On the final episode of Sketch-i-Cast COVID Edition, we interview MICA alumni from 2020: animator Rebecca Luo & illustrator Maria Diaz. Having been over a year since their graduation within the coronavirus, these two lovely introverts go into what they've been doing lately personally and professionally and how much they have grown since their start in college.
To check out more content from the Quiet Kids, visit their Twitter, Discord & Youtube channel below:
www.youtube.com/channel/UCgWVZ8Qh…kq8fz8Pw/featured
In addition, if you'd like to check out more of Rebecca and Maria's individual content, visit them in these links below.
Rebecca's Instagram - www.instagram.com/rebeccazlew/?hl=en
Rebecca's Website - rebeccazluo.com/
Maria's Instagram - www.instagram.com/mariadiaz_art/?hl=en
Maria's Twitter - twitter.com/Mariathehuman_
In continuing Sketch-i-Cast in Pride month 2021, tonight's guest is CCA Animation Student and Online Illustrator / Comic Artist Scott Underwood, a.k.a. vividrogue. Being a young trans man who has gone through quite a journey all the way into young adulthood, this podcast goes into Scott's love of the arts and background growing up different than most people around him.
To check out more awesome content from Scott, visit their linktree right here: linktr.ee/vividrogue
Also, stay tuned every Monday, Wednesday and Friday for his Pride comic, S[Redacted] on Tumblr, Twitter and Instagram.
In honor of Pride month, tonight's latest episode of Sketch-i-Cast centers on MICA freshman/sophomore Gale Freeman and how she started the recent Poetry Society club at the college in its first full year online. We also get into some interesting philosophies behind their process of poetic writing.
To check out more of Gale's content, visit their sites right here: oculiseptima.myportfolio.com/ & www.instagram.com/oculi.septima/?hl=en
On the final May episode of Sketch-i-Cast COVID Edition, MICA animation student Troy B. Smith goes into the struggles of going a whole year of college online and how much the art of animation means to them.
To check out more of Smith's work, visit these sites: troybluesmith.myportfolio.com/ www.instagram.com/blue_hope_from_mars/ & www.youtube.com/channel/UCDvZQxN0sGrL_QVl5pAujJg
With colleges across the country now concluding their academic years with graduating classes, tonight's episode of Sketch-i-Cast focuses on very recent Ringling College animation graduate, Olivia Coucci.
Having went from a highly creative animation student to ending up in prestigious animation studios like Blue Sky and Pixar, Olivia has a very profound knowledge and love of animation, storytelling, filmmaking and other art forms. We spoke together discussing both her experience in college and what she and others feel are the biggest necessities of possibly entering the industry.
To check out more of Olivia's fun artwork and storytelling abilities, visit her at these sites: www.instagram.com/theartfulolive/?hl=en & olivemyart.blogspot.com/?m=1
For tonight's episode of Sketch-i-Cast, we'll be hearing from another friend of mine from UArts.
Ever since her love of animation, cartoons, Beetlejuice and furries, Emma "Peaches" Settes has been pursuing the art of moving images further and further at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. Tonight, we spoke about the experience creating her own sophomore student film during the pandemic and UArts' first full year online.
To check out more of Emma's work, visit her Instagram and Deviantart right here: www.instagram.com/beetlewoof/?hl=en & www.deviantart.com/localpeaches
Also, if you'd like to view the UArts sophomore/junior animation showcase of 2021, check it out here on Youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nti-bH8_bk&t=2s
In honor of the new Sony Pictures Animation film released on Netflix, me and a couple of MICA Animation peers, Rachel Pulido & Lakeisha Felton, sat down to discuss our thoughts on The Mitchells vs. the Machines. Needless to say, we were all on the same page, even if we all had some varying views.
To check out more content from Rachel and Lakeisha, visit their instagram profiles and websites here:
www.instagram.com/rdp.png/?hl=en /
For the last April episode of the podcast, a close artist friend of mine Kristina Garcia(a.k.a. kyunu_kun online) shares her insight on working freelance and the importance of self care as a young artist.
Also, be warned for excessive nerd-out sessions, cause we got a little too carried away in our passions.
To look up more of Kristina's work, visit her info card here: kyunu-kun.carrd.co/
On tonight's latest episode of Sketch-i-Cast, animator/filmmaker/professor Albert Birney goes into his career of exploring the vast possibilities that animation and experimental filmmaking have taken him. These include the vine series turned movie Sylvio, the anthology flick Tux & Fanny and the upcoming Strawberry Mansion.
To check out more of Albert's content, you can visit his website here: abirney.com/
Social Media handles-twitter.com/simplysylvio & www.instagram.com/albertbirney/
Tonight's episode is a little different than the usual Sketch-i-Cast installment, as Lanei & Dante of the I'm Totally Doing OK podcast take over the show. Rather than interviewing them on specific topics of my own choosing, we all just kinda vented on random stuff we're all passionate about, be it mental health, movies, stop-motion, Willem Dafoe, etc.
Also, this episode does feature a lot more risque content than the previous ones, so fair warning that we did get a little too off the handle.
You can follow Lanei and Dante in these links below:
www.instagram.com/laneilkasir/?hl=en
www.instagram.com/diisco_iinferno/?hl=en
To view the previous episodes of I'm Totally Doing OK, visit the Spotify website right here: open.spotify.com/show/0jnFg47LrcgXYErydvwYXF
In tonight's episode of Sketch-i-Cast, co-developer of the unofficial remake of Guantlet: Dark Legacy Ada SanGiovanni/SerafaniGuant goes into the making of the project. As of now, you can support the product on Patreon & Discord via here: www.patreon.com/GDLremastered & discord.gg/MPruVPz
To look more into Ada's work, visit their websites below.
A close friend of mine, Allison Warren, is currently making her own indie RPG game called More than Friends, so I decided to interview her on the progress of the game thus far. In addition, her lead VAs Ali Gohar and Anthony Boley were kind enough to lend their perspective on being apart of this small ambitious project, and voicing the leads, Leif and Axel.
To stay in touch with the progress of the game, visit Allison's Instagram and Twitter:
www.instagram.com/warrenstudios_/?hl=en & twitter.com/MTF_Official_
Also feel free to check out more stuff from Ali & Anthony right here:
For the final pre-March 2021 episode Sketch-i-Cast COVID Edition, me and my old pal Agen Dior are going to be talking about how we feel regarding the importance of content and visualization in movies. With them being a lover of films and my being an animator who makes films, this should make for an interesting back and forth.
To follow Agen Dior (or Brendan), visit them at www.instagram.com/agen_dior/?hl=en
Original air date: February 26th, 2021
For this older episode of Sketch-i-Cast, native New Jersey artist and MICA animation/illustration alumni Alicia Robinson goes over her personal aesthetic, the times during and after her college experience and where her career has taken her as an indie freelance illustrator.
To find more of Alicia's work, visit her at her professional website, Instagram and Twitter down below.
www.instagram.com/aliciarobinsonart/
Original air date: February 19th, 2021
The following are deleted chunks from the most recent episode of Sketch-i-Cast featuring CK Korleski, in which the two of us went on goofy tangents related to the process of their thesis film, Moral Orel, animators on drugs and other stuff.
To watch William & the Burial at Sea, click here: vimeo.com/416387321
Go watch Moral Orel on HBO Max if you live in America
Just in time before Valentines Day, I got to interview the rambunctiously talented rebel animator, Annie Murray, co-founder of Bigger Picture Animation and another wonderful colleague on Romantic Chorus. On this episode, we go over her inspirations in the art of animation, how her career has gone over the years, and what it's been like to do freelance work in her home country of Australia.
To check out Bigger Picture Animation and other cool works from Annie & friends, check out the website right here: www.biggerpictureanimation.com/
Original air date: February 12th, 2021
Going back to February, this episode of Sketch-i-Cast interviews my good friend and fellow illustrator, Maya Henderson, who has been blowing up recently with her adorkably relatable comics that sometimes delve into heavy issues on race and social justice. In addition to going over her past career of accomplishments as a growing illustrator and cartoonist, she was kind enough to share her own inspirations on her love of drawing and her occasional need to reflect on the serious issues going on in America.
Original air date: February 5th, 2021
Recently, the indie bluegrass band Geraldine released an animated music video for their song Harvester. Created by MICA animation alum CK Korleski, this interview goes into their process behind the video and how much the band and the art of animation means to them. CK was also kind enough to draw the cover art for today's episode.
Link to the video itself: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPGdo4uGW…feature=emb_title
To check out more from both CK and Geraldine, visit them in these links below.
One of my closest friends since my days at cartooning school is tonight's new guest on Sketch-i-Cast. Most of this just consists of us blabbing on about cartoons and other stuff we love about comedy and animation, but some fun insights are certainly sprinkled within.
Original air date: January 29th, 2021
Tonight's episode of Sketch-i-Cast focuses on indie student animator and close friend of mine, Squid Singleton, the creator of Squid Toons and contributing animator on the Romantic Chorus documentary.
He might be one of the most fascinating young creatives I've met in recent years, especially given how much knowledge he has given to me and other young aspiring animators to just get their ideas out. Now tonight, he will be sharing his insights to even more people.
To check out his future projects, visit his website at: www.squidtoons.net/
Original air date: January 22nd, 2021
