Episode 118: MIKE AUSTIN

Welcome to Creative Block! This week's guest is MIKE AUSTIN! Mike is a storyboard artist who worked on Owl House and Monsters at work! Along the way, we talk about Mike discovering you can work in animation from the Steven Universe crew Tumblr, getting the call for OWL HOUSE during midterms for Computer Engineering, learning storyboard pro on the job, and so much more! While we talk, we doodle on a Google jamboard, where we draw from prompts we got on Twitter. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals! Become a Patron! ► https://www.patreon.com/crtvblock Follow us on our socials for updates! ► https://twitter.com/crtvblock https://www.instagram.com/crtv.block/ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Thank you to our Patreons and Blockheads for the prompts and questions! ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Follow the host! VEE! ► https://twitter.com/violainebriat SEAN! ► https://twitter.com/LordSpew ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Editing by Clemence Briat ► https://twitter.com/clem_n_m Produced by Malik Gayle ► https://twitter.com/MalikGayle and Marco Beltran ► https://twitter.com/orcsocks Theme song by Louie Zong ► https://twitter.com/everydaylouie ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ 0:00 Intro 1:26 Wanting a career in animation 7:07 Switch from comp sci into animation 33:11 Online interactions 37:07 Improvement on the show 41:30 Storyboard improvement tips 43:44 After Owl House 48:17 Exercises/practices that help posting online 52:39 Adjusting to pre-established story 59:12 Fav & least fav part of storybording 1:03:01 Planet Forever pitch 1:05:53 Favorite part of the industry 1:12:06 Fast-paced work and perfectionism 1:13:51 Portfolios 1:18:14 Influences 1:20:04 Creative block 1:23:52 From east cost to west coast 1:30:00 Shenanigans 1:29:34 Outro