Episode 238: How Alistair Nicholls Turned Claymation Into A Beautiful Career

Animation Industry Podcast

English - January 17, 2024 01:02 - 58 minutes - 43.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 25 ratings
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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 projects
*How Nicholls (unintentionally) grew his Instagram to 60,000 followers
*How Nicholls became represented by an agency

Social Links:
*Check out Nicholls’ website: https://www.smileatthemoonstudios.com/
*Follow Nicholls on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/smileatthemoon_/