Ep. 8 *Stop Motion History 101, Part 1: 1930's and Earlier

This episode concludes the Hello Stop Mo Podcast series! Our hosts chat about managing your stop motion career and share their thoughts on shaping the future of the medium and industry. We appreciate all of the listeners who have been a part of this series with us. We hope you have found the information we have shared valuable and helpful, and we invite you to continue to share this resource with those in your life who would like to learn more about stop motion!⁠ Additional resources on all the episodes in this series can be found at: https://animationwildcard.com/hellostopmo  Hello Stop Mo! is an educational limited podcast series to empower you with introductory knowledge of the stop motion industry to help reduce barriers of entry for newcomers as well as demystify how to navigate this career. And it's all guided by the contagious passion of the creator-hosts, Alexis Deprey and Casey Follen. Producer: Cassie Soliday Partners: Animation Wild Card and The Ink and Paint Folk Podcast Music by: Lee Young and Ellen Coons

In this episode, hosts Alexis and Casey cover topics to help you prepare for and navigate hiatuses in your stop motion career like budgeting, saving for retirement, unemployment insurance, and health care. We also cover continuing education and creative fulfillment. For show notes, please visit our website: https://animationwildcard.com/episode-13-1 Hello Stop Mo! is an educational limited podcast series to empower you with introductory knowledge of the stop motion industry to help reduce barriers of entry for newcomers as well as demystify how to navigate this career. And it's all guided by the contagious passion of the creator-hosts, Alexis Deprey and Casey Follen.

In this episode, we discuss starting out in your stop motion career and continuing to get work. We cover internships, alternatives to internships, and building relationships in your first role. For show notes, please visit our website: https://animationwildcard.com/episode-12-1 Hello Stop Mo! is an educational limited podcast series to empower you with introductory knowledge of the stop motion industry to help reduce barriers of entry for newcomers as well as demystify how to navigate this career. And it's all guided by the contagious passion of the creator-hosts, Alexis Deprey and Casey Follen.

In this episode, our hosts review everything you will need to prepare to get your first role in stop motion—including online portfolios, reels, resumes, cover letters, and beyond. We discuss relationship building through networking online and in-person. This episode has plenty of companion resources on our website, including a studio directory, an application materials list, and helpful links to organizations facilitating in-person and online networking within the animation industry: https://animationwildcard.com/episode-11 Hello Stop Mo! is an educational limited podcast series to empower you with introductory knowledge of the stop motion industry to help reduce barriers of entry for newcomers as well as demystify how to navigate this career. And it's all guided by the contagious passion of the creator-hosts, Alexis Deprey and Casey Follen.

We're wrapping up our overview of stop motion history. We highlight some filmmakers of note and discuss how those filmmakers interact with technological advancements that impacted the medium. In this episode, we cover filmmakers from the late-1900's and beyond. Our hosts are joined by guest, Seamus Walsh, from Screen Novelties. ⁠ For show notes and a glossary of terms, please visit our website: https://animationwildcard.com/history-episodes Hello Stop Mo! is an educational limited podcast series to empower you with introductory knowledge of the stop motion industry to help reduce barriers of entry for newcomers as well as demystify how to navigate this career. And it's all guided by the contagious passion of the creator-hosts, Alexis Deprey and Casey Follen.

We're mid-way through our overview of stop motion history, where we highlight some filmmakers of note and discuss how those filmmakers interact with technological advancements that impacted the medium. In this episode, we cover filmmakers from the mid-1900's. Our hosts are joined by guest, Seamus Walsh, from Screen Novelties. ⁠ For show notes and a glossary of terms, please visit our website: https://animationwildcard.com/history-episodes Hello Stop Mo! is an educational limited podcast series to empower you with introductory knowledge of the stop motion industry to help reduce barriers of entry for newcomers as well as demystify how to navigate this career. And it's all guided by the contagious passion of the creator-hosts, Alexis Deprey and Casey Follen.

Over the next few episodes, we'll be doing a basic overview of stop motion history where we highlight some filmmakers of note and discuss how those filmmakers interact with technological advancements that impacted the medium. In this episode, we cover filmmakers from the early 1900's. Our hosts are joined by guest, Seamus Walsh, from Screen Novelties. ⁠ For show notes and a glossary of terms, please visit our website: https://animationwildcard.com/history-episodes Hello Stop Mo! is an educational limited podcast series to empower you with introductory knowledge of the stop motion industry to help reduce barriers of entry for newcomers as well as demystify how to navigate this career. And it's all guided by the contagious passion of the creator-hosts, Alexis Deprey and Casey Follen.

We're wrapping up our stop motion pipeline deep dive conversation by talking about VFX/post production, production management, and additional support roles. For show notes and a glossary of terms, please visit our website: https://animationwildcard.com/hellostopmo Hello Stop Mo! is an educational limited podcast series to empower you with introductory knowledge of the stop motion industry to help reduce barriers of entry for newcomers as well as demystify how to navigate this career. And it's all guided by the contagious passion of the creator-hosts, Alexis Deprey and Casey Follen.

Today on Hello Stop Mo, we're picking up our stop motion animation pipeline deep dive by talking about the production phase of a stop motion project. We cover all the departments and roles that interact with stages in a studio environment. For episode-specific show notes, resources, and a glossary of terms, please visit our website: https://animationwildcard.com/hellostopmo Hello Stop Mo! is an educational limited podcast series to empower you with introductory knowledge of the stop motion industry to help reduce barriers of entry for newcomers as well as demystify how to navigate this career. And it's all guided by the contagious passion of the creator-hosts, Alexis Deprey and Casey Follen.

Hello Stop Mo! is an educational limited podcast series to empower you with introductory knowledge of the stop motion industry to help reduce barriers of entry for newcomers as well as demystify how to navigate this career. And it's all guided by the contagious passion of the creator-hosts, Alexis Deprey and Casey Follen. For show notes and a glossary of terms, please visit our website: https://animationwildcard.com/hellostopmo