This week on the show we talk about ‘self motivated education’ (if you want to play the drinking game, drink when Michael says that), what our experiences are, why it’s good and why its bad. Then later we discuss Michael’s film pick for the week ‘World Record’ from The Animatrix. We also talk about The Matrix a lot also. This week we talk about: Un…

This week in contrast to last we talk gadgets and gear, tools of the trade in the digital era of art. What we use, why we use it and how it influences what we do. Later in the show we discuss Disney’s ‘Paper Man’ the short that preceded Wreck it Ralph and how it takes cues from traditional media whilst being computer animated. Some of the things we…

EPISODE DESCRIPTION This week, the Morning Noon & Night Crew is talking all about the role traditional media plays in our work. Even though we all work mostly digitally, we discuss how getting our hands dirty with charcoal or graphite or sculpey strengthens our skill and accelerates our growth. And it’s just plain ol’ fun to make stuff with your ha…

This week we get heavy and talk about equality in the industry, how it affects creativity and problem solving and why it’s important to finding gender and ethnicity balance is to credit of your team. We also get back to Studio Ghibli and have a critical discussion about Sydni’s choice, Princess Mononoke. Not a heap of show notes this week as we kin…

Ep. 08: Inspirations and Influences This week, the Morning Noon & Night Crew is talking all about our influences, and how a diversity of inspirations come together in a project. And be sure to stay tuned for the second half of the show where we chat about Michael’s film pick: Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs! Some stuff we mentioned in this episod…

The Morning Noon & Night crew is back at it this week! We’re talking all about getting things done, and how to stay on task and manage your time well with personal projects. It’s not always an easy feat, and we delve into how to conquer the pitfalls and hangups that have been known to stand in our way. In the second half of the show, we’re talking …

This week we talk about whether or not art can be done just for fun or if it should always have a goal. We go deep on how we each approach it and all learn a little about ourselves in the process. Then we get into Tangled, what we liked, didn’t like and a whole bunch of tangents in between! Some things we talk about this week: Wayne Gilbert http://…

Ep. 05: This week on the MNNcast, Carolyn, Erika, Michael and Sydni talk social media and it’s relationship with art in the modern world. Can social media be productive? What are the unspoken rules of following and being followed? It’s the wild west out there and we get stuck right in. We also talk about Studio Ghibli’s ‘Whisper of the Heart’ and c…

Join Carolyn, Érika, Michael, and Sydni for episode 4 of the Morning Noon and Nightcast! The first half of the show is all about focusing your project by asking yourself one question: Is this a want, or a need? We’re invoking the wisdom of Visual Development artist Armand Serrano as we unpack the meaning of this question, and how it relates to a de…

Welcome to episode 3 of the Morning Noon and Nightcast! Join us for an in-depth chat about the art of giving and receiving critique. We’re looking at critique from all angles — like moving from defensiveness to professionalism, the language of actionable critique, and the process of applying feedback in the development of our animated short. We eve…