The Animation Podcast- The Voices of Animation

Show 026 – Ken Duncan, Part One

“That to me is one of the funnest things about animation; is experimentation. And that’s…that’s the spirit of animation.” Ken Duncan has served as a supervising animator...

Show 025 – James Baxter, Part Three

“It’s still really intriguing for me to see the trick happen, to see things come to life. That has not got boring.” The interview concludes with part three as James Baxter talks about...

Q&A: Using generic rigs

Q. I was wondering if you had any idea about how recruiters react when seeing generic rigs in the demo reels they receive. I heard that they lose interest as soon as they see animation created using certain...

New blog section: Q&A!

The crazy thing about me doing an audio show is that I sometimes find it so darn tough to put my thoughts in to words and then have those words come out of my mouth. Go figure! While I will always strive...

Announcing The Animation Podcast Swag Shop!

Now you can let the whole world know that the voices in your head are “The voices of animation” by wearing your Animation Podcast t-shirt and Animation Podcast hat while sipping your beverage...

Show 024 – James Baxter, Part Two

“That’s probably the hardest part, I think, is to be able to capture that lightening in a bottle and, you know, to be able to take that moment of inspiration and for the next week or two weeks...

Show 023 – James Baxter, Part One

“I think the thing that came to me quickest was probably the understanding of how things move… It took me a lot longer to try and conquer things like good communication and character and drawing...

Listen to The Animation Podcast on your iPod...

Get your fingers all over The Animation Podcast. If you’ve got an iPod Touch or an iPhone, direct Safari to: http://animationpodcast.com/iphone In case you haven’t subscribed in iTunes already...

Show 022 – Dale Baer, Part Two

“When things get down and people get scared and they get nervous, are they’re running around, like, saying, ‘What’s happening? The world’s coming to an end,’ it’s...

Under a little construction…

I threw the switch and changed the layout of the site. As I expected, some things got pretty thrown out of whack! It all seems functional now, but I’ll be fiddling with it to get it the way I like. I...