Animation, Books, Interview, Movies, Television, Writing

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!

Jay’s links:

Jay Lender
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Interview, Animation, Writing, Parody, Voice Acting

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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Animation, Interview, Movies, Television

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.

Animation, Interview, Television, Writing

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.

Books, Interview, Television, Writing

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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Animation, Interview, Movies, Television

Animation for All with Gia Ligammari

Ali interviews storyboard artist, Gia Ligammari, whose credits include The Angry Birds Movie 2, Jellystone, Inside Job and the upcoming Tiny Toons Adventure reboot, Tiny Toons Looniversity. Gia shares about her creative influences, favorite things to draw, thoughts on live-action reboots, imposter syndrome and creative block, advice for young artists and much more!

Gia’s social channels:

Gia Ligammari
Anime, Interview, Voice Acting, Writing

Dubbing, Writing and Anime Love with Marin Miller

Ali interviews actor and writer, Marin Miller, whose credits include Athena, Alecto and Tisiphone in HADES and Enkidu in Fate/Grand Order – Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia. They share how they got their start in the industry, their thoughts on dubbing vs. voice recording for video games, the intricate process behind script adaptation, favorite anime and ships, advice for aspiring voice actors and more!

Be sure to follow Marin on Twitter.

Anime, Interview, Voice Acting

About Acting and Self-Kindness with Chiara Zanni

Ali interviews actor, Chiara Zanni, whose credits include the title character in Hamtaro, Amy Ryan in About a Girl, Daring Do in My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic and many other voice-over and on-camera roles. Chiara shares how she began her career, different techniques for voice acting vs. on-camera acting, her thoughts on living in Vancouver and LA, the importance of self-kindness, advice for aspiring actors and more!

Be sure to follow Chiara on Twitter and Instagram.