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Ep. 025: Steve Ahn – Director for DreamWorks Animation TV for Voltron: Legendary Defender

By Angela Entzminger August 16, 2016 May 13, 2017 2D Animation, 2D Animator, animation, Animation Interview, Animator, DreamWorks, DreamWorks TV Animation, Steve Ahn, Storyboard Artist, Storyboarding, Storyboards, Voltron

Voltron. Korra. TMNT. Generator Rex. These are just some of the amazing shows that director and storyboard artist Steve Ahn counts as highlights in his illustrious 10 year career. In our interview Steve shares his experiences growing up in various regions in South Korea, emigrating to the U.S., and being accepted into CalArts. Along the way Steve used his artistic skills to express what he felt he could not express in words as he navigated through the field of animation to become a director on Voltron: Legendary Defender. His tale is an inspiring and uplifting story for anyone with a dream and a desire to create amazing worlds and share the joy of storytelling with others.

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@steveahn82

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Ep. 024: Todd Favela – Character Designer for Puny Entertainment – Part II

By Angela Entzminger August 9, 2016 August 9, 2016 2D Animation, 2D Animator, animation, Animation Interview

In part two of this week’s episode Todd discusses what he would tell his younger self, the art of pitching your own series to various networks, the importance of taking time off from work, how to get hired for freelance jobs (and not work for free) and even how to build your own spa! And we talk about working at Puny Entertainment on their new show premiering next year on Amazon, Danger & Eggs. It’s a fun conclusion to our two part interview that you won’t want to miss!

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Ep. 023: Todd Favela – Character Designer for Puny Entertainment – Part I

By Angela Entzminger August 4, 2016 August 4, 2016 2D Animation, animation, Animation Interview, Character Design, Danger & Eggs, Puny, Titmouse

This week Todd and I enjoyed an excellent and fun conversation about his journey from student to professional at studios like Titmouse and now at Puny Entertainment where he works as a character designer on the new Amazon series Danger & Eggs.

This is an exciting time for Todd — at the time of the recording he worked as a Clean-up Design Artist for Puny, and right before the release of the episode he was promoted to Character Designer, so way to go Todd!

In Part 1 of our interview Todd discusses growing up as a Disney kid in the O.C., attending Cal State Fullerton, and landing an internship which led to his first full-time gig. It’s packed with heart and laughs and Disney tangents so prepared to be inspired!

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Ep. 022: Tim Larson – Lead Animator for Concept Art House

By Angela Entzminger July 19, 2016 July 19, 2016 2D Animation, 2D Animator, animation, Animation Interview, Animator, Concept Art House

Tim is an amazing and hardworking guy who I first met as a student at Academy of Art University. He originally dreamed of being a fine artist and graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University with a BFA in Illustration/Graphic Design. After working as a freelance artist and graphic designer he decided to switch careers to become a 2D animator. Now he works as a lead animator at Concept Art House, a mobile game studio in San Francisco, CA. He’s also illustrating a children’s book in his spare time that he and the author are hoping to shop around to find a publisher, or publish themselves. I know all of you will enjoy hearing what he has to say and will be inspired by his words of wisdom!

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Ep. 014: Pat Marconett – Disney TV Animation Background And Layout Designer – Part II

By Angela Entzminger May 23, 2016 March 19, 2018 2D Animation, 3D Animation, animation, Animation Interview, Background Designer, Big Idea, Disney, Disney TV Animation, Fox ADHD, Layout Designer

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In part two of Pat Marconett’s interview, Pat discusses his work on Adult Swim’s Mr. Pickles, Fox ADHD’s Axe Cop and Disney TV Animation’s Sofia The First. He also talks about the importance of having a personal project and how that helps fuel your personal creativity as well as enabling you to become a better employee , balancing work and family life, and keeping self-doubt at bay. It’s an excellent conclusion to this two part episode!

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Ep. 011: Tamara Lusher-Stocker – Animator, Visual Development Artist, Storyboard Artist for Disney, Pixar, Lucasfilm Animation and more!

By Angela Entzminger May 3, 2016 March 19, 2018 2D Animation, animation, Animation Interview

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This week on Episode 11 of The Animated Journey I interviewed a true super star in the field – Tamara Lusher-Stocker! Tamara has the illustrious distinction of working as an animator on the BIG THREE Disney Renaissance films – Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin and The Lion King! She also worked on Hercules, Dinosaur and Treasure Planet in story and visual development, and she’s worked at several other studios including Pixar, Wildbrain, Rainmaker Entertainment, Blue Sky, and Lucasfilm Animation. She’s worked with other industry titans including Joe Grant, Joe Ranft, Burny Mattinson, Chris Williams and she once met Princess Di and Michael Jackson!

Tamara discusses what’s it like to work at various studios, how she got her internship to work at the Disney Florida Studio and the Disney Burbank Studio, how to pitch, and what’s it like to option your own movie, the joy of teaching, the importance of building your own brand and much more!

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Ep. 010: Marji Bordner – Animator and Comic Book Artist – Part III

By Angela Entzminger April 26, 2016 March 19, 2018 2D Animation, Adult Swim, animation, Animation Interview

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In the exciting conclusion to the three part interview with Marji Bordner, Marji discusses the opportunities now available to learn about the craft of animation and getting more involved, the pros and cons of art school, the future of movies and TV, and so much more!

And here’s that link Marji was talking about from Noah Bradley on how to be an artist without going to art school. It’s a great read:

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Ep. 009: Marji Bordner – Animator And Comic Book Artist – Part II

By Angela Entzminger April 19, 2016 March 19, 2018 2D Animation, Adult Swim, animation, Animation Interview

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In part II of my interview with Marji Bordner we discuss how to make Christian-themed content cool instead of lame, the pros and cons of going to art school, how amazing it is that animation can be made at home, what life was like before the internet and the variety of animated films being made today!

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I wrote an article for Animation Magazine online – check it out!
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