The Animation Podcast

Category: Noteworthy

Noteworthy entries.

  • @Animpodcast on Twitter and #Animtip Tuesdays

    I’ve been sorely absent from this site for a large part of the last year, but I haven’t dropped off the hairy back of the internet. Pinched with little time to spare, I’ve fallen for the ease and short form of the tweet. I make a point not to tweet my life, so you won’t hear that I’m out of milk. But I do tweet about animation, which leads me to the best part…

    I started a hashtag (a way to mark topics) on Twitter called #animtip.

    Click this search and you’ll see what it is.

    PLUS, every Tuesday is now Animtip Tuesday where tons of animation fanatics post their animation tips on animation. It’s fun and inspiring. Share an animtip on Twitter any day of the week, but especially on Animtip Tuesday.

    I’ve added an icon at the top of the site to find me on Twitter. My username is AnimPodcast. If you follow me, send me a tweet to let me know who you are.

  • Walt Stanchfield Books

    I’m going to take my time here, so I’ll put the summary first:
    BUY THESE WALT STANCHFIELD BOOKS!
    Walt Stanchfield, Volume 1Drawn to Life: 20 Golden Years of Disney Master Classes, Volume 1: The Walt Stanchfield Lectures

    Walt Stanchfield, Volume 2Drawn to Life: 20 Golden Years of Disney Master Classes, Volume 2: The Walt Stanchfield Lectures

    Ok, now for the long version…

    In 1994, during my first week as an intern at Disney, everything was magic to me. They had a shelf full of fresh (and expensive) animation paper for anyone to use. Draw through your stack? Take some more! Unfathomable. The pencil supply shelf was like a treasure chest. I figured that these must be the most popular pencil choices of hundreds of the greatest artists from over decades of use. I took one of each to figure out which one would be the key to unlocking my latent drawing virtuosity. (None of them worked.) There were drawing classes every lunch hour – with food provided! Was this heaven? I was so wide-eyed and for years I saved every scrap of paper that came across my desk because I just knew that when I am 87 years old, I’ll spend my hours going through dusty old boxes, reading memos reminiscing how great life was.
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  • Animation Timeline

    For many years I’ve kept my eyes open for fast and easy ways to create dynamic timelines and it appears it is a concept who’s time has finally come. There are now many websites that let you create your own custom timelines and after checking out a few, I decided to create an Animation Timeline on Dipity.

    Animation Timeline

    I’ve added all the Disney, Pixar, Dreamworks and Blue Sky feature films but I’m sure there are many more from years past that can be included. As a matter of fact, I wouldn’t mind having anything related to animation on there. I started it, but I won’t claim it as my own – it’s for all of us! Any one can contribute since it is editable by anyone. Just create an account on Dipity and add away. You can even edit the information that’s there if you want. It took me a while to get all the films in there, so I’m putting a bit of trust in your hands that you won’t maul it in to a work of evil, but I know you’re a good bunch and animation types generally watch out for each other.

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  • Announcing The Animation Podcast Swag Shop!

    Swag Shop poster

    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 of choice from your Animation Podcast coffee cup! You can even stick your Animation Podcast magnet to your favorite piece of metal. So don’t walk – RUN! Get to The Animation Podcast Swag Shop (TAPSS to those in the know) and show the love!
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  • I’m published in Walt’s People Volume 5!

    Walt's People Volume 5

    I just mentioned this in the latest show and I want to make sure no one misses it: Didier Ghez has just released his latest volume in his fantastic series Walt’s People. I’m especially excited about this one because he has included my interview with Ron Clements and John Musker. I’m published! How cool is that? I’m honored to be included in this project. I can’t wait to get my hands on this one. It’s like I’m living this scene from The Jerk:

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  • Requested Guests

    As I mention in Show 19, here’s the list of requested guests from listeners. It’s not complete yet, but as I dig back through old emails and the survey from last year, I’ll update it. Feel free to add to it in the comments and I’ll drop those names in to the list.

    NOTE: THIS IS NOT A GUARANTEE OF UPCOMING GUESTS. IT IS ONLY A WISH LIST OF NAMES THAT HAVE BEEN REQUESTED BY LISTENERS.

    Roger Allers
    Tony Anselmo
    Xavier Atencio
    Frederic Bach
    Hans Bacher
    Carlos Baena
    Dale Baer – DONE!
    Ralph Bakshi
    James Baxter – DONE!
    Bobby “Boom” Beck
    Nancy Beiman
    Mike Belzer
    Bill Berg
    Brad Bird
    Ash Brannon
    Don Bluth
    Bruno Bozzetto
    David Brewster
    Chris Buck
    Tim Burton
    Hendel Butoy
    John Canemaker
    Brenda Chapman
    Sylvain Chomet
    Sandro Cleuzo
    Anthony DeRosa
    Pete Docter
    Mark Dindal
    Ken Duncan – DONE!
    Will Finn
    Tony Fucile
    Terry Gilliam
    Francis Glebas
    Eric Goldberg – DONE!
    Ed Gombert
    Steven E. Gordon
    Lenny Graves
    Matt Groening
    Don Hahn
    Mark Henn
    Jim Henson Muppetteers
    Don Hertzfeldt
    Stephen Hillenburg
    Renee Holt
    Jim Hull
    Harley Jessup
    Shawn Keller
    Shawn Kelly
    John Kricfalusi
    Bill Kroyer
    Vera Lanpher
    John Lasseter
    Caroline Leaf
    Craig McCracken
    Seth McFarlane
    Duncan Marjoribanks
    Bill Melendez
    Uli Meyer
    Rob Minkoff
    Hayao Miyazaki
    Scott Morse
    Joe Moshier
    Teddy Newton
    Floyd Norman
    Sergio Pablos
    Nick Park
    Bret Parker
    Shannon Penner
    Bill Plymton
    John Pomeroy
    Karen Prell
    Ruben Procopio
    Dave Pruiksma
    Brothers Quay
    Arthur Rankin Jr.
    Lou Romano
    Darrel Rooney
    Carlos Saldanha
    Chris Sanders
    Bruce Smith
    Pat Smith
    Pete Sohn
    Michael Sporn
    Jan Svankmajer
    Doug Sweetland
    Genndy Tartakovsky
    Bruce Timm
    Gary Trousdale
    Daryl Van Citters
    Will Vinton
    Frans Vischer
    Dan Wagner
    Steve Wahl
    Chris Wedge
    Richard Williams
    Wallace Williamson
    Kirk Wise
    Ellen Woodbury
    Nate Wragg
    Kathy Zielinski

  • Get email updates. Also, testing a more compact look.

    For those of you who aren’t subscribed in iTunes, and for the people who don’t get updates via the RSS feed – basically anyone using the internet like it’s still the 90s – I’ve added the option to get an email when a new show is released. I haven’t exactly tested it, but when the next show comes out we’ll see how it works. 🙂

    You’ll only get an email when a new podcast is posted.

    You can find the link in the sidebar or just click here.

    I’m also trying out this new layout that puts the focus on the shows and makes them easier to see on the page. Everything else will be placed under the category ‘Inbetweens’ – what else? – and truncated to show just the title.

    If you’re afraid you’ll miss something important, always read the posts in the ‘Noteworthy’ category. They have the cute little heart icon. Isn’t that special?

  • Happy Birthday Animation Podcast!

    It was one year ago today that the first show was released. The site’s been around for a bit longer than that, and the idea is even older, but this seems like the right date to celebrate. Podcasting wasn’t even a hobby over two years ago so I could have never imagined that I would spend so much of my spare time doing it. When I started, there were about 3,000 registered podcasts on Podcast Alley. Today there are over 18,000. Many have come and some have gone, but The Animation Podcast is still going strong at the ripe old age of 1.

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  • Ask the Listeners: What do you recommend?

    This is the first of the ‘Ask the Listeners’ posts, inspired by Ikumi’s comment in Show 15. She loves Manga and says that there’s much more inspiration out there than mainstream art.

    So I’d like to pose this question to you, the listeners:
    What is something that everyone should see, but probably haven’t?

    It can be an artist, a comic book, a film, a short film – anything that you think is great that doesn’t get enough exposure. For example, I’d like to know that if I was to read only one Manga in my life, which one should it be? Or which European short film will knock my socks off? Or what is an awesome Anime film?

    Let’s see what inspires you…
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  • Since you’re just standing around waiting…

    Why don’t you take the listener survey? This isn’t some big marketing strategy. I’m just curious about who listens to the show. It shouldn’t take more than five minutes, unless you have to stop and think about who your favorite character is. Nothing personal either, just a handful of easy questions. I’d really appreciate it. Think of it as your way to give back to the show that keeps on giving.

    Speaking of shows, there WILL be a new show on the site around Sunday night/Monday morning, so be sure to check back for that. I promise, you will not want to miss it. And don’t ask who it is. I won’t give.

    Find the survey in header at the top, or in the sidebar, or just click right here.