Mark & Rachael

Tomm sits down with Mark Mullery and Rachael Schwartz. Rachael is a computer vision researcher conducting an industry-based PhD research with Cartoon Saloon and Trinity College Dublin's Graphics, Vision, & Visualization group. Mark is co- director of the upcoming feature film Julián, and Studio Technical Director. They discuss their backgrounds and inspirations in animation, and we get into some fascinating areas including mental health in the industry and the problems posed by AI.You can follow Mark on twitter/instagram @markmullery, and Tomm is @tomm9769 on instagram/ @tommmoore on twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome back to the Cartoon Saloon Speakeasy podcast. We’re going to be putting out a new season of interviews with people here at the studio, talking to people about their stories of how they ended up in Kilkenny, as well as what inspires them and what they’re currently working on.To kick things off we have two incredible talents who have been an integral part of Cartoon Saloon, Jeremy Purcell and Lorraine Lordan. They’ll be sharing their personal history with the studio as well as telling us about their work on the upcoming feature film Puffin Rock and the New Friends. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.