Podcast Archives - Artiholics

SEGMENT EPISODE! The “Boss Baby” teaser trailer dropped this week and we talk about that which is immediately followed by a question about whether or not to take a freelance job if it conflicts with your ethics… so you know, a normal RubberOnion Animation Podcast transition. We also cover the rumors that Disney might buy Netflix […] The post DreamWorks’ BOSS BABY trailer, When to Not Take a Job for Moral Reasons, and Disney might buy Netflix – RubberOnion Animation Podcast #159 appeared first on Artiholics.

SEGMENT EPISODE! We’re back to normal (well as ‘normal’ as we get) on this episode of the podcast where we talk about “The Red Turtle” trailer, Nerdland getting picked up for distribution, and hypothesize on what Pixar’s new short “Lou” could be about. We also bring back the Slow Burn segment to discuss the possibility that […] The post The Red Turtle trailer, Nerdland gets a distributor, and Pixar has a new short – RubberOnion Animation Podcast #157 appeared first on Artiholics.

SEGMENT EPISODE! In the middle of our 5 episode marathon leading up to #PodcastDay on Sept 30th, we have our classic style variety show with trailers from Moana and Smurfs, discussion about Mondo Media merging with 6 Point Harness, and an “Ax by Fax” audience question about working with NDAs (non disclosure agreements). Enjoy the show […] The post Moana and Smurfs trailers, Mondo Media merges with 6 Point Harness, and a discussion about NDAs – RubberOnion Animation Podcast #154 appeared first on Artiholics.

This week we we have another full BATTLE TALK episode based on August’s #RubberOnionBattle! Don’t forget to vote for your favorite and submit your cartoon for September’s Battle (topic is “Unqualified Substitute Teacher”). Preorder my book coming out in 2016: Please Rate & Review us on iTunes   And you can now listen to us out […] The post #RubberOnionBattle Talk August 2016 – RubberOnion Animation Podcast #149 appeared first on Artiholics.

SEGMENT EPISODE! In this week’s unedited episode we talk about what LAIKA means for animation, Adam West, Burt Ward, and Julie Newman (sp?! I know it’s Newmar, it’ll make sense in the show) coming back to Batman, The Tick and Rocko’s Modern Life are coming back to TV and more. But we start the whole thing […] The post LAIKA Animation, Direction, and its CEO Travis Knight, The Tick on Amazon Prime, and 60s Batman Animated Film – RubberOnion Animation Podcast #148 appeared first on Artiholics.

SEGMENT EPISODE! We have two interviews, a discussion about the uncredited animator pushback on “Sausage Party” and one epic story. Enjoy this show, you won’t be forgetting it anytime soon… I know I won’t Preorder my book coming out in 2016 Please Rate & Review us on iTunes   And you can now listen to us out […] The post Animators Uncredited on “Sausage Party,” ARC Productions bought by Jam Filled, Curious George Documentary – RubberOnion Animation Podcast #147 appeared first on Artiholics.

This week we we have another full BATTLE TALK episode based on July’s #RubberOnionBattle! Don’t forget to vote for your favorite and submit your cartoon for August’s Battle (topic is “Exciting Trailers for Boring Subjects”). Preorder my book coming out in 2016: Please Rate & Review us on iTunes   And you can now listen […] The post #RubberOnionBattle Talk July 2016 – RubberOnion Animation Podcast #146 appeared first on Artiholics.

INTERVIEW! This week we talk with illustrator and animator Robert Valley who just released an amazing Indie Animated Film “Pear Cider and Cigarettes” on Vimeo. We discussed the Kickstarter back in episode 109 and in it we said that we’d love to get him on the show… fast forward 6 months TO THE DAY (that […] The post RubberOnion Interviews Robert Valley: “Pear Cider & Cigarettes” Indie Animated Film, animating in Photoshop, and the importance of editing and music – RubberOnion Animation Podcast #145 appeared first on Artiholics.

SEGMENT SHOW! This week we talk all sorts of news from last weekend’s SDCC and beyond Preorder my book coming out in 2016: Please Rate & Review us on iTunes   And you can now listen to us out on SoundCloud! Topics & Timestamps: (7:07) How You Doin’? (15:26) Don vs Raph by Jhonen Vasquez (31:51) […] The post Animation at SDCC, New TMNT Cartoon from Jhonen Vasquez, Fan-O-Rama, and more! – RubberOnion Animation Podcast #143 appeared first on Artiholics.

INTERVIEW! This week we talk with animator Joel Furtado who most recently created the “X-Men: Danger Room Protocols” animated series which was unceremoniously pulled from YouTube, Vimeo and other destinations due to Marvel copyright claims. We discussed that situation back in episode 109 and now we get to discuss it all with the man himself. […] The post Interview with Joel Furtado about what happened to the X-Men Danger Room Protocols fan series – RubberOnion Animation Podcast #140 appeared first on Artiholics.

SEGMENT SHOW! This week the world was talking about the “Brexit,” so we talk with Steve Henderson of Skwigly about what possible impact it could have on animation production. We have a creator spotlight interview with Paul “Otaking” Johnson who did that excellent TIE Fighter fanimation. There’s an audience question which might have spawned a […] The post Brexit on Animation Production and Paul “Otaking” Johnson interview – RubberOnion Animation Podcast #139 appeared first on Artiholics.

SEGMENT EPISODE! This is an all media week: trailers, clips, music videos… and we talk all about them! We finally get to see the first trailer for Disney’s MOANA and the last trailer and clip for FINDING DORY and its Animated Short PIPER. But we also saw three trailers for films that kind of snuck up […] The post MOANA and FINDING DORY trailers, Top 5 Animated Music Videos, and a clip from PIPER animated short – RubberOnion Animation Podcast #138 appeared first on Artiholics.

MOVIE REVIEW! Back in 2014 we did a full review and side-by-side comparison of TMNT (2014) with TMNT (1990)… now we’re taking on the modern sequel “TMNT: Out of the Shadows” (2016). We discuss the sequel in the original TMNT trilogy, “Secret of the Ooze” and compare it with this modern sequel. Does it hold […] The post Movie Review of “TMNT: Out of the Shadows” (2016) from the RubberOnion Animation Podcast #136 appeared first on Artiholics.

SEGMENT EPISODE! Nintendo announced that they’re finally getting into the film-making business, the animators on the “Warcraft” movie were told not to change anything about the mo-cap performance, and Paul Johnson (otaking) is back with another awesome fanimation! Preorder my book coming out in July 2016 Please Rate & Review us on iTunes   And you […] The post Nintendo movies, TMNT 2 (2016) final trailer talk, Warcraft Mo-Cap method, and Paul Johnson’s R-Type Animated Short– RubberOnion Animation Podcast #134 appeared first on Artiholics.

SEGMENT EPISODE! We got clips, we got news stories, we got skits, we got jokes… plenty to enjoy! There’s a new clip for Dreamworks’ TROLL movie – does it hold up? How about the full trailer for VOLTRON – is it what we wanted? There’s a new TV-series from Lord & Miller called “Son of Zorn,” […] The post Dreamworks’ TROLLS and VOLTRON clips, “Son of Zorn” hybrid TV-show, and Amazon Video Direct – RubberOnion Animation Podcast #132 appeared first on Artiholics.

SEGMENT EPISODE! This week we also have a ‘special’ feature being that this episode is mostly UNEDITED; I mean I put in music and stuff but awkward pauses?… totally intact. We talk about studios skipping Comic-Con, Eric Goldberg’s awesome couch gag for “The Simpsons” and of course the fact that Comcast just bought Dreamworks Animation for […] The post Comcast buys Dreamworks Animation for $3.8bil, Eric Goldberg’s couch gag, and talking #RubberOnionBattle for April 2016 – RubberOnion Animation Podcast #132 appeared first on Artiholics.

HOT-COCOA SHOW! While Jon Favreau’s “The Jungle Book” is wowing audiences it’s also kicked up a conversation about the role of Motion Capture in movies and if it should be considered Live-Action or Animation. We’ve talked about mo-cap on the podcast but this time I decided to do my research on the path that the […] The post Live-Action VS Animation and what is Performance Capture, a discussion between two animators – RubberOnion Animation Podcast #131 appeared first on Artiholics.

Adam Phillips (@chluaid) talked with us all about creating his amazing Brackenwood series, working at Disney, Bob’s Burgers and switching from Flash to Toon Boom and his book! He opened up about some health issues, education, his views on working from home, experience with popularity on the internet and the ill-fated Kickstarter for the Dashkin […] The post Interview with Adam Phillips: Brackenwood, Disney, working-from-home, and switching to Toon Boom – RubberOnion Animation Podcast #130 appeared first on Artiholics.

SEGMENT EPISODE! Benedict Cumberbatch will tap into his inner Boris Karloff to voice 2017’s animated Grinch film, Blue Sky is the first to settle in the huge animation studio wage-fixing lawsuit, and the Astro Boy Reboot gets a poster… we also talk about Tax Day and the new TMNT movie trailer. You also get a preview […] The post Benedict Cumberbatch to voice The Grinch, Blue Sky settles in wage-fixing suit, and the Astro Boy Reboot gets a poster – RubberOnion Animation Podcast #129 appeared first on Artiholics.

SEGMENT EPISODE! This week we get to talk about the BFG, Roald Dahl’s dirty mind, and a possible new Speedy Gonzales movie! But we really have fun going through all of YOUR awesome animation submissions to March’s #RubberOnionBattle and talking about them! Preorder my book coming out in July 2016: Please Rate & Review us on […] The post The BFG, a Speedy Gonzales movie, and talking #RubberOnionBattle March 2016 – RubberOnion Animation Podcast #128 appeared first on Artiholics.