An adventurous new series of the AnimDojo podcast called "What actually is a..." If you've ever seen a job title and wondered what that person does on a day-to-day basis, the aim of this series is to answer that question. We have an exciting one this week, we're speaking to two Animation Directors! Animation Director is a vital and coveted role, but exactly what is the difference between an Animation Director and a Director? What do you need to get a promotion from Animator to Lead or Director? Have a listen and find out!

With guests

Vicki Haworth, Animation Director @ Sell Out Animation

Mauricio Maia, Animation Director @ Blue Zoo Animation Studio

Hosted by Katie Gascoyne, Grace Hebditch, Bader Badruddin & Tom Box.

An adventurous new series of the AnimDojo podcast called "What actually is a..." If you've ever seen a job title and wondered what that person does on a day-to-day basis, the aim of this series is to answer that question. In this episode, we tackle a non-artist role! A production wouldn't happen without the essential people to make the spreadsheets and arrange the timelines. But what makes a great Production Coordinator? We have two awesome guests (who love spreadsheets) to answer that question.

With guests

Nikitha Mannam, Production Coordinator @ Blue Zoo Animation Studio

Tyler Antin, Production Coordinator @ Lupus Films

Hosted by Katie Gascoyne, Grace Hebditch, Bader Badruddin & Tom Box.

An adventurous new series of the AnimDojo podcast called "What actually is a..." If you've ever seen a job title and wondered what that person does on a day-to-day basis, the aim of this series is to answer that question. In this episode, we speak to two fantastic 2D Layout Artists. Be honest... do you ACTUALLY know what a 2D Layout Artist does?? We know layout is essential to make a 2D show look good and in this episode, we look to debunk the idea that 2D Layout is "boring" and explore some of the skills needed to do this important job.

With guests

Farhad Chams, 2D Layout Lead @ Blue Zoo Animation Studio

Charlotte West, 2D Layout Artist @ Blue Zoo Animation Studio

Hosted by Katie Gascoyne, Grace Hebditch, Bader Badruddin & Tom Box.

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An adventurous new series of the AnimDojo podcast called "What actually is a..." If you've ever seen a job title and wondered what that person does on a day-to-day basis, the aim of this series is to answer that question. In our 2nd episode, we interview two fantastically talented Art Directors. We ask how the Art Director role interacts with others and just how important are those artistic skills vs. soft leadership skills?

With guests

Almu Redondo, Art Director @ Axis Studios

Francesco Mazza, Art Director @ Blue Zoo Animation Studio

Almu's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/almu_redondo/

Francesco's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frenzyfresh/

Hosted by Katie Gascoyne, Grace Hebditch, Bader Badruddin & Tom Box.

An adventurous new series of the AnimDojo podcast called "What actually is a..." If you've ever seen a job title and wondered what that person does a day-to-day basis, the aim of this series is to answer that question. This week we interview two Character Designers. We cover what a normal day looks like to them with tips on how you can land the much-coveted role as a Character Designer!

With guests

Tena Galovic, Character Designer @ Blue Zoo Animation Studio

Nicholas Olivieri, Character Designer @ Illumination Mac Guff

Hosted by Katie Gascoyne, Grace Hebditch, Bader Badruddin & Tom Box.

The last in our Move Summit interview series, we talk to the multi-talented Ruth Ducker! Ruth is a Director with over 18 years experience in the animation industry. Having Directed on titles for Disney Junior, Disney Asia, CBeebies and Universal Kids, as well as having worked as an animator and layout artist on both BAFTA and Academy Award winning shows.

Hosted by Katie Gascoyne, Grace Hebditch, Bader Badruddin & Tom Box.

Back in February, we interviewed awesome animator, Andrew Chesworth, at Move Summit! Andrew is known for his animation work on Disney films, Frozen, Moana, Zootopia and more. He also worked on the 2D Netflix feature, Klaus, as a character animator and he directed a short film, One Small Step, with TAIKO Studios. Listen to get actionable advice from Andrew as well as our own thoughts on animation reference, generalism vs specialism and being a good director.

Hosted by Katie Gascoyne, Grace Hebditch, Bader Badruddin & Tom Box.

We’ve been away for a while and now we’re back, bigger and better than ever before!

In this episode we discuss why it's been a bit quiet on the AnimDojo front; what we’ve been up, what it means for you and how it can help you reach your animation career goals.

We share actionable advice from top professionals; speaking to legendary animator James Baxter (Beauty And The Beast, The Lion King, Klaus) to share his top animation tips, and we speak to Bruce Wright (Disney Animator & Director)about how to skill up to get employed into a dream animation job.

Hosted by Katie Gascoyne, Grace Hebditch, Bader Badruddin & Tom Box.

The AnimDojo podcasts seek to help people with their career by focusing on the craft and career tips, in a no-nonsense practical approach.

In this podcast we focus on how best to prepare for job interview question at an animation or VFX studio, chatting to Framestore's Head Of Talent Amy Smith