Panels & Pacing: An Animation Editing Podcast

Welcome to Episode 10 of Panels & Pacing: An Animation Editing Podcast. Today I’ll be talking to Aaron Diecker, a Dialogue Editor with credits that include Family Guy, King of the Hill, American Dad, and What We Do in the Shadows.

Aaron is strictly a sound guy, in his own words. But he primarily works in Animation, although sometimes dipping into live action. Aaron literally wrote the book on Animation Dialogue Editing, called “Animation Dialogue Editing: Building the Voice of the Show.”

As with a lot of animation workflows, there are separate steps in the overall process and often there are separate editors for each of those steps. Dialogue editors are usually the first editorial line of defense in the process, and set the stage for the rest of the whole pipeline, in a way.

Josh and Aaron discuss Aaron's career starting in music production, and how he followed a path that brought him to Los Angeles and in the Seth MacFarlane world, editing dialogue on a variety of FOX animated series.

Aaron spends time talking about the animation dialogue editing process, working with picture editors, and his initial start in the music world - playing in bands and going to Berklee College of Music.

Episode Links:

Aaron's Book - "Animation Dialogue Editing: Building the Voice of the Show”- https://payhip.com/b/iksMq

The Sisters Grimm Season 2 Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9gixQopmPw

The Sisters Grimm Apple TV page - https://tv.apple.com/us/show/the-sisters-grimm/umc.cmc.2hc9ggvxaqddv779k4zupmrw

Website:

https://www.joshglass-edits.com/panels-pacing-podcast

Email:

[email protected]

Instagram/Threads

@panelsandpacingpodcast

Credits:

Intro Song - "Landmark Ready" by Dario Forzato; Dario Comuzzi

Welcome to Episode 9 of Panels & Pacing: An Animation Editing Podcast.

Today I’ll be talking to Andrew Sorcini, an Editor who has worked on Amphibia, Gravity Falls, and most recently, Primos.

Josh and Andrew discuss Andrew's long television and film career, starting from A Goofy Movie, then Gravity Falls, Amphibia through the more recent show Primos. They discuss the importance of project organization, delve into how to be a diplomat in the edit bay, and later discuss deconstructing entertainment like music and television.

In Freak out or Geek Out, they mourn the losses of Tim Curry and Peter Cullen, and celebrate the triumph of Coyote vs. ACME.

Episode Links:

- Vault 33, Andrew's Fallout on Prime podcast - 

https://vault33.buzzsprout.com/

- Quarantine Zone, a podcast for The Last of Us on HBO

https://quarantinezone.buzzsprout.com/

Also on YouTube!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nd-_V_RYB5E&list=PLyKtwyVYCebVRS8RojuhVnbGBdPUnToDW

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfZSxMnifmU&list=PLyKtwyVYCebU0yOjLGK6kz_pC7y6ZgDqy

- "Making the Cut at Pixar: The Art of Editing Animation

"https://www.routledge.com/Making-the-Cut-at-Pixar-The-Art-of-Editing-Animation/Kinder-OSteen/p/book/9780367766146

Website:

https://www.joshglass-edits.com/panels-pacing-podcast

Email:

[email protected]

Instagram/Threads

@panelsandpacingpodcast

Credits:

Intro Song - "Landmark Ready" by Dario Forzato; Dario Comuzzi

Welcome to Episode 8 of Panels & Pacing: An Animation Editing Podcast. Today I’ll be talking to Andy Maxwell, an Animation and Animatic Editor who has worked on shows such as Star Trek Lower Decks, Kevin, Animals, and the recent indie movie Chunks.

Andy and I met while working on Animals - he was cutting the live action episode for both season 2 and season 3, and we hit it off pretty well as friends. Then when I got hired at Titmouse I saw he was already there on Lower Decks and we started chatting and meeting up on the regular whenever we both were in the office.

Andy and Josh talk gear, macros, automation and working on comedy series with cool and funny creators. Plus Josh continues to hold Andy back in his ongoing fued with previous guest, Andy Young.

Stay tuned for a future episode where Josh is a special guest referee for the "Andy-Off"

Episode Links:

Versionator - https://sandcastle.tools/versionator

Website: https://www.joshglass-edits.com/panels-pacing-podcast

Email: [email protected]

Instagram/Threads @panelsandpacingpodcast

Credits:

Intro Song - "Landmark Ready" by Dario Forzato; Dario Comuzzi

Welcome to Episode 7 of Panels & Pacing: An Animation Editing Podcast. Today I’ll be talking to Ben Ravid, an animatic editor whose credits include Nickelodeon's Big Nate, The Invincible Fight Girl, and the upcoming feature film Slime.Ben and Josh talk about working on shows you love, and the amazing artists and people you meet on jobs. They later get into the challenges of working or not working in a changing industry, and having to pick up freelance work or part-time jobs.They get to talking about hobbies and sharing passions with a co-workers, and how helpful and fulfilling that can be.They wrap by discussing the Paramount/Warner Bros merger, and reviewing Spider-Man: Brand New day.Episode Links:DGA/IATSE Letter - https://www.dga.org/news/guild-news/2026/august2026/dga_iatse_paramount-wbd_merger_concern_letterSpider-Man Brand New Day Trailer:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TZMtslA3UYWebsite:https://www.joshglass-edits.com/panels-pacing-podcastEmail:[email protected]/Threads@panelsandpacingpodcastCredits:Intro Song - "Landmark Ready" by Dario Forzato; Dario Comuzzi

Welcome to Episode 5 of Panels & Pacing: An Animation Editing Podcast. Today I’ll be talking to Kris Fitzgerald, an animation editor currently on Bob's Burgers. His credits include The Bob's Burgers Movie, Central Park (Apple TV+), Lost in Oz (Amazon), The Awesomes (Hulu), and Transformers: Prime (Hasbro). He's worked on multiple Emmy-winning shows and received an Indie Series Awards nomination for editing The Eastsiders. Outside the edit bay, Kris created This Week in Queer History, a YouTube channel celebrating LGBTQ+ milestones with 5,600+ subscribers, a weekly podcast, and an AI-powered production pipeline that lets him produce an episode every week alongside his full-time gig.

Episode Links:This Week in Queer History - - YouTube:  @ThisWeekinQueerHistory - Website: https://www.thisweekinqueerhistory.com- Podcast: on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon, iHeartWebsite:https://www.joshglass-edits.com/panels-pacing-podcastEmail:[email protected]/Threads@panelsandpacingpodcastCredits:Intro Song - "Landmark Ready" by Dario Forzato; Dario Comuzzi

Welcome to Episode 5 of Panels & Pacing: An Animation Editing Podcast. Today I’ll be talking to Andy Young, who’s worked on a number of Warner Bros projects, notably Harley Quinn S3, the feature Merry Little Batman, for which he received an Emmy nomination and Bat-Fam. Andy and Josh talk about both losing their Emmy bids to friends, and then go into Andy's career as a comedy editor, and then Animation Editor on Merry Little Batman.They later discuss keeping active and motivated while sitting for long periods of time editing, and later both Geek Out over Steve Dildarian's new announced animated series.

Episode Links

Andy's "How Animated Movies are Made"⁠

https://youtu.be/i5SHA3Y2zk4?si=UK2kbTa-_q5grEwe

Steve Dildarian's "Fred has Problems"

http://www.youtube.com/@UCRNFbkZP6NzhSyC0Fff22QA

https://youtu.be/zm3oXddCpNg?si=xjSoXH0AFFgWQ339

https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/06/steve-dildarians-new-show-fred-has-problems-to-premiere-on-youtube-in-july/

DARE Book: https://www.amazon.com/Dare-Anxiety-Stop-Panic-Attacks/dp/0956596258

DARE App: https://www.dareresponse.com/dareapp/

Website:https://www.joshglass-edits.com/panels-pacing-podcastEmail:[email protected]/Threads@panelsandpacingpodcast

Credits:

Intro Song - "Landmark Ready" by Dario Forzato; Dario Comuzzi

Welcome to Episode 4 of Panels & Pacing: An Animation Editing Podcast. Today I’ll be talking to David Fain, an Animator, Editor, Director and Writer who’s worked in Animation for over 30 years, and whose work includes writing on Spongebob Squarepants, Stop Motion Animator/Writer/Director on KaBlam/Action League Now, Animatic Editor on GI Joe Renegades and Transformers Prime and Transformers Earthspark.

David and Josh discuss how networking behind the scenes got the two of them to the same studio, where they met and finally joined the Editor's Guild.

David goes into detail about working on the Nickelodeon series Action League Now! and SpongeBob Squarepants in the early days.

Throughout, Josh and David discuss the intricacies of editing in animation, particularly the differences between animatic editing and picture or final animation editing, and their opinions on the world of sound design.

Episode Links:

https://tubitv.com/series/300021264/toon-world-express

David's Army Man Film: https://vimeo.com/26645299

Website:https://www.joshglass-edits.com/panels-pacing-podcastEmail:[email protected]/Threads@panelsandpacingpodcast

Credits:

Intro Song - "Landmark Ready" by Dario Forzato; Dario Comuzzi

Welcome to Episode 3 of Panels & Pacing: An Animation Editing Podcast. Today we’ll be featuring Caleb Yoder, who’s recently worked on Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Avatar: Seven Havens, Digman!, and Star Trek: Lower Decks.

Caleb and Josh talk about working in the Animation Industry and working on shows they love. They also get into animation editing techniques, tips for working in the industry, networking, and dip into their hobbies like video games and music.

For Freak Out/Geek Out - Caleb shares his experience watching an early screening of the new Avatar: Aang The Last Airbender feature, and Josh freaks out over Amazon' Gen AI Creators fund.

Links/News Articles referenced:

• Amazon's Press Release "Gen AI Creator's Fund"
• Hollywood Reporter Article "The Good Advice Cupcake Creator..."
• Hollywood Reporter "Airbender" Leak

Website:https://www.joshglass-edits.com/panels-pacing-podcastEmail:[email protected]/Threads@panelsandpacingpodcast

Credits:

Intro Song - "Landmark Ready" by Dario Forzato; Dario Comuzzi

Welcome to Episode 2 of Panels & Pacing: An Animation Editing Podcast. This is our first real episode, and we’ll be featuring Luke Guidici, Writer, Director and Editor, who’s recently worked on Invincible, and has credits such as Hot Wheels City, Curious George, and most notably for this particular episode, HarmonQuest.

Also with us is Will Torbett, an editor who’s worked on "Adventure Time: Fionna & Cake," "Victor & Valentino," and "The Fungies!,” and will be our guest interviewer today.

Today we’ll be talking about HarmonQuest - a live-action/animated hybrid series using tabletop role-playing games, like Dungeons and Dragons, starring Dan Harmon, Spencer Crittendon, Erin McCarthy, Jeff Davis, and a rotating cast of guest-stars, primarily comedians and actors. The series aired originally on SeeSo, a short-run streaming service owned by Comcast/NBC, then got moved to VRV for seasons 2 and 3. It currently lives on Crunchyroll.

HarmonQuest on CrunchyRoll

"The Good The Bad and the Poorly Written" Luke's YouTube Channel

AI Doc

Ai Doc How To Get Involved

Credits:Intro Song - "Landmark Ready" by Dario Forzato; Dario Comuzzi

Welcome to Panels & Pacing - An Animation Editing Podcast.

Host Josh Glass runs through an introduction of what the podcast will be in the coming weeks.

Credits:

Intro Song - "Landmark Ready" by Dario Forzato; Dario Comuzzi