The Bancroft Brothers Animation Podcast
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Flashback Friday with Bruce W. Smith Were you one of the millions of kids that grew up watching “The Proud Family” TV series on the Disney Channel in the 90s? If so, you’re in for a great show with series creator Bruce Smith. Find out why Robin Williams called him “the Animator” and why the animation world looks up to Bruce Smith! The Bancroft Brothers Animation Podcast is sponsored by Stuart Ng Books!
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In this episode, Tony and Tom tap three recently graduated animation students to discuss what they are experiencing in the scary "real world" of animation! We feature Riley Housden (Undrgraduate), Dakota Byard (Masters), and Jacob Birm (Masters) all of which attended the Lipscomb Animation program in Nashville. Find out their thoughts and expectations in school and the reality they hit up against going into the industry and even how they feel AI will affect them now and in the future. You gotta hear this one!
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Indie Animation with the founder of Brazen Animation - Bryan Engram
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To celebrate today’s release of the 2d animated film “Light of the World”- a film the Bancroft’s worked on- they discuss the ins and outs of creating a 2d independent animated feature film. They are joined by directing partner John J Schafer and producer Pam Darley. Let’s get into it!
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The Bancroft’s sit down with Julia McIntyre, also known as @thebookishanimator_ After losing her dream job in 2d animation, she gained popularity on her social media by creating animated scenes based on books she was reading. Publishers now come to her to create custom content for new book releases!
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Welcome to a fun and inspiring episode of our podcast, featuring YouTube character designer, filmmaker, and influencer Jackie Droujko! 🎙✨ In this candid conversation, Jackie opens up about her creative journey — from early struggles to major successes — and shares the lessons she’s learned along the way.
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It's podcast episode 275 and we saved it for the amazing Kyle T. Webster! If you have used Photoshop within the last five years, you know Kyle by his digital brushes that he created for Adobe. He has an interesting story of being the forerunner of creating digital brushes, creating relationships with major studios, being an early entrepreneur on Gumroad, and his more recent decision to leave Adobe to join Procreate! Get "brushed up" on Kyle in this episode!
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Is 2d animation making a comeback? It is if you're talking with Tom and Tony and Aaron Blaise and Nick Burch! Join these four animation vets as they discuss where 2d animation is now, what's happening with Aaron's one man-, hand drawn "Snow Bear" short film, will Disney get back into the 2d game, and what's next for this group of 2d animation lovers!
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There are a flood of amazing animated short films out and coming your way so Tony and Tom are sitting with a few creators to discuss their films pre-Oscar buzz! For this episode, the Bancrofts interview Disney animation supervisor Nathan Englehardt and Disney Storyboard artist Jeremy Spears, the two creators/directors of the CG animated short film "Forevergreen". This short was created by themselves and a small team of dedicated artists, all on their "off hours" from their jobs at Disney and elsewhere. No big studio funding, just lots and lots of sweat and love poured into a...
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