Ali interviews author, Marcie Colleen, whose books include Super Happy Party Bears, Survivor Tree, and many more!
Be sure to visit Marcie’s website and follow her on Instagram.
Joy in the Writing Process with Marcie Colleen
Category: Interview
Animation Culture with Andy Clark
Ali interviews art director and background painter, Andy Clark, who shares about his experience on many shows such as Dexter’s Laboratory, SpongeBob SquarePants, The Angry Beavers, ChalkZone, Seth MacFarlane’s canceled The Flintstones project, and more. He also provides a lot of valuable insight about the current state of the animation industry and offers pertinent career and life advice.
Be sure to visit Andy’s website.
The Impact of Music with Pat Irwin
Ali interviews musician and composer, Pat Irwin, who shares about the process of composing for television and movies, in particular his work on Rocko’s Modern Life and Rocko’s Modern Life: Static Cling among other projects. He also shares about memorable moments performing with his bands, music classes he currently teaches, the value of music as part of humanity, and more.
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Musical Moods with Nick Balaban
Ali interviews musician, composer, and singer/songwriter, Nick Balaban, who shares about his musical influences, creative process, working on Blue’s Clues, memorable performances, and more!
Visit Nick’s website.
Passion in Art with Heather Martinez
Creative Synergy with Jay Lender
Ali interviews storyboard artist, writer, and director, Jay Lender, who shares about working on Hey Arnold! and SpongeBob SquarePants, making his movie, They’re Watching, illustrating the children’s book, Poopy McPooFace In: The Perilous Journey, and much more!
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Comedy Chops with Eric Schwartz
Ali interviews comedian and the voice of Chaz on Helluva Boss, Eric Schwartz, who shares about his comedic and musical influences, putting himself out there on stage, his new special, Delivery, the popularity of Chaz, advice for artists, and more. It’s Chaz time!
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Creating Color in Animation with Carol Wyatt
Ali interviews animation production designer and painter, Carol Wyatt, who shares her insight from working in the industry on many different projects such as The Simpsons, Duckman, the Rugrats pilot, the Hey Arnold! pilot, Rocko’s Modern Life, The Powerpuff Girls Movie, Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends, Green Eggs and Ham, Amphibia, Rick and Morty and more!
Check out Carol’s website for more of her work.
Expression in Animation with Mike Hollingsworth
Ali interviews animator and director, Mike Hollingsworth. He shares about his journey starting out as a stand-up comedian, the early days of working on BoJack Horseman, lots of cool stuff about the standout season 3 episode he directed, “Fish Out of Water,” his thoughts on where the industry is heading, memorable fan convention experiences and much more!
Be sure to follow Mike on Instagram.
Laws and Fan Culture with Betsy Rosenblatt
Ali interviews Betsy Rosenblatt, Professor of Law and volunteer Legal Committee Chair of the nonprofit Organization for Transformative Works. It’s an informative conversation about the value of writing fanfiction and contributing to fandom communities, how gender identity plays into fan culture and marketing, fair use law of what you can and can’t copyright, the joy of attending fan conventions and much more!
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