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INDIE ANIMATION

by Trever Stewart & Rob Shaw

INDIE ANIMATION takes a deep dive into Portland, Oregon's rich animation history with conversations featuring animators, directors, production designers and writers. Hosted by Animation Producer Trever Stewart (Anomalisa) and Director Rob Shaw (Portlandia). Opening theme by Ralph Darden and the Jai Alai Savant. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episodes

  1. Open The Port-Land

    Rob and Trever dig deep into stop-motion wunderkind collective OPEN THE PORTAL to see what's hiding in their liquor closet and their hearts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  2. Trever's Love Letter To Stop Mo

    Trever returns from the animation trenches in LA to tell juicy stories about how stop-mo folks roll down south. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  3. A Tale of Two Suzies

    Rob holds down the fort with Suzanne Moulton & Suzanne Twining and their AMAZING stop-motion project! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  4. The Whistling Factory with Jesse McManus

    Character Designer, Animator, Graphic Novelist, Zine-ist and all-around warm human, Jesse McManus stops by the cabin to walk us through his childhood and how the hell he ended up in Portland. Check out his work! www.heyfu.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  5. The Mello Method

    Master puppet maker Katie Mello drops into the cabin to talk about the Star Wars vault and early Vinton days. And Grape loses it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  6. A Song Of Clay and ZBrush

    Live from the Museum of Science and Industry, the boys grill world-renowned sculptor Damon Bard on the 40+ feature films he’s worked on. The talk features work projected on their iMax screen which folks can view in real time in Damon’s website: www.bardstudio.com Hosted on Acast. See...

  7. Pitch Imperfect

    Live (kinda, but not really) from Los Angeles - the boys broadcast from a cramped rental car outside a major Hollywood Studio and talk about what it's like to pitch animated projects Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  8. Surprise! Surprise!

    Episode 11 marks the 1-year anniversary of Indie Animation! Rob cooks up a surprise interrogation from the cabin and the Pig gives everyone the cold shoulder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  9. The Everywhere Man: Dan Driscoll

    Far too many credits to list here in the description; Dan Driscoll is a stop-motion animation legend with roots on both coasts - and, he's an accidental reality TV star :) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  10. 9 - Best Animated Feature

    Hot off the Oscar win, the Boys get serious about Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. And for those still reading this description, take a peek at Rob's website: www.sirrobrob.com. It may contain his phone number so you can prank call him. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  11. 8 - Paul 'Kill You With Kindness' Diener

    Emmy, Grammy and MTV Music Video Award-winning producer Paul Diener schools the boys with so much animation knowledge, it had to be broken in two separate podcasts! Here's part one. And you can hear the Pig. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  12. 7 - Salt of the Earth

    Director / Animator / USC Professor, Musa Brooker (pronounced Moo-Say) dives in via satellite to share his life story and show that not all folks from Philly will cut you (like Rob). Find Musa's work at www.platypuspictureworks.com or on Instagram at moosaybrooker. Hosted on Acast. See...

  13. 6 - Rob's Got a Secret

    The talented half of the duo (Rob) has been keeping a monster under his bed for 10 years - and it's about to hit the festival circuit. And Trever curses. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  14. 5 - Javan Ivey, The Engineer

    Inventor of the animated technique 'strata-stencil', experimental director/animator Javan Ivey (Anomalisa, Shivering Truth) shares his brilliant mind and blue hair with the potty-mouthed folks of Indie Animation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  15. 4 - Two Not-So-Indie Animators

    Master animators, Suzanne Twining and Jeff Riley stop by the pig pen to talk about their rise in the stop-motion industry. Credits include Coraline, Robot Chicken, Fantastic Mr Fox, ParaNorman and Kubo. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  16. 3 - Deep Dive Into Trever Stewart

    Indie Animation dives deep into our other host Trever Stewart and what it means to be a Producer. Rate and Review us on Apple Podcasts! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  17. 2 - The Renaissance Man

    This episode features Production Designer for "Isle Of Dogs" and longtime Portland animator, Paul Harrod. A renaissance man! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  18. 1 - Deep Dive Into Rob Shaw

    We spend our inaugural episode of Indie Animation deep diving into the career of one of your hosts, Rob Shaw of The PJ's and Portlandia fame. Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  19. 0 - WELCOME TO INDIE ANIMATION

    INDIE ANIMATION takes a deep dive into Portland, Oregon's rich animation history with conversations featuring animators, directors, production designers and writers. Hosted by Animation Producer Trever Stewart (Anomalisa) and Director Rob Shaw (Portlandia). Check out episode 0 and subscribe early...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

INDIE ANIMATION takes a deep dive into Portland, Oregon's rich animation history with conversations featuring animators, directors, production designers and writers. Hosted by Animation Producer Trever Stewart (Anomalisa) and Director Rob Shaw (Portlandia).

Opening theme by Ralph Darden and the Jai Alai Savant.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

HOSTED BY

Trever Stewart & Rob Shaw

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What is INDIE ANIMATION about?

INDIE ANIMATION takes a deep dive into Portland, Oregon's rich animation history with conversations featuring animators, directors, production designers and writers. Hosted by Animation Producer Trever Stewart (Anomalisa) and Director Rob Shaw (Portlandia). Opening theme by Ralph Darden and the Jai...

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INDIE ANIMATION is created and hosted by Trever Stewart & Rob Shaw.
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