
EPISODE 121: KAY (RITTER) HAYES
06/19/23 • 141 min
Welcome to Creative Block! This week's guest is Kay (Ritter) Hayes! Kay is a storyboard artist and director who has worked on Tangled: Before Ever After, Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure, and Monsters At Work! Along the way, we talk about working with aphantasia, benefits of collaboration in animation, their favorite project to work on, and so much more! While we talk, we doodle on a Google jamboard, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals! ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Thank you to our Patreons Blockhead for supporting the show! Become a Patron! ► https://www.patreon.com/crtvblock Follow us on our socials for updates! ► https://twitter.com/crtvblockhttps://www.instagram.com/crtv.block/ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Follow the host! VEE! ► https://twitter.com/violainebriat ► https://www.instagram.com/violainebriat/ KARL! ► https://twitter.com/karl_hadrika ► https://www.instagram.com/karlhadrika/ Follow the guest! KAY! ► https://www.instagram.com/kritterart/ ► https://www.tiktok.com/@kritterart ►
Welcome to Creative Block! This week's guest is Kay (Ritter) Hayes! Kay is a storyboard artist and director who has worked on Tangled: Before Ever After, Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure, and Monsters At Work! Along the way, we talk about working with aphantasia, benefits of collaboration in animation, their favorite project to work on, and so much more! While we talk, we doodle on a Google jamboard, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals! ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Thank you to our Patreons Blockhead for supporting the show! Become a Patron! ► https://www.patreon.com/crtvblock Follow us on our socials for updates! ► https://twitter.com/crtvblockhttps://www.instagram.com/crtv.block/ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Follow the host! VEE! ► https://twitter.com/violainebriat ► https://www.instagram.com/violainebriat/ KARL! ► https://twitter.com/karl_hadrika ► https://www.instagram.com/karlhadrika/ Follow the guest! KAY! ► https://www.instagram.com/kritterart/ ► https://www.tiktok.com/@kritterart ►
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Episode 120: APRIL "PINKIE" DAVIS
Welcome to Creative Block! This week's guest is April "Pinkie" Davis! Pinkie is a storyboard artist and director who has worked on SpongeBob SquarePants, The Patrick Show, and Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years! Along the way, we talk about doing commissions on twitch, navigating the pressures of kid friendly work, Pinkie's celebrity horse Jeepers, and so much more! While we talk, we doodle on a Google jamboard, where we draw from prompts we got on Twitter. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals! Become a Patron! ► https://www.patreon.com/crtvblock Follow us on our socials for updates! ► https://twitter.com/crtvblockhttps://www.instagram.com/crtv.block/ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Thank you to our Patreons and Blockheads for the prompts and questions! ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Follow the host! VEE! ► https://twitter.com/violainebriat ► https://www.instagram.com/violainebriat/ SEAN! ► https://twitter.com/lordspew ► https://www.instagram.com/lordspew/ Follow the guest! PINKIE! ► https://twitter.com/PinkieToons ► https://www.instagram.com/pinkietoons/ ► https://www.pinkietoons.com/ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Editing by Clemence Briat ► https://twitter.com/clem_n_m Produced by Marco Beltran ► https://twitter.com/orcsocks Theme song by Louie Zong ► https://twitter.com/everydaylouie ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ 0:00 Intro 2:08 Origin story 9:22 Substitute for art school 20:31 Growing a following on social media 26:04 Insane endurance 1:10:04 S&P notes 1:21:55 kittyfries Drawing advice 1:25:26 Joe Binson Portfolios 1:28:25 Techniques 1:31:48 Dynamic art 1:42:34 Pressure from kid content 1:49:34 Future projects 1:53:52 The horse Jeepers 2:01:01 Creative block 2:04:33 Outro
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EPISODE 122: DEVIN BUNJE and NICK STANTON
Welcome to Creative Block! This week's guest are DEVIN BUNJE and NICK STANTON! Nick and Devin are the creators of Haley's On It! This is their first foray into show running an animated series, having previously done live-action shows like Gamer's Guide to Pretty Much Everything, Prince of Peoria, and Zeke and Luther. They've also written for Phineas and Ferb, Emperors New School, and Brandy And Mr. Whiskers. Along the way, we chat about how they met in college, the development process of Hailey's On It, animation writing vs live-action writing, and so much more! While we talk, we doodle on a Google jamboard, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals! ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Thank you to our Patreons Blockhead for supporting the show! Become a Patron! ► https://www.patreon.com/crtvblock Follow us on our socials for updates! ► https://twitter.com/crtvblockhttps://www.instagram.com/crtv.block/ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Follow the host! VEE! ► https://twitter.com/violainebriat ► https://www.instagram.com/violainebriat ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Editing by Clemence Briat ► https://twitter.com/clem_n_m Produced by Marco Beltran ► https://twitter.com/orcsocks Theme song by Louie Zong ► https://twitter.com/everydaylouie ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ 0:00 Intro 1:09 How they met and starting writing 4:46 Drawing from experiences 16:15 Pitching time travel 26:49 Live action vs animation 33:44 Advice to self 37:03 Preparing for meetings 44:23 Hailey 45:39 Outro
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