Life is like a hurricane…especially if you just got out of school, and you’re trying to break into animation. Bre and Way sit in the virtual booth with Umaimah Damakka, Li Cree, and Shosh Joseph, three awesome animation artist that are early in their…
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Hi Animation Fam! Summer is just around the corner, and you know what that means…. GRADUATION SEASON! Bre and Way sit in the virtual booth with Umaimah Damakka, Li Cree, and Shosh Joseph, three awesome animation artist that are early in their careers. We…
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09 Hey Animation Fam, In this episode of the podcast Bre and Way have a virtual sit down with Lynne Southerland. Lynne has worked in animation for 20+ years as a producer, editor, and director. She co-directed Mulan II: The Final War, produced the HBO animated series Happily…
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Hey Animation Fam, In this episode of the podcast Bre and Way have a virtual sit down with Charles T Jones, Animatic Editor at Disney Television Animation. We talk Charles’ journey into animation, jumping from live-action editing to animatic editing, and color editing, and how…
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Hey howdy hey folks, On this BW episode of the podcast Bre and Way chat with David Steward II and Carl Reed of Lion Forge Animation. You may know Lion Forge as being part of the team behind the Oscar-Winning animated short film “Hair Love”!…
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Hey Animation Fam! In this episode Bre and Way sit down with Deborah Anderson aka BlkWmnAnimator. We discuss Deborah’s Animation journey which takes her from Seoul, South Korea to New Orleans, Lousiana. She also talks about her inspiration for creating the BlkWmnAnimator Youtube Channel. You…
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Hello Hello Hello! In this episode of the podcast Bre and Way sit in the virtual room with Tara Nicole Whitaker! We discuss Tara’s journey: graduating from CalArts, working as a prop designer and character designer on a myriad of shows, all the way to…
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*ahem* DEFUND THE POLICE and…..Welcome back to the podcast everyone! In this episode we chat with real deal Neil Wade who was, (as of this recording) Coordinator of Current Series at Nickelodeon ( at the time of posting the ep he got promoted to Manager!!…
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HELLO ANIMATION FAMILY, Black N Animated took a bit of a break to support our community in the BLACK LIVES MATTER movement. We want you to know BnA continues to strive to highlight and uplift black creatives working in animation. In this episode we interview…
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Get READY! GET SET….LISTEN TO THIS NEW EPISODE! This week we chat with Animation Video Essayists Al-Tariq Harris (aka ToonrificTariq) and David (aka The Storyteller). We talk about being an Animation Reviewer from a Black perspective. the Youtube Content Creator’s landscape, and a WHOLE LOT…
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