Episode 219: Stop Motion Animator Blake Derksen And His Film The Other Space

Support this podcast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/theAIP This chat features Blake Derksen, an LA-based stop motion animator who’s worked on titles like Alien Xmas, Crossing Swords, and Robot Chicken. He is going to share the process behind his independent short film called The Other Space, which is in production right now. Derksen’s film is inspired by his own journey through cancer treatment with the goal of helping other young cancer patients face their situations with courage. ~[SPONSORED MESSAGE]~ This episode is sponsored by HUE. Makers of colorful, Plug & Play cameras for learning, work and play. Originally designed for teachers, HUE cameras can also be used for creative activities such as capturing hand-drawn pencil tests and shooting behind-the-scenes footage, time-lapse videos and stop motion animation. The cameras have flexible, posable necks, manual focus controls and they are compatible with Dragonframe, OBS, Twitch, Zoom and many other camera apps. Visit huehd.com to learn more and follow @HUEcameras on social media for news, fun and giveaways. Get 10% off any Hue product from www.huehd.com with code: 10TERRYAIP ~~ Tune in to Ibele and Derksen to hear: *How you can support Derksen’s film right now *How Derksen gathered his production team *What it takes to entirely self-produce a stop motion short film Social Links: *Support The Other Space on Kickstarter: http://www.pointblake.com/ https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1270813105/the-other-space?ref=a02cx3 *Check out Derksen’s website: http://www.pointblake.com/ *Follow Derksen on Instagram: http://instagram.com/pointblakevideos