Check out Terry Ibele's work animation industry podcastEvery week, we bring you a new podcast that focuses on the stories of today's animation professionals: how they got to where they are and what they've learned along the way. The podcast, which currently includes 247 episodes, covers all areas of the industry, including storyboarding, screenwriting, animation, directing, visual development, game design, and more. Guests include returning guest Aaron Augenblick. The infamous JJ Villard. Spike Decker from Spike & Mike. Disney director John Musker. Humberto Rosa, lead animator at Sony. Fred Seibert of Frederator; Scarlett Nelson from Tumble Leaf. Many other works have been produced by his studio, including major animation studios around the world.
Podcast EP 247: How Emmy Robinson gained 100,000 followers by creating stop-motion animation in her bedroom
This episode features amateur stop-motion animator Emmy Robinson. With her stop motion animations she made in her bedroom, she gained over 100,000 followers on Instagram in just 8 months. In this chat, Robinson talks about how she took advantage of Instagram's algorithm to get her attention with her own work, and how she leveraged the niche she discovered. I shared how to increase followers.
Listen to Ibele and Robinson to hear:
- How much money Robinson made from his Instagram followers.
- Why Robinson left school to pursue social media full-time.
- Why Robinson's minimalist animation style was such a huge success.
Ibele has started publishing interviews as videos as well – you can find previous interviews here here!
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Ibele is a stop-motion animator himself (for more on AWN's whimsical shorts, check out our Fresh Takes article) stupid duck wizardexpertly delving into all sorts of topics, pitching your show, marketing your work online, storyboarding, vizdev, character design, and animation.
In 2018, Ibele, who lives in Toronto, decided to quit her career as a marketer and pursue her love of animation. Since then, he has become well-known for his viral animation works such as the aforementioned Silly Duck Wizard, which is how AWN got to know him and his work.
For more information about Ibele's work and podcasts, please visit: terrybele.com. You can find all episodes of his animated podcast on his Soundcloud site.ttps://soundcloud.com/animation-podcast.
Debbie Diamond Sarto is the news editor for Animation World Network.
