Episode 68: Raye Rodriguez

28/03/2022

Creative Block

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In this episode, we're chatting with Raye Rodriguez. Raye is the creator and executive producer of High Guardian Spice. He’s also worked as a character designer and storyboard artist.

Along the way, we chat about anime influences, the growing pains of being a first-time showrunner, Twitter, and more!

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EPISODE 200: 2OOTH EPISODE CELEBRATION
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Welcome to Creative Block! This week's guest is RYAN D. ANDERSON! Ryan is an animator, visual artist, and comedian. He is the creator of the Adult Swim Small Gav the Alien and regularly releases blender animated videos on his instagram. Along the way, VEE and SEAN chat with RYAN about WORKING AS LAMP OPERATOR FOR FILM, ACCIDENTALLY DELETING SOMETHING, LEARNING ANIMATION FROM YOUTUBE, and so much more! While we talk, we doodle on a MAGMA, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, NEWGROUNDS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals! ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Thank you to our Patreon Blockheads for supporting the show! Want to become a Patron? ► https://www.patreon.com/crtvblock Hit subscribe and follow our socials for updates! ►https://bsky.app/profile/crtvblock.bsky.social ►https://twitter.com/crtvblock ► https://www.instagram.com/crtv.block/ ► https://www.threads.net/@crtv.block ► https://creativeblockpod.newgrounds.com/ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Follow the hosts! VEE! ► https://x.com/violainebriat ► https://www.instagram.com/violainebriat ► https://www.threads.net/@violainebriat ► https://www.violainebriat.com/ SEAN! ► https://linktr.ee/lordspew ► https://x.com/lordspew ► https://www.instagram.com/lordspew/ ► https://www.threads.net/@lordspew Follow the guest! RYAN! ► https://linktr.ee/ryandanderson ► https://www.instagram.com/itsryandanderson/ ► https://www.youtube.com/c/RyanDAnderson ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Editing by Clemence Briat ► https://twitter.com/clem_n_m Produced by Marco Beltran ► https://twitter.com/orcsocks Reels/Shorts by Ebuka.PNG ► https://www.instagram.com/ebuka_0foma Theme song by Louie Zong ► https://twitter.com/everydaylouie ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ 0:00 Intro 28:40 Inspiration 42:52 Adult Swim 1:06:59 Questions 1:45:42 Creative block
EPISODE 194: WILL CARSOLA
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1:59:31
Welcome to Creative Block! This week's guest is WILL CARSOLA! Will Will is the co-creator of Mr. Pickles and Momma Named Me Sheriff as well as the Creative Director at Liquid Death. Along the way, VEE and SEAN chat with WILL about GETTING HIS START IN SKETCH COMEDY, ANIMATING WITH A MOUSE, PITCHING MR. PICKLES and so much more! While we talk, we doodle on a MAGMA, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, NEWGROUNDS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals! ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Thank you to our Patreon Blockheads for supporting the show! Want to become a Patron? ► https://www.patreon.com/crtvblock Hit subscribe and follow our socials for updates! ►https://bsky.app/profile/crtvblock.bsky.social ►https://twitter.com/crtvblock ► https://www.instagram.com/crtv.block/ ► https://www.threads.net/@crtv.block ► https://creativeblockpod.newgrounds.com/ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Follow the hosts! VEE! ► https://x.com/violainebriat ► https://www.instagram.com/violainebriat ► https://www.threads.net/@violainebriat ► https://www.violainebriat.com/ SEAN! ► https://linktr.ee/lordspew ► https://x.com/lordspew ► https://www.instagram.com/lordspew/ ► https://www.threads.net/@lordspew Follow the guest! WILL! ► https://www.willcarsola.com/ ► https://x.com/willcarsola ► https://www.instagram.com/willcarsola ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Editing by Clemence Briat ► https://twitter.com/clem_n_m Produced by Marco Beltran ► https://twitter.com/orcsocks Reels/Shorts by Ebuka.PNG ► https://www.instagram.com/ebuka_0foma Theme song by Louie Zong ► https://twitter.com/everydaylouie ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ 0:00 Intro 0:44 Art school and first jobs 46:22 Liquid death 1:07:41 Questions 1:34:20 Creative block
EPISODE 193: Millie Holten
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2:06:13
Welcome to Creative Block! This week's guest is MILLIE HOLTON! Millie is a writer, comedian, and comic artist, releasing episodes of her webseries, Long Head, based on her webcomic, Long Head, on Tiktok. Along the way, VEE and SEAN chat with MILLIE about BODY HEAD VS LONG HEAD, GETTING OBSESSED WITH DRAWING COMICS, ACCEPTING BAD FIRST DRAFTS, and so much more! While we talk, we doodle on a MAGMA, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, NEWGROUNDS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals! ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Thank you to our Patreon Blockheads for supporting the show! Want to become a Patron? ► https://www.patreon.com/crtvblock Hit subscribe and follow our socials for updates! ►https://bsky.app/profile/crtvblock.bsky.social ►https://twitter.com/crtvblock ► https://www.instagram.com/crtv.block/ ► https://www.threads.net/@crtv.block ► https://creativeblockpod.newgrounds.com/ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Follow the hosts! VEE! ► https://x.com/violainebriat ► https://www.instagram.com/violainebriat ► https://www.threads.net/@violainebriat ► https://www.violainebriat.com/ SEAN! ► https://linktr.ee/lordspew ► https://x.com/lordspew ► https://www.instagram.com/lordspew/ ► https://www.threads.net/@lordspew Follow the guest! MILLIE ► https://www.tiktok.com/@thisislonghead ► https://www.instagram.com/millieholten ► https://www.millieholten.com/ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Editing by Clemence Briat ► https://twitter.com/clem_n_m Produced by Marco Beltran ► https://twitter.com/orcsocks Reels/Shorts by Ebuka.PNG ► https://www.instagram.com/ebuka_0foma Theme song by Louie Zong ► https://twitter.com/everydaylouie ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ 0:00 Intro 9:18 University 43:56 Australian animation 1:27:29 Questions 2:02:25 Creative block
EPISODE 192: STU LIVINGSTON
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1:58:24
Welcome to Creative Block! This week's guest is STU LIVINGSTON! Stu is a director, storyboard artist, and comic artist whose work can be seen in Steven Universe, Owl House, and Bat-Family. Along the way, VEE and SEAN chat with STU about HIS JOBS BEFORE ANIMATION, HIS FIRST JOB, DRAWING VS STORYBOARDING, about so much more! While we talk, we doodle on a MAGMA, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, NEWGROUNDS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals! ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Thank you to our Patreon Blockheads for supporting the show! Want to become a Patron? ► https://www.patreon.com/crtvblock Hit subscribe and follow our socials for updates! ►https://bsky.app/profile/crtvblock.bsky.social ►https://twitter.com/crtvblock ► https://www.instagram.com/crtv.block/ ► https://www.threads.net/@crtv.block ► https://creativeblockpod.newgrounds.com/ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Follow the hosts! VEE! ► https://x.com/violainebriat ► https://www.instagram.com/violainebriat ► https://www.threads.net/@violainebriat ► https://www.violainebriat.com/ SEAN! ► https://linktr.ee/lordspew ► https://x.com/lordspew ► https://www.instagram.com/lordspew/ ► https://www.threads.net/@lordspew Follow the guest! STU ► https://www.stuartlivingston.com/ ► https://www.instagram.com/stulivingston/ ► https://stulivingston.bigcartel.com/ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Editing by Clemence Briat ► https://twitter.com/clem_n_m Produced by Marco Beltran ► https://twitter.com/orcsocks Reels/Shorts by Ebuka.PNG ► https://www.instagram.com/ebuka_0foma Theme song by Louie Zong ► https://twitter.com/everydaylouie ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ 0:00 Intro 9:18 First gig 18:36 Storyboarding 25:45 Directing 48:14 Writing 54:54 Questions 1:41:59 Creative block

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EPISODE 200: 2OOTH EPISODE CELEBRATION

EPISODE 199: DERRICK MALIK JOHNSON

EPISODE 198: KOBOLD'S CROSSING

EPISODE 197: ALEX GAMSU JENKINS

EPISODE 196: MIKE MANOR

EPISODE 195: RYAN D. ANDERSON

EPISODE 194: WILL CARSOLA

EPISODE 193: Millie Holten

EPISODE 192: STU LIVINGSTON