Ep. 079: The making of One Small Step with TAIKO Studios - Part I

The Animated Journey: Interviews with Animation Professionals - A podcast by Angela Entzminger

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One Small Step tells the story of Luna, a Chinese American girl who dreams of becoming an astronaut. In part one of our interview with the masterminds behind TAIKO Studios, the company behind this amazing short, we interviewed studio Founder and CEO Shaofu Zhang, Head of Development and Co-Director Andrew Chesworth, and Art Director and Co-Director Bobby Pontillas. Join them as they share their experiences from working at Disney Animation Studios to embarking on the journey to bring an animated short to life! And join us next week when we feature CG Supervisor and Rigger Joy Johnson and Head of Pipeline and Technical Animator Andrew Jennings! TAIKO Studio Websites Watch the short on Vimeo! One Small Step Website http://www.taikostudios.com Facebook TAIKOStudios LinkedIn TAIKOStudios Instagram @taikostudios Twitter @TAIKOStudios Southern California Animation Events (And Beyond!) Ottawa International Animation Festival Fri. Sept. 26th – Tues. Sept. 30th, 2018 https://www.animationfestival.ca The Magic Book of Spells: Signing with Daron Nefcy Sat. Sept. 29th, 2018 1:00 pm https://www.gallerynucleus.com/event/690 Artist Lodge and Tim Burton/LAIKA Tribute Gallery Fan*Alley Sat. Sept. 29th, 2018 5:00 pm https://fanalley.wordpress.com/upcoming/ Studio Ghibli Fest 2018 Sun. Sept. 30th – Tues. Nov. 20th, 2018 https://gkids.com/2018/06/22/studio-ghibli-fest-2018/ Animation is Film Festival Fri. Oct. 19th – Sun. Oct. 21st, 2018 https://animationisfilm.com DesignerCon Fri. Nov. 16th, 2018 – Sun. Nov. 18th, 2018 https://www.designercon.com Ground Zero Animation Expo is now accepting vendor applications for 2019: Professional Application https://gzaexpo.com/industry-professional-form/ Up-And-Coming Application https://gzaexpo.com/up-coming-form/ WonderCon is now accepting vendor applications for 2019: Artist Alley Application https://www.comic-con.org/wca/2019/artists-alley/exhibitors Exhibitor Application https://www.comic-con.org/wca/2019/exhibitors Comic-Con International: San Diego is now accepting vendor applications for 2019: Artist Alley Application https://www.comic-con.org/cci/2019/artists-alley/exhibitors Exhibitor Application

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