Creative Block

By Creative BlockArts Visual Arts

Creative Block episodes

November 06, 2023 EPISODE 141: CHRISTIAN BOVING ANDERSEN & EVA LEE WALLBERG
Welcome to CREATIVE BLOCK! This week's guest is CHRISTIAN BOVING ANDERSEN & EVA LEE WALLBERG! They are the writers, directors, and creators of The Heroic Quest Of The Valiant Prince Ivandoe! They've collaborated on the shorts on Rob 'n Ron and Ride of Passage, and both worked on The Amazing World of Gumball!

Along the way, VEE chats with Christian and Eva about GETTING THEIR START AT CARTOON NETWORK, ANIMATION SANS FRONTIÈRES, SHORT FILMS, COMING UP WITH IVANDOE and so much more!

While we talk, we doodle on a Google Jamboard, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals!

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CHRISTIAN! ► https://www.instagram.com/christianboevingandersen/

EVA! ► https://www.instagram.com/evaleewallberg/

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0:00 Intro
1:10 Animation Workshop
5:39 First gig
44:47 One page pitches
55:34 Making the pilot
1:11:40 Early pitches vs pitch bible
1:37:59 Collaboration
1:42:20 Favorite project
1:46:47 New ideas
1:55:08 Creative block
2 hr 5 min
October 30, 2023 EPISODE 140: NATALIE ANDREWSON
Welcome to CREATIVE BLOCK! This week's guest is NATALIE ANDREWSON! Natalie is a comic artist, illustrator, and risograph printer. You can see her work in Wolfboy and the Everything Factory on Apple+, her graphic novel The Nutcracker and the Mouse King, and in her print shop!
Along the way, Vee and Megan Fisher chat with Natalie about MOVING TO LA, STICKING TO YOUR PERSONAL STYLE, POST OFFICE ANXIETY, and so much more!
While we talk, we doodle on a Google Jamboard, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals!
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VEE! ► https://twitter.com/violainebriat
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NATALIE! ► https://www.instagram.com/natandrewson/
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0:00 Intro
1:52 First gig
18:32 Balancing work
27:46 Money
57:05 Breaking point
1:19:52 School program
1:27:09 Planning riso projects
1:32:04 Adapting stories
1:37:06 Experimentation
1:46:23 Creative block
1 hr 58 min
October 23, 2023 EPISODE 139: SCOTT O'BRIEN
Welcome to CREATIVE BLOCK! This week's guest is SCOTT O'BRIEN! Scott is a director, storyboard artist, and animator for shows like Zorkie of Planet Ruby, the Animaniacs Reboot, and animated on the recently announced Genndy Tartakovsky project "Fixed".
Along the way, Vee and Sean chat with SCOTT about BOARDING EXPRESSIONS FIRST, ADAPTING TO CHANGING STYLES IN ANIMATION, GETTING HIS START IN WRITING and so much more!
While we talk, we doodle on a Google Jamboard, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals!
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SCOTT! ► https://www.instagram.com/optimusscotto/
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0:00 Intro
1:33 Changing responsibilities
9:36 Art school
28:52 Transitions between jobs
33:09 Anime and CG
52:49 Current projects
1:23:49 Supervising producer
1:28:54 Creative block
1:37:54 Working on 2D movies
1:42:05 Writing tips and perfect plot twist
1:44:38 Emotional truth
1 hr 52 min
October 16, 2023 EPISODE 138: SAGE COTUGNO
Welcome to CREATIVE BLOCK! This week's guest is SAGE COTUGNO! Sage is a writer, story board artist, and director for shows like The Owl House, Star Vs., and Gravity Falls Their new graphic novel, The Glass Scientist, is available now for pre-order!
Along the way, Vee and Sean chat with SAGE about INTERNING AT PIXAR, MOURING DEAD PITCHES, EXHAUSTED WORKER CHIC, and so much more!
While we talk, we doodle on a Google Jamboard, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals!
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SAGE! ► https://linktr.ee/arythusa
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0:00 Intro
1:05 Supervising director
24:11 Decision making
36:37 The Glass Scientist
1:03:46 Working few late nights
1:26:34 Development
1:48:23 Doing things differently
2:03:53 Haters
2:06:38 Shows
2:10:45 Fav storyboard
2:13:13 Fav part of writing Glass Scientist
2:14:49 Process of writing a character
2:16:44 Creative block
2 hr 21 min
October 09, 2023 EPISODE 137: MR. LOVENSTEIN
Welcome to CREATIVE BLOCK! This week's guest is J.L WESTOVER AKA MR. LOVENSTEIN! MR. LOVENSTEIN is a writer and comic artist who released one collection of Mr. Lovenstein comics, Failure, with a second volume, Feelings, available for pre-order.
Along the way, Vee and Sean chat with Mr. Lovenstein about GETTING HIS START IN COMICS, STUDYING FINE ARTS, REACHING FINANCIAL STABILITY WITH HIS COMICS, and so much more!
While we talk, we doodle on a Google Jamboard, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals!
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0:00 Intro
1:58 Starting comics
14:05 Goals
23:49 Studying fine arts
34:30 Taking comics seriously
36:33 Airb&b stories
39:33 Money making
1:01:29 Going from surviving to comfortable
1:18:28 Creative block
1:30:47 Writing process
1:48:19 Starting a webcomic tips
1:55:58 Least fav comic
2:02:53 Shenanigans
2 hr 13 min
October 02, 2023 EPISODE 136: GABE LIN
Welcome to CREATIVE BLOCK! This week's guest is GABE LIN! Gabe is a storyboard artist for features whose work is included in the Loud House Movie, Lego Batman 2, and most recently doubled as the Head of Story/Story Artist on TMNT: Mutant Mayhem!
Along the way, Vee and Sean chat with Gabe about THE NIGHTMARE INTERVIEW FOR HIS FIRST GIG, NAVIGATING INSTABILITY, WORKING IN FEATURE, and so much more!
While we talk, we doodle on a Google Jamboard, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals!
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GABE! ► https://www.gabelin.com/
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0:00 Intro
1:24 Art school
8:34 First gig
20:43 First feature job
30:48 Story artist vs head of story
59:57 Leadership
1:06:18 Balance
1:11:38 Lessons learned
1:12:52 Breaks
1:16:10 Improvement
1:17:58 Rules
1:32:19 Creative block
1 hr 40 min
September 26, 2023 EPISODE 135: ALEX CLINE
Welcome to CREATIVE BLOCK! This week's guest is ALEX CLINE! Alex is a storyboard artist, character designer, and comic artist who worked on Frog and Toad, City of Ghosts, Summer Camp Island, Bojack Horseman, and Regular Show.
Along the way, Vee and Sean chat with Alex about GETTING HIS FIRST JOB FROM HIS SHORT, TESTING FOR REGULAR SHOW, MOMENTS THEY WISHED THEY HAD AN EDITOR, and so much more!
While we talk, we doodle on a Google Jamboard, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals!
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VEE! ► https://twitter.com/violainebriat
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ALEX! ► https://www.instagram.com/alexclineart/
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0:00 Intro
7:28 First gig and moving jobs
16:29 Tests
26:19 Embarrassing moments
50:55 Bouncing back
1:11:09 Genre
1:19:45 Side characters
1:25:57 Style influence
1:42:08 Motivation
1:48:41 Habits
2 hr 1 min
September 18, 2023 EPISODE 134: MORTIS GHOST
Welcome to CREATIVE BLOCK! This week's guest is MORTIS GHOST! Mortis Ghost is a writer, comic artist, and game designer. He is the creator/writer of the comic Dr. Cataclysm and co-creator of the video game OFF, which just celebrated its 15th anniversary!
Along the way, Vee and Sean chat with Mortis about HIS FANBASE, HIS NEW GAME, WEIGHT OF SUCCESS, and so much more!
While we talk, we doodle on a Google Jamboard, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals!
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0:00 Intro
1:39 Drawn to art
14:18 Motivation
25:19 College
33:15 Fanbase
39:53 New game
51:46 Style change and teaching comics
1:05:04 Creative block
1:10:07 Weight of success
1:15:22 Collaboration
1:21:14 Goals
1:30:07 Inspirations
1:36:53 Storytelling
1:43:43 Outro
1 hr 47 min
September 14, 2023 EPISODE 133: BALAK
Welcome to CREATIVE BLOCK! This week's guest is Yves Bigerel AKA BALAK! Balak is a director, animator, comic artist, and art director. He co-creator of Lastman, Peepoodoo, Vermin, and Les Kassos, and most recently animated the title sequence for My Adventures with Superman.
Along the way, we chat with Balak about HOW HE GOT INTERESTED IN STORYBOARDING, LEARNING FROM HIS EXPERIENCE FROM LAST MAN, FAILING QUIETLY, and so much more!
While we talk, we doodle on a Google Jamboard, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals!
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BALAK! ► https://twitter.com/YvesBalak
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Editing by Clemence Briat ► https://twitter.com/clem_n_m
Produced by Marco Beltran ► https://twitter.com/orcsocks
Theme song by Louie Zong ► https://twitter.com/everydaylouie
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0:00 Intro
6:37 Thesis films and school
20:03 First job
1:15:47 Creative block
1:18:27 Social media
1:30:00 Networking
1:51:31 Caricatures
1:53:53 Influences
2:06:23 Working for US vs France
2:10:36 Cross-media fulfillment
2 hr 23 min
September 04, 2023 EPISODE 132: GRACE ROLEK
Welcome to CREATIVE BLOCK! This week's guest is GRACE ROLEK. Grace is a voice actor for animation and video games, whose work includes Fallout 76, Happiness is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown, and she was the voice of Connie on Steven Universe!

Along the way, we chat with Grace about STARTING OUT AS A CHILD ACTOR, BOOKING STEVEN UNIVERSE, VOICE ACTING TIPS FOR QUIET GIRLS, and so much more!

While we talk, we doodle on a Google Jamboard, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals!

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GRACE! ► https://www.instagram.com/grace.rolek/

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Editing by Clemence Briat ► https://twitter.com/clem_n_m
Produced by Marco Beltran ► https://twitter.com/orcsocks
Theme song by Louie Zong ► https://twitter.com/everydaylouie
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0:00 Intro
1:54 Starting voice acting
13:2 Recording process
27:01 Being recast
43:29 Producing a short
1:07:11 Writing and other projects
1:40:44 Creative block
1:49:11 Singing
2:05:13 Tips for quiet girls in voice acting
2 hr 13 min

About Creative Block

From the publisher's feed

Hosts Violaine "Vee" Briat and Sean "LordSpew" Glaze doodle and chat with artists about their creative journey, lives, and how they break through their "creative block".