Episode 87: Everything You Wanted To Know About Animation Wild Card And The People Behind It

Animation Industry Podcast

ENTER THE HUE GIVEAWAY DRAW HERE: http://bit.ly/HUEsAIPgiveaway This episode features the co-creators of Animation Wild Card: Casey Follen, Alexis Deprey, and Cami Kwan. Animation Wild Card is a community of animation professionals coming together to highlight and share original work from the artists in the animation industry. The co-creators share how the project came to be, how animators can get involved, and the resources they’re creating to close gaps in the industry. You’ll also learn: *How Animation Wild Card is knocking down barriers to entry in animation *How those from small-towns can get involved in the larger stop motion community *The top three skills to develop right now to start your career in stop motion ~[Sponsored Message]~ This episode is brought to you by HUE Animation Studio, an all-in-one starter kit for kids around 7 to 13 years old. It’s an easy and fun way to learn key animation techniques including claymation, lip-synching and rotoscoping. The kit includes a colourful HUE HD camera, with a bendy gooseneck, built-in microphone and manual focus. The easy-to-use animation software has great features such as onion skinning and time lapse, and kids can record their own voices to bring their animations to life. The HUE Book of Animation takes you step-by-step through how to create your own stop-motion videos and you can download free sound effects, a storyboard template and backgrounds to give your videos added magic! HUE’s kits, cameras, book, and resources are available from: *HUE's website: http://bit.ly/HUEWebsiteAIP *Amazon: http://bit.ly/HUEAmazonAIP Participate in the HUE Giveaway for your chance chance to win one of four prizes: *1 main prize of a HUE Animation Studio Kit *3 runner up prizes of a digital copy of the HUE Book of Animation + a single user licence of HUE Animation software. ENTER THE HUE GIVEAWAY DRAW HERE http://bit.ly/HUEsAIPgiveaway ~ Check out Animation Wild Card's website: https://animationwildcard.com/ Follow Animation Wild Card on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/animationwildcard/ Watch episodes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9bQObmETgvDu8io2KwBmuw More about the Animation Wild Card co-creators: *Casey Follen Casey is a production manager and assistant director specializing in stop motion animation. Her freelance brand is Catalyst Castle Studios, which also specializes in stop motion as well as sculptural illustration. She is passionate about bringing creative people together and helping them achieve their goals. Social Links: *https://caseyfollen.com/ *https://www.instagram.com/caseybbubbles/ *https://catalystcastlestudios.com/ *https://www.instagram.com/catalystcastlestudios *Alexis Deprey Alexis is a freelance Production Designer and Art Director specializing in stop motion animation. She is also the Co-Owner/Co-Creative Director of Threadwood with her husband Scott DaRos. Casey loves color design, visual storytelling and illustrative work - it completely influences how she develops ideas and techniques for stop motion animation. Social Links: *https://www.instagram.com/alexiseved *https://www.instagram.com/_threadwood *https://www.alexiseve.com *https://www.threadwood.com *Cami Kwan Cami Kwan is a Creative Producer and partner at Apartment D. She is passionate about creating children's media that is both artistically and philosophically elevated. She is also passionate about pushing the boundaries of what can be considered possible in stop motion animation, and expanding the popular perception of stop motion animation. Social Links: *https://www.instagram.com/camikwan *https://www.instagram.com/apartmentdfilms