120 Geek Girl Conline: My First Steps in the Animation Industry

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Straight Ahead Animation Podcast

Ray Mendoza Landa and Yuki Okamura-Wong

136 episodes

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On the Straight Ahead Animation Podcast we interview and spotlight rising Black, Indigenous, and People of Color voices that are breaking into the Animation Industry. We want our guest to share their early experiences working at their first industry job and their transition from being a student to an industry professional. We want to spotlight these rising BIPOC voices because these are the voices that will shape the future of the Animation Industry.

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120 Geek Girl Conline: My First Steps in the Animation Industry

Straight Ahead Animation Podcast

1 hour 1 minute 25 seconds

1 year ago

120 Geek Girl Conline: My First Steps in the Animation Industry

Time for a throwback! This is a recording from 2021 of a panel Straight Ahead hosted during Geek Girl Conline. We hosted a round table discussion with Samia Khalaf, Steph Rizo, and Li Cree. We take this rare opportunity to share some of the many different paths one can take breaking into the animation industry. We talk about personal pitfalls in our early years, and how relatable those experiences can be. Samia tells us about her film she painted in VR, Kteer Tayyeb, and why she chose to tell this story. Steph talks about working on the bluesky phase of feature film. Li tells us the "secret" to how she creates so many personal projects. This and so much more as we take a dive back in time!

Many thanks to Alyssa Askew, Alyssa Jones-Comtois, Marina Martinez, and the entire GGC staff for inviting us to host this event.

GGC - https://geekgirlcon.com/

Samia Khalaf - @samsoomfull (instagram)

Steph Rizo - @steph_rizo (instagram)

Li Cree - @li_cree (instagram)