 35 countries and created the essential acting guidebook...
Oct 31, 2023•1 hr 8 min
Support this podcast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/theAIP This chat features Jim Capobianco, known best for storyboarding on movies like The Lion King, Finding Nemo, and Up, as well as his writing credits on Ratatouille, and The Inventor. This chat focuses mainly on The Inventor, which Capobianco wrote, and directed from a 2D short film into a stop motion feature - over the course of 14 years. He also shares how hard it was to pitch, what it took to get it funded, and the full experience of what i...
Oct 24, 2023•1 hr 4 min
Support this podcast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/theAIP This chat features Mindy Johnson, an award-winning author, historian, filmmaker, and educator. She is known for her books Ink & Paint, and Pencils, Pens, and Brushes and she is part of the upcoming documentary called Pencils Vs Pixels, which covers the history of Disney’s transition from hand-drawn animation into CG and the artists that helped make it happen. Tune in to Ibele and Johnson to hear: *The newly discovered first woman in ani...
Oct 18, 2023•44 min
Support this podcast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/theAIP This chat features Ben Treat, known on social media as Frantic Frames. This is actually Treat’s second chat on the Animation Industry Podcast - the first being in 2019 when he was still in highschool, trying to figure out what to do with his career. Back then he had about 13,000 followers - whereas today he has nearly two million and makes his entire living from social media. Tune in to Ibele and Treat to hear: *How Treat lands big brand cl...
Oct 11, 2023•1 hr 3 min
Support this podcast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/theAIP This chat features Keika Lee, founder of Greyscale Animation, known for its viral short Odd Dog, and upcoming Oren’s Way. In their chat Lee shares how she went from the production side of things at studios like Electronic Arts and DreamWorks to founding her own animation studio, funding her own films, and building her own team of animators. Tune in to Ibele and Lee to hear: *Why Odd Dog went viral on YouTube *Lee’s secret to a successful Ki...
Oct 04, 2023•36 min
Support this podcast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/theAIP This chat features Damien James Webb, a super talented and very cool Miniature Artist and Modelmaker who’s currently working at Little Canada in downtown Toronto. Damien got his start building sets for theater and then kept scaling down smaller and smaller until he was building tiny sets for miniature projects. In their chat Webb will share how he got into miniature model making, what opportunities exist for miniature artists, what tools yo...
Sep 26, 2023•1 hr 32 min
Support this podcast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/theAIP This chat features animator, writer, story editor, and set designer Caroline Foley whose most recent projects have included story editing for the YouTube series Toca Life Stories and Blippi Wonders. She also worked on Bojack Horseman, and Rick and Morty, and she’s started her own animation studio called Tiny Lion Animation. Besides all this, Caroline shares her journey of pitching and getting Apple to produce an original short she co-create...
Sep 20, 2023•1 hr 12 min
Support this podcast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/theAIP This chat features Nathan Pyle, creator of the massively followed Strange Planet webcomic on Instagram which features blue aliens having very matter-of-fact conversations. He shares his journey from zero to six million followers and turning the webcomic into t-shirts, plushies, a book, and even a TV series for Apple TV+. Tune in to Ibele and Pyle to hear: *How Pyle teamed up with Dan Harmon to produce the Strange Planet TV show *Which monet...
Sep 13, 2023•34 min
Support this podcast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/theAIP This chat is with Senior Art Manager at Firaxis Games Kaye Vassey and her journey coming out as trans in the gaming industry. She also shares how she switched from TV and Feature Film animation into CG Gaming, gives an overview of the skill level needed for technical artists, and dives into the short film she’s currently producing. Tune in to Ibele and Vassey to hear: *How she moved from animation into technical animation *How she built the...
Sep 06, 2023•1 hr 21 min
