The Animation Network

Thank you all for listening to and being part of The Animation Network!  

In this final interivew of the podcast, Robb Pratt gives amazing insight into the worlds of both television and feature animation and the differences between them! Robb's Links! https://twitter.com/robb_pratt http://robbpratt.com/ https://www.youtube.com/user/robbpratt/videos

Jeff joins us from Cartoon Network to talk about his experience being a writer and what it was like participating in Nickelodeon's Writers Program. Jeff's Links: https://twitter.com/MrJeffTrammell

Brent shares why it's important to keep creating your own content, plus some bonus fashion advice on your presentation in the workplace! Brent's Links: https://vimeo.com/brentsievers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihoy7tp9aBc&t=10s

This week Kris has a greatly overdue guest who comes out from behind the TAN curtain and even talks about her own podcast, The Ink & Paint Girls Podcast! Cassie's Links: casassy.com http://inkandpaintgirls.com

THIS IS IT! Our final Ask Me Anything episode of the podcast. It was a pleasure answering such fantastic questions from such a fantastic audience. This time Kris and Tiara cover great topics including transitioning from a production role to a creative one, common networking mistakes, and what's next for some of us after The Animation Network comes to a close!

Neil lets us know what it's like working on a social media team for an animation studio and the perks of being positive inside and outside of the workplace!

Karen shares her journey of becoming a VP and also some unforgettable tips on writing and the story process."   Karen's Links: https://www.thebreakk.com/ https://www.nickanimation.com/writing-program http://twitter.com/karenkirkland  

In this episode, we get ready to face 2018!

Dakota shares the networking tips he used to go from a PA working in live-action to a PA working at Disney TV!

For the mid-season episode, Kris is joined by Jason Stokes at Cartoon Network to discuess a brand new role for The Animation Network!  

Disney Story Trainee, Simon Thelning, shares his experience as an international storyboard artist in the animation industry!   Simon's Links: http://simonthelningstory.blogspot.com/ https://www.instagram.com/sthelning89/

We're back with another Ask Me Anything episode packed with a bunch of your questions from the internet! This time we tackle episodes about when the best/wrost time to look for work, how to maintain appropriate relationships with professionals that offer to stay in touch, and what to think about when learning the best tools for the business!

From Cartoon Network, Ryan Tengel gives us the scoop on her process going from Production Assistant to Assistant Technical Director in just one year!

In a TAN podcast first, Kris sits down with animation composer Parry Gripp to discuss the inner workings of furnishing animation with iconic sound! Parry's Links: https://www.youtube.com/user/ParryGripp

From DreamWorks TV, Nicole Rola talks with us about her role as Assistant Editor! Nicole's Links: http://nicolerola.blogspot.com

TV animation veteran, Paula Spence, shares a tremendous range of knowledge this week in various aspects of building your animation career from what an Art Director looks for in portfolios when try to break in, to how a person can move up in their career, and even sheds light on nuances of how the Union works! FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE UNION VISIT: https://animationguild.org

This week The Animation Network is excited to have Alexis Block back in the booth with us to discuss her time and promotion since we last heard from her way back in Season 1 of this podcast!

From "Strawberry Shortcake" to "Rick & Morty", Mark Maxey joins us to discuss the nuances of the different pockets in TV animation including working on Preschool shows versus Primetime shows! Mark's Links: https://www.instagram.com/monsterhaven/ http://marmax123.tumblr.com/

In this first episode of the new season, Voice Actor Scott Menville gives insight on what it takes to be bhind the mic in a multitude of animation roles! Scott's Links: https://twitter.com/scottmenville https://www.instagram.com/scottmenville/