Knights of the Light Table

Part one of our two part coverage of the 42 Annie Awards. Recorded before the award ceremony, we chat about what the award show is, why it's important, why we love it, and what we can learn about the state of the industry from it. In particular we talk about the prevelance of 2D animation, and the legitimacy of digital streaming media.

Links Mentioned:

The Annie Awards Official Homepage

Nominees

The changing times of Annie’s

Dreamworks wins Ub Iwerks award for this insane program

The Hyperion Renderer at Disney (What Pablo was talking about)

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In another edition of a STS episode (Shoot the Shit), we properly introduce Nneka as our new host, and talk about what we're working on, our inspirations, the current goings-on of the industry, Oscar nomination snobbing, and so on. We keep it loose and general this time around. Enjoy!

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In this episode Nneka Myers returns as our new co-host and Knight! Nneka and Pablo attempt to explain social media to Trevor and share some of their thoughts on what to do when first starting out. We also chat about the importance of not worrying about followers, and instead engaging the community and really just being yourself!

Helpful Links:

Victoria Ying on Social Media (CTNx 14)

Twitter is a never ending cocktail party

Best Times to Post

Social Media Management:

Hootsuite.com

Iconosquare.com

analytics.twitter.com

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In this week’s episode we’re joined by animation wizard and old friend of ours, Marty Walker! Marty shares some great insights and stories on how he’s approached the animation journey. We chat about staying focused, the differences between freelance and studio life, avoiding common pitfalls, and how to become indispensable in your career.

“Do what you do, don’t do what you’ve done, then you’ll be done!”

Links Mentioned:

Marty's website!

The Art and Making of Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

Patrick Smith – Hand Puppet

Walt Peregoy's interview Part I AND Part II

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This week’s review episode is all about our love of art books! We talk about what we look for in a good artbook, what our favorite types are, and chat about a few unusual winners. We also share some of our favorite books and offer up a few wish-list contenders!

Links Mentioned:

“Best Sellers” lists on Amazon:

Animation

Art of Film & Video

Video Game Art

A MASSIVE list of art books and reviews

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In our New Year's special, we take a look at what's coming up in the world of animation in the new year. Also, our big and small plans for the year ahead, things we want to actively work on changing, and how we will be trying to approach our work & career in 2015.

We hope you guys had a great holiday break, and see YOU, in 2015!

Links mentioned:

Upcoming animated films in 2015

Annecy 2015 (Spotlight women in Animation)

NY Animation block party 2015

Annie Awards

Last year’s Annie Awards stream

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Hey everyone, and happy holidays! In this unedited episode, we decided to take it easy and talk a bit about the BEST (and WORST) of 2014 of both the animation industry, and our very interesting lives!

Trevor illustrated a kid’s book!

Links mentioned: How to paint fur with Paul Lasaine

Glen Keane’s pencil used for animating “Duet” - Mitsubishi Hi-Uni Pencil - 10B

Gumroad tutorial list on the Polycount forums

Jerry Beck’s new website - the other half of cartoon brew: Animation Scoop

Read up on the wage fixing scandal

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In this episode we review the complex legacy of Richard William’s unfinished masterpiece by watching three films: The Thief and the Cobbler, The Recobbled cut, and Persistence of Vision, the powerful documentary that ties it all together. We also had the incredible opportunity to chat with Kevin Schreck creator of Persistence of Vision, and he shares some big thoughts and great anecdotes. With such a hugely complex story there is a lot to talk about and we barely scratched the surface, so we’d love to hear what you thought too!

Be sure to watch Persistence of Vision while it’s still available, it really is a must see! http://bit.ly/PoVDVDs

Chat with Kevin and the PoV team on Facebook: http://on.fb.me/1vIafLn and on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PoVDoc

Links Mentioned:

The Thief and the Cobbler is available on Netflix, and the Recobbled cut can be found at: http://bit.ly/1wRCNmP

You can see the unfinished version of Beauty and the Beast that we talk about on the diamond edition: http://amzn.to/1w8o44U

Dream Worlds – Production Design for Animation by Hans Bacher: http://amzn.to/1uLmNMU

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In this 2 hour mammoth of an episode we had the privilege to talk with Joanna Davidovich, freelance animator and creator of Monkey Rag. She shares with us her personal philosophies, some great insights, thoughts on life as a freelancer, and her experience producing Monkey Rag. We also draw a few lines in the sand, talk about what we think matters most in animation, and give our thoughts on the state of the industry.

Watch Monkey Rag! : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqJQAgBPBSA

Links Mentioned:

All things Joanna:

Website: http://www.cupojo.net/

Monkey Rag Site & Animation: http://monkeyrag.cupojo.net/

RedBubble Store: http://www.redbubble.com/people/jothezette

Art Book: http://www.blurb.com/b/5651122-a-doodlin-song

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Twitter: https://twitter.com/jothezette

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/JoTheZette/featured

Kyle T Webster’s Brushes: https://gumroad.com/kyletwebster

Glenn Vilppu & Steve Huston:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOtVUHgJqQk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOtVUHgJqQk

Chuck Amuck: http://www.amazon.com/Chuck-Amuck-Times-Animated-Cartoonist/dp/0374526206

The Noble Approach: http://www.amazon.com/Noble-Approach-Maurice-Animation-Design/dp/1452102945/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1418016445&sr=1-1&keywords=noble+approach

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Hey everyone! Bit of a light episode today, as we take some time to catch up on the post-CTNx train, and what our plans from here on are. Keeping it informal and loose this time around.

Links Mentioned:

Unofficial Tangled Commentary: http://animationpodcast.com/archives/2012/10/31/tangled-animators-audio-commentary/

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