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PODCAST

Straight Ahead Animation Podcast

Ray Mendoza Landa and Yuki Okamura-Wong

On the Straight Ahead Animation Podcast we interview and spotlight rising Black, Indigenous, and People of Color voices that are breaking into the Animation Industry. We want our guest to share their early experiences working at their first industry job and their transition from being a student to an industry professional. We want to spotlight these rising BIPOC voices because these are the voices that will shape the future of the Animation Industry.

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All Episodes

00:53:09

136 Straight Ahead w/ Kevin Casas: Production...

Straight Ahead Animation Podcast ·

2024/12/10

Kevin Casas is a Latinx production coordinator and writer working at Nickelodeon studios! He studied Graphic Design in undergrad, and had no idea that production existed in the animation industry. As a graphic designer Kevin built skills in pitch packaging and communication, both of which translated into his role as a production coordinator. Kevin shares what duties are expected of production on CG shows like Max & the Midknights and Star Trek: Prodigy. Kevin strives to join the development team

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00:46:55

135 Straight Ahead w/ Karolyn Schenewark-Moses:...

Straight Ahead Animation Podcast ·

2024/11/26

Karolyn Schenewark-Moses is a Mexican-American artists working in Development at Nickelodeon. From intern to Production Coordinator, Karolyn tells us about what it's like to work in development, and what crucial role this department does in an animation company. Having been diagnosed with Fibromyalgia, we talk about how her disability has affected her life and goals, but also about how the diagnosis gave her closure and outlets for how to manage it. Karolyn's original industry goals were to be a

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00:57:35

134 Straight Ahead w/ Harley Knife: Comfort,...

Straight Ahead Animation Podcast ·

2024/11/19

Meet Harley Knife, a First Nations (Cree) artist who has been animating for over 11 years. He shares his start going from intern to full-time at YetiFarm Creative (now called Artists Animation Studio). He candidly shares his experience living with depression and grief, and how it has affected his work in the past. We touch on his hopes for the future: to inspire the next generation of Indigenous kids to explore careers in the tech industry (animation, development, or coding).IG:

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00:53:12

133 Straight Ahead w/ Rajkamal Singh: A Character...

Straight Ahead Animation Podcast ·

2024/07/23

Making his way to the ring we have Rajkamal Singh a Punjabi-American Character Designer who is currently working as a Storyboard Revisionist. How does something like this happen you might ask yourself? Well tune in and find out how it all started by attend D23!Portfolio: https://www.rajkamalsinghart.com IG: @ruberduckyboi Twitter: @ruberduckyboi Cara: @ruberduckyboi If you enjoy our podcast, please share it and rate us on Apple Podcast & Spotify. We want to expand our platform and amplify

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00:49:45

132 Straight Ahead w/ Nina Robinson: For The Gorls!

Straight Ahead Animation Podcast ·

2024/07/16

Joining us this week is Nina Robinson, a black background artist! We talk about how she got her start and how she took any role that came her way and learned and she went. Ultimately she just want to make art for the gorls and we love to see it!Portfolio: https://www.neens-world.com/ IG: @nii.naa.bean If you enjoy our podcast, please share it and rate us on Apple Podcast & Spotify. We want to expand our platform and amplify these BIPOC voices! If you'd like to support us directly, we have

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00:59:07

131 Straight Ahead w/ Maritza Louis: Lifting Up The...

Straight Ahead Animation Podcast ·

2024/07/09

Today we have Maritza Louis a Syilx & Secwépemc Character Modeler working in the animation industry! Maritza has experience that spans across Feature Animation, Game, VFX and Cinematics! With all this experience she has been using her knowledge to help mentor fellow native and other BIPOC artist break into the animation industry! Portfolio: https://maritzalouis.com/ IG: @_punchy_ Linktr.ee If you enjoy our podcast, please share it and rate us on Apple Podcast & Spotify. We want to expand

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00:46:36

130 Straight Ahead w/ Vanessa Guvele: Pixar Zoom...

Straight Ahead Animation Podcast ·

2024/07/02

Vanessa Guvele shares her experience being fully remote for the Pixar 2020 internships, juggling Youtube freelance work, and how she made the most of what seemed to be a fleeting dream... that is, until she was offered the story residency! But first, she had to complete her schooling to fulfill the dreams of her immigrant mother. Learn how Vanessa deftly navigated all these things, and got to play DnD along the way.IG: @van_guv Youtube: VanGuv https://www.vanguv.com/ --- Send in a voice

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00:44:51

129 Straight Ahead w/ The Superhero Project:...

Straight Ahead Animation Podcast ·

2024/06/25

This week, we are proud to spotlight the Superhero Project: an organization dedicated to empowering youth impacted by serious illnesses, disabilities, community trauma, and other complex mental health or medical need. They interview these youths, and then design a superhero poster of them. We have the opportunity to speak with Taryn Cozzy, a creative director who also shares invaluable experience from her creative career; as well as Maria Jimenez, one of the many volunteers that make the magic

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00:58:20

128 Straight Ahead w/ Ricardo Scioville: Listening to...

Straight Ahead Animation Podcast ·

2024/06/18

Ricardo Scioville is a Latino character designer, story artist, and creator of Cazadores De Estrellas/Star Chasers. He shares his experience creating a pilot in collaboration with Cartoon Network Latin America, and the project's spontaneous creation. Ricardo chats about his time on Rey Mysterio vs. La Oscuridad, shares some emotional motivations about his inner-child, and we get to try out a new icebreaker game...Portfolio: https://www.behance.net/Rslle IG: @richiscioville Twitter:

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00:38:59

127 Straight Ahead w/ Quinne Larsen: Drawing for...

Straight Ahead Animation Podcast ·

2024/06/11

From storyboarding to making their own comics, Chinook Cartoonist Quinne Larsen is telling their own stories! Tune is as we talk about their graphic novel with First Second Publishing and how that came about. We also chat about their love for storyboarding musical sequences. Did we mention they're also in a band?IG: @quinnecl Portfolio: quinnelarsen.net Edited by Edgar Arellano If you enjoy our podcast, please share it and rate us on Apple Podcast & Spotify. We want to expand our

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00:57:01

126 Straight Ahead w/ James Eason-Garcia: Writer of...

Straight Ahead Animation Podcast ·

2024/06/04

Humble and hungry, James imparts a wealth of knowledge from his career path from production to writer in animation. We also get to chat about his dissertation on the Evolution of the Disney Princess he wrote for his Master's of humanities. And finally, we all give the well-deserved flowers to the significant others in our lives.IG: @rayoflight789 If you enjoy our podcast, please share it and rate us on Apple Podcast & Spotify. We want to expand our platform and amplify these BIPOC voices

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00:53:12

125 Straight Ahead w/ Manuela Escolar Gonzalez: A...

Straight Ahead Animation Podcast ·

2024/05/28

Tune is as we talk to Manuela Escolar Gonzalez a Colombian animator who is currently working at Powerhouse Studios. We also discover that her love for How To Train Your Dragon is the reason why she decided to study at Sheridan College!Portfolio: manuelaescolargonzalez.weebly.com IG: @artisminerva Twitter: @Artisminerva Short Film: Mi Pukita Edited by Ashley Itliong If you enjoy our podcast, please share it and rate us on Apple Podcast & Spotify. We want to expand our platform and amplify these

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00:58:41

124 Straight Ahead w/ Haruka Sato: Concept Artist in...

Straight Ahead Animation Podcast ·

2024/05/21

Tune in as we talk to Haruka Sato, a Japanese concept artist working in Japan. Learn about all the different jobs Haruka worked until she landed her Background Painter role on an anime feature film. Portfolio: https://harukasato.com/ IG: @here_is_haruka Twitter: @here_is_haruka Youtube: Make a Graphic Novel with ME! 2024 Edited by Edgar Arellano If you enjoy our podcast, please share it and rate us on Apple Podcast & Spotify. We want to expand our platform and amplify these BIPOC voices! If

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00:59:52

123 Straight Ahead w/ JohnTom Knight: The LOOOORE Keeper

Straight Ahead Animation Podcast ·

2024/05/14

Tune in as we talk to JohnTom Knight, a Cherokee Native writer working in animation. JohnTom mentions how the book We Had a Little Real Estate Problem: The Unheralded Story of Native Americans & Comedy landed him his Script Coordinator Position on Spirit Rangers! We also talk about how on Spirit Rangers he became known as The Lore Keeper! IG: @JohnTomKnight Twitter: @JohnTomKnight If you enjoy our podcast, please share it and rate us on Apple Podcast & Spotify. We want to expand our

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00:50:57

122 Straight Ahead w/ Kiana Khansmith: From Palette...

Straight Ahead Animation Podcast ·

2024/05/07

Tune in as we talk to Kiana Khansmith, a Japanese/Jamaican artist working as a Director on Big City Greens at DTVA! We discuss her amazing rise from storyboard artist to director as well as her love for Team Rocket! IG: @kianamai Twitter: @kianamaiart Edited by Ashley Itliong If you enjoy our podcast, please share it and rate us on Apple Podcast & Spotify. We want to expand our platform and amplify these BIPOC voices! If you'd like to support us directly, we have a tip jar open at

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00:48:21

121 Straight Ahead SEASON 4 KICKOFF! WE ARE STILL...

Straight Ahead Animation Podcast ·

2024/04/30

We are still alive! We are back with a brand new season and a brand new look! Tune in as we touch base about our animation journey and our personal lives. We also give our thoughts about the current state of animation and the use of AI. Ray's IG @radiosilence Yuli's IG @chuudles If you enjoy our podcast, please share it and rate us on Apple Podcast & Spotify. We want to expand our platform and amplify these BIPOC voices! If you'd like to support us directly, we have a tip jar open

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01:01:25

120 Geek Girl Conline: My First Steps in the...

Straight Ahead Animation Podcast ·

2023/12/12

Time for a throwback! This is a recording from 2021 of a panel Straight Ahead hosted during Geek Girl Conline. We hosted a round table discussion with Samia Khalaf, Steph Rizo, and Li Cree. We take this rare opportunity to share some of the many different paths one can take breaking into the animation industry. We talk about personal pitfalls in our early years, and how relatable those experiences can be. Samia tells us about her film she painted in VR, Kteer Tayyeb, and why she chose to tell this

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01:07:10

119 Straight Ahead w/ Kelly Lynne D'Angelo: Native...

Straight Ahead Animation Podcast ·

2023/11/29

Kelly Lynne D'Angelo (she/they) is a Native—Haudenosaunee Tuscarora and Muscowpetung Cree—writer for animation, live action, and musicals, who also plays D&D professionally. Kelly kicks-off by telling the most insane story about how she met the producers of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia... who then gave her an internship! We get to chat about the process of Starry, a musical about brothers Theo and Vincent Van Gogh, and what magic happens in the writer's room before a production

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00:58:32

118 Straight Ahead w/ Nicolette Ray: Have a...

Straight Ahead Animation Podcast ·

2023/11/15

Nicolette Ray is Native American, Acoma Pueblo, a storyboard artist and currently a game dev artist. She tells us about her strong start in animation, working for Wild Canary on Puppy Dog Pals for 5 years! We talk about work culture at Wild Canary, and the difference between working under Disney vs. Lucasfilm. We chat about her personal Native American Renaissance, as she dove into the history of her own people, and how connecting to those roots helped feed into her experience on Spirit Rangers

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01:05:50

117 Straight Ahead w/ Joey Clift: Pitching and...

Straight Ahead Animation Podcast ·

2023/11/07

Entering the ring this week is Joey Clift, a Native American enrolled Cowlitz tribal member, currently working as a freelance writer. Not only has Joey worked as a Staff Writer and Consulting Producer for Netflix's Spirit Rangers, he has also wrote and directed his own animated digital series Gone Native for Comedy Central. Joey has a love for comedy and has a unique sense of humor that has helped him pitch and sell shows. We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we did!IG:

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