Straight Ahead Animation Podcast

136 Straight Ahead w/ Kevin Casas: Production Management and Werewolves

Kevin Casas is a Latinx production coordinator and writer working at Nickelodeon studios! He studied Graphic Design in undergrad, and had no idea that production existed

135 Straight Ahead w/ Karolyn Schenewark-Moses: Development, Design, and Disability

Karolyn Schenewark-Moses is a Mexican-American artists working in Development at Nickelodeon. From intern to Production Coordinator, Karolyn tells us about what it's like

134 Straight Ahead w/ Harley Knife: Comfort, Transformation, and Moving Forward

Meet Harley Knife, a First Nations (Cree) artist who has been animating for over 11 years. He shares his start going from intern to full-time at YetiFarm Creative (now ca

133 Straight Ahead w/ Rajkamal Singh: A Character Designer Working As A Storyboard Revisionist

Making his way to the ring we have Rajkamal Singh a Punjabi-American Character Designer who is currently working as a Storyboard Revisionist. How does something like this

132 Straight Ahead w/ Nina Robinson: For The Gorls!

Joining us this week is Nina Robinson, a black background artist! We talk about how she got her start and how she took any role that came her way and learned and she went

131 Straight Ahead w/ Maritza Louis: Lifting Up The Next Generation

Today we have Maritza Louis a Syilx & Secwépemc Character Modeler working in the animation industry! Maritza has experience that spans across Feature Animation, Game, VFX

130 Straight Ahead w/ Vanessa Guvele: Pixar Zoom Intern to Resident Story Artist

Vanessa Guvele shares her experience being fully remote for the Pixar 2020 internships, juggling Youtube freelance work, and how she made the most of what seemed to be a

129 Straight Ahead w/ The Superhero Project: Empowering Impacted Youth

This week, we are proud to spotlight the Superhero Project: an organization dedicated to empowering youth impacted by serious illnesses, disabilities, community trauma, a

128 Straight Ahead w/ Ricardo Scioville: Listening to your Inner Child

Ricardo Scioville is a Latino character designer, story artist, and creator of Cazadores De Estrellas/Star Chasers. He shares his experience creating a pilot in collabora

127 Straight Ahead w/ Quinne Larsen: Drawing for yourself!

From storyboarding to making their own comics, Chinook Cartoonist Quinne Larsen is telling their own stories! Tune is as we talk about their graphic novel with First Seco

126 Straight Ahead w/ James Eason-Garcia: Writer of the Evolution of the Disney Princess

Humble and hungry, James imparts a wealth of knowledge from his career path from production to writer in animation. We also get to chat about his dissertation on the Evol

125 Straight Ahead w/ Manuela Escolar Gonzalez: A Colombiana living in Canada working in the US

Tune is as we talk to Manuela Escolar Gonzalez a Colombian animator who is currently working at Powerhouse Studios. We also discover that her love for How To Train Your D

124 Straight Ahead w/ Haruka Sato: Concept Artist in Japan

Tune in as we talk to Haruka Sato, a Japanese concept artist working in Japan. Learn about all the different jobs Haruka worked until she landed her Background Painter ro

123 Straight Ahead w/ JohnTom Knight: The LOOOORE Keeper

Tune in as we talk to JohnTom Knight, a Cherokee Native writer working in animation. JohnTom mentions how the book We Had a Little Real Estate Problem: The Unheralded Sto

122 Straight Ahead w/ Kiana Khansmith: From Palette Town to the Big City...Greens

Tune in as we talk to Kiana Khansmith, a Japanese/Jamaican artist working as a Director on Big City Greens at DTVA! We discuss her amazing rise from storyboard artist to

121 Straight Ahead SEASON 4 KICKOFF! WE ARE STILL ALIVE!!

We are still alive! We are back with a brand new season and a brand new look! Tune in as we touch base about our animation journey and our personal lives. We also give ou

120 Geek Girl Conline: My First Steps in the Animation Industry

Time for a throwback! This is a recording from 2021 of a panel Straight Ahead hosted during Geek Girl Conline. We hosted a round table discussion with Samia Khalaf, Steph

119 Straight Ahead w/ Kelly Lynne D'Angelo: Native Voice and Lens in Entertainment

Kelly Lynne D'Angelo (she/they) is a Native—Haudenosaunee Tuscarora and Muscowpetung Cree—writer for animation, live action, and musicals, who also plays D&D professional

118 Straight Ahead w/ Nicolette Ray: Have a Conversation About Mental Health

Nicolette Ray is Native American, Acoma Pueblo, a storyboard artist and currently a game dev artist. She tells us about her strong start in animation, working for Wild Ca

117 Straight Ahead w/ Joey Clift: Pitching and Selling a Show

Entering the ring this week is Joey Clift, a Native American enrolled Cowlitz tribal member, currently working as a freelance writer. Not only has Joey worked as a Staff