Episode 168: Cantastoria - How 11 Students Created A Stop Mo Film Remotely During The Pandemic

Animation Industry Podcast

This chat features four stop motion animators, Stephen Belford, Anna Harestad, Heather Little, and Tawny Therrien, who were part of the 11-person team who created Cantastoria, an award-winning stop motion film produced at Sheridan College during the pandemic. Together, they share the challenges of producing a stop motion film remotely, as well as some of the unique solutions they came up with to complete the film. Tune in to Ibele, Belford, Harestad, Little, and Therrien to hear: *Why the group chose to create a stop motion film in a predominantly 2D animation school *How they used story to make a remote pipeline work more cohesively *Tips on making a stop motion studio space in your bedroom ~[SPONSORED MESSAGE]~ This episode is sponsored by HUE. Makers of colorful, Plug & Play cameras for learning, work and play. Originally designed for teachers, HUE cameras can also be used for creative activities such as capturing hand-drawn pencil tests and shooting behind-the-scenes footage, time-lapse videos and stop motion animation. The cameras have flexible, posable necks, manual focus controls and they are compatible with Dragonframe, OBS, Twitch, Zoom and many other camera apps. Visit huehd.com to learn more and follow @HUEcameras on social media for news, fun and giveaways. For a limited time only, search for the HUE HD Pro camera on Amazon.com for 10% off with code 10TERRYAIP. Valid until July 19, 2022. ~~ Social Links: *Watch Cantastoria on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ciLJ5m7ZPaE *Follow Belford on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stephen_belford/ *Follow Belford on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Every_Human *Follow Harestad on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mushumcap/ *Follow Harestad on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AnnaHarestad *Follow Little on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/healitoon/ *Follow Little on Twitter: https://twitter.com/healitoon *Follow Therrien on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tawnynt/ *Follow Therrien on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tawnyntart