Originally streamed on YouTube Live May 27, 2022. Audio edited by Kiara Horowitz. Interviewer Scott Wiser is a Director at Spacestation Animation and the creator of 10 deeply meaningful feature film pitches. Any producers or executives interested in collaborating or funding on Scott Wiser's projects can peruse these pitches through the application at https://scottwiser.com/collaborate JP Sans most recently served as Head of Character Animation on DreamWorks Animation’s latest hit film, The Bad G...
May 31, 2022•41 min
Is Hollywood dying? How can new filmmakers rise up? Scott Wiser shares his current thoughts about how to get ahead and how animation is the vein of gold worth mining! BTS, Scott keeps getting suggested video titles like, "Why 99% Of Movies Today Are Garbage" and "Why Modern Movies Suck - They're Written By Children"... ...while learning from experts like Ed Hooks, Brian McDonald, Hayao Miyazaki, Jordan Peterson, etc. on how to tell better, more deeply meaningful stories. Scott gave (and sang) th...
May 28, 2022•46 min
Originally streamed on YouTube Live on May 13, 2022. Audio edited by Kiara Horowitz. Interviewer Scott Wiser is a Director at Spacestation Animation and the creator of 10 deeply meaningful feature film pitches. Any producers or executives interested in collaborating or funding on Scott Wiser's projects can peruse these pitches through the application at https://scottwiser.com/collaborate From his website, https://edhooks.com/ Ed Hooks, author of Acting for Animators, created acting training espe...
May 21, 2022•48 min
Originally recorded on YouTube Live on April 8, 2022. Audio Edited by Kiara Horowitz. Croods, How To Train Your Dragon, Kung Fu Panda - Stephen Candell has built so many amazing rigs for them, and now... he has one of the best independent character creation studios out there! Interviewer Scott Wiser is a Director at Spacestation Animation and the creator of 10 deeply meaningful feature film pitches. Any producers or executives interested in collaborating or funding Scott Wiser's projects can per...
Apr 23, 2022•50 min
Originally recorded on YouTube Live on March 4, 2022. Audio edited Kiara Horowitz. How did Adam start an animation company that grew 10x the size in one year? Interviewer Scott Wiser is a Director at Spacestation Animation and the creator of 10 deeply meaningful feature film pitches. Any producers or executives interested in collaborating or funding on Scott Wiser's projects can peruse these pitches through the application at scottwiser.com/collaborate Adam Sidwell has gone from rigging characte...
Apr 23, 2022•44 min
Originally streamed on YouTube Live Feb 4, 2022. Audio edited by Kiara. How has this independent director made 3 deeply meaningful hits? Interviewer Scott Wiser is a Director at Spacestation Animation and creator of 10 deeply meaningful feature film pitches. Any producers or executives interested in collaborating or funding on Scott Wiser's projects can peruse these pitches through the application at scottwiser.com/collaborate Tomm Moore co-founded Cartoon Saloon, an animation studio based in Ki...
Feb 19, 2022•45 min
Originally streamed on YouTube Live Jan 6, 2022. Audio edited by Kiara Horowitz. Character Designer goes beyond your average tutorial by designing 5 characters side by side. Scott Wiser is a Director at Spacestation Animation and creator of 10 deeply meaningful feature film pitches. Any producers or executives interested in collaborating or funding on Scott Wiser's projects can peruse these pitches through the application at scottwiser.com/collaborate Shawn Boyles is a character designer with ex...
Jan 09, 2022•46 min
Originally streamed on YouTube on Dec 3, 2021. Audio edited by Kiara Horowitz. Shonduras shares the story of Spacestation Animation Scott Wiser is a Director at Spacestation Animation and creator of 10 deeply meaningful feature film pitches. Any producers or executives interested in collaborating or funding on Scott Wiser's projects can peruse these pitches through the application at scottwiser.com/collaborate Shonduras first grew his audience on Snapchat doing entertaining photos and drawings t...
Dec 12, 2021•38 min
Originally streamed on YouTube Live Nov 12, 2021. Audio Edited by Kiara Horowitz. Interview by Scott Wiser: A Director at Spacestation Animation and creator of 10 deeply meaningful feature film pitches. Any producers or executives interested in collaborating or funding on Scott Wiser's projects can peruse these pitches through the application at scottwiser.com/collaborate Jasmine, co-founder of the Academy of Animated Art for training CG Lighters, didn't let the closing of Blue-Sky Studios get h...
Dec 11, 2021•48 min
Originally recorded on YouTube Live Oct 2, 2021. Audio edited by Kiara Horowitz. Interview by Scott Wiser: A Director at Spacestation Animation and creator of 10 deeply meaningful feature film pitches. Any producers or executives interested in collaborating or funding on Scott Wiser's projects can peruse these pitches through the application at scottwiser.com/collaborate Matthew is a Pixar veteran, having worked 20 years as a story artist on so many beloved films. He is currently wrapping up dir...
Oct 05, 2021•45 min
Originally Streamed live on YouTube on Sep 10, 2021. Audio edited by Kiara Horowitz. Interview by Scott Wiser: Director at Spacestation Animation Creator of 10 original feature-film pitches at: https://youtu.be/Q7fhfy5awTs Get updates from Scott Wiser by: 1. Subscribing to this channel and/or 2. Signing up for the newsletter and www.scottwiser.com/follow Nate's dream of building an animation studio is coming true as he and I just joined as partners over Spacestation and got the team on track to ...
Sep 20, 2021•46 min
Kevin Lima (Enchanted, A Goofy Movie, Tarzan) interviews Scott Wiser about his 7 new animated feature film pitches and the 3 that came before that. Are you a producer or executive looking to collaborate with a visionary director on an Animated Film? Go to https://www.scottwiser.com/collaborate and apply to see the In-depth pitches and exclusive content. Contents: 0:00:00 Intro 0:04:59 #10. Chess Life 0:08:57 #09. Cecile & The Animal Spirits 0:14:55 #08. Nothing 0:19:23 #07. A Painter's Touch...
Aug 20, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 23
Originally recorded on YouTube Live on June 4, 2021. Audio edited by Kiara Horowitz. Interview by Scott Wiser: A Director, Animator on projects for Indies, Fox, DreamWorks, etc. Creator of original feature-film pitches (in the form of self-published books, short films, etc.) Get updates from Scott Wiser by: 1. Subscribing to this channel and/or 2. Signing up for the newsletter and www.scottwiser.com/follow Daniel Harmon began his journey into animation as an internet marketer, but not just any i...
Jun 08, 2021•43 min
Originally recorded on YouTube Live on May 7, 2021. Audio edited by Kiara Horowitz. Interview by Scott Wiser: A Director, Animator on projects for Indies, Fox , DreamWorks, etc. Creator of original feature-film pitches (in the form of self-published books, short films, etc.) Get updates from Scott Wiser by: 1. Subscribing to this channel and/or 2. Signing up for the newsletter and www.scottwiser.com/follow Stephen Weese is a voice-over producer and director with a demonstrated history of working...
May 11, 2021•49 min
Originally recorded on YouTube Live on April 2, 2021. Audio edited by Kiara Horowitz. Interview by Scott Wiser: A Director, Animator on projects for DreamWorks, Fox, and Indies. Creator of original feature-film pitches (in the form of self-published books and short films). Brian McDonald is my personal favorite story guru and has become a good friend over the years. He has consulted at Pixar, Disney, Dreamworks, etc, has written winning screenplays which have been made into both films and graphi...
Apr 10, 2021•52 min•Season 1Ep. 20
Originally recorded on YouTube Live March 5, 2021. Audio edited by Kiara Horowitz. Interview by Scott Wiser: A Director, Animator on projects for DreamWorks, Fox, and Indies. Creator of original feature-film pitches (in the form of self-published books and short films). Though Tom Bancroft is best know for his animation on Mulan and his character design of Mushu, his influence extends way beyond that. He is rethinking the animation industry with his new studio, pencilish.com, co-hosts the Bancro...
Mar 09, 2021•47 min•Season 1Ep. 19
Interview by Scott Wiser: A Director, Animator on projects for DreamWorks, Fox, and Indies. Creator of original feature-film pitches (in the form of self-published books and short films). You may know Jeff Bell for his CG and VFX work on ‘Everyone’s Hero,’ ‘Hoodwinked 2’ or ‘Ozzy.’ But he’s also a software developer; he was part of the team that brought Maya to market in the 90s. These worlds collided when his company Tangent Animation was producing Next Gen, the first Netflix feature done entir...
Feb 09, 2021•38 min•Season 1Ep. 18
Originally recorded on YouTube Live on Jan 8, 2021. Audio edited by Kiara Horowitz. Interview by Scott Wiser: A Director, Animator on projects for DreamWorks, Fox, and Indies. Creator of original feature-film pitches (in the form of self-published books and short films). Pablo has worked for years as both a 2d and CG animator and is currently co-directing the animation on the upcoming Spongebob Kamp Koral series. He is also creating his own zany series, Prepper Farms, which has been put on hold ...
Jan 13, 2021•43 min•Season 1Ep. 17
Originally recorded on YouTube Live on Dec 4, 2020. Audio edited by Kiara Horowitz. Interview by Scott Wiser: A Director, Animator on projects for DreamWorks, Fox, and Indies. Creator of original feature-film pitches (in the form of self-published books and short films). Arnie Lebovit is not only the foremost expert of animation visionary George Pal, he also knew 4 of animation's "nine old men", Disney, and several other visionaries in the animation industry. Arnie directed the creation of the P...
Dec 08, 2020•39 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Originally recorded on Nov 13, 2020 on YouTube Live. Audio edited by Kiara Horowitz. Interview by Scott Wiser: A Director, Animator on projects for DreamWorks, Fox, and Indies. Creator of original feature-film pitches (in the form of self-published books and short films). Get updates from Scott Wiser by: 1. Subscribing to this channel and/or 2. Signing up for the newsletter and www.scottwiser.com/follow Aaron is an independent film composer who is breaking the mold of "LA-based-only" Hollywood f...
Nov 17, 2020•39 min•Season 1Ep. 15
Originally recorded on YouTube Live October 2, 2020. Audio edited by Kiara Horowitz. Interview by Scott Wiser: A Director, Animator on projects for DreamWorks, Fox, and Indies. Creator of original feature-film pitches (in the form of self-published books and short films). Get updates from Scott Wiser by: 1. Subscribing to this channel and/or 2. Signing up for the newsletter and www.scottwiser.com/follow Ryan Leach was the composer for my short film, Layers. He's now an award-winning composer for...
Oct 06, 2020•44 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Originally recorded on September 4, 2020 on YouTube Live. Audio version edited by Kiara Horowitz. Interview by Scott Wiser: A Director, Animator on projects for DreamWorks, Fox, and Indies. Creator of original feature-film pitches (in the form of self-published books and short films). Get updates from Scott Wiser by: 1. Subscribing to this channel and/or 2. Signing up for the newsletter and www.scottwiser.com/follow Denver Jackson is known for his work on The Wishing Jar (2016), Esluna: The Firs...
Sep 09, 2020•43 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Originally recorded on August 7, 2020 on YouTube Live. Audio edited by Kiara Horowitz. Interview by Scott Wiser: A Director, Animator on projects for DreamWorks, Fox, and Indies. Creator of original feature-film pitches (in the form of self-published books) Get updates from Scott Wiser by: 1. Subscribing to this channel and/or 2. Signing up for the newsletter and www.scottwiser.com/follow Bill Joyce is an entertainment master. He began as a successful, widely publishing illustrator, worked at ea...
Aug 11, 2020•36 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Originally recorded on YouTube Live on July 3, 2020. Audio edited by Kiara Horowitz. Interview by Scott Wiser: A Director, Animator on projects for DreamWorks, Fox, and Indies. Creator of original feature-film pitches (in the form of self-published books and short films). Get updates from Scott Wiser by: 1. Subscribing to this channel and/or 2. Signing up for the newsletter and www.scottwiser.com/follow Jalil has worked many years in the animation industry at Dreamworks, Weta, Rhythm & Hues,...
Jul 07, 2020•46 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Originally recorded live on YouTube June 5, 2020. Audio edited by Kiara Horowitz. Interview by Scott Wiser: A Director, Animator on projects for DreamWorks, Fox, and Indies. Creator of original feature-film pitches (in the form of self-published books) Get updates from Scott Wiser by: 1. Subscribing to this channel and/or 2. Signing up for the newsletter and www.scottwiser.com/follow Michael Flaherty has two decades of experience as a film company President, CEO, Executive Producer of Several Ma...
Jun 08, 2020•44 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Originally recorded on YouTube Live May 8, 2020. Audio edited by Kiara Horowitz. Interview by Scott Wiser: A Director, Animator on projects for DreamWorks, Fox, and Indies. Creator of original feature-film pitches (in the form of self-published books and short films). Get updates from Scott Wiser by: 1. Subscribing to this channel and/or 2. Signing up for the newsletter and www.scottwiser.com/follow David Wilson serves as the Lead Animator for many Magic Leap Studios’ projects. He has enjoyed wo...
May 11, 2020•41 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Originally recorded on YouTube Live April 3, 2020. Audio edited by Kiara Horowitz. Interview by Scott Wiser: A Director, Animator on projects for DreamWorks, Fox, and Indies. Creator of original feature-film pitches (in the form of self-published books) Get updates from Scott Wiser by: 1. Subscribing to this channel and/or 2. Signing up for the newsletter and www.scottwiser.com/follow Brenda Chapman was a Disney story artist on films such as Beauty & The Beast and The Lion King. She then Co-...
Apr 07, 2020•35 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Originally recorded on YouTube Live on March 6, 2020. Audio edited by Kiara Horowitz. Interview by Scott Wiser: A Director, Animator on projects for DreamWorks, Fox, and Indies. Creator of original feature-film pitches (in the form of self-published books and short films). Get updates from Scott Wiser by: 1. Subscribing to this channel and/or 2. Signing up for the newsletter and www.scottwiser.com/follow Jasmine and Mike co-founded the https://academyofanimatedart.com/ and have helped several st...
Mar 07, 2020•38 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Originally recorded live on YouTube Feb 6, 2020. Audio edited by Kiara Horowitz. Interview by Scott Wiser: A Director, Animator on projects for DreamWorks, Fox, and Indies. Creator of original feature-film pitches (in the form of self-published books) Get updates from Scott Wiser by: 1. Subscribing to this channel and/or 2. Signing up for the newsletter and www.scottwiser.com/follow From Wikipedia: Kevin Lima (born June 12, 1962) is an American film director who has directed a number of Disney f...
Feb 11, 2020•40 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Originally recorded on YouTube live Jan 4, 2020. Audio edited by Kiara Horowitz. Interview by Scott Wiser: A Director, Animator on projects for DreamWorks, Fox, and Indies. Creator of original feature-film pitches (in the form of self-published books) Get updates from Scott Wiser by: 1. Subscribing to this channel and/or 2. Signing up for the newsletter and www.scottwiser.com/follow See Glenn's work at: https://www.instagram.com/thegr8ful_dad Glenn is the Head of Story at Skydance Animation, dra...
Jan 16, 2020•41 min•Season 1Ep. 5
