Podcast EP 222: 2D Animator Jon Densk and His Brief Movie ‘Axolodyssey’

Try Terry Ibele’s Animation Industry Podcast, that includes a brand new podcast each week specializing in the tales of at present’s animation professionals – how they received to the place they’re and what they realized alongside the best way. Now dwelling to 222 episodes, the podcasts cowl all areas of the business, together with storyboarding, writing, animating, directing, visible improvement, and sport design. Company have included returning visitor Aaron Augenblick; the infamous JJ Villard; Spike & Mike’s Spike Decker; Disney Director John Musker; Sony Lead Animator Humberto Rosa; Frederator’s Fred Seibert; Tumble Leaf’s Scarlet Nelson; and plenty of others from main animation studios everywhere in the world.
Podcast EP 222: 2D Animator Jon Densk and His Short Film Axolodyssey
This episode options 2D animator Jon Densk, who’s now engaged on his quick movie Axolodyssey. On this chat, Densk shares his expertise mentoring below Tom Bancroft of Cuphead and the way that led to engaged on Area Jam and founding Studio Fresco together with his pals. He additionally shares the ins and outs of manufacturing a brief movie and utilizing Kickstarter to fund it.
Tune in to Ibele and Densk to listen to:
- The attention-opening business expertise that modified how Densk views animation
- What Densk is doing to enhance his character efficiency
- How Densk has been constructing a social media following for his quick movie
Ibele has begun to publish the interviews as movies as nicely – you could find earlier interviews here!
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Ibele, himself a stop-motion animator (see AWN’s Recent Takes piece on his whimsical quick, The Foolish Duck Wizard), deftly digs into all method of matters, encouraging interviewees to share insights and opinions on a variety of matters like pitching reveals, advertising your work on-line, key expertise studios search for after they convey on expertise in storyboarding, vizdev, character design, and animation.
In 2018, Ibele, who lives in Toronto, determined to give up his profession as a Marketer and pursue his love for animation. Since then, he’s turn into well-known for his viral animation productions, which embrace the beforehand talked about Foolish Duck Wizard, which is how A.W.N. first got here to know him and his work.
Study extra about Ibele’s work and podcast by visiting terryibele.com. You will discover all The Animation Podcast episodes on his Soundcloud web site: https://soundcloud.com/animation-podcast.

Debbie Diamond Sarto is information editor at Animation World Community.