Making Imagination: An Animation Podcast

What's a producer do? What kinds of producers are there? How do you pitch to a producer? In this episode of Making Imagination, executive producer and co-founder of Lion Forge Animation, Carl Reed, discusses the role and what it's like.

The choices we make can alter the courses of our careers. DreamWorks writer, Todd Garfield (Voltron Force, Home: For the Holidays, Turbo Fast), faced an ultimatum at the start of his career—to work on Genndy Tartakovsky's "Samurai Jack" or to staff another animated series based in comedy? He went with "Jack" but considered turning it down! Hear that story and more in this latest episode of Making Imagination, where you'll learn more of the craft of writing for TV animation.

Limited animation has proven cost-effective for studios and projects since its development for TV in the 1950s. Now, with the advancement of software like ToonBoom Harmony, studios are able to produce animated series and films using processes like "puppet" or rig-based animation. Learn best practices and approaches from Sun & Moon Studio's 2D lead and director, Dan Keeble!

Stop-motion animation is probably the oldest form of animation. I had questions about timing, craft, cinematic milestones, and more and had them all answered here! Learn the tricks and history of the craft with animator and author Ken Priebe!#animation #stopmotion

Sisters Elena and Oliva Ceballos (EliOliArt) share about their unique sensibilities as they relate to the craft of visual development in animation.

Academy Award-winner Brenda Chapman discusses story in animation as it relates to her feature films, "The Prince of Egypt" and "Brave." She shares stories of working with famed colleagues, Chris Sanders ("Lilo & Stitch") and Joe Ranft, and remembers early days developing "The Lion King."

Emmy award-winning sound designer, Dane Dickmann, shares processes and insights related to audio mixing for animation. Possibly one of the most underrated aspects of production, sound design and audio mixing elevates animated projects to new heights. And, as with animation itself, sound design in animation entails creating a believable audio world completely from scratch.

Disney & Warner Bros. animator, Robb Pratt, shares insights and stories from hand-drawn animation (from learning the craft to growing in animation). From Disney's Pocahontas and Hercules to Bugs Bunny, Superman, and Flash Gordon, Robb's done a lot and he's happy to share the lessons he's learned!