Making Imagination: An Animation Podcast

Emmy-winning Coolfire Studios’ executive vice president, Jeremy Corray, reminisces "from days of long ago” when he produced World Events Productions’ Voltron Force for Nicktoons. He shares about what it's like developing an established and beloved animation IP.

Emmy Award-winner Mark Simon, the Godfather of Storyboarding (The Walking Dead, The Waterboy, Woody Woodpecker), shares experiences and insights related to storyboarding for TV and animation.

In this latest episode of Making Imagination, I sit down with three-time Oscar nominee, Tomm Moore (The Secret of Kells, Song of the Sea, WolfWalkers), to learn more about the craft of directing an animated film. Tomm shares stories and insights he's learned while directing his studio's inventive animated classics. Many thanks to Cartoon Saloon for their assistance and cooperation!

Today, I sat down with Italian composer Alfredo Sirica whose credits include scores for video games, animated shorts & TV shows, and live-action feature films. He's composed, supervised, and orchestrated music for various projects (which include Justice League)—all before the age of 25!

Have you considered designing backgrounds for an animated series? Today, I sit with animation background artist, Mickey Nuspl, as she describes her processes and inspiration for background art for animation.

Meet Mid-America Emmy-winning storyteller Wes Murrell, founder of Murrell Imagination animation studio! Despite starting as a college kid in the Midwest, his journey has taken him from interning with Nicktoons' "Voltron Force" to working on projects for Build-A-Bear, DreamworksTV, and more.