Episode 213: Aaron Augenblick And His Pitch For PBS Show City Island

Animation Industry Podcast

Support this podcast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/theAIP This chat features animator, director, producer, and founder of Brooklyn-based Augenblick Studios - Aaron Augenblick. He shares his journey from producing mainly adult-oriented animation like Superjail! and Teenage Euthenasia to switching into educational kids content with his new show City Island. He also shares the four year process it took to turn City Island from a lofty idea into a fully-realized show (that PBS picked up). Tune in to Ibele and Augenblick to hear: *Augenblick’s secret sauce to the perfect pitch package *The various stages of treatment a pitch needs to go through before it airs *All the influences that went into making City Island super unique Social Links: *Check out Augenblick’s website: https://www.augenblickstudios.com/ *Watch City Island on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLa8HWWMcQEGSwR13-uvbe4elBypWX2q5o *Check out City Island on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cityislandpbs/