Welcome to a new episode of CineMates, where Jake & Mike enlist Daytime Emmy award winning animator Jeff Collins (The Last Kids on Earth, The Lion Guard, Rick & Morty) and storyboard artist Emily Steckly (Cocomellon, The Vindicators, Pine Cone and Pony) to talk about their career, the future of animation after Spider-Verse’s success, and why Disney Pixar need to reboot their direction. Not only that, but what better way to discuss a brand-new animated film than talking to two experts as the four review Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, before talking about what YOU need to watch now if you’re an animation fan. It’s perhaps the biggest episode to date, and one you DO NOT want to miss!
0:00 - Intro and Jeff Collins & Emily Steckly join the show
3:14 - How both got into the industry & a day in the life of a storyboard artist/animator
11:07 - Jeff talks Rick and Morty experiences & SAG-AFTRA strikes
18:44 - Emily & Jeff discuss the new age of animation being “its own character” & the struggle with newer Disney & Pixar movies
39:43 - Holding an Emmy is “heavy” and “like a baby”
42:05 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem review
1:12:49 - Animators recommend shows/movies you MUST watch now!
1:21:02 - What we watched for the week of August 1st & Mike gives his Across the Spider-Verse review
1:28:18 - In Memoriam/what’s releasing the weekend of August 4
1:32:35 - Outro
Jeff Collins socials:
Instagram: @just_jeffer
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10886680/
Emily Steckly socials:
Instagram: @stecklysonfire
Twitter: @thecinematespod
@jake_schulz6
@mikejosecollins
TikTok: @thecinematespod
YouTube: @TheCinematesPod
Letterboxd: @GaxReviews
@Piclo