Rubberonion Animation Podcast

Support this podcast on Patreon and get exclusive and early content! FORUM EPISODE! Don't know if this is going to be an ongoing thing but in honor of the BRAND NEW RubberOnion Forum going up on the BRAND NEW website we decided to go through the topics posted there and chat about them. Join the community and enjoy the show! Please Rate & Review us on iTunes   Topics & Timestamps (6:41) How you doin? (21:01) Introducing... the RubberOnion Forum! (26:00) Incredibles 2 date change (32:16) Trolls directors on "happiness" (39:59) Moonbot layoffs (45:04) Frederator sells to Rainmaker Studios (59:56) "Freelance Isn't Free" Act passes in NYC (1:07:27) Back to the Forum Check out more of your hosts Stephen Brooks @RubberOnion Rob Yulfo @RobYulfo Order Stephen's tutorial book

Support this podcast on Patreon and get exclusive and early content! Please Rate & Review us on iTunes Happy Halloween week! This is not only the biggest of the special "Freelance Horror Stories" episodes but also the biggest RubberOnion Animation Podcast of all time! You get stories of animation jobs gone wrong from all of the following guests as well as from your two illustrious hosts (plus an audience question)! Tomm Moore Vivienne "VivziePop" Medrano Adam Phillips Don Bluth Robert Valley Peter "Pikapetey" Casey Martin Bell And now you can listen to us on SoundCloud! Topics & Timestamps (7:23)  How you doin? (15:18)  Tomm Moore (22:36)  Adam Phillips (33:17)  Audience Question from Chris McEwan (37:18)  Peter J Casey "Pikapetey" (1:01:42)  Vivienne Medrando "VivziePop" (1:32:03)  Robert Valley (1:42:14)  Rob Yulfo (1:51:54)  Don Bluth (1:56:31)  Stephen Brooks (2:17:03)  Martin Bell Check out more of your hosts Stephen Brooks @RubberOnion Rob Yulfo @RobYulfo Order Stephen's tutorial book

This was taken from a live-streamed show so some of it is visual Visit rubberonion.com for more content Follow your hosts @RubberOnion and @RobYulfo

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 among other things - which really, my mind is on next week's live show, Freelance Horror Stories 3, and a special episode which will drop on Patreon so enjoy this one before the awesomeness that is next week leading to Halloween! Preorder my book coming out next week (Oct 25th, 2016)!!  Please Rate & Review us on iTunes And you can now listen to us out on SoundCloud!  Topics & Timestamps: (6:24) How You Doin? (6:36) Simpsons' 600th Episode (11:54) 3 Year Anniversary / Halloween Celebration week (18:52) Trailer Talk (19:09) BOSS BABY teaser trailer (30:45) Ax by Fax (Audience Question): “Is it easy to turn down a job when the product is something that you're against? F

This segment was included in #RubberOnionPodcast 158 "Ken Bone Knows" Follow Vivienne on Twitter, her YouTube Channel, and support her awesome work on PATREON!   (Follow @RubberOnion)

SEGMENT EPISODE! We went to New York Comic-Con, watched the "Trollhunters" trailer, discussed a new Spider-Man TV-show and the Emojimovie, and interviewed Indie Animator Vivienne "VivziePop" Medrano! Also, a star was born last weekend... a star in a kickin' red sweater. We talk all this and more Check out Vivienne Medrano's Patreon and YouTube pages Please Rate & Review us on iTunes And you can now listen to us out on SoundCloud!  Topics & Timestamps: (4:33) How You Doin? (5:07) NYCC (17:52) Ken Bone (20:44) Trailer Talk (22:32) DreamWorks' TROLLHUNTERS (34:09) Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life (40:54) Creator Spotlight: Vivienne Medrano (1:45:47) Animation News of the Week... (1:46:51) New Spider-Man animated series coming to TV in 2017 (1:52:16) Emojimovie first look image (1:59:45) Disney to make a photorealistic animated Lion King film   Media Referenced During this Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PKNuZovuSw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t47fADGOaxc https://www.youtube

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 creators may have more control over their own shows on networks than we previously thought. Enjoy! Order my book coming out Oct 25th, 2016 Please Rate & Review us on iTunes And you can now listen to us out on SoundCloud!  Topics & Timestamps: (8:16) How You Doin? (15:47) Trailer Talk (16:03) The Red Turtle (38:20) Animation News of the Week... (39:03) New Pixar short announced: Lou (49:50) Nerdland gets picked up for distribution (57:28) Slow Burn: "Regular Show, Adventuretime, Gumball, and Archer all announced they'll be ending past their current or next season, all within a week or so from each other. The odd part is that they all claim to be ending "under the creators' w

Here it is! The final episode in our 5-show marathon leading up to #PodcastDay which was when this special LIVE episode was, September 30th. It was the first ever live Battle Talk episode where we cover all the submissions to September's #RubberOnionBattle "Unqualified Substitute Teacher." If you caught it live and were in the VERY active chat, you saw something special. If not, you can relive the cut down version of it. Also, 4-Loco is evil. Enjoy! Preorder my book coming out Oct 25th, 2016 Please Rate & Review us on iTunes And you can now listen to us out on SoundCloud!  Topics & Timestamps: (6:42) Stephen's Book "Tradigital Animate CC" comes out Oct 25th, 2016 Announcement! (14:19) Battle Talk! (16:11) Eric Polley (22:11) Greg Pugh (28:12) Sean Harvey (33:38) Chris Rodriguez (40:49) Waymond Singleton (47:34) Hugh Triggs Jr (50:53) Meathamski (52:27) Spencer Holmes (57:42) Rob Yulfo (1:00:44) Stephen Brooks   Check out more of your hosts: Stephen Brooks Rob Yulfo   Preorder Stephen's Animation

For the penultimate episode in this week's 5-show-marathon leading to our Live #PodcastDay broadcast, I (Stephen) created my entry for this month's #RubberOnionBattle. Rob kept me company and ran the chat (mostly) where YOU all were, it was great fun! It was supposed to be a 2 hour stream but ended up being 6 hours, what with it being the first multitasking stream and all. I've edited it down do about 2.5 hours and am releasing it in audio-only version as well as a video (which will be embedded below). Thanks again to all of those who came out to the live show and enjoy the replay! Topics & Timestamps: (7:52) Concept (10:26) Script (40:45) Dialog (46:26) Audio Editing (56:40) Animatic (1:30:33) Animation (1:54:22) "Lip-flap" (2:25:45) Inbetweening (2:36:18) Final Screening Check out more of your hosts: Stephen Brooks Rob Yulfo   Preorder Stephen's Animation Tutorial Book: And please Rate/Review us on iTunes  Subscribe on SoundCloud  ... and Rate/Review us on Stitcher while you're at it! (=

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 and please let us know what you think of this and the other shows this week! 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: (5:37) How You Doin? (16:26) Trailer Talk... (17:39) Moana trailer (37:17) Smurfs: The Lost Village trailer (56:13) Animation News... (56:59) Six Point Harness & Mondo Media merge (1:15:54) Ax by Fax (Audience Question): "Have you ever worked on a client job with written non-disclosure agreements, and how hard is it to keep the content of your work a secret from everyone until it's officially announced?" ~Andrew Kaiko (1:33:42) Rapid Fire!!!! (1

EVENT RECAP! Stephen tells Rob what he missed from OIAF 2016, discuss "art film," Nerdland, and VR. We're calling this an "After Dark Episode" since it needed to be recorded silently late at night... because neighbors. So this is the 2nd experimental episode in this week's 5-episode marathon leading up to a special live show on #PodcastDay September 30th. Enjoy and please let me know what you think about this format: fun, weird, creepy, novel, funny, creepy again?... sound off! Preorder my book coming out in 2016 Please Rate & Review us on iTunes And you can now listen on SoundCloud!  Topics & Timestamps: (10:29) First day of the event (14:30) Pixar Short "Piper" panel (24:54) Disney Short "Inner Workings" panel (29:19) Nerdland screening (40:53) All about 'art films' (56:39) In defense of students (1:12:46) Festival as a whole (1:29:16) VR (1:46:27) Favorites of the weekend   Check out more of your hosts: Stephen Brooks Rob Yulfo   Preorder Stephen's Animation Tutorial Book: And please Rate/

ROAD TRIP! Join me (Stephen) on my drive up to Ottawa for the animation festival there as I talk about portfolios and networking at conferences. This is a special Monday surprise episode of the podcast for a week long experiment leading up to #PodcastDay on September 30th! Enjoy the extra content and let me know what you think Preorder my book coming out in 2016   Please Rate & Review us on iTunes And you can now listen on SoundCloud!  Topics & Timestamps: (14:57) Portfolios for conferences: Physical vs Virtual (28:55) Networking (43:22) Meeting "famous people" (53:31) Wrap-up   Check out more of your host: Stephen Brooks   Preorder Stephen's Animation Tutorial Book: And please Rate/Review us on iTunes  Subscribe on SoundCloud  ... and Rate/Review us on Stitcher while you're at it! (=

HOT COCOA SHOW! As animators, we have a unique set of physical injuries that can come up: not the least of which are back and neck pain, carpel tunnel syndrome, tendinitis, and eye strain and headaches. Over the years I've dealt with all of these in one form or another and decided now is the time to discuss them so others can learn unlike I did... from painful experience. There is a companion blog post with this podcast episode being uploaded tomorrow as well. 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: (16:01) The Sitting Problem (21:18) Types of back pain (27:02) ... and their causes (33:39) About standing desks (45:15) Animators and our posture problems (48:10) The power of rotating work arrangements (55:08) Other injuries animators encounter and their prevention (1:08:36) Prevention for back pain during work (1:15:24) Prevention in your daily life (1:27:33) Keeping it simple to stay on track   Che

HOT COCOA SHOW! This is our 150th episode... and to celebrate... we do nothing. Also, there's a special song for you at the end. Enjoy! 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: (0:00) Who knows?   Check out more of your hosts: Stephen Brooks Rob Yulfo   Preorder Stephen's Animation Tutorial Book: And please Rate/Review us on iTunes  Subscribe on SoundCloud  ... and Rate/Review us on Stitcher while you're at it! (=

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 on SoundCloud!  Topics & Timestamps: (8:27) Elizabeth Honer (20:30) Waymond Singleton (27:54) James T Nethery (37:00) DeAndre Reid (43:00) Spencer Holmes (48:24) Greg Pugh (54:20) Eric Polley (1:00:03) Dave Hingley (1:05:19) Chris Rodriguez (1:11:59) Hugh Triggs Jr (1:17:24) Rob Yulfo (1:28:56) Stephen Brooks   Media Referenced During this Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfQCxWqJIn4 Check out more of your hosts: Stephen Brooks Rob Yulfo   Preorder Stephen's Animation Tutorial Book: And please Rate/Review us on iTunes  Subscribe on SoundCloud  ... and Rate/Review us on Stitcher while you're at it! (=

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 off with a discussion about Rick & Morty and why Stephen doesn't get it. 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: (13:50) Discussion about "Rick and Morty" (36:54) Animation News... (39:06) LAIKA's animation and direction by CEO Travis Knight (1:00:32) Rocko's Modern Life getting hour-long TV special (1:06:19) The Tick is back on Amazon Prime Video (1:10:30) Animation featured at the Rio Summer Olympics 2016 (1:15:00) Animated trailer for "Nelbert" book by Shiyoon Kim (1:29:33) "Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders"   Media Referenced During this Episode: https://vimeo.com/114575700   https

This segment was included in #RubberOnionPodcast 147 "Monkeys and Drunkies" Follow Justin Goran on Twitter, his Website, and his Sweatbox Podcast   (Follow @RubberOnion)

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 on SoundCloud! Topics & Timestamps: (5:56) "The Bushwick Story" AKA "The Drunkest Sh*t I Ever Saw" (39:19) Animation News... (40:28) Uncredited Animators pushback against "Sausage Party" (1:01:02) Interview with ARC Productions employee Justin Goran about what happened surrounding the bankruptsy fallout (1:35:41) Creator Spotlight: Ema Ryan Yamazaki and Jacob Kafka about their Curious George Kickstarter   Media Referenced During this Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKP5E1uTOUM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j41uWw9EAhw     Check out more of your hosts: Stephen Brooks Rob Yulfo   Preorder Stephen's Animation Tutorial Book: And please Rate/Review us on iTunes  Subscribe on Sound

This segment will be included in #RubberOnionPodcast 147 Support the Curious George Kickstarter before it ends on Wednesday August 24th @6pm ET! Follow director Ema Ryan Yamazaki on Twitter and her Website Follow animator Jacob Kafka on Facebook and his Website and get his animation app "Rough Animator" (Follow @RubberOnion)

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 to us out on SoundCloud!    Topics & Timestamps: (14:56) James T Nethery (20:28) Xenia Bougaevsky (29:10) Waymond Singleton (35:18) DeAndre Reid (41:50) Elizabeth Honer (50:58) Rob L (57:13) Spencer Holmes (1:06:16) Greg Pugh (1:11:43) Hugh Triggs Jr (1:21:43) Eric Polley (1:28:06) Josie Smith (1:42:23) Dave Hingley (1:49:45) Chris Rodriguez (1:54:32) Jason Zayas (1:58:08) Rob Yulfo (2:06:10) Stephen Brooks   Media Referenced During this Episode: https://youtu.be/ce4sJZskNsw Check out more of your hosts: Stephen Brooks Rob Yulfo   Preorder Stephen's Animation Tutorial Book: And please Rate/Review us on iTunes  Subscribe on SoundCloud  ... and Rate/Review us on Stitcher while you'r