BlkWmnAnimator: Animation Podcast

In this week's video, I sit down with my high school classmate, DeMarvelous Carter to talk about basketball and music inspirations of his childhood and how he got into music production.

DeMarvelous Carter Social Media
https://www.instagram.com/marvelous_infiniteaudio/
https://www.tiktok.com/@marvelous_infiniteaudio

In this video, I sit down with Frank Abney to talk about switching from professional BMX to animation, starting his director's journey and the importance of fatherhood.

Frank Abney Social Media
http://www.frankabney.com/
https://www.instagram.com/frankabney/
https://twitter.com/ifrankabney

In this video, I sit down with Pilar Newton to talk about her sustaining animation career in NYC and making it as a freelance animator. We also discuss her love for teaching an the Ottawa International Animation Festival.

Pilar Newton Social Media
https://www.pilartoons.com
https://www.instagram.com/pilartoons
https://www.twitter.com/pilartoons

In this video, I sit down with Germane Barnes to talk about his career in architecture and he's been unapologetically him in various spaces.

Germane Barnes Social Media https://germanebarnes.com/ https://www.instagram.com/gmane16 https://twitter.com/uncleremuschkn

In this video, I sit down with Raven Irabor to talk about her career as a producer and creative director.

Raven Irabor Social Media
https://ravenirabor.com/
https://tinyurl.com/the-rae-direction-subscription
https://www.instagram.com/ravencherisse/

In this video, I sit down with Aaron Covington about starting his writing career off with a bang with Creed, his relationship with his college roommate Ryan Coogler and his thoughts on being successful in your desired career.

Aaron Covington Social Media
https://www.aaroncovington.com/ 
https://www.instagram.com/bearcov/
https://twitter.com/bearcov
https://www.tiktok.com/@bearcov 

In this video, I spoke with Autumn Breon ( @autumnbreon5124 ) to talk about her journey from aeronautics & astronautics to creative direction and art curation. She has worked with many organizations including curating art for Issa Rae's Insecure.

Autumn Breon Social Media
http://autumnbreon.com/
https://www.instagram.com/autumnbreon/
https://www.tiktok.com/@autumnbreon

In this video, I sit down with writer Rodney Barnes as we discuss him growing up in Annapolis, Maryland, moving to Los Angeles and working his way up to becoming a writer on the Boondocks, My Wife and Kids and now Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty.

Rodney Barnes Social Media
https://rodneybarnes.com/
https://twitter.com/TheRodneyBarnes
https://www.instagram.com/therodneybarnes/

In this week's video, I sit down with Lynne Southerland to talk about growing up in Philadelphia and finding her way in the animation and entertainment industry. She learned early in her career working on Bebe's Kids that she could speak up and share her ideas. That has served Lynne well and opened many doors.

Lynne Southerland

https://www.linkedin.com/in/lynnesoutherland/

In this video, I come to the rescue of the many who struggle with networking and provide some tips that I use to connect with others. If you are shy, have social anxiety, are socially awkward or just suck at networking, check out this video to get some strategies that will make it a little bit easier. Consider this a networking for dummies crash course!

In this video, I sit down with Gary Anthony Williams and we talk about growing up in Fayetteville, GA, how he went from just acting to starting his voice acting career, and other topics such as The Black Version, the L.A. Comedy Shorts Film Festival, his love for birds, his weight loss journey and more.

Gary Anthony Williams Social Media
https://instagram.com/garyanthonywilliams
https://twitter.com/garyawilliams
https://www.tiktok.com/@thegaryanthonywilliams 

If you've ever wondered, "does anyone else remember Hey Monie!?," this video is here to let you know that you aren't crazy, you're not experiencing the Mandela Effect and you DO remember a show from the early 2000s that had a black female duo making us laugh while they talk about adulting. In this video, I sit down with Angela V. Shelton and Frances Callier to talk about their experience on the animated show, Hey Monie! They get REALLY REAL in this interview, so buckle up!

Frangela Social Media
https://twitter.com/frangeladuo
https://www.instagram.com/frangeladuo
https://www.facebook.com/frangeladuo/
https://www.tiktok.com/@frangela.duo

In this video, I sit down with Goro Fujita for Part 2 of our conversation where we talk about him breaking into the animation industry, his current career in virtual reality using Quill, and how he uses short-form content to learn new skills.

Goro Fujita Social Media
https://www.gorofujita.com/ 
https://www.instagram.com/goro.fujita/?hl=en
https://www.facebook.com/goro.fujita/
https://twitter.com/gorosart

In this video, I sit down with Goro Fujita for Part 1 of our conversation to talk about his childhood, his time learning to breakdance and pop lock, and his journey of learning to paint.

Goro Fujita Social Media
https://www.gorofujita.com/ 
https://www.instagram.com/goro.fujita/?hl=en
https://www.facebook.com/goro.fujita/
https://twitter.com/gorosart

In this video, I sit down with Curtis Gadson to talk about his extensive career in Detroit, MI and then moving on to create BET's ComicView, 106 & Park, Cita's World, and more.

Curtis Gadson Social Media
https://www.instagram.com/curtis_a_gadson1

In this video, I sit down with Bill Hudson to talk about growing up in Maryland, attending Full Sail University, and transitioning from being a 3D generalist to climbing the ranks in the VFX industry.

Bill Hudson Social Media
https://www.linkedin.com/in/billhudsonfx
https://www.instagram.com/vfx_papi/
https://twitter.com/BillHudsonFX

In this video, I sit down with Carl Jones to talk about growing up in Fayetteville, NC, having a successful career filled with Black animated projects and his future in web 3.0.

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https://www.instagram.com/iamcarljone
https://twitter.com/iamcarljones
https://www.bubblegooseballers.xyz/
https://martianblueberry.com/

In this video, I sit down with Andre Rodriguez and Kenan Floyd to talk about various aspects of unconscious bias that we experience in the workplace.

Follow Andre Rodriguez
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dre3d/

Follow Kenan Floyd
https://twitter.com/kenanjfloyd
https://www.instagram.com/kenanjfloyd
https://kenanjeromefloyd.com/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX1tKnSLGffOaKuD3k0WbGA

In this video, I sit down with animation legend, Floyd Norman about his  career as a story man, the work he and Leo Sullivan did with their  company, Vignette Films, fatherhood, and more. 

Floyd Norman Social Media Links
http://www.floydnormanmovie.com/
https://www.facebook.com/floyd.norman
https://twitter.com/floydnorman  

In this video, I sit down with Solomon Jagwe to talk about growing up in  Uganda, his miraculous story of coming to the states, and his animation career, including creating the project Nkoza and Nankya. 

Solomon Jagwe Social Media
https://www.sowl.com/
https://www.instagram.com/solomonjagwe/
https://www.facebook.com/solomon.jagwe
https://twitter.com/soreel

In this video, I sit down with Craig Tinsley to talk about his career in video games and tech, creating his Rap Quest series and working with the Hidden Genius Project.

Craig Tinsley Social Media
https://freshdopegames.com/
https://www.instagram.com/freshdopegames/
https://twitter.com/freshdopegames

In this video, I sit down to talk to Tara Whitaker about growing up in  Brooklyn, NY, having successful animation and illustration careers and becoming a director.

Tara Nicole Whitaker Social Media
http://www.taranicolewhitaker.com/
https://www.instagram.com/taranicolewhitaker/?hl=en

In this video, I sit down with Eric Ramsey to talk about growing up in  South Central L.A. and his career in the animation and live-action film industry being an animator and story artist.

In this week's #blkwmnanimator video, I sit down with Melanie Goolsby  and talk about attending an HBCU, becoming an animation executive and  authoring her own children's books.

Melanie's Social Media
https://twitter.com/youvegtMEL
https://www.instagram.com/youvegtmel/

In this video, I sit down with Wayne Carnegie to talk about his journey from Jamaica to Canada to become a surfacing artist in the animation industry.

Wayne Carnegie Social Media
https://www.facebook.com/wayne.carnegie/
https://www.instagram.com/drawtist018
https://drawtistblog-blog.tumblr.com/

In this video, I sit down with Carlton Zapp to talk about growing up on the east coast and being the assistant to Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera.

Carlton's Social Media
https://www.instagram.com/djcarltonzapp/

In this video, I sit down with Peter Paul to talk about his career in storyboarding and storyboard revisions.

Peter Paul Social Media
https://www.instagram.com/adventuresofp2/
https://twitter.com/adventuresofp2

In this video, I sit down with Tyree Dillihay to talk about his career in storyboarding, advice for directors, Sneads by Ree, working with Bone Thugs in Harmony on their first album cover, and MORE!

Tyree Dillihay Social Media Links
https://www.instagram.com/sneadsbyree/
https://twitter.com/SneadsbyRee/
Thread about tips for storyboarding: https://twitter.com/SneadsbyRee/status/1435691082461814784

In this video, I sit down with Hamid Ibrahim to talk about his multidisciplinary career that includes rigging and now production design in a partnership with Disney! He's one of the people being Iwájú! We also discuss the importance of African voices.

Hamid Ibrahim
https://www.instagram.com/hamidibrahimportfolio/
https://kugali.com/
https://www.instagram.com/kugalimedia/
https://www.youtube.com/c/Kugalimedia/featured 

In this video, I sit down with Maritza Louis who has a long career as a 3D modeler. She talks about being indigenous and the various opportunities she's gotten to practice her craft in the animation industry in Canada.

Maritza Louis Social Media https://maritzalouis.com/ https://instagram.com/_punchy_ https://www.instagram.com/rezdoganimation/  https://www.facebook.com/RezDogAnimation/ 

In this video, I sit down with Eddy Okba, who is a professional 3D  animator and has worked on multiple minions properties, Spider-Man: Into  the Spider-Verse, the Willoughbys, and more. He gives good tips on what  you can learn through each level of your animation career.  Eddy Okba Social Media https://www.eddyokba.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/eddy-okba-artist/

In this video, I'm sharing my high-level idea of a Black animation ecosystem from a Black American perspective. It’s various ways to bring black culture to animation experiences. We need to get more Black people interested in animation as an audience. This strategy uses things the Black American community is already interested in to gain interest in your animation project.

In this video, I sit down with Nurdin Momodu, a Nigerian 3D Generalist who founded Lotusfly Animation. We talk about his journey to animation and what Nigeria can provide to the animation community.

In this video, I sit down with Nurdin Momodu, a Nigerian 3D Generalist who founded Lotusfly Animation. We talk about his journey to animation and what Nigeria can provide to the animation community.

In this video, I talk to René Holder about his journey in animation, starting his own studio and the animation landscape on the island of Trinidad and in the Caribbean at large.

In this week's video, I sit down with Antoine Allen to talk about his career as a live-action filmmaker. Antoine drops gem after gem that will help any artist get motivated in their creative journey.

In this week's video, I sit down with Steven R.V. Johnson to talk about his educational journey to finally getting the support he needed to level up his animation skills and his experience animating scenes for Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.

In this week's video, I sat down with Adrienne Brown-Norman to talk about her career as a Disney illustrator, being Black, and being married to Floyd Norman.

In this video, I sit down with Monique Henry-Hudson to talk about her journey to production in her animation education and career and how she's helped in the diversity space of animation.

In this video, I sit down with Philip Duncan to talk about his career as a technical animator, his love for baseball, and how he realized that his identity could no longer take a backseat in his career.

In this week's video, I sit down with Eddie Clark to take a look into the mind of a Disneyland fanatic and talk about his journey to breaking into the animation industry.

In this video, I sit down with Everett Downing, Jr. to talk about his journey from VeggieTales to My Dad the Bounty Hunter. He's been a story artist, a 3D animation, and is now executive producing and directing his own show.

In this video, I'm speaking with Stevon Lewis, LMFT about imposter syndrome and how it affects artists.

In this video, I sit down with Larissa Marantz to talk about her short career in the animation industry and how she used her connections and skill to transition to a career in illustration. We also talk about the after-effects of the George Floyd incident in our industry.

In this video, I sit down with Layron DeJarnette to talk about his vast career in commercials, illustration, and animation. He also drops some gems on the importance of the people around you and staying connected with them.

In this video, I sit down with Dave Fennoy to talk about his various careers and being in over 500 video games over the course of his career.

In this interview, I sit down with August Alondra Davies to talk about their career in animation and games as well as tackling issues around intersectionality and identity.

In this video, I sit down with Katerina Arroyo to talk about her career in VFX as a compositor and the various projects she's worked on including a Reebok spot for Cardi B and how her knowledge of Cardi B helped troubleshoot a snag in the project.

In this week's interview, I sit down with Shavonne Cherry to talk about her career in animation, travel and other hobbies.

In this interview, I sit down with Dennis Woodyard to talk about his varied career in motion graphics and animation as a storyboard artist and more, plus his personal projects.

In this video, I sit down to speak with Jimmy Cross about his career in animation, producing your own content, and the importance of family.

In this video, I sit down with Corey Turner to talk about creating BET's Cita's World and his motion capture, stereography, and visual effects career.

In this video, I sit down with Lennie Graves about his career in animation and living in 7 different countries in the process.

In this video, I sit down with my fellow Rochester Institute of Technology alumnus, Stephen Oyarijivbie, about his career in the video game industry and working through his dyslexia from childhood until now.

In this video, I sit down with Barry Caldwell to talk about his career as a storyboard artist.

In this video, I sit down with Jenga Mwendo about her short career in animation as a 3D modeler and the importance of moving back home to New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina and building her community back up.

In this interview, I sit down with Jennifer McSpadden about her visual effects career, participating in the Unreal Fellowship, and more!

In this video, I sit down with Sidney Clifton about how she combines her childhood dreams of becoming an architect and midwife in her career as an executive in the animation industry. She also talks about a project with her siblings called The Clifton House where she's keeping her parents' legacy alive.

In this video, I sit down with Chase Conley to talk about his career, his time living internationally and the importance of creating your own projects.

In this video, I sit down with Lyndon Barrois a stop motion animator and sportrait artist who also has an extensive career in visual effects (VFX), and talk about growing up in New Orleans, going to an HBCU, his career journey, and how he uses his artwork as activism.

In this video, I sit down with storyboard artist and long-time director Larry Houston. Larry is most known for his work on X-Men the Animated Series. We talk about how to be a good storyboard artist and director and how animated content has made a huge impact on its audience.

In this video, I sit down with Craig Clark, the jack of all trades when it comes to animation. He's worked on live-action and animated projects and has produced movies and series of his own.

In this week's video, I sit down with Yehudah Jai Husband who has been in the animation industry for 20+ years and forged his own path in Atlanta, GA and is behind Kasha and the Zulu King which was BET's first produced animation project! Listen as he tells us about his journey through the industry!

I started this conversation on Clubhouse and had fun, so I wanted to bring the conversation to Instagram and made it interactive! We went over soundtrack, storylines, villains, expanding the wife's character, and more!

In this video, I sat down with 3D animator, Matt Munn and discussed his animation career. We also talked about his involvement in Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. You can learn from Matt about how you can offer your perspective in meetings and how to properly fulfill your duties as an animator and bring the director''s vision to fruition. Enjoy the video!

In this video, I sit down with animation veteran and legend, Ron Husband to talk about his career at Disney, the importance of preparation and his faith, among many other great topics!

Ron Husband Social Media

• http://ronhusband.blogspot.com/

I had a great sit down with Bob Tyler about his animation career including his long journey to starting his career and some other projects he's worked on. He's now retired and working in fine art.

In this interview, I sit down with Chuck Patton to discuss his career in comics and animation. And of course, we spend a lot of time talking about being from Detroit because Detroit is great! 

Chuck Patton Social Media

• https://artofchuckpatton.com/
• https://twitter.com/chuckpatton9?lang=en
• https://www.facebook.com/ChuckPattonArt
• https://www.instagram.com/chuckpattonart   

In this video, I sit down w/ Tony Barnes to talk about his extensive video game career and talk about his various interests including muscle cars and Prince. We also talk about how it is to be the father of two sets of twins.

Tony Barnes Social Media

• https://www.retroninja.com
• https://www.facebook.com/RetroNinjaGames/
• http://www.twitter.com/retroninja5
• https://www.instagram.com/retroninjagames/
• https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxsPAibge37Y1Vse98Co5xw/

In this video, I sat down with Lenord Robinson to discuss his animation  career and his many interests including rollercoasters, anime, jazz and  Asian spas. 

Lenord Robinson Social Media

• http://www.robinsonanimation.com/
• https://lenordrobinson.wixsite.com/robinsonanimation
• https://www.youtube.com/user/51lodb/videos
• https://www.instagram.com/bigdaddyoflove/
• https://www.pinterest.com/lenordrobinson/

In this video, I sit down with Donald Towns to talk about his career as a  background painter for Disney and Rich-Crest Animation and his  transition into becoming a full-time fine artist.

Donald Towns Social Media

• https://donaldtownsart.com/
• https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCovSJnsSDb1a2DgUYZz4VoA/videos 
• https://www.facebook.com/donaldtownsart
• https://www.instagram.com/donaldtownsart/
• https://www.pinterest.com/donaldtownsart/

In this video, I sit down with Swinton Scott where we talk about his work as an animator and director and some funny stories throughout his career. He has worked on The Simpsons, C-Bear and Jamal, and more.

In this video, I sit down with Danielle, also known as "Ebonix" to talk about how she gained notoriety in The Sims community by creating custom content for Black Sims players.

In this video, I sit down with Wacom Artist Quincy Vadan where we talk about how his fine art education and military background has helped him in his creature sculpting.

In this video, I sit down with Carin Powell from Signing Animation where we talk about increasing the number of deaf animation professionals and how studios can be more inclusive of the deaf community.

In this video, I sat down to talk with animator, Kimson Albert about his first animation job working on Beavis and Butt-Head, his love of music, his involvement with "For All Nerds" back in the day, and growing up part French and part Black American. 

In this video, I sit down with Musa Brooker to talk about his stop motion animation career, which includes working on MTV's Celebrity Deathmatch and Robot Chicken. 

In this video, I speak with Thandiwe Mlauli owner of Studio Yezi, an animation studio that is South Africa’s first independently produced and women-led afro-animation studio. They are producing SOLA, an action-adventure, fantasy, and coming-of-age series about the adventures of a girl named Sola who experiences her magic awakening in a world where magic is dangerous and deadly. 

In this video, I sit down with Roz Ryan to discuss her extensive career, including Broadway, voice-over acting, and the intimidation of Hollywood. She has been in animation voice acting since her role as Thalia, one of the five Muses, in the movie Hercules. She's also Bubbie from the Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack and Cake on Adventure Time!

In this video, me and my friend Andre Rodriguez sit down with animation veteran, Leo Sullivan. Mr. Sullivan has been in the industry for over 50 years.

In this video, I sit down with Justin Polley to talk about his art and his experience getting his Master's at Gobelins in France.

In this video, I speak with veteran animator, Ron Myrick regarding his career and his time working on animation projects in foreign countries.

In this video, I sit down with Tayo Fasunon from Quadron Studios to talk about the animation industry in Nigeria and on the continent.

In this video, I speak with veteran animator, Jerry Lee Brice, about his career and the work he's done for the COGIC church, in music videos and with other stars, like Arsenio Hall.

In this video, I speak with Chaz Bottoms about his career in 2D animation and how he has a long history of forging his own path.

This is Part 2 of my interview with Dan Haskett. In this video, we talk about blackness in animation and the many topics that surround that.

Dan Haskett is a veteran animator and character designer, who has worked on a variety of animated shows starting from the late 60s until today including Sesame Street, Disney, Looney Tunes, and more! In this video, we get into his background and his journey through animation.

In this video, I'm speaking with Kittie KaBoom again and this time we're delving deeper into her work as a voice actor and some tips for aspiring voice actors.

In this video, we discussed how the animation industry can improve its leadership techniques. This is part 2 of 2.

In this video, we will be discussing the multiple ways to be successful as a leader. This is part 1 of 2.

Cita’s World was a music video show that aired from 1999 to 2002 with a virtual reality black character as the host named Cita. In between videos, Cita would talk to the viewers, answer viewer mail and offer her unadulterated opinions on current events, celebrities, and more. The voice and motion of the Cita character were performed by Kittie KaBoom.

In this video, I sit down to interview her about her experience surrounding the character.

In this video, we'll talk about networking and different strategies you can use.

Lawrence "Raw Dog" Hubbard is an illustrator and co-creator of Real Deal Comix, a comic book series tailored to adults that talk about the harsh realities of urban life. He discusses the creation of Real Deal Comix and all the hurdles he's endured since the beginning.

This video is about my struggle with invisibility and the times that I want to be invisible and the times I don't want to be invisible.

In this video, I sit down with ex-NFL football player and therapist, Jay Barnett to discuss being black in white spaces, how to handle racism and sexism in the workplace, and much more!

This is part 2 of my chat with J'Aaron Merchant. We go through my animation tag and continue the fun of talking about animation.

To round out Women's History Month, Deborah and J'Aaron chat about why we both love animation.

In this video, I sit down with Joshua Leonard to talk about "Team  Supreme," his cartoon about a group of pint-sized kids who all have a  medical difference, but also have superpowers!

We're back with Andre Rodriguez talking about how to carve out a space  for black people in the animation industry. Again, I want to warn you  that Andre is straight no chaser!

In this interview with Wendell Britt, we talk about jobs you can have in the animation industry without having artistic skills and discuss various topics around the black community and the animation industry!

I sat down with Ranier Maningding, better known as the face of The Love Life of an Asian Guy, to talk about the representation of Asians in film and animation. Check him out @the_llag!

I am a member of one of the 9 prominent black Greek-letter organizations in the Divine Nine, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. I talk about the impact Zeta had on my life as we celebrate 100 years of existence this year! Happy Founders Day to my Sorors and here's to another 100 years!  #ZPhi

I sat down with my father to talk about being a supportive parent of an  artistic child. For any parents that need help on being supportive of  your child, check out this video! If you have any questions for my dad,  leave them in the comments and I can pass them along! Or I'll force him to come on YouTube and respond.  

Klaus is a Santa origin story movie on Netflix. I decided to review the movie and the animation techniques.

Source Videos:

- Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taE3PwurhYM 

- Step-by-step of a "Klaus" scene https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hBx-cN5xBo

- 3D Look on 2D https://beforesandafters.com/2019/11/14/heres-what-made-the-2d-animation-in-klaus-look-3d/ 

Blue Sky Studios 3D Modeler Andre Rodriguez brings it to us straight, no chaser! *Language warning for those with sensitive ears* In this video, Deborah and Andre will be discussing blackness in the animation industry and how it can get better. Strap in!

Black characters of the past 05:12
Take black characters to the next level 29:45
British actors in American roles 36:21
What is diversity? 47:05
Recent black characters 49:56
Black character animal/other transformations 53:23

I wanted to talk about always betting on yourself and the movie Dolemite Is My Name inspired me to add some movie response components to the topics!

Animation and video game industry veteran Jamaal Bradley made his directorial debut with the animated short film Substance. I wanted to do a review of the short and also do a quick explanation for any other people out there who didn't understand the plot.

Check out Jamaal Bradley's animated film, Substance, here: https://youtu.be/o3muFPF6GII

(Part  2) I sat down with my mentor, Karabo Legwaila to talk about the   cultural aspects and animation techniques of Spider-Man: Into the   Spider-Verse. We both enjoyed the film and think it set a high standard   for how the animation industry should progress in respects to 3D as a medium. Here's Part 2!

Check out Karabo's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/karabolegwaila

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https://www.twitter.com/blkwmnanimator

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BlkWmnAnimator™ is trademarked.

(Part 1) I sat down with my mentor, Karabo Legwaila to talk about the  cultural aspects and animation techniques of Spider-Man: Into the  Spider-Verse. We both enjoyed the film and think it set a high standard  for how the animation industry should progress in respects to 3D as a  medium. Here's Part 1! 

Check out Karabo's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/karabolegwaila 

BlkWmnAnimator™ Social Media

https://www.blkwmnanimator.com

https://www.facebook.com/blkwmnanimator

https://www.instagram.com/blkwmnanimator

https://www.twitter.com/blkwmnanimator

https://www.youtube/blkwmnanimator

BlkWmnAnimator™ is trademarked.

I have my first guests on my channel!!! Chris Douglas and Timothy Miller. I wanted to bring some people who are both video game players and also have particular backgrounds and experiences that lend to an interesting conversation. We're talking about the myriad of things that go into the representation of black video game characters, what has happened thus far, and what we look forward to in the future.

I have my first guests on my channel!!! Chris Douglas and Timothy  Miller. I wanted to bring some people who are both video game players and also have particular backgrounds and experiences that lend to an interesting conversation. We're talking about the myriad of things that go into the representation of black video game characters, what has happened thus far, and what we look forward to in the future.

The USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative recently came out with an animation industry gender study. I wanted to share my thoughts about added obstacles that can come up from trying to make the industry more diverse and some additional solutions to how the problem can be solved.

Here's the link to the study:

Increasing Inclusion in Animation: Investigating Opportunities, Challenges, and the Classroom to the C-Suite Pipeline https://womeninanimation.org/AII-Inclusion-Animation-201906.pdf?fbclid=IwAR21PyvxjowuizDDdIZRC7FpEYkMW29djg0J3dghHRbePNOSqZdtvTMAOrw

I went to see The Lion King remake and wanted to review and share my thoughts. I thought I could provide an interesting perspective as a Lion  King fan and animation professional.

Any time someone asks me about my experience living in South Korea and whether I suggest living abroad, I always ecstatically say, "Yes!" In this video, I share some of the benefits of living abroad and how it can help you with becoming a more well-rounded person.

Just in case anyone was interested, I wanted to do a video where I talk a  bit about myself, not related to animation. So, if you want to know about my love for basketball and everything Detroit, take a listen!

Just a short video about the different responses I get when people find out that I'm in animation, but don't watch anime.

In this video, I'm using some themes from Brené Brown's talk, "The Call  to Courage" on Netflix to discuss how they relate to art and my artistic  journey.

This video is a movie review of Jordan Peele's movie, "Us."

This video is about how people assume I'm a Blerd because I'm in the animation industry, but I'm not. Nothing wrong with Blerds though!

 This video talks about my journey to a point where I no longer do free work. 

 This video is discussing people I take inspiration from for my life and career. 

Any time someone asks me about my experience living in South Korea and  whether I suggest living abroad, I always ecstatically say, "Yes!" In this video, I share some of the benefits of living abroad and how it can help you with becoming a more well-rounded person.

 This is a video helping professional women realize that they are not  alone and multiple people are going through the same things as they live  out their careers. 

 This video discusses how you can find inspiration for your art projects.

 There's a new Pixar animated short, Purl, that I wanted to review. Check it out! https://youtu.be/B6uuIHpFkuo 

 This video is about how I grew out of being a perfectionist. 

 Motown Magic is an animated series on Netflix. Being from Detroit and  being an animation professional, it was mandatory for me to support this  show. I share my thoughts in this video of the first season. 

 I did my first sculpting challenge and wanted to talk about my experience TRYING to complete the challenge. 

 This video will give you general tips on breaking into the animation industry. 

 This video explains how visual artists can use LinkedIn as another tool  in sharing their work, interacting with other artists and getting jobs. 

 In this video, I talk about how you can get more accomplished by putting  yourself out there and creating your own path as opposed to waiting for  life to happen to you. 

 In this video, I give tips on reaching out to people working in animation and the approach you should take. 

 In this video, I outline my goals for the channel and some personal goals. Please give me ideas!!! 

 An explanation of the obvious and not so obvious reasons I go by BlkWmnAnimator.

 I wanted to share my take on the controversy of Princess Tiana's makeover for Wreck It Ralph 2.

 Netflix has a new animated series called Motown Magic. As a Detroiter, I  have to support anything related to the hometown. I enjoyed the first  episode and look forward to watching the rest of the season. 

 Just a fun video reading comments I've seen about the Lion King Movie that's coming out in 2019.

 Talking about how the Black Hair Alphabet book came to be. 

Black Hair Alphabet (Amazon): https://www.amazon.com/dp/1521393753 

Black Hair Alphabet Song (Soundcloud): https://soundcloud.com/blkwmnanimator/the-black-hair-alphabet-song

Black Hair Alphabet Song (YouTube): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40X9RHG96w8

Reading of the book from Confetti Park https://youtu.be/92s6qvL7hPs

Interview about book from Confetti Park https://youtu.be/QpqsJa2Ki1g 

 I explain the inspiration behind the creation of the black hair alphabet song .

Black Hair Alphabet (Amazon): https://www.amazon.com/dp/1521393753 

Black Hair Alphabet Song (Soundcloud): https://soundcloud.com/blkwmnanimator/the-black-hair-alphabet-song

Black Hair Alphabet Song (YouTube): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40X9RHG96w8

My brother, Darnell Anderson's, YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/dietblacksupreme/videos

 Talking about how my involvement in other ventures takes away from honing my craft as a 3D artist.

 Things I want to remember the next time I teach a course.

 Explaining why the way I think hinders my artistic expression and learning style.

 Remembering my college experience.

 Answering questions that I received after I released my article about how I got my job in South Korea. 

 I didn't know all the ways you could find out someone's height.

 Yeah, just listen. Lol. 

 A lot of times, kids THINK they want to make video games when in  actuality, they just like playing them. Make sure you know which before  you send them off to school to waste thousands of dollars. 

 A lot of people asked me about my path to animation.

 Someone asked me why I went to New York for school.

 The power of your network is all powerful, but some of the biggest  opportunities in my life have come from randomly reaching out. 

 The story of how I landed a 3D Artist job at a South Korean animation company back in 2010. 

 If your child wants to do animation when they grow up, don't panic. They can have a career in art and be successful. 

 Deborah Anderson speaking about her role in increasing diversity in animation.