Animation Is Hard

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Animation Is Hard

Animation Is Hard

Creator: Mike Stamm and Matthew Krick

Making your own animation can be an ordeal, but it doesn’t have to be! Hosts Mike and Matthew walk you through the challenges and pitfalls of producing independent animation, and share their advice on everything from scriptwriting to crowdfunding.

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Recent Episodes

8 episodes
Episode 8: Burnout

Episode 8: Burnout

The podcast returns after a long absence! Mike and Matthew devote this episode to the complex problem of burnout: how to recognize it, how to deal wit...

2017-01-25 10:32:35 21:24
Episode 7: Stepping Up Your Game

Episode 7: Stepping Up Your Game

Animator Guen Goik chats with Mike and Matthew about how to continue improving yourself as an animator once you’re out of school, so you can get bette...

2016-06-21 09:11:16 31:08
Episode 6: Sacrifices

Episode 6: Sacrifices

This week’s episode goes to some dark places. Many personal sacrifices are required when committing yourself to a major creative project. All that tim...

2016-05-28 14:34:52 28:42
Episode 5: Making It as a Freelance Animator

Episode 5: Making It as a Freelance Animator

This week, Mike and Matthew chat with freelancer Kyle Bernard
about his experiences as a working animator. Along the way, they
learn about...

2016-04-30 11:40:40 29:20
Episode 4: The Pipeline

Episode 4: The Pipeline

This week's episode is all about the technical aspects of making your own animated short: asset management, naming conventions, file versioning softwa...

2016-04-12 05:08:46 41:48
Episode 3: Team-building

Episode 3: Team-building

Mike and Matthew go deep into the world of freelancers: where to find them, how to negotiate with them, and how to make sure everyone ends up happy. T...

2016-03-31 01:00:34 39:51
Episode 2: The Inverted Pyramid

Episode 2: The Inverted Pyramid

Mike and Matthew talk about the importance of working out your creative decisions early, during the scriptwriting and storyboarding stage, and how the...

2016-03-13 15:24:32 35:51
Episode 1: Why Animation Is Hard

Episode 1: Why Animation Is Hard

Mike and Matthew introduce the show and tackle some of the reasons why animation can be so challenging: story problems, budgetary constraints, unreali...

2016-02-01 16:59:06 38:14
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