Originally Streamed on YouTube Live Sep 6, 2024. Audio edited by Kiara Horowitz. Ron Friedman and I had a wonderful conversation at the Salt Lake Animation Expo* BUT technology Failed us, so let's do it again! Let's talk about His Thirty Years as an animator on hand-drawn animated films such as The PageMaster and Swan Princess, which visual FX, video game animation, supervising animation for Pan's Labyrinth, to previsualizing films at The Third Floor to teaching future animators through...

Originally streamed on YouTube Live on Aug 2, 2024. Audio edited by Kiara Horowitz. Since Directing Animation Livecast Episode #2 starring Moonbot Co-founder Brandon Oldenburg, he has gone to develop Flight School Studio, The Immersive Department of Wonder, and now "InBetween" which got to show off development for it new feature film Bloom at Annecy 2024. As always, Brandon is an inspiring guy and this should be a great conversation! Interviewer Scott Wiser is currently supervising at...

Uploaded to YouTube July 24, 2024. Audio edited by Kiara Horowitz. Since interview Story artist, consultant, director Mike Morris, I've been amused by his contributions to "collaborative posts" on LinkedIn. Knowing these "articles" are used to train AI, he trolls them in the funniest way and ironically earned the "Top Animation Voice Badge" on his LinkedIn profile at   / animike   But that's not what this episode about. It was a serious, great conversation about living as an artist in the...

Posted on YouTube June 14, 2024. Audio edited by Kiara Horowitz. Met Eli Harris at the Salt Lake Animation Expo and he is a professional in every sense of the word, nicknamed "The Image Maker" because of the inspiring passion that comes from his voice acting. His advice, tips, and experience were fun topics for discussion! From his LinkedIn bio: I am Eli Harris, an award winning actor and voice artist in the industry. I am also known as the outstandingly smooth and versatile voice of...

Posted on YouTube May 31, 2024. Audio edited by Kiara Horowitz. At DrawingFORCE.com, Mike Mattesi, author of the FORCE drawing books and creator of the FORCE drawing theory teaches his drawing approach. Scott Wiser sat down with Mike at the Salt Lake Animation Expo for this challenging conversation about navigating the industry as an artist and about his love for animation and teaching! Mike Mattesi attended the School of Visual Arts in New York City to pursue a career in the comic book...

Originally Streamed on YouTube Live Jan 19, 2024. Audio Edited by Kiara Horowitz. Andrew Chesworth is an Oscar-nominated filmmaker living in Burbank, CA. You can see his latest project, The Brave Locomotive at:    • The Brave Locomotive   ​He co-wrote and co-directed the short film One Small Step ​at Taiko Studios. He was an animator for Disney on Frozen, Zootopia, Moana, Big Hero 6, Wreck-It Ralph, Feast, Get a Horse!, Inner Workings, and Olaf's Frozen Adventure​. Previously, he was a...

Originally streamed on YouTube Live Dec 13, 2023. Audio edited by Kiara Horowitz. Josh Carroll and Ben Rische are such a powerful creative team that even though they've worked together for years and are currently on Steamroller Animation & Jalil Sadool's Spice Frontier, they're collaborating after hours on their own original Graphic Novel. Ben Rische is the Head of Story at Steamroller, but that's not all. He's a great character designer, 2D FX animator, etc.   / benrische   Josh...

Originally streamed on YouTube Live Nov 3, 2023. Artificial Intelligence, more aptly named "machine learning" has been called both good and evil, so in this panel, we tried to have a balanced discussion with animation inustry experts to inspire animation students, business owners, studios, etc. Produced by Jordyn Curley and the Salt Lake Animation Expo. Panelists: Dana Ware - Cheif Creative Officer at ARound Chaz Walgamott - Illustrator and owner of Digital Gravy Animation Studio Michael...

Originally streamed on YouTube Live Oct 6, 2023. Audio edited by Kiara Horowitz. Armand Serrano is a visual development artist, art director, and production designer for animated feature films and games specializing in environment design. He is currently working as a Production Designer for an unannounced biblical animated feature film slated for 2025. Armand is known for his works at Walt Disney Animation Studios, Marvel Studios, Sony Pictures Animation, and The Bible Project. His most...

15 feature film pitches in 15 minutes: Enchanted, A Goofy Movie, Tarzan director Kevin Lima interviews Scott Wiser about his directing and development process. Original Episode: https://youtu.be/gzfeitSyfQc Extended: Pitches 1-10:   • TEN PITCHES for Animated FEATURE FILM...   Pitches 11-15:   • Episode #50 EXTENDED - 5 New  Film Pi...   Scott Wiser is currently supervising at Steamroller Studios and has written and directed for Spacestation Animation. He is the creator of 15 deeply...

Originally Streamed on YouTube Live Aug 18, 2023. Audio edited by Kiara Horowitz. Chris is a creator of family and faith-infused entertainment such as the Wingfeather Saga now streaming on Angel Studios' Platform. He spent over a decade producing 16 movies for the venerated VeggieTales franchise. That included the wildly successful "Wonderful Wizard of Ha's," "Saint Nicholas" and "Noah's Ark." During that time, he also oversaw the multi-national team to create new 20x22min episodes of...

Originally Streamed on YouTube Live July 21, 2023. Audio edited by Kiara Horowitz. He's not only directed the Simpsons and HouseBroken, but also animated on classics such as Cat's Don't Dance, Prince of Egypt, and The Tigger Movie. Join Eric Koenig and Scott Wiser as we discuss his long, successful career and his directing Philosophy! You can follow Eric at https://www.instagram.com/flyingacepi... And his webcomic at: https://www.rachelericwedding.com/ Interviewer Scott Wiser is currently...

Originally Streamed on YouTube Live June 30, 2023. Audio Edited by Kiara Horowitz. With this new Dreamworks film In theaters June 30, let's have a second conversation with Head of Story, Glenn Harmon, formerly the Head of Story at Skydance Animation, with storyboarding tips he picked up on projects as Boss Baby, All Hail King Julien, Hotel Transylvania, and Smurfs. See Glenn's work at: https://www.instagram.com/thegr8ful_dad Interviewer Scott Wiser is currently supervising at Steamroller...

Originally Streamed on YouTube Live June 16, 2023. Audio edited by Kiara Horowitz. Aaron Augenblick, in his own production company was worked on: City Island (PBS KIDS) Headspace (Netflix), Losers (Netflix), The Jellies (Adult Swim), Ugly Americans (Comedy Central), Superjail! (Adult Swim), and Wonder Showzen (MTV), etc. Augenblick Studios' independent cartoons have been seen in film festivals throughout the world. Their short film Golden Age was an official selection of the Sundance Film...

Originally streamed on YouTube Live May 12th, 2023. Audio edited by Kiara Horowitz. Ross has written and directed three CG features, including Charming starring Demi Lovato, Sia, Avril Lavigne, Ashley Tisdale, and John Cleese — released globally on Netflix in 2020. Ross has written original pilots and screenplays for Disney, Fox, Walden Media, Warner Brothers, DreamWorks, Sony, Universal, The Jim Henson Co., Playtone, Vanguard Anima7on, Jersey Films, 1492, ABC, UPN, Carsey-Werner, The WB,...

Originally Streamed on YouTube Live Apr 21, 2023. Audio Edited by Kiara Horowitz. Meet Cartoon Saloon's premiere Producer and Director of The Breadwinner (Oscar Nominated), My Father's Dragon, Secret of Kells, etc. How has her leadership impacted one of the most unique animation studios in the world? Let's deep dive into Nora's process. Interviewer Scott Wiser is a Director at Spacestation Animation and creator of 10 deeply meaningful feature film pitches. Any producers or executives...

Originally Streamed on YouTube Live April 7, 2023. Audio Edited by Kiara Horowitz. In building the best animation studio Scott's worked for, Aaron Gilman has gathered philosophies from Brene Brown, Simon Sinek, etc, and in an experimental way has been navigating toward something remarkeable. Let's discuss how he does it and also the future of Steamroller Animation! With 23 years in the VFX industry, Aaron has worked at all levels of animation in film, games, and TV. Beginning with his...

Originally Streamed on YouTube Live Mar 24, 2023. Audio edited by Kiara Horowitz. He's Animated and storyboarded for Pixar and beyond: Brave, Toy Story 3, Monsters University, Maya and the Three, Wall-e, UP, Ratatouille, Robots, Ice Age, The Boss Baby, Hair Love, Veggie Tales, etc - The breadth and depth of his work is incredible. Let's chat with Netflix Director Everett Downing Jr about his directing philosophy, How his crowdfunding film project, Book of Mojo prepared him for the...

Originally Streamed on YouTube Live Feb 14, 2023. Audio Edited by Kiara Horowitz. He was a Disney character designer and podcast (ArtCast) host and with a twist of fate because one of the best educators I've ever seen in any university, online school, etc. His mentorship has impacted my career exponentially and his students continue to flourish in both their internet presence and their quality of the art.  Former Oatley Academy students are Published Children's Book Authors / Illustrators,...

Originally streamed on YouTube Live Jan 13, 2023. Audio edited by Kiara Horowitz. He's developed animated stories for Disney TV, Nickelodeon, and most recently, the most special of his projects: Summer Memories. Adam was Scott Wiser's first animation supervisor ever and had a huge impact on his career beginnings!   Check out the series at:  https://www.facebook.com/SummerMemori...  Interviewer Scott Wiser is a Director at Spacestation Animation and the creator of 10 deeply meaningful...

Originally Streamed on YouTube Live on Dec 9, 2022. Audio edited by Kiara Horowitz. He directed How to Train Your Dragon + Lilo & Stitch + The Croods  - What more need we say? We already know he's a fantastic artist and storyteller! Ladies and gents... CHRIS SANDERS!!!!   Interviewer Scott Wiser is a Director at Spacestation Animation and the creator of 10 deeply meaningful feature film pitches. Any producers or executives interested in collaborating or funding on Scott Wiser's projects...

Originally Streamed on YouTube Live Nov 11, 2022. Audio edited by Kiara Horowitz. Doing screenwriting for 2 feature films with directors mentored by Guillermo del Toro - should teach you a LOT. And Pietro has DONE JUST THAT.    Interviewer Scott Wiser is a Director at Spacestation Animation and the creator of 10 deeply meaningful feature film pitches. Any producers or executives interested in collaborating or funding on Scott Wiser's projects can peruse these pitches through the application...

Originally Streamed on YouTube Live on Oct 10, 2022. Audio Edited by Kiara Horowitz.  Klaus, Space Jame, Looney Toons, The Incredibles - What style of animation hasn't Alex Orrelle worked on?  Interviewer Scott Wiser is a Director at Spacestation Animation and the creator of 10 deeply meaningful feature film pitches. Any producers or executives interested in collaborating or funding on Scott Wiser's projects can peruse these pitches through the application at...