This chat features director, story artist, writer, and animator Keith Pakiz, who moved from Cleveland to Los Angeles in pursuit of animation. Since then he’s worked on many shows like Costume Quest, Tiny Toons Looniversity, ThunderCats Roar, and Aquaman: King of Atlantis. In their chat, Pakiz shares how he moved up to animation director and gives tips for others to follow a similar path. Tune in to Ibele and Pakiz to hear: *Why you shouldn’t apply to online animation jobs (and what to do instead) *How career stability changes once you become a director *The pros and cons of developing a personal animation style ~[SPONSORED MESSAGE]~ This video is sponsored by Mt. Mograph - learn more about their software at mtmo.co/. For over 10 years Mt. Mograph has powered up animators and motion designers with industry leading plugins and software. Mt. Mograph offers an unrivaled Lifetime License that will leave you speechless — with constant updates and next-generation tools to improve your workflow. Like, Boombox their all-in-one sound design toolkit; of over 14,000 commercial-grade sound effects, Wander their ultimate media collection engine, or the legendary Motion-4 known as “the most helpful Extension for motion designers in Adobe After Effects” a tour de' force of tools and controls for professional animators, brands, studios and creators since 2013. Use special code “AIP” at Checkout for 20% off your Lifetime License. ~~ Social Links: *Check out Pakiz’s website: https://keithpakiz.com/ *Follow Pakiz on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/k_pakiz/?hl=en *Follow Pakiz on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@mooncountyanm