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50. Kidscreen Conversations 2024 - Rob Doherty | Sueann Rochester | Lucy Murphy

Creators Society Animation Podcast - March 15, 2024 22:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
Welcome to our second annual Kidscreen Conversations episode. I headed to San Diego, not Miami this year for the first west coast Kidscreen. As always, it was a great event, although the sun decided to skip it this year! Our guests this year are Rob Doherty, a consultant with great insight int...

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49. Sean Charmatz & Peter McCown on DreamWorks Orion and the Dark

Creators Society Animation Podcast - February 15, 2024 21:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
Welcome to the 4th season of the Creators Society Animation Podcast. We're thrilled to have made it this far! As you know, our business is changing all the time, rapidly. But that means that there is more to talk about than ever, so we're going to be talking to different people and discussing di...

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48. Spider Conversing with Mike Lasker, VFX Supervisor on Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Creators Society Animation Podcast - November 08, 2023 22:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
Today we have a treat as I chat with Mike Lasker of Sony ImageWorks. I don't know about you but I was blown away by Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse - and actually when it finished, I sat there with so many questions - mainly around the theme of 'how the hell did they do that?!' I have long ...

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47. Sandy Wax - Talks about her career at Discovery, Disney and Sprout

Creators Society Animation Podcast - October 04, 2023 14:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
In today's episode, we have a conversation with Sandy Wax - a former Discovery, Disney, and Sprout executive. Sandy is delightfully curious, and that curiosity really paved the way for so many things - from her interest in research, to how that ties into content development and marketing and bra...

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46. The Inventor - With Jim Capobianco, Pierre-Luc Granjon and Kat Alioshin

Creators Society Animation Podcast - September 13, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
For this episode, we're breaking down The Inventor with an 'Anatomy of an Indie Stop Motion Film'. We first had Jim Capobianco on the show almost two years ago! In that chat, he talked about the stop motion feature project he'd embarked upon. With the Inventor releasing in theatres on Friday, S...

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45. Bobby Chui - Artist, Emmy Winner, Schoolism and Lightbox Expo Founder on his career and moving past 'No'

Creators Society Animation Podcast - July 26, 2023 17:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
If you're looking for some career inspiration, look no further than this episode with guest Bobby Chui. Bobby's career is an example of tenacity, purpose, and a drive to not only be a great artist but to be great FOR artists. We start out early in his career journey and talk through all the obs...

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45. Bobby Chiu - Artist, Emmy Winner, Schoolism and Lightbox Expo Founder on his career and moving past 'No'

Creators Society Animation Podcast - July 26, 2023 17:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
If you're looking for some career inspiration, look no further than this episode with guest Bobby Chiu. Bobby's career is an example of tenacity, purpose, and a drive to not only be a great artist but to be great FOR artists. We start out early in his career journey and talk through all the obs...

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44. Kirk DeMicco and Faryn Pearl: Director and Co-Director of DreamWorks Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken

Creators Society Animation Podcast - July 05, 2023 22:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
In this episode, I got to chat with Kirk DeMicco and Faryn Pearl, the director and co-director of DreamWorks Animation's latest film, Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken. As with most films, what we see onscreen is only part of the story. If you look at the math, Kirk's last directorial project was V...

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43. Gary H. Lee - Layout, Pre-viz, and "The Magician's Elephant" Cinematographer

Creators Society Animation Podcast - May 23, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
In this episode, we chat with Gary H. Lee, a layout, pre-viz, and cinematography guru who has also directed a couple of amazing shorts. Gary has an amazing career story that we know you'll enjoy, from working on one of the biggest film franchises of all time at age 19 to working with Ang Lee on ...

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42. Jean thoren - Owner & President of Animation Magazine

Creators Society Animation Podcast - April 19, 2023 17:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
In 2022 Animation Magazine celebrated 35 years, so I sat down with Jean Thoren, a serial encourager, to talk about her's, and the magazine's journey. Jean and Animation Magazine have seen so much change in the industry over the past 35 years, and we chat about how it all got started when Pixar ...

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41. Joseph Feinsilver - Art Director Puss In Boots - The Last Wish

Creators Society Animation Podcast - April 05, 2023 16:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
Sometimes you see artwork that leaps off the screen - almost like visual click bait! Joseph Feinsilver's concept art did that to me when I spotted it on Instagram, so I wanted to chat to him about his story, his process and his work on Puss In Boots: The Last Wish. Joe shares his story about b...

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40. Kidscreen Conversations 2023: Tom Bancroft, Dylan Edwards & Rich Dickerson

Creators Society Animation Podcast - March 22, 2023 23:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
This week's episode is a bit of a departure from our regular format, as I chat with 3 people from Kidscreen Summit in Miami and share some of my own thoughts. First up is Tom Bancroft, a well-known and very accomplished animator who worked at Disney for many years and recently started his own s...

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39. Jonas Rivera - From Toy Story Intern to EVP Production at Pixar, with 4 Oscars along the way

Creators Society Animation Podcast - March 08, 2023 20:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
Getting to have these conversations is such a treat for me, and I really enjoyed getting to have this conversation with Jonas Rivera from Pixar. After starting as an intern on the original Toy Story, rising up to producer on UP, Inside Out, Toy Story 4 and helping to shape Soul, Jonas has 4 Os...

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38. Julie Kane-Ritsch - Talent Manager and Head of Animation at The Gotham Group

Creators Society Animation Podcast - February 08, 2023 16:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
This episode is a chat with Julie Kane-Ritsch, Talent Manager and Head of Animation at The Gotham Group. It's a fascinating chat that shows that managers and agents have all kinds of paths into the industry, and Julie's journey is really cool.  When Hanna Barbera's shorts program produced 12 sho...

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37. Kristine Belson - President of Sony Pictures Animation

Creators Society Animation Podcast - January 25, 2023 13:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
In 2022 Sony Pictures Animation celebrated its 20th birthday, and Kristine Belson has been president for around 8 of those years, overseeing the industry-changing hit "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse", and a growing number of film-maker led projects with varying styles and storytelling techniq...

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36. Joel Crawford & Januel Mercado - Directors of DreamWorks Puss In Boots: The Last Wish

Creators Society Animation Podcast - December 21, 2022 12:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
Puss In Boots: The Last Wish is fresh off a Golden Globes nomination and being widely praised - along with a 97% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes as I write this. Join us as we jump into a nearly hour-long chat with Director Joel Crawford and Co-Director Januel Mercado. These guys were so fun ...

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35. Pierre Perifel - Director of DreamWorks The Bad Guys

Creators Society Animation Podcast - December 07, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
If you've been taking in all the animated features this year, you no doubt have The Bad Guys as one of your favorites. For me, it's one of my favorite films of the year, animated or not.  And it certainly has its own flavor, a flavor which is really fresh, reminiscent of great heist films, and ...

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34. L.P. Vermette and Virginie Lavallée - The Happy Producers

Creators Society Animation Podcast - November 30, 2022 19:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
I bumped into LP Vermette and Virginie Lavallée in Annecy this year and right away was intrigued by what they're doing. LP and Virginie are Canadian producers who have pivoted to focus on training producers in the industry. What is wonderfully refreshing is that aside from being super capable an...

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33. Daniel Ross - Voice of Donald Duck and Many Other Characters

Creators Society Animation Podcast - November 23, 2022 15:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
Daniel Ross has worked as a voice actor for many years and does a vast array of voices, including many legacy characters, and new ones, big and small, in various shows. We chatted about his journey into voice acting, and the craft. Getting started into acting is a challenge, so you'll love Danie...

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33. Daniel Ross - Voice of Donald Duck and Many Other Characters

Creators Society Animation Podcast - November 23, 2022 15:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
Daniel Ross has worked as a voice actor for many years and does a vast array of voices, including many legacy characters, and new ones, big and small, in various shows. We chatted about his journey into voice acting, and the craft. Getting started into acting is a challenge, so you'll love Danie...

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32. Josh Beveridge - Head of Animation on Spiderman: Into the Spider-verse and The Sea Beast

Creators Society Animation Podcast - September 07, 2022 12:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
In 2017, when the industry caught sight of the first teaser trailer for Spiderman: Into the Spider-verse, our collective jaws dropped. The rest is history of course as the movie went on to win just about every award imaginable. In this episode I chat with Josh Beveridge, head of animation on Spi...

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32. Josh Beveridge - Head of Animation on Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and The Sea Beast

Creators Society Animation Podcast - September 07, 2022 12:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
In 2017, when the industry caught sight of the first teaser trailer for Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, our collective jaws dropped. The rest is history of course as the movie went on to win just about every award imaginable. In this episode, I chat with Josh Beveridge, Head of Animation on S...

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31. Remembering Ralph Eggleston - Oscar winner & Pixar Production Designer

Creators Society Animation Podcast - August 31, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
This week we were saddened to receive the news that long-time Pixar production designer Ralph Eggleston passed away after a long battle with cancer. I spoke with Ralph for one of our first episodes, so my instinct was to remember him by re-running that episode this week instead of what we had pl...

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30. Rick Mischel - Producer and Exec | Sony Animation, Imageworks, Bardel, Mainframe

Creators Society Animation Podcast - August 17, 2022 14:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
Today's guest, Rick Mischel, walks us through his career as a producer and executive for renowned studios such as Sony Pictures Animation, Sony Imageworks, Rainmaker/Mainframe, and Bardel, offering some great advice along the way.  I first met Rick at my first Kidscreen event in Miami, a meetin...

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29. Peggy Holmes - Director of Skydance Animation's first feature LUCK for AppleTV+

Creators Society Animation Podcast - August 10, 2022 12:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
Skydance Animation’s first feature film Luck just dropped on AppleTV+, and we were able to chat with director Peggy Holmes this week about her career and the making of the film. Peggy was a delight to chat with and I thoroughly recommend this episode for anyone interested in taking steps toward ...

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28. Double Bill Episode with Karen Disher & Sharon Bridgeman - Renowned story artists

Creators Society Animation Podcast - August 03, 2022 16:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
In this episode we've got a double scoop of talented creators in Karen Disher and Sharon Bridgeman, who join me to chat through their careers. Karen and Sharon have recently joined the multi-talented crew that Brad Lewis and P.J. Gunsagar have been assembling at Spire Animation Studios. After g...

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David Sheldon-Hicks - Founder of Territory Studio | Design and Animation of Screen Graphics for Dune, Blade Runner and much more

Creators Society Animation Podcast - June 22, 2022 14:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
In this episode, I chat with David Sheldon-Hicks, co-founder of Territory Studio. Territory Studio began as a screen graphics specialist studio; creating user interfaces for films like Prometheus, Guardians of the Galaxy, and Avengers, continuing this work on more recent films such as The Batman...

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27. David Sheldon-Hicks - Founder of Territory Studio | Design and Animation of Screen Graphics for Dune, Blade Runner and much more

Creators Society Animation Podcast - June 22, 2022 14:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
In this episode, I chat with David Sheldon-Hicks, co-founder of Territory Studio. Territory Studio began as a screen graphics specialist studio; creating user interfaces for films like Prometheus, Guardians of the Galaxy, and Avengers, continuing this work on more recent films such as The Batman...

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26. Peter Demarest - Compositing Supervisor for Boba Fett and The Mandalorian - now at Pixar

Creators Society Animation Podcast - June 08, 2022 22:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
This week I chat with Peter Demarest, compositing supervisor on Boba Fett and The Mandalorian, as well as working on some of the most iconic shots and movies for the past decade, such as The Avengers, Avatar, Jurassic World, and the Star Wars films. I saw Peter's reel a few weeks back and was ju...

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Peter Demarest - Compositing Supervisor for Boba Fett and The Mandalorian - now at Pixar

Creators Society Animation Podcast - June 08, 2022 22:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
This week I chat with Peter Demarest, compositing supervisor on Boba Fett and The Mandalorian, as well as working on some of the most iconic shots and movies for the past decade, such as The Avengers, Avatar, Jurassic World, and the Star Wars films. I saw Peter's reel a few weeks back and was ju...

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